Evening journal., 1904-04-02
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR PRIMARIES
Secretary Jolls Sends Notices
to Republican County
Committeeman
PRIMARY EiECTION APRIL 18TH

Of City Committee to be Held at
East Side Republican Association
Monday Night.
Instructions to the various commit
.teemen regarding the primary election
which will be held on April 16 have
been sent out by Joseph c. Jolls, Sec
retary of the Republican county COM
mittee. The instructions are as fol-
lows:
Wilmington, Del, April /, 1904
Dear Sir; The county committee has
adopted the following rules to govern
the primary election to be held on Sat-
urday, April l6 1904:
The board of election officers to con-
sist of one inspector and two judges
at each polling place The two judges
may act as clerks.
Notice Of the time and places for
holding the elections shall be given
by publishing the same once each day
for three days, and at least five days
before teh time of holding same.
The time for opening the polls shall
be 4 o'clock i'm the afternoon and the
time for closing the polls shall be 6
O'Clock in the evening.
Where there are two contestants. the
time for opening and closing of the
polls may be determined and establish
ed by the committee in the hundred or
ward in which such condition prevails
That the ballots used shall be print
ed by this committee The names Of
all candidates for the same Office shall
be placed under the title of said Of
fee, the surname of candidates TO be
placed in alphabetical order Where
there are several candidates for the
nomination for the same Office. the
elector shall indicate his choice by
crossing out the names of all the can
didates except those herdesires to vote.
and in case an elector has omitted to
cross out the names on his ballot as
aforesaid. the said ballot shall not be
counted for any such candidates. Any
person desiring to be voted for as a
}, candidate for any office shall notify
the chairman or secretary of the Re.
publican county committee in writing
of such desire at least ten days befor,
the primary election is to be held. TIL,
. said ballots shall be printed and ready
for distribution at least five days be-
fore the day of holding the primary
election.
The qualifications of electors under
this primary election shall be the same
as of the past usages Of the Republican
party.
The apportionment of delegates and
the voting places are as follows:
Brandywne, North, /, vote at Sharp
ley School House, East, /. vote at Prac-
tical Farmer, South. ?, vote at Shel-
pot
Christiana, No. /. l. vote at Newport
No. 2, j. vote at Marshallton. No. 3, !
vote at Benson's store. No. 4. /, vote al
Centreville, No 5. /, vote at tollgate
Kennett pike.
MIL Creek, West, l. vote at Milford
X Roads; North, ?, vote at Hockessini
East, 2, vote at Marshalton.
White Clay Creek. East, 1. vote al
Christiana; Central. ], vote at New.
ark; West, /. vote at Newark
Pencader, 3, vote at Glasgow.
New Castle, g. vote at New Castle
Red Lion. East. 2. vote at Delawar,
City; West, 1, vote at st. Georges.
st. Georges, East, No. /. /. vote al
Odessa; East. No. 2. !, vote at Por
Penn; West. No. 3, 2. vote at Middle
town; West No. a. !, vote at Middle
J. town.
Appoquinimink. 8, vote at Townsend
Blackbird, ?. vote at Blackbird.
An alternate will be chosen for eacl
delegate.
The membership Of the county com
mittee to be elected at the same tim,
is as follows:
one member from each election dis
trict of the city of Wilmington. ant
three members from each of the fol
lowing divisions: East Brandywine
West Brandywine. South Brandywine
West Christana, North Christiana
South Christiana, West Mil Creek
= North Mill Creek, East Mill Creek
- East White Clay Creek. West Whit
g Clay Creek, Central White Clay Creek
r North New Castle. South New Castle
e East st. Georges. first, East st. George
second, West st. Georges third, Yves
( ST. Georges. fourth, East Red Lion
West Red Lion, North Pencader, Soutl
Pencader, East Appoquinimink, Wes
: Appointments, East BlacSbird an
West Blackbird hundreds.
Names Of candidates must be file
not later than Wednesday, April 6, 190'
L. Heisler Ball. Chairman.
Attest; Joseph c. Jolls, secretary.
City Committee TO Meet.
Harry II. Billany, chairman of tn
Republican City Committee. has calle
a meeting for Monday night to be he'll
at the East Side Republican Associa
tion. At the meeting arrangements Wi
=. be made for the primaries on April ]
to elect delegates to the State Conven
tion of April 10, and also to elect mem
bers Of the county committee from VIII
mington to membership on the cit
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