Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
1t Has Been Called to Meet at Dover,
August 19th-who May Vote mt the
Primaries.

1t Has Been Called to Meet at Dover,
August 19th-wio May Vote mt the
Primaries.
"A State convention Of the Republi-
can party Of the State of Delaware,
will be held sit Dover on Tuesday,
August 10th, 1902, at ii O'Clock, a. M,
for the purpose of nominating candi-
date for the office of Representative in
Congress, candidate for the office OF
State treasurer, a candidate Tor the
office of auditor Of accounts and to elect
12 members of the State committee,
and for the purpose of transacting such
other business as may properly come
before the convention. 7"
So runs the call for a State conven-
tion as decided upon Saturday by the
Regular Republican State Committee,
which met at the Young Mems Repub-
lican Club, $40 King streets. Chair
man Philip @. Ohurchman was absent
and Harry II. Billany, chairman of the
First district committee, was elected
vice-chairman. Frank l.. Speakman
is secretary of the committee. Other
members present were Henry u. Thomp-
son and Charlton Robinson OF Will
mington James I. Challenger of New
Castle, John M. Rothwell Of Town
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M. Jones Of Dover, George III. Dick OF
Smyrna, George u. Smith of Laurel,
| Charles III. Maull of Lewes, q. z.
Swain of Bridgeville, Congressman L.
| Ii. Ball of Falkland, chairman Of the
| New Castle county committee, George
| b. Hynson, chairman of the Kent
county committee, and Robert q.
Houston, chairman of the Sussex
county committee.
Harmony prevailed at the meeting,
but little If anything was said about
harmonizing with the Addicks facJion.
\ The committeeman decided to 60 ahead
and have convention and adopted this
simple requirement as to quail litication
at the primaries for naming delegates
'tAll Republicans who are willing to
pledge themselves to support the ticket
nominated at the said convention shall
have the right to vote. -
The convention is to consist of 16t
delegates apportioned as follows: Fort,
delegates from the First district (Wil
mington) 80 from the second district
rural New Castle county,; 40 from
the Third district (Kent county,, ane
AZ from the Fourth district tSussel
counties.
/ In the First and Second districts thI
delegates are to be chosen on Angus
18th, in accordance with the primar.
election law passed at Dover, Ma.
, 9th. 1897.
In the Third and Fourth districts, Oh
, Saturday, August 10th, the Republican
voters in the several sub divisions ar
to assemble at the usual voting place
, and organize by electing three judge
to conduct the election, who are t.
] open the polls and receive the ballots
, If impracticable to have the election a
the usual place, the county committe
} is to arrange the details.
t Upon the close of the polls the judge
are publicly to count the vote an
t make certification of election in dupli
{ cate, one for the delegate and one fo
) the State secretary.
+ The committee was in session abou
. an hour.
r After the meeting one of the down
8 country committeeman, in discussin
5 the situation in the lower part of th
| State said the Regulars were in bette
{ shape than ever. There is less bitter
! ness between the factions than theI
/ used to be. A portion of this improve
/ feeling was due, he believed, to th
{ businesslike method pursued by Cor
j gressman Ball, who met everybody 0
kindly footing and seemed to
t striving to administer his Office for th
: best interest of all citizens.
8 This committeeman also remarke
!. the inactivity among Addicks Republ
Q cans in the lower part of Delawar,
S They seemed to have let the oolore
! voter slip from their grasp by defau
and to be taking little interest in I'll
registration.