The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-31
by CALL FOR A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.
TO THE REPUBLICAN, VOTERS OF vIR-
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Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES,
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA,
RICHMOND VA Nav % 1878 J

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Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES,
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA,
RICHMOND. VA, May %. 1873
The State Central Committee of the Republi-
can party in full meeting, held on the 10th
ultmo, 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, Leutenant-G Governor
| and Attorney General The Committee desg-
| mated the numbers to compose the convention
1 in the following resolution: ~
| Resolved, That the representation of the
several cities ana counties in the State Conven-
| ton be double that to which they entitled in
| the House of Delegates 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 from each county shall
| cast the full vote of the county.
1 1t is therefore hereby officially announced that
| q Convention of the Republican party of Vn-
| 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
Convention at Lynchburg, and we earnestly
. invite to these primary meetings, all who give
| q 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 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
I tional Constitution; who unreservedly endorse
the Administration and measures of Genera
> Grant; who disapprove the chicane, bad faith
| and general mism anagement of our State affairs
by the Conservative party; who desire to restore
, | this Commonwealth to her former relations o.
concord and loyaltywith The National Union; wht
are determined to labor for the general education
| of the children of the State; the active develop
ment of her material resources; thu
prompt completion of her pub
works the introduction of population
q labor and capital from all available sources es
| pecially the North; the preservation to the Stat
t from emigration of her own admirable laborin,
n population, by policy of justice, amity an,
' mutual trust and support towards our fellow
r citizens of the colored race and especially al
who condemn the racehatred, intolerance, abus
+ and social ostracism which fill the hearts an,
constitute the political policy of the Conserva,iv
party of Virginia. NJ
S tits requested that the secretaries of the loca
, | meetings shall communicate to the Secretary q
. the State Central Committee, at Richmond tn
s names of delegates selected as soon as practice
BILE after the respective meetings are held, in OF
+ der that roll of the Convention may be prt
i | pared before the meeting of the Convention.
w. II. III. STOWELL Chairman
G JOHN w. WOLFF, Secretary