Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION

STATE CONVENTION
A State Convention of the Re-
publican Party of the State of Della
ware will be held at the Capitol
Iheater, Dover, Delaware, on We'd
nesday, August 20, 1852, at eleven
o'clock A. NJ, Eastern Daylight
Saving Time, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for the
office of United States Senator for
a full term of six years beginning
January 3, 1853, a candidate for the
Office of Representative from the
state OF Delaware in the Eighty
thlrd Congress of the United States.
three candidates for Presidential
electors, d candidate for the Office
or Governor of the State of Della
ware, candidate for the Office of
Lieutenant Governor of the State
OF Delaware, candidate for the
OInce OF State Treasurer, and can
d1date for the Office of Auditor of
Accounts, 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 (I6O) dele
gate votes appOrtioned among the
several Convention Districts as
follows: Forty (4O) delegate votes
from the First Convention District
CCity of Wilmington); thirty-eight
C3S) delegate votes from the Second
Convention District (Rural New
Castle County,; forty (4O) delegate
votes from the Third Convention
District (Kent County,; forty-two
delegate votes from the Fourth
Convention District Sussex Coun-
ty).
The said delegates shall be ap-
pOrtiOned among the several wards
in the City of Wilmington in ac-
cOrdance with the Rules of and
practices of the First District Re-
publican Committee, in Rural New
Castle County in the same propor-
ton as to representative districts
as prevailed in the election of dele
gates TO the last State Convention.
and in Kent and Sussex Counties
in 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 to the several cOnven-
tiOn 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 chosen on Saturday, August l6.
1852, in accordance with the law
and in compliance with the rules of
the New Castle County Republican
Committee. The County Executive
Committee shall designate the
places for holding the said election,
name the election officers to con-
duct the election and perform such
other duties as may be necessary
in holding a primary election by
authority of law and the rules of
the Party.
In the Second Convention District
the delegates and alternates shall
be chosen on Saturday, August 16,
1852, 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 election,
name the election officers to con-
duct the election and perform such
other duties as may be necessary in
holding a primary election by au-
thOrity of law and the rules of the
Party.
In the Third Convention District
the delegates and alternates shall
be chosen on Saturday, August 16,
1852, 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 to conduct the
and have authority in all
other matters necessary for the !
purpose of holding such election.
In the Fourth Convention District |
the delegates and alternates shall |
be chosen on Saturday, August 16,
1852, in accordance with the rules |
Of the Sussex County Republican
Committee. The said County Com |
mittee 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
purpose of holding 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 pri-
nary district in .triplicate.
In the First Convention District
and the Second Convention Dis