The sun., 1900-02-23
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION

TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
1 ana request OF the Republican National Com
mittee:
State Convention of the Union Republicans
OF Delaware is hereby called by authority OF the
state Central Committee Of said party to meet in
the tow town OF Dover on Tuesday April 3rd A.
d., 1900, at III o'clocG II. IN.
Said C1nventiou is called ta choose two dele
gates from the Congressional District of the state
of Delaware, and four delcgates-ata large from
said state together with alternate delegates fur
each OF said delegates from said State to the
National Convention Of the Republican party Of
the United states to be held in the CITY OF Phila-
delphia, state OF Pennsylvania ON the 18Th day
OF June. 1900, and for the purpose OF trarssctipg
such other business as shall be laid befoe said
Convention.
All the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
TO assemble at their respective voting plates on
Saturday, sGyo,, the thirty-hrst. day o. March,
choose and elect in such Representative district
by plurality of votes cast therein, five delegates
and five alternates TO said Convention, except in
the second and third Representative Districts in
New castle county. in each of which last men,
TONED Representative Districts they shall choose
or elect ten delegates and ten alernates TO said
Convention.
All electors OF the Union Republican party of
the State of Delaware and all other electors
without regard to past political Affiliations, who
believe i'll the principles of the Republican party,
and lndorse its policies, are cordially invited to
unite under this call in choosing the delegates
and alternates aforesaid.
The said Convention shall consist of five dele
gates from each of the thirty-fve Representative
Districts of the State as constituted and men
toned in the Constituiion of Delaware, Article q
Section 2, except the second and third Repre-
sentative Districts of New Castle county, from
each OF which last mentlened there shall be ten
delegates to said Convention.
Atthe time OF choosing said delegates there
shall be chosen in the same manner an alternate
delegate to said convention, for each delegate 80
chosen.
The election shall be held between the hours
of 2 O'Clock p. nl., and O'Clock D. M. under the
rules OF the Union Republican party Of each
county.
Upon the closing of the poles in the .aid sew
eral voting places, the election officers shall
publicly count the ballot in the presence of
such electors IS desire to be present, and pub
| licly announce the result and shall make
| certificate in duplicate, stating in words, at
| length the number of votes received by each
person voted for in the primary election district
| for delegate or alternate to said Convention.
from the Representative District in which said
primary election district is located
! said certificate shall he signed by the election
officers or majority of them, holding said cleo
tion, and one of said certificates shall be given
70 the delegate eected. and the other of said GER
tiicates shall be forwarded to William T..
| Smithers Esq Secretary OF the Sta'e Central
Committee. at Dover before twelve o'clocE
noon, of the day next preceding the meeting OF
! the said Convention.
BY order fthe Union Republican State Gen
tral Committee, made at Dover this 22nd
day OF February, A. D., 1900.
j. FRANK ALLEE,
". II. SMITHERS Chairman.
Secretary.