Evening journal., 1908-03-16
NOTIFIES
lCALL FOR REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION

A State Convention Of the Republican
party Of the State of Delaware VIII be
held at Dover on Tuesday. the seventh
day OF April, A. D., 1905, at IL o'clock, a.
m. Tor the purpose OF selecting four dele
gates-at-large and two delegates from the
Congressional District Of Delaware, to-
gether with one alternate delegate for
each delegate elected, who shall serve IN
case or absence of his principal. One dele
gate-at-large, with his alternate, shall be
elected from each convention district The
Two Congressional delegates, with their
aternates. shall be elected by the con-
Nenuon at large; one of these delegates
and his alternate TO be residents Of the
Ihlrd Convention District. and the other
delegate and his alternate to be residents
OF Fourth Convention District.
The delegates so elected shall represent
tne state Of Delaware at the Republican
National Convention TO be held in the
city OF Chicago. in the State OF IL
llnois, on Tuesday. the sixteenth day Of
i,,altt Sute, a. ~; lgus for the purpose OF nom
lnaung candidates-ior President and Vice
President Of the United States. to be
voted FOR at the Presidential election on
tuesday, November 9, 1908
The said convention az Dover shall also
elect twelve members Of the State COM
mittee and transact such other business
as Is usual and which may properly come
before it.
The convention at Dover. shall consist
or one hundred and sixty delegates, ap-
portoned among the several districts OF
the State as follows:
Forty delegates 70 be chosen from the
First District
Thirty-eight delegates to be chosen
from the Second District
Third District
.Forty-two delegates to be chosen from
the Fourth District.
The delegates from the above districts
shall be apportioned among the several
hundreds, wards and districts IN the same
manner as was done at the last State
Convention.
The election of delegates shall be as
The delegates. with their alternates.
shall be chosen on Saturday. the fourth
cay or April, A. D., 1908 and the execu-
i've committees OF the respective Republi-
can county and district committees shall
name the election officers for the various
districts and shall designate the time and
places OF holding said election and shall
nave authority In all other matters neces-
sary Tor the proper holding OF said cleo
tion.
Upon closing the polls, the judges OF
election shall publicly count the votes and
make certihcates Of the result OF the
election IN duplicate; one Of which shall
be delivered to the delegate or delegates
elected and the other forthwith mailed
to the Secretary Of the Republican State
Committee at Dover
At the same time and places that fho
delegates to the said convention shall he
elected, the respective county and district
committees shall cause to be elected new
county and district committees through
out the four districts Of the State: in the
/ First District by wards and I'm the second
/ Third and Fourth Districts by election
districts, and said committees. when eleci-
ed shall constitute the Republican Coun-
y and District Committees of the Repub-
/ lican party In this State.
All persons who believe in the principles
Of the Republican party and endorse It's
policies shall be entitled 10 vote
T. @. DUPONT,
Chairman Republican State Committee.
| Frank l.. Spealyman, Secretary Repuhli-
can State Committee
Dover, Delaware, February 2s. 1908
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