Smyrna times., 1902-08-06
UNION COMMITTEE AGREE
TO COMMON PRIMARIES
ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL OF THE "REGU-
LARS" FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
Union Republican State Convention will be
Held in Dover on September the 2nd,
Primaries will be Held on August 80.

OuiOu NepuDhSdu otdte CONVENTION VIII De !
Held In Dover on September the 2nd,
Primaries will be Held on August 80
At largely attended meeting of the
Union Republican state committee at
Dover yesterday, it was decided to
hold the state convention to nominate
officers on the state ticket on Septem-
ber 2, in Dover. August 80 was fixed
for holding the primary election to
select delegates to the convention.
This was done so that the election for
delegates may be conducted under the
primary election law.
The most important matter consider
ed was a communication from the
Union Republican committee of New
Castle county, laying before the state
committee the proposition of the Re-
publican county committee to hold
common primaries in this county, for
county, district and hundred officers.
The Republican committee made the
proposition some time ago, but the
LNCpuOlAChu uCOA1ACO
to accept the suggestion for the reason
that the matter was IN the hands of
the state committee. After thorough
discussion of the subject the committe Q
unanimously adopted a resolution
authorizing and advising the Union
Republican committee of New Castle
county, to accept the proposition of
the Republicans to hold common pri-
maries.
The meeting of the Union Republi-
can county committee at Dover yester'
day was the largest in It's history. DR..
George W. Marshall of Milford, pre-.
sided, and he was authorized to cal
a county convention to be held il
Dover on Tuesday, August 10, for thu
nomination of legislative ticket and
these county officers: Recorder o
deeds, registrar in chancery, sheriff
coroner and county treasurer.
Regular Republican State Committee
At a meeting of the Republican
State Committee on Saturday morn
ing in the rooms of the Young Men
Republican Club, call was prepare
and issued for a state convention t.
nominate candidate for Representa-
tive in Congress, for State auditor
for state treasurer and for twelv
members of the state committee. Th
convention, according to the call, is
be held in Dover on Tuesday, Angus
10, 1902, beginning at II o'clock in IL
morning The primary election
choose delegates to the convention
to be held in New Castle county c
August 18, and in Kent and SUISSE
counties on August 16.
State Chairman Churchman was n
present, and Harry H. BIllany, chai
man of the Republican First D1stri
Committee, presided over the meeting
Frank l.. Speakman being secretar
Nearly every member of the commits
was present, while the others we
represented by proxy. Those prese
included Henry B. Thompson al
Carlton Robinson of Wilmingto
James T. Challenger of New Cast
John M. Rothwell of Townsend,
w. Jenkins as proxy for George
Jones of Dover, George H. Dick
Smyrna, George E. Smith of Laur
Charles H. Manll Of Lewes, @.
Swain of Bridgeville, Congressman
H. Ball of Falkland, chairman of
New Castle county committee, Geoi
B. Hynson, chairman of the III
county, and Robert G. Houst'
chairman of the Sussex county co
mittee.
Outside of the calling of a cow
tion. no other business was transact
Under the Republican rules the c.
vantion will consist Of 16O delegat
Of whom 40 shall be from Wilmingt
90 from rural New Castle county,
from Kent county and AZ from Sus
conntv "All Republicans who
willing to pledge themselves to supp
the ticket nominated at the SAID
vention shall have the right to vo
tbe call Of the convention reads.