Milford chronicle., 1920-07-30
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION

A State Convention of the Republ-
/ can Party Of the State of Delaware will
[ be held at Dover. Delaware on Tues
day, the twenty fourth day OF August,
I A. D., 1920, for the purpose of nomi-
mating three candidates for electors TO
vote for a President and Vice. President
of the United States; a candidate for
the Office of Representative from the
State Of Delaware in the Sixty-seventh
Congress OF the United States; a can
dldate for the Office of Governor, "a can
didate for the Office of Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, a candidate for the office of At
Jofney-General, n candidate for the Of
nee OF state treasurer candidate for
lhe ONCE OF Auditor OF Accounts; and
Tor the purpose of transacting such
other business as may properly come
before said convention
The convention shall consist of one
hundred and sixty (l60) delegates ap-
portloned among the several convention
districts as follows:
Forty (4O( Delegates from the First
Convention District-City Of Whining
ton.
Thirty-eight (sS- Delegates from the
Castle County
Forty (4Ol Delegates from the Third
Convention District-<ent County.
Forty-two (42) Delegates from the
Fourth Convention District - Sussex
County.
The said delegates shall be appor-
GGohed among the several wards in the
CITY OF wilmington and the election
districts in Rnrai Now % etla Cnl1.e..-
accordance with the provisions of the
rules of The New Castle County Repub-
hcan Committee, and in Kent and Sus-
sex Counties the said delegates shall be
appOrttOned in the same manner as was
done IN the election of delegates from the
sald counties to the last State Conven-
ton There shall also be an alternate
lor each delegate accredited to the sew
efal convention districts, who shall serve
IN the absence of the said delegate
The election of the said delegates and
4iteInateS shall be as follows: In the
FIRST and Second Convention Districts
the delegates, with their alternates, shan
be chosen on Saturday, August 21, 1920
IN accordance with the provisions of the
Primary Election Law of New Castle
county The New Castle County Re-
publican Committee shall name the cleo
tlon officers for the several primary dis
tricts, shall designate the place for hold
ing the said election and shall have au-
thority in all other matters necessary for
the purpose of holding the election.
IN the Third Convention District the
delegates, with their alternates shall be
chosen on Saturday, August ri, 1920 in
accordance with the rules of the Kent
county Republican Committee. The said
County Committee shall name the cleo
ton officers for the several primary
districts, shall designate the place Of
holding the said election and shall have
Tor the purpose Of holding the election
In the Fourth Convention District the
delegates. with their alternates, shall be
chosen on Saturday, August 21, 1920 in
County Republican Committee The
County Executive Committee shall name
the election officers for the several pri-
mary districts. shall designate the
place for holding the said election and
shall have authority in all other matters
necessary for the purpose Of holding the
Upon closing the polls the election
officers shall publicly count the votes
cast and make q certificate of the re-
suit Of the election in their primary dis
trict in duplicate in their primary
districts outside the City Of Wilmington
one Of the aforesaid certificates shall be
delivered or forthwith mailed by the in
spector to the delegates or delegates
elected and the other certificate forth-
with mailed to the Secretary OF the Re-
publican State Committee at Dover. Del
aware, In the primary districts within
the City OF Wilmington one of the afOre-
said certificates shall be delivered by the /
inspector to the Chairman of the First i
District Committee at Wilmington who I
shall notify the delegate or delegates /
elected in the several wards and the 4
other certificate forthwith mailed to the 4
Secretary Of The Republican State Com
inittee at Dover Delaware
CHARLES WARNER
Chairman Republican State Committee
Attest:
CHARLES II. GRANTIAND
Secretary Republican State COMMITTEES
Dated this twenty fourth Cay of July.
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