The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-10
B6- CALL FOR A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.
TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF vIR-
E al 3.lGINIA:a

RsprBnicAS PARyY OF VIRGINIA,
X 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
s0rH DAY OF JULY NEXT, for the purpose OF.
organizing the party for thestate election of
November coming and Of nominating Candidates
for the Offices of Governor, Eientenant- Governor
and Attorney General. The Committee desig-
mated the numbers to compose the convention
in the following resolution .AA&A = n
Resolved, That the representation of the
several cities and counties inthe State Conven-
tion be double that to which they are entitled In
the, House OF Delegates as spportioned In the
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. zss.s llsss !.
1t Is therefore hereby officially announced that
a Convention of the Republican party of vir-.
ginia, will be held at the place and on the day
above named, to be composed Of members depi-
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 their sentiments and wishes in the
Convention at Lynchbnrg, and we earnestly
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| a hearty and unreseryed 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. affected by the amendments to the MAJ
tiona1 Consultation; who unreservedly endorse
4 the Administration and measures of General
Grant; who disapproye the chcane, bad faith,
and general mismanagement of our State affairs
by the Conservative party;s who desire to restore
| this Commonwealth to her former relations of
| concord and ioyaltywith tbs 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 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 ostracsm which fill the hearts and
constitute the political policy of the Conservative
party of Virginia. A asa ~ n ~
1t Is requested that the secretaries of the local
| meetings shall communicate to the Secretary OF
| the State Central COMMITTEES, at Richmond, the
names of delegates selected as soon as practioa =.
BILE after the respective meetings are held in or
4 der that a roll Of the Convention may be pre-
Il pared before the meeting of the Convention. !
4 W. II. H. STDWEIL, Chairman
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