The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-11
N.Y. CALL FOR A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.
TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF yIR.
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Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES, y
RRrUBLIcAN Party OF VIRGINIA.

RooMs STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES, ]
M RErUBLIcAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA, (
RICHMOND, VA, May 90, 1873.
The State Central Committee of the Republic
can party, in fun meeting, held on the 10th
ultimo, resolved to call n Convention of the
party to be held in LYNCHBURG ON THE
Both DAY OF JULY NEXT, for the purpose of
organizing the party for the state election of
November coming, and of nominating candidates
for the Offices of Governor, Lieutenant-G Governor
and Attorney General. The Committee desIg-
mated the numbers to compose the convention
in the following resolution:
Resolved, That the representation of the
several cities and counties in the State Conyen-
tion be double that to which they are entitled in
the House of Delegates as apportioned in the
State Constitution, provided that each county
shall have at least one delegate, and no alter
nate will be admitted unless he resi,Ies in the
same district as his principal, and provided that
the delegates present from each county shall
cast the full vote of the county.
1t is therefore hereby officially announced that
Convention of the Republican party of Vlr.
ginia, will be held at the place and on the day
above named, to be composed of members depn-
ted from the cities and counties in the State, as
set forth in the appended list of counties and
cities, showing the number of members to be
sent to the Convention respectively from each
The Republican voters of the State and all who
openly avow their adhesion to the Republican
party, and their approval Of its nominees and
principles are hereby invited and called upon to
hold timely meetings and to select delegates to
represent their sentiments and wishes in the
Convention at Lynchburg, and we earnestly
invite to these primary meetings, all who give
hearty and unreseryed concurrence in
the Republican policy of reconstruction,
under which Virginia has been restored to the I'm
on all who sincerely accept the providential set
Element of the sectional controversy on the fun
| damental principles of liberty and equal rights
for ALL as affected by the amendments to the Ma.
| tional Constitution; who unreservedly endorse
| the Administration and measures of General
| Grant, who disapprove the chicane, bad faith
| and general mismanagement of our State affairs
by the Conservative party; who desire to restore
| this Commonwealth to her former relations OF
| concord and loyaltywith the National Union; who
are determined to labor for the general education
of the children of the State; the active develop
ment of her material resources; the
prompt completion of her public
| works the Introduction of population
| labor and capital from all available Sources es
| pecially the North the preservation to the State
| from emigration of her own admirable laborine
| population, by q policy of justice, amity anu
| mutual trust and support towards our fellow
| citizens of the colored race and especially al
| who condemn the race-hatred, intolerance, abuse
| and social ostracism which fill the hearts ant
constitute the political policy of the Conservative
/ party of Virginia.
1t is requested that the secretaries of the loca
/ meetings shall communicate to the Secretary
| the State Central Committee, at Richmond, tn,
| names of delegates selected as soon as practica
| BILE after the respective meetings are held in or
| der that q roll of the Convention may be pre-
| pared before the meeting of the Convention
w. III. III. STOWEIIL, Chairman.
| tl q John w. WOI.TZ. Secretary