The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-11
CALL FOR A
CONVENTION.
Union Republican Call For
a State Convention at
Dover, Sept. 2.

To all the Electors of the State Of Del
a ware, who supported at the polls in said
State in the year 1900, Tie successful
candidates for the offices of Electors for
President and Vice President OF the
United States.
The Union Republican party of Della
ware in making the following call for Il
State Convention again openly expresses
The desire for a union of all Republicans
of Delaware upon broad and equitable
principles.
A convention of delegates chosen and
r."cted, at common primaries, by and
from the Republican voters of the several
Republican districts Of the State, estab-
lshcd by our Constitution.
A State Convention Of the Union Re-
publican party Of Delaware is hereby
called by authority Of the State Central
Committee Of said party to meet in the
town 0. Dover.
at eleven O'Clock, a. m. Said convention
shall consist Of five delegates from each
Of the 1hirty-tlvc Representative districts
of the State. as constituted and mem
toned in the Constitution Of Delaware,
Article 2, Section 2, except the second
-
New Castle county. from each Of which
last mentioned Representatives districts
there shall be ten delegates in said cont
vrntion. Said convention is called to
choose candidate for the Office Of
Representatives from Delaware in the
5Sth Congress of the United States;
candidate for the office Of State Treas
urcr. and a candidate for the office of
Auditor of Accounts. all of which offices
are to he filled by persons chosen by the
Electors of the State Of Delaware at
the General Election held in 1902, and
for the purpose of transacting such other
business as shall he laid before said con-
vpnton.
The delegates Of each Senatorial dis
trct to the said State Convention are
required, at said convention. to elect Il
member Of the Republican State Central
Committee Of Delaware to serve for IL
term of two years. aud until his sue
ccssor shall he chosen and qualified.
All electors of the Union Republican
party of the state of Delaware; all
other electors Of said State who support
ed the principles aud candidates of the
National Republican party in the last
campaign, and all other good and con
sentative electors Of said State who are
willing to aid in continuing Republican
policies in Delaware, are hereby request
ed to assemble at their respective voting
places
and there, by ballet. to choose CT elect in
each Representative district, by a plur-
atty of votes cast therein. five delegates
and five alt"rnatrs to said convention,
ta'ivc districts Of New Castle county in
each of which last mentioned Rcpresen.
lnlivr districts they shall choose or elect
ten delegates aud ten altcrnatcs to said
convention.
All delegates and their altcrnatrS to
sale convention elected from the several
Representative districts in New Castle
county shall be chosen in accordance
with the requirements Of the primary
election law Of the said county. The
polls in said county shall open at 2
o'clock p. NJ, and close at 7 o'clock D.
/ m.
As the primary election law OF Della.
ware applies only to the county of New
Castle. the delegates and their ultcrnatcs
to said convention el"rtcd from the Soy
rral Representative districts in the cOln-
ties Of Kent and Sussex shall be chosen
Mt elections held in the several districts
/ between the hours of and 4 o'clock D.
m. on the day aforesaid, in accordance
with the rules of the Union Republican
party of said counties.I 'pon the closing
Of the polls in the said several voting
places. the election officers shall publicly
count the ballot in the presence Of such
electors as desire TO- be present. and
publicly announce the result. and shah
make certificates in duplicate stating in
words at length the number of votes re-
iccircd by each person voted for in that
primary election district fer delegate or
alternate to said convention from the
Representative districts in which Said
primary election district is located. Said
certificate shall be signed by the election
officers. or n majority Of them, holding
said election, and ono of said certificates
shall he given to the delegate elected and
the other of said certificates shall be for.
wardcd to William u. Dcnncy. Esq.
secretary Of the State Central Commit
tee, at Dover. before o'clock D. m. Of
the day next preceding the meeting of
the said convention.
BY order Of the Union Republican
State Central Committee. made at Dover
this 5th day Of August. A. y. 1902.
| J. FRANK ALICE. Chairman.
Attest:
| WILLIAM ID. DENNEY. Secretary.