The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-10
DaF CALL FOR A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.
TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF yIR-
GINA:
RooMs STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES,
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA,
49,. RICHMOND. VA Nav % 1879

RICHMOND, Va, May %, 1873.
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 the state election of
November coming, and of nominating candidates
and Attorney General. The Committee desig-
mated the numbers to compose the convention
in the following resolutions
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 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 ISIS
1t is therefore hereby officially announced that
a Convention of the Republican party of Vrr-
gina will be held at the place and on the day
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 ayow 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
u nearly 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 provdential 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 chcane, 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 laboring
population, by a policy of justice, amity AM
mutual trust and support towards our fellow
citizens of the colored race; and especially al
who condemn the race-hatred, intolerance, abus,
and social ostracism which fill the hearts ant
constitute the political policy of the Conservative
party of Virginia. rts5
It's requested that the secretaries of the loca
meetings shall communicate to the Secretary O
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 roll of the Convention may be pre-
pared before the meeting of the Convention
w. II. III. STOWELL, Chairman.
Say JOHN w. WOLFF, Seer