The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-23
Bsg CALL FOR A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.
TO THE REPUBLICAN, VOTERS OF vIR.
GINA:
Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES,
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA,
RICHMOND. VA. MAY %. 1873.

RICHMOND, VA, May % 1873.
The State Central Committee of the Republic
can party, in full meeting, held on the 10th
ultimo, resolved to call a Convention of the
party to be held in IlYNCHBURG ON THE
SorH 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 ana counties in the State Conyen-
ton 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 resides in the
same district as his principal, and provided that
the delegates present from each county shall
cast the full vote of the county z
1t is therefore hereby officially ammo unced that
a Convention of the Republican party of yir.
| ginia, will be held at the place and on the day
above named, to be composed of members depu-
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 app oval of its nominees and
| principles are hereby invited and called upon to
| hold timely meetings and to select delegates to
| represent bDplr SeubltnentS anu WISHES III LIE
| Convention at Lynchburg, and we earnestly
| invite to these primary meetings, all who give
| q hearty and unreserved concurrence, in
| the Republican policy of reconstruction,
under which Virginia has been restored to the I'M
ion; 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.
tienal Constitution; who unreservedly endorse
the Administration and measures of General
Grant; who disapproye the chieane bad faith
and general Encouragement of our State affairs
by the Conservative party; who desire to restore
4 this Commonwealth to her former relations OF
concord and 10y altywith 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 laborins
population, by policy of justice, amity ant
mutual trust and support towards our fellow
citizens of the colored race; and especially al
who condemn the race-hatred, intolerance, abus
| and social ostracsm which fill the hearts ant
nstitute the political policy of the Conservatiy
party of Virginia.
1t is requested that the secretaries of the loca
meetings shall communicate to the Secretary 0
the State Central Committee, at Richmond, tn
names of delegates selected as soon as practices
Bile after the respectiye meetings are held in or
der that O roll of the Convent may be pre-
! pared before the meeting of the Convention. =
w. IL. III. STOWELI4, Chairman.
JOHN w. WOLTZ, SecI etary, L