The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-26
Bar CALL. FOR A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION. SO.
TO THE REPUBLICAN, VOTERS OF yIR-
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Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES,
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA,
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FUOMB STATE CENTRAb COMMITTEE, ]
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA,
s d RICHMOND, Va, May 20. 1873.
The State Central Committee of the Republic
can party. in full meeting, held on the 10Th
ultimo, resolved to call Convention of the
party to be held in LYNCHBURG ON THE,
3oTH 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 Governor
and Attorney General. The Committee dssig.
mated the numbers to compose the convention
in the following resolution:
Resolved, That the representation of the
several cities and counties in the State Copyen-
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 del present from each county shall
II is therefore hereby officially announced that
Convention of the Republican party of V,r.
gnia, will be held at the place and on the day
above named, to be composed of members depn-
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 he
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 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
hearty and unTeseTved concurrence, in
the Republican policy of reconstruction
under which Virginia has been restored to the I'm
ion; all who sincerely accept the providential set
tiement 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 chicane, 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.
peciaily the North; the preservation to the State
from emigration of her own admirable laboring
population, by policy of justice, amity anu
mutual trust and support towards our fellow
citizens of the colored race and especially all
who condemn the race -hatred intolerance, abuse
and social ostracsm which fill the hearts and
constitute the political policy of the Conservative
party of Virginia.
1T requested 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 practica-
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
q w. H. III. STOWELL Chairman
.4 " JOHN w. WOLFF, Secretary