The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-05
The REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION CALL

The Republican State Committee
met at the Yonng Mems Republican
Club this morning and issued the
following call for a convention to
be held at Dover or August 10Th.
HEADQu RTERs OF THE
REPUB ICAN STATE COMMITTEE.
Wilmington, Del,
July 2, 1902.
A state convention Of the Repub-
lican party of the State OF Delaware,
will be held at Dover on August
18th, 1902 at II o'clock a. m. for the
purpose of nominating candidate
for the Office of Congress, a candidate
for the Office of State Treasurer, a
candidate for the office of Auditor
of Accounts and TO elect twelve
members of the State Committee.
and for the purpose of transacting
such other business as may proper
ly come before the convention. The
convention shall consist Of one hun
dred and sixty delegates apportion-
ed among the several districts of
the state as follows:
Forty delegates tlo) to be. chosen
from the First District Getty Of Will
mington); Thirty eight (3S) dele
gates to be chosen from the second
district New Castle County outside
the City Of Wilmington; forty (4C)
delegates from the third district
(Kent County,; forty two (42) dele
gates to be chosen> from the fourth
district Sussex County,
Tie said delegates Shall be appor'
toned among the several hundreds
and wards Of each district as hereto
fore.
The election of delegates shall be
as follows:
In the First and Second districts
the delegates shall be chosen on Aug
ust 18Th, 1902, in accordance with
the provisions Of the Primary Flee
ton Law passed at Dover, on Ma,
9TH, 1897.
In the third and fourth districts
on Saturday, August II, 1902. the
republican voters Of the several Sch
divisions shall assem- ole at the
usual voting places therein, anc
shal! organize by clecting three
Judges to conduct the election. who
shall forthwith open the polls. and
receive the ballots; promoted, how
, ever that if it shaI! be found i'm
praCtlca bic 10 hold such election 4
the usual voting places.
The voters there assembled ma,
select some other convenient place in
the nclyhborhoDd for the purpose Of
elcctlng Judges and holding suc
| election. The details for holding sait
elections SHAH be arranged by Thu
county committees Of the said third
and fourth district
Upon closing the polls the judge
shall publicly count tho notes ant
make Il certificate of election il
duplicate, one Of which shall be de
livered to the delegates elected
and the other forthwith mailed f
the secretary Of the State Commute
at Wilmington.
All Republicans who are Willing
to pledge themselves to support til
ticket nominated at the SAID con
ventiou hail have the right t
vote.
Phillip G. Churchman, chairman.
Frank l.. Speakman, secretary.
Threw him Under flowing Irain
Philadelphia, Aug. 5.-ln fierce
fight with thieves, Pennsylvania dc
tertives were roughly handled, Ian
one, Walter Haddon, forty year
Old, Il married man with two chllc
rem, residing at No. ljo5 n. AT
street, was hurled beneath Il pas
ing train and his foot cut off at tn
ankle.
At suidniglt, Ilawlry and Helm
bold, detectives Of the pennsylvanl
Railroad Company, saw five Inc
coming.s along the tracks at ~
street. The men were carrying
basket and the detectives ordere
them to stop A fierce fight result
ed, and the detectives called for al
Two Of the detectives antagonist
picked lIaddon up and threw hin
under the moving train. lie with
ed ont from beneath the wheels
but his left foot was gone and h
was terribly bruised. The dete
tives then drew their rcvolvers in
sublued the men.
The men We're locked up at tt
39th and Lancaster avenue pOll'
station. lladdon waa hurried to Il
Presbyterian Hospital. His cond
ton this morning is serious.
The prisoners gave their name
as Thomas Campbell, eighteen veal
old, III W liaincs street; DAM
Rehan, twenty-five years old, J.
Stafford street; George Ccap'
nineteen years old, Al Manhci
street and Edward Biddle, twent.
seven years old, Stool Spring stree
They we're held by Magistra
Thornton this morning under soI
bail each Tor further hearing.
The police IN the meantime WI
cndeaver to learn 10 whom the 81
verware belong. 1t is valued ;
several hundred dollars.
Persons wishing their roof pam
ell and guaranteed to stand Il
weather for years should give
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