The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-24
gEfs~ CALL FOR A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.
TO THE REPUBLICAN, VOTERS OF vIR-
GINA
Rooms STATE CENTRAL Committee,
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA,
R1cHMoNp, VA, MAY %. 1873.


RICHMOND, VA, May %. 1871
The State Central Committee of the Republic
can party, in full meeting, held on the 10Th
ultmo, resolved to call Convention of the
party to be held in IYNCHBURG ON THE
sorH 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 Conyen-
lion 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 his principal, and provided that
the delegates present from each county shall
| cast the full vote of the county.
IT, is therefore hereby officially announced that
| a Convention of the Republican party of VIZ.
| 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 app oval of its nominees and
| principles 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 Civ,
| a hearty and unreserved concurrence, IL
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 right
| for ALL as affected by the amendments TO the Ma
tional Constitution who unreservedly endors
| the Administration and measures of Genera
Grant; who dsapprove the chicane, bad faith
and general Encouragement of our State affair
, by the Conservative party; who desire 10 restor
this Commonwealth to her former relations
concord and loyaltywith the National Union; VIII
are determined to laborfor the general educatio
of the children of the State; the active develol
ment of her material resources; III
prompt completion of her publ
a works the introduction of population
labor and capital from all available sources, e
necially the North; the preservation to the Stat
n from emigration of her own admirable laborir
= | population, by q policy of justice, amity an
mutual trust and support towards our FELLOW
3 citizens of the colored race; and especially a
Il | who condemn the race-hatred, intolerance, abu
: and social ostracism which fill the hearts al
constitute the political policy of the Conservati
S party of Virginia.
1t is requested that the secretaries of the loo
meetings shall communicate to the secretary
i the state Central Committee, at Richmond, Il
" names of delegates selected as soon as practio
s Bile after the respective meetings are held, in G
!, der that a roll of the Convent ton may be pl
II pared before tho meeting of the Convention
L. w. II. II. STOWELI4, Chairman
JOHN w. WOLFF, Seer etary.