Smyrna times., 1948-07-08
Republican
Primary Election
In Kent County


Pursuant to a Call by the Kent
County Republican Executive Com
mittee, notice is hereby given that
the Republican Party will hold a
primary election on Saturday,
August 7, A. D., 194S, at the usual
polling places in Kent County be-
tween the hours of loo and 700
P. NJ, for the election of delegates
and alternates to attend the State
Convention of the Republican
Party of the State of Delaware
which will be held at Dover, Del
aware, the 11th day of August,
A. D., 194s, at IL o'clock A. M,
Daylight Saving Time, for the pur-
pose of nominating three 90 can
didates from the State of Delaware
for electors to vote for President
and Vice-President of the United
States, and a candidate for the Of
fee of United States Senator from
the State of Delaware, for a full
term of six years, beginning jan
uary 8, 1949, candidate for the
office of Representative from the
State of Delaware in the 81st Con-
gress of the United States, can
didate for the Office of Governor
of the State of Delaware, a can
didate for the Office of Lieut.. Gov
ernor, a candidate for the office of
State Treasurer, and candidate
for the Office of Auditor of Ac-
counts.
The said delegates and alter
mates shall be apportioned in the
following manner: Two delegates
and two alternates will be elected
from each election district, except
the Fourth Representative District
which shall elect four delegates
and four alternates and the First
and Second Election Districts of
the Fifth, Seventh and Tenth Rep
resentative Districts which shall
each elect one delegate and one
alternate.
On the same day, at the same
time, and at the same voting plac-
es, nomination of candidates for
the various County and District
Offices to be filled at the election
to be held on Tuesday, November
2, A. D., 1948, will be made as fol-
lows:
A candidate for the Office of
Sheriff,
A candidate for the office of
Comptroller,
A candidate for the Office of
Register of Wills,
A candidate for the Office of
Prothonotary,
A candidate for the Office of
Coroner,
A candidate for the Office of
Levy Court Commissioner for each
of the three Levy Court Districts,
/ A candidate for the Office of
State Senator in the General AS
sembly in the Second and Fourth
Senatorial Districts,
A candidate for the Office of
Representative in the General AS
sembly for each of the Ten Repre-
sentative Districts.
Any Republican desirous of hav-
ing his or her name placed on the
official primary ballot must file his
or her name with Robert H.
Yerkes, Secretary of the Kent
County Republican Committee, at
the office of Industrial Accident
Board, State House, Dover, Della
ware, at least ten days prior to the
date of the primary election to be
held on Saturday, August z, A. D.,
1948. In accordance with the
above, such filing must be in the
possession of the Secretary of the
Kent County Republican Commit
tee on or before 1900 o'clock noon,
Wednesday, July %, A. D., 194S.
Upon closing the polls the elec-
tion officers shall publicly count
the votes cast and shall also fill
out and sign two tally sheets and
two certificates to be furnished
with the number of votes in words
at length entered thereon that
have been cast for each dele
gate, alternate and candidate at
such primary election and one of
said certificates, together with one
of the said tally sheets and one
poll book shall be delivered to the
Chairman of the Kent County Re-
publican Committee, at this Office
in Dover, Delaware, on or before
the Tuesday next following said
primary election. The said ballots
after having been counted shall be
deposited in the box furnished for
that purpose, together with the
other of said certificates, tally