Evening journal., 1904-08-06
UNION REPUBLICANS
ISSUE A CALL
Meeting Shiny Attended.
Long Distance Phone Used
to Reach Addicks

The fact that the Union Republican
meeting held al Dover yesterday, was
not nearly as largely attend as had been
expected has caused great deal OF COM
mont among politicians IN this city. Adj
dicks did not put in appearance and had
TO De consulted over the long distance te,e-
phone. \
The call Of the Union Republicans Is as
follows:
A state convention of the Union Re
pubiicans Of Delaware. rs hereby called
by the authority OF the state Central
Committee OF said party to meet IN the
town OF Dover. on Tuesday the 23rd day
OF August 1904, at half pas. ten o'ciock
in the forenoon OF the day. said convcn-
tion shall consist of five delegates from
each OF the thirty-fve Representative dis
tricts of she State as constituted and de-
scrihcd In the Constitution OF Delaware.
except the Representative districts NUM-
Der and respectively of New Castle
county from each OF which last men,
toned Representative districts there shall
be ten delegates la said convention.
san convention is called to choose
three candidates for the office OF E.ector
/
United States; one candidate for the Of
fee Of Represeutatlve from Delaware in
the Fifty-ninth Congress OF the United
Statef; one candidate for TIE office OF
Governor; one candidate for the office OF
Lieuienant-Go one candidate for
the office o. Attorney General. one candi-
date Tor the office OF Insurance Commits
sioner; one candidate for the office of
Auditor Of Accounts and one candidate
for the office of State Treasurer. an of
when offices are to be filled by persons
chosen by the electors of the State of
Delaware at the General Election IN a.
d.. 1904 ard for the purpose OF trans
acting such other business as shall bo
laid before said convention.
The delegates 10 each Senatorial Dis
trict Of the State. 10 said convention. are
required as said convention to elect a
member OF the Union Republican state
Central Committee Of Delaware, to serve
for term of two years and until his
successor shall be chosen and qualihed
PROVIDED, however. that the delegates In
said convention from Senatorial District
number ! In New Castle county are re-
qured TO elect two such members of said
committee.
All electors OF the Union Republican
party of the State of Delaware and an
other electors without regard to past DO
liticll affiliations who believe In the prin-
ciples OF the National Republican party.
who endorse its policies and who are
willing 70 aid in maintaining the supre-
macy Of the Republican party OF Dela-
ware, are hereby requested to assemble q
In New Castle county at their respective
voting places Monday August the TWEEN.
ty-second, A. D.. 1904. ana In Kent and
Sussex counties on Saturday. the TWEEN.
tieth day Of August, A. d.. 1904. and then
and there by ballot to choose and cleo
in each Representative District aforesaid
by plurality OF votes cast therein. nv,
delegates and ive alternates to said con
vention except in districts number tU,
and three OF New Castle county. in eacl
OF the last mentioned Representative Dis
tricss they shall choose aud EJECT ten deie
gates and ten alternates to said con
ventlcn.
The polls In New Castle county. on IN,
day appointed for said county shall opei
/ at ore o'clock p. M. and close at seve,
/ O'Clock p m, In Kent and sussex coun
ties. on the day appointed for said coun
ties. they shall open AZ two o'clock D
M. and close at four O'Clock p. m.
Upon the closing of the polls in sal,
voting places the election officers shal
publicly count the ballots in the pres
ence Of such electors as desire to be pres
ent, and publicly announce the result. an.
shall make certificates In duplicate. stat
ing m words az length the number o.
votes received by each person voted for
for delegates or aiternates to said con
vention, and the said certificates shall
be signed by the election officers. or a
majority Of them; one of said certificates
shall be given to the delegate elected. and
the other Of said certificates shall be for
warded to William d. Denney, at Dover
Delaware.
BY order OF the Union Republican state
Central Committee made at Dover thi.
= NTH day oi August, A. d.. 1904
lsigned) J. Frank Alice,
; Chairman