The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-04
BSSH CALL FOR A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.
TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF vlR
GINA:
Rooms STATE CENTRAL Committee,
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA,

hlVHAoNDI v A, may ~ 1878.
The State Central Committee of the Republi-
can party, in full meeting, neld 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 overnor
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 tnat each county
shall have ut least one delegate, and no alter
nate will be admitted unless he resides i'm 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
a Convention of the Republican party of Vlr.
gina 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 apr 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 Iynchburg, and we earnestly
inytte to these primary meetings, all who give
| a 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 proydenial set
Element of the sectional controversy on the fun
damental principles of liberty and equal rights
for all, affected by the amendments to the Ma
tional Consultation; who unreservedly endorse
| the Administration and measures of General
Grant who disapprove the chicane, bad faith.
aud 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 deyelop.
| 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 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 ostracism which fill the hearts and
constitute the political policy of the Conservative
party of Virginia.
| 1t is reques ted that the secretaries of the local
| meetings shall communicate to the Secretary Of
| the State Central Committee at Richmond the
names of delegates selected as soon as practice
bic after the respective meetings are held in or.
| der that a roll of the Convention may be pre-
| pared before the meeting of the Convention
| w, II. II. STOWELL, Chairman
| JOHN w, WOLTZ. Secretary