Milford chronicle., 1930-08-08
Call For Republican
State Convention

A State Convention of The Republi-
can Party of the State of Delaware VIII
be held at Dover, Delaware, on IueS-
day, the ninth day of September, A. II.
1880, at eleven o'clock A. M. CEasterRa
Standard Time) for the purpose OF
nominating a candidate for the office OF
United States Senator from the state
of Delaware to fill the uneXplred term
from November 4, 1880 to March a.
1881, a candidate for the office OF UNI
ted States Senator from the state OF
Delaware for a full term of SIX years,
beginning March 4, 1881, candidate
for the office of Representative from
the State of Delaware in the seventy
second Congress of the United states
a candidate for the office OF state
Treasurer, candidate for the of11ce Oh
Auditor of Accounts and candidate
for the office of Insurance Commission
er; and for the purpose OF transactlns
such other business as may properly
come before said Convention.
The Convention shall consist of one
hundred and sixty (160) delegates ap-
portioned among the several conVen-
tion districts, as follows.
Forty (40) Delegates from the First
Convention District-City of Whining
ton.
Thirty-eight (SS) Delegates from the
Second Convention District-Rural New
Castle County
Convention District-Kent County.
Forty-two (42) Delegates from the
Fourth Convention District - sussex
County.
The said delegates shall be appor-
toned among the several wards IN the
City of Wilmington in ACCORDANCE Mltn
the rules and practices of the First
District Republican Committee, in Ru-
Ial New Castle County in the same pro-
portion as to representative districts as
prevailed in the election of delegates 10
the last State Convention, and IN Kent
and Sussex Counties in the same man
ner as was done in the election of del
egates to previous State Conventions.
There shall also be an alternate Tor
each delegate accredited to the several
convention districts, who shall serve in
the absence of said delegate.
The election of said delegates and
alternates shall be conducted in the
following manner:
In the First Convention District the
delegates and alternates shall be chos-
en- on Saturday, September s, 1880, In
accordance with the law and in COM
pliance with the rules of the New Cas-
tie County Republican Committee. The
County Executive Committee shall des-
ignate the places for holding the said
election, name the election officers TO
conduct the election and perform such
other duties as may be necessary IN
holding a primary election by author
ity of law and rules of the party.
In the Second Convention District
the delegates and alternates shall be
chosen on Saturday, September 6,
1880, in accordance with the law and
in compliance with the rules of the
New Castle County Republican Com
mittee. The County Executive Com
mittee shall designate the places for
holding the said election, name the
nI n cleo
tion. and perform such other duties as
may be necessary in holding primary
election by authority of law and rules
of the party.
In the Third Convention District the
delegates and alternates shall be chos-
en- on Saturday, September 6, 1880, IN
accordance with the rules of the Kent
County Republican Committee. The said
County Committee shall designate the
places for holding the said election,
name the election officers to conduct
the election, and have authority in all
other matters necessary for the pur-
pose of holding such election.
In the Fourth Convention District the
delegates and alternates shall be chos-
en- on Saturday September s, 1880, in
accordance with the rules of the Sus-
sex County Republican Committee. The
said County Committee shall designate
the places for holding the said election,
name the election officers to conduct
the election, and have authority in all
other matters necessary for the pur-
pose of holding such election.
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
district in duplicate. In the First Con-
vention District one of the certificates
shall be delivered by the inspector of
elections to the Chairman of First Dis
trict Committee, who shall notify the
delegates and alternates elected in the
several wards and the other certificate
shall be mailed forthwith to the Sec
retary of the Republican State Commit
tee at Dover, Delaware In the primary
districts outside the City of Whining
ton one of the certificates shall be de-
liVered or mailed forthwith to the dele
gate and alternate having the largest
number of votes and the other certifi-
cate shall be forwarded to the Secre-
tary of the Republican State Committee
at Dover, Delaware.
j. WARREN MARSHALL. Chairman
Republican State Committee
Attest:
Charles II. Grantland. Secretary
Republican State Committee
Dated this Fourth Day Of August, 1880.
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