The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1900-02-20
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.

TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
l ana request of the Republican National Com
mittee:
State Convention of the Union Republicans
OF Delaware is hereby called by authority ot the
state Central Committee of said patty TO meet in
the town of Dover on Tuesday, February ~. A.
D.. 1900, at III O'CLOCK a. m.
Said Conventiou is called to choose two dele
gates from the Congressional District of the state
of Delaware, and four delegates-at-large from
said State together with alternate delegates for
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-
OF June, 1900, and for the purpose Of trarsscing
such other business as shall be laid before said
Convention.
ALI the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
to assemble Mt their respective voting places on
Saturday, the twenty-fourth day OF February,
A. D.. 1900. and then and there by ballot 10
choose and elect in such Representative district
by plurality of votes cast therein, five delegates
and five alternates 10 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 alternates 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 in the principles of the Republican party.
and indorse Its policies, are cordially invited to
unite under this all in choosing the delegates
and alternates aforesaid.
The said Convention shall consist OF five dele
gates from each OF the shirty-fve Representative
Districts of the State as instituted and men
toned in the Constitution of Delaware, Article Q
Section 2, except the second and third Repre-
sentative Districts of New Castle county, from
each OF which last mentioned there shall be ter
delegates to sale Convention.
Atthe time OF choosing said delegates there
shall be chosen in the same manner an alternate
delegate to said convention, for each delegate Sc
chosen.
The election shall be held between the hour
OF clock r. M, and O'Clock p M. under thu
rules OF the Union Republican party OF enci
county.
Upon the closing of the poles in the said sew
eral voting places, the election officers shall
publicly count the ballot i'll the presence o
such electors as desire to be present. and pub
licly announce the result. and shall max,
certificate in duplicate stating in words a
length the number OF votes received by eacl
nerson voted for in the primary election distric
for delegate or alternate to said Convention
from the Representative District in which said
primary election district is located
said certificate shall be signed by the election
officers, or majority Of them, holding said elec
tion. aud one of said certificates shall be givel
70 the delegate eated, and the other of said Ger
uiicates shall be forwarded to William I
: SmitherS. Esq. Secretary of the state Contra
: Committee, az DOver, before twelve o'cloct
noon. nj the day NJ vt preceding the meeting Q
the said Convection.
J Ey order the Union Republican state Cen
trail Committee. made at DnYer this thirteenth
day OF February, 4. D., 1900
J. FRANK ALLEE.
w. II. SMITHERS, Chairman
Secretary.