The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-22
hey GALL FOR A REPUBLICAN
.a I'D STATE CONVENTION wt
TO THE REPUBLICAN, VOTERS OF vIR-
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Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES,
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA,


RICHMOND, VA, May ~, 1878.
The State Central Committee of the Republic
can party. in full meeting, held on the 10th
ultimo, resolved to call 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 ana counties in the State Conven-
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 ur'ess he resides in the
same district as his principal, and provided that
the delegates present from each county shall
east the full vote of the county. $3.50 i'slfa-
It is therefore hereby officially announced that
a Convention of the Republican party of Ylr
giuia, 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 adh ion 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 LynCnDurS, anu we earnestly
| invite to these primary meetings, all who give
| o 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 an
| damental princr es 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 disapprove the chicane bad faith,
| and general Encouragement of our State affairs
4 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 mat ial 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 laboring
population, by policy of justice, amity and
mutual trust and support towards our fellow
citizens of the colored race and especially all
who condemn the race.hatred, intolerance, abuse
and social o'tracsm which fill the hearts and
cons titnte the political policy of the Conservative
party of Virginia. e
| 1t is requested that thesecretaries of the local
| meetings shall communicate to the Secretary OF
4 the State Central Committee, at Richmond, the
names of delegates selected as soon as practiea
BILE after the respective meetings are held in or
| der that n roll of the Conventi ton may be pre-
| pared before the meeting of the Convention.
L w. II, II. STOWELL, Chairman.
l. -a'r John W. WOI4TZ, Secretary, f