Milford chronicle., 1916-03-31
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION

a State Convention Of the Republican
Party Of the State Of Delaware will be
held at Dover on Tuesday, the eleventh
day Of April, a. ID. 1916, at II O'Clock, a.
m, for the purpose Of selecting four del
egates at large and TWO delegates from
the Congressional District Of Delaware
together with one alternate delegate for
eacn delegate elected, who shall serve
in case OF absence Of his principal One
delegate-at-l large with his alternate. shall
be elected from each Convention District.
The two Congressional delegates. with
their alternates, shall be elected by the
Convention at large; one of these dele
gates and alternate to be residents Of the
Third Convention District, and the other
delegate and his alternate to be resi-
dents Of the Fourth Convention District.
The delegates so elected shall repre-
sent the State Of Delaware at the Re-
publican National Convention TO be held
in the City Of Chicago, in the State Of
Illinois, on Wednesday, the seventh day
of June, A. d. 1916, for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for President and
Vice President Of the United States, to
be voted for at the Presidential election
on Tuesday, November Z, 1916
The said Convention shall also elect
members Of the State Committee and
transact such other business as is usual
and which may properly come before it.
The Convention shall consist Of one
hundred and sixty delegates, apportioned
among the several districts Of the State
as follows.
Forty delegates to. be chosen from the
First District
Thirty -eight delegates to be chosen
from the Second District.
Forty delegates to be chosen from the
Third District.
FOrtytWo delegates to be chosen from
the Fourth District.
The delegates from the above districts
shall be apportiOned among the several
hundreds, wards and districts by their
respective County Committees.
The election Of delegates shall be as
follows:
The delegates with their alternates. |
shall be chosen on Saturday, the eighth /
tive Committees Of the respective Re /
publican 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 have authority in all other
matters necessary for the proper holding
Of said election.
Upon closing the polls, the judges OF
election shall publicly count the votes I
and make certificates Of the result Of the
election in duplicatei one Of which shall
be delivered to the delegate or delegates
elected and the other forthwith to the
Secretary Of the Republican State Com
mittee at Dover.
At the same time and places that the
delegates to the said Convention shall be
elected, the respective County and Dis
lrict Committees shall cause to be elect
sd. new County and District Committees
throughout the four Districts OF the
State; IN the First District by wards. and I
ne Second, Third and Fourth Districts ,
~ election districts, and said Commit ,
ees, when elected, shall constitute the -.
Republican County and District Commit ]
eos Of the Republican Party in this !
'tate. &
Only persons who are known to be Re- :
ubicans and believe in the principles
( the Republican party and endorse its Z
olicies Shall BE- entitled to vote. G
EDMOND MITCHELL, v
Chairman, Republican State Committee, ;
THOMAS S. LEWIS,
Sec. Republican State Committee. v
7ilmington. Del, February 2, 1916. v