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there are two or more candidates, any
one of the candidates or any one repre-
senting such candidate may demand that
the nomination shall be by ballot, on the
said last Saturday in May, and it shall
be so held
Rule 2. The nomination election for
candidates for the Legislature, sheriff,
coroner. receiver of taxes, comptroller
and all district and hundred offices shall
be held on the second Saturday in Sep
tember. in each year of a general election.
The usual voting places shall be the
places of holding such election; II 1t Is
not practicable to hold the election at
the designated place, a suitable place
shall be fixed by the inspectors and judges
as provided for in the primary election
laws, who shall in every case give notice
OF the time and place of the election.
Every white male citizen who has been
registered in accordance with the act en-
titled can act to provide for the Purity
of Primary Elections in New Castle
County" passed at Dover May 9th,
1897. or as the same may hereafter be
amended. and who will be entitled to
vote at the ensuing general election, may
is distinctly understood whether by ques-
tion from judges or otherwise, that such
citizen will support the successful can
didates. No vote shall be entertained
for any candidate who has not publicly
pledged himself to support the successful
candidates.
In case there shall be more than two
candidates a plurality shall nominate.
The ballots shall be counted; the GER
tihcates made certified 10 and returned
as provided by the said act Of the General
Assembly
Candidates for the office of prothono-
tary, clerk Of the peace, register Of wills,
recorder of deeds, register in chancery
and clerk Of the Orphans Court shall be
chosen at a county convention to be held
on the third Saturday OF September, in
the year of the general election, at which
they are to be voted for. Said con-
vention shall be composed Of four dele
gates from each legislative district in
Wilmington and five delegates from each
Of the other hundreds. The said dele
gates shall be elected at the nomination
election provided for in this rule.
Rule 3. The candidates for State Sena-
tor shall be taken from different hum
dreds, or parts OF hundreds. comprising
the respective Senatorial districts out
side of Wilmington, in rotation, and the
order of rotation shall be that the hun
dred that last had a Senator shall be the
last hundred in that district to again have
a Senator. The candidates for Levy
Court Commissioner shall be taken from
the different hundreds or parts Of hun
dreds comprising the respective Levy
Court districts outside OF Wilmington,
in rotation, and the order of rotation
shall be that the hundred that last had
a Levy Court Commissioner shall be the
last hundred in that district to again
have Levy Court Commissioner.
Rule 4. The secretary orr the county
executive committee shall publish the
names Of those persons selected as quail
hers Of primary election officers, within
10 days prior to the primary election
in every year of a general election, in
the Democratic newspapers of the
county. The said secretary shall also
publish each and every name Of those
persons qualified by said qualihers for
each primary election district, in the
Democratic newspapers in the city Of
Wilmington, at least "a hours prior to
the opening Of said primary election.
Rule 3. The county executive COM
mittee shall levy an assessment on each
candidate at every primary election,
which shall be fair and equitable, in
their judgment, for the expenses of
printing ballots, tally lists. blank Ger
tihcates, poll books, stationery, rent
OF polling places, publishing notices,
and printing and in the event of any
such candidate not paying such assess
ment, his name shall not be printed on
the ballots II shall be the duty OF
the members of the county executive
committee to distribute at each voting
place where a primary election is to be
held, the ballots required in each dis
trict
Rule 6. The chairman Of the county
executive committee shall call a meeting
of the new committee, to meet in VIII
mington on the Thursday following the
last Saturday in May in every year
of a general election, for purposes OF organi-
zation. And the members Of said COM
mittee may select (two-thirds Of the mem
bers conourring) a chairman outside Of
the said committee if they deem it wise.
Rule Z. 1t shall be the duty Of the
! county executive committee herein
before provided for in Rule l to comply
with the requirements Of the said act
! entitled "An Act 10 provide for the Purity
Of Primary Elections in New Castle
County, 10 supervise the campaign and
direct the calls for massmeetings and
perform any services required by these
rules. In case Of contested nominations.
the county committee shall determine the
same by a vote Of the majority of the
whole number Of said committees; con-
testants with their counsel may appear
before said committee.
In case Of the death, declination or
inability 70 serve or removal of any
person nominated as a Democratic can
didate. the county committee shall fin
the vacancy by the selection OF the
person receiving the next highest num-
Der of votes, and in the event of his
death, dechnation or inability to serve
by the selection of the person receiving
the next highest number Of votes. and
so on until the place is filed. II. there
be no person so voted for, the county
committee shall hll the place by It's own
selection.
The power Of said committed shall con-
tinue until their successors are elected
Rule S. When a call shall be issued
by the State committee for a convention