The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-30
Fey CALL FOR A REPUBLICAN
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RICHMOND, VA, May %, 1873
| The State Central Committee of the Republi- |
can party, in full meeting, held on the 10Th |
! ultimo resolved TO call Convention of the
party to be held in IYNCHBURG ONyTHE |
s0TH 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; rts 4s8 rzf,s5
Resolved, That the representation of the
several cities and counties in the State Conyer-
ton be double that to which they are entitled in
4 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 r. from each county shah
1t is therefore hereby officially announced that
Convention of the Republican party of yir.
4 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 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
I Convention at Lynchburg, and we earnestly
Invite to these primary meetings, all who give
a hearty and unreserved concurrence in
r the Republican policy of reconstruction,
under which Virginia has been restored to the I'm
ion; all who sincerely accept the providential set
4 Element of the, sectional controversy on the fun
damenta1 principles of liberty and equal rights
for all, as affected by the amendments to the Ma
tional Constitution; who unreseryedly. endorse
the Administration and measures Of General
g Grant; who disapprove the chicane, bad faith,
a and general mism anagement of our State affairs
by the Conservative party; who desire to restore
n this Commonwealth to her former relations OF
= concord and loyaltywith the National Union; who
are determined to labor for the general education
n of the children of the State the active develop
7 ment Of her material o. resources; tbs
l works | the introduction Of population
labor and capital from all available sources es
II pecially the North the preservation the State
= from emigration of her own admirable laborine
5. population, by a policy Of justice, amity ant
q mutual trust and support toSzsrds our fellow
y citizens of the colored race; and especially al
N who condemn the race-hatred, Intolerance, abns
and social ostracism which fill the hearts an,
Constitute the political policy of the Conservativ
st party of Virginia. bs88 @9M sGl sas
~ tits requested that the secretaries of the 1oca
n meetings shall communicate to the Secretary 3
the State Central Committee, at Richmond, tn
~ names of delegates selected soon as practices
"a BILE after the respective meetings held in
~ der that roll of the Convention may be prs
O pared before the meeting of the Convention.
.lINaTHR a. W. H.lH. STOWELI4, Chairman,
u, IL ss..s JOHN w. WOLTZ, Secretary -