Evening journal., 1916-03-04
NOTICE.CONYENTION.

CALL FOR 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. 1915, at 1 o clock a. m for
the purpose of selecting four delegates-at-
large and two delegates from the Congress
sioual District Of Delaware, together with
one alternate delegate Tor each delegate
elected, who shall serve In case Of absence
Of his principal. One dclogate-at large
with his alternate. shall be elected from each
| Convention District. Tho two Congrossi
delegates, with their altornatos. shall be-
elected by the Convention at large; one Of
these delegates and his alternate 10 be resi-
dents Of the Third Convention District, and
the other delegate and his alternate 10 be
residents Of the Fourth Convention District.
The delegates so elected shall represent
tho state Of Delaware at the Republican
National Convention 60 be held in the city
Of Chicago, In the State Of Illinois, on Wed.
nesday the seventh day Of June. A. ID. 1916,
for President and Nice-president of tho
United States. 10 be voted for at the Presi-
Dental election on Tuesday November 4,
Tho said Convention shall also elect mem.
bers Of the state Committee and transact
such other business as is usual and which
may properly come before il.
The Convention shall consist OF one hun
dred ana sixty delegates, apportioned
among the several districts Of the State as
follows:
Forty delegates to be chosen from the
l First District
Thirty.cight delegates to be chosen from
| the Second District.
Forty delegates to be chosen from the
Third District.
! gorty-two delegates 20 be chosen from the
Fourth District.
The delegates from the above districts
shall be apportioned among the several
! hundreds wards and districts by their re-
spective County Committees.
rsal: Tn' election OF delegates ''''' Dc as '''
The delegates. with their altornates, shall
be chosen on Saturday, the eighth day Of
April, A. d. 1916, and the Executive Com
mittees OF the respective Republican
County and District Committees shall nam,
the election officers for the various districts
and shall designate the time and places OF
holding said election and shall have au
thority in al other matters necessary fol
the proper holding OF said election.
Upon closing the polls the judges Of
election shall publicly count the votes ant
make certificates Of the result Of the elec
ton in duplicate; one OF which shall b'
delivered TO the delegate or delegates eleete'
and the other forthwith 20 the Secretary
OF the Republican State Committee at Dover
AZ the same time and places that tn
delegates 20 the said Convention shall b.
elected the respective County and Distric
Committees shall cause 60 be elected nov
County and District Committees through
, out the four districts of the State; in th
First District By wards and in tho Second
Third and Fourth Districts by election dis
; tricts and said Committees, when elected
shall constitute the Republican County AM
District Committees Of the Republican Part
in this State.
only persons who are known 20 he re
p publicans and who believe in the prucl
; ples of the Republican Party and end0rs
rs policies shall be entitled 10 vote
EDMUND MITCHELL,
q Chairman Republican State Committee,
. THOMAS s. LEWIS.
y Secretary. Republican State Committee.
Wilmington. Delaware, February :, 1915
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