Milford chronicle., 1946-08-02
Call For Republican
State Convention


fee of United States Senator for
full term of six years beginning
January 3. 1947. a candidate for
the office of Representative from
the State of Delaware in the eigh-
tieth Congress of the United States.
a candidate for the Office of Attor-
ney General, a candidate for the
Office OF Insurance Commissioner,
a candidate for the office of State
Treasurer. candidate for the office
of Auditor of Accounts. and for the
purpose of transacting such other
business as may properly come be-
fore said Convention
The Convention shall consist of
one hundred and sixty Q60J dele
gate votes appOrtiOned among the
several Convention districts, as
follows: Forty (40) delegate votes
from the First Convention District
City of Wilmington; thirty-eight
(3S) delegate votes from the Sec
Ond Convention District Rural
New Castle County; forty (40D del
egate votes from the Third Con-
fOrty-twO (42) delegate votes from
the Fourth Convention District
Sussex County.
The said delegates shall be ap-
pOrtiOned among the several wards
in the City of Wilmington in ac-
cordance with the rules and prac-
tices of the First District Republi-
can Committee. in Rural New
Castle County in the same proper
tlOn as TO representative districts
as prevailed in the election of del
egates TO the last State Convention.
and in Kent and Sussex Counties
III the same manner as was done
in the election of delegates to
previous State Conventions There
shall also be an alternate for each
delegate accredited 10 the several
convention districts. who shall
serve in the absence OF said dele
gate.
The election of said delegates
and alternateS shall be conducted
i'll the following manner;
In the First Convention District
the delegates and alternates shall
be chosen on Saturday. August 10.
1916, in accordance with the law
and in compliance with the rules
of the New Castle County Republi-
can Committee The County Exec
utive Committee shall designate
the places for holding the said cleo
ton. name the election officers TO
conduct the election and perform
such other duties as may be neces-
sary in holding a primary election
by authority of law and rules OF
the party.
In the Second Convention Dis
trict the delegates and alternateS
shall he chosen on Saturday. Au-
gust 10, 1916. in accordance with
the law and in compliance with the
rules OF the New Castle County
Republican Committee. The Coun-
~ Executive Committee shall deS-
ignate the places for holding the
said election. name the election Of
ficer to conduct the election 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 chosen on Saturday. August 10.
1916. in accordance with the rules
OF the Kent County Republican
Committee The said County Com
mittee shall designate the places
for holding the said election. name
the election officers 10 conduct the
election, and have authority in all
other matters necessary for the
purpose of holding such election.
In the Fourth Convention Dis
trict, the delegates and alternateS
shall be chosen on Saturday. Au-
gust 10. 1876 in accordance with
the rules OF the Sussex County Re
publican Committee. The said
County Committee shall designate
the places for holding the said
election, name the election officers
10 conduct the election. and have
authority in all other matters
necessary for the purpose of hold
ing such election.
Upon closing the polls, the cleo
ton officers shall publicly count
the votes cast, make a certificate
of the result of the election in their
primary district in triplicate.
In the First Convention District
and Second Convention District.
one of the certificates shall be
mailed by the inspector of elec-
tiOns to the Chairman of the New
Castle County Republican Execu-
tive Committee. one shall De de-
llvered by the inspector to the
elected delegates and alternates
and the other certificate shall be
mailed forthwith to the Secretary
of the Republican State Commit
tee, p. o. Box 965, Wilmington.
Delaware
In the Third Convention District
one of the certificates shall be de-
livered or mailed forthwith to the
Chairman of the Kent County Re-
publican Committee. one certificate
shall be delivered by the inspector
of elections to the elected dele
gates and alternateS and the other
certificate shall be mailed forth
with to the Secretary of the Re-
publican State Committee. p. o.
Box 965, Wilmington, Delaware.
In the Fourth Convention Dis
trict one OF the certificates shall
be delivered or mailed forthwith
to the Chairman of the Sussex
County Republican Committee. one
certificate shall be delivered by the
inspector of elections to the elected
delegates and alternates and the
other certificate shall be mailed
forthwith to the Secretary of the
Republican State Committee, p. 0.
Bo.; 965. Wilmington, Delaware.