Evening journal., 1914-07-02
DIRECT PRIMARIES
FOR SUSSEX REPUBS
Will Name Ticket in Con-
vention of Delegates
Chosen at Polls
NEW RULES ADOPTED
AT GEORGETOWN


GEORGETOWN. Del. July 2.-To
revise and amend the party rules to
conform to the requirements of the /
new primary laws. passed at the last |
session of the Legislature. delegates
of the last county convention OF the
Republican party reassembled here In
the Henry A. dupont Republican Club
room yesterday afternoon at the call
Of former Secretary of State Joseph
l.. Cahall, who was chairman of the
last Republican convention. Several
weeks ago a committee was selected
by the County Central Committee to
draft tentative set OF rules
Lengthy discussions were had on tne
several rules. but they were hnally
adopted as submitted.
Like the Democratic politicians, the
Republicans look upon the convention
as the last that will ever be held IN
this county under the old system, un-
less there is an act OF the Leglsla-
ture setting aside the statute proVid-
ing for the direct primary law as ap-
plicable to Sussex county.
The new rules provide for the di-
rect election of delegates and AFTER
mates TO county conventions, and the
nominations for county, hundred, as
trict and Legislative candidates VIII
be made by the primaries, instead OF
by direct vote at the primaries.
Under the new rules the name OF
the party in Sussex county snail pc
the Republican party" All county
conventions shall consist of htty
delegates. FIVE from each Representa-
tive district.
All calls for a county convention
shall fix the time and place Of meet
ing of the convention and be issued
by tho county chairman. The calls
shall designate the time, place ana
manner of choosing or electing dele
gates and alternates TO said conNen-
ton, and the purpose Of said conyen-
tion providing the same shall be IN
accordance with the existing statutes
governing primary elections
Rule says
mo person shall be eligible as a
voter at primary elections, except
those who supported the nominees
Of the National Republican party, or
/ the candidates for the State offices
/ at the last preceding election, or
those who will pledge themselves to
/ support the candidates of the party
at the ensuing election
The Convention shall be called 70
order by the chairman issuing the
call or in his absence. by any dele
gate: and a temporary organization
1 effected by the election Of a tempor'
airy chairman and temporary secre
tary, upon the basis OF the temper
airy roll call as made by the chair
man of the County Executive Com
mittee i'm accordance with the rulel
heretofore applicable. The order o.
| procedure in county conventions
shall be as follows:
First-The appointment of a Com
mittee of Credentials.
Second-The appointment of a Com
mittee on Permanent Organization.
Third-The appointment OF a Com
mittee on Resolutions. to whom shall
be referred all resolutions without
being read
Fourth-The report OF the Commit
tee on Permanent Organization.
Fifth-The report Of the Committee
on Credentials.
Sixth-The report of the COMMITTEES
on Resolutions.
Seventh-The nomination OF Stat
], Senators.
Eighth-The nomination OF the sey
eral county officers: Clerk of IN
! Peace, Register OF Wills, Recorder @
, Deeds. Prothonotary, Clerk of the Or
phans' Court and Register in Chan
. cery as it may be necessary for ther
to be filed by election.
Tenth-The nomination OF the men
bers OF the Levy Court or Count
:, Committee.
Elevcnth-The nomination of sheriff
I Twelfth The nomination of coroner
Thirteenth-The nomination OF count
;, treasurer.
- Fourteenth-New business.
The county executive committee sha
I consist of one member from each ele
= tion district, 10 be choseH at prima
les every two years. The members
p the county executive committee sha
y not later than ten days after their ele
tion. meet at the town of GeorgetoW
}, TO elect a chairman and vice -chairms
J., from their own number and a secretai
and treasurer. All vacancies accruii
- in the membership OF the county e
T. ecutive committee shall be filled by q
voters of the district in which the y
|, cancy may be.
l. The treasurer shall keep an a
count of all moneys belonging 20 Il
committee coming into his hand
J. The County Executive Committ
/. under the laws and rules goyernii
primary elections shall nave enti
z. control of all primary elections
il Sussex county The County EN
cutive Committee shall pass upon {
IF eligibility of candidates under 4
)f rules. The County Executive Coz
mittee shall designate the days
3. holding primary elections not lat
1, than twenty days before said elt
tions, and candidates must file the
}: names not later than ten days I
fore said election, and pay the q
- ssessment levied on him as a can
ID date.
The secretary shall publish a
- of all eligible candidates for. in &
g. daily papers in Wilmington. in I
A. cordance with the provisions of I
1. I Primary Election Law, and in
least two weekly papers of Suss
of county for two successive issues a
n. no votes can be counted If cast
any person not certified 10.
200 HOLD SPECIAL LICENSES.