Milford chronicle., 1920-08-13
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION

A state Convention of the Repuhli-
can Party Of the state of Delaware VIII
be held at Dover, Delaware on Tues
day, the twenty-fourth day OF August,
d. 1920 for the purpose of nOmi-
mating three candidates for electors 10
vote for a President and Vice President
of the United states; candldate Ior
the office OF Representative from the
state OF Delaware in the SlXty-SeNenth
Congress of the United States; can
ddate for the office Of Governor, a cam
didate for the Office of Lieutenant Gov
ernor. a candidate for the Office of At
torney- General, candidate Tor the OIL
flee of state Treasurer, a candidate Tor
the office OF Auditor of Accounts ana n
candidate for the Office OF Insurance
Commissioner, and for 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-
portioned among the several convention
Forty (4O) Delegates from the First
Convention District-City OF Whining
ton.
Second Convention District-Rural New
Castle County.
Convention District--Kent County.
Forty-two (42) Delegates 1rom the
Fourth Convention District - Sussex
The said delegates shall be, appor-
toned among the several wards in the
CITY of Wilmington and the election
/ districts in Rural New Castle County in
accordance with the provisions OF the
rules OF The New Castle County Bepub-
I lican Committee, and in Kent and Sus-
! sex Counties the said delegates shall be
annnrtioned in the same manner as was
l done in the election OF delegates from the
! said counties to the last State ConVen-
tion. There shall also be an alternate
for each delegate accredited to the sew
I eral convention districts, who shall serve
in the absence OF the said delegate.
The election OF the said delegates and
alternates shall be as follows; In the
First and Second Convention Districts
the delegates. with their alternates. shan
be chosen on Saturday, August q, lgSO
/ in accordance with the provisions OF the
TGlfyy Tannfy i1'Se Tbe New Castle County Re-
publican Committee shall name the cleo
ton officers for the several primary dis
tricts, shall designate the place ior mold
ing the said election and shall have au-
thority in all other matters necessary Tor
the purpose of holding the election.
In the Third Convention District, the
delegates, with their alternates, shall be
chosen on Saturday, August u, 1871. 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
authority in all other matters necessary
for the purpose OF holding the election,
In the Fourth Convention District the
delegates. with their alternates, shall be
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accordance with the rules OF the Sussex
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 a 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 ip-
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 atore-
said certificates shall be delivered by the
Inspector to the, Chairman of the First
District Committee at Wilmington, wh(
shall notify the delegate or delegates
elected in the several wards ana the
other certificate forthwith mailed to the
Secretary of the Republican State Com
, mittee at Dover Delaware.
CHARLES WARNER,
Chairman Republican State Committee
, Attest. -
CHARLES II. GRANTLAND,
Secretary Republican State Committee
Dated this twenty-fourth day Of July
1920 7-30-si