The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-02
BsSn CALL FOR A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.
TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF yIR-
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ROCKS STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES,
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA,
y. M.


RICHMOND, VA, May 30. 1873.
THE State Central Committee of the Republi-
can party, in full meeting, held on the 10Th
ultimo, resolved to call Il 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, Lieutenant G overnor
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 and counties in the State Copyen-
tion be double that to which they are entitled in
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 from each county shall
cast the full vote of the county.
1t is therefore hereby officially announced that
Convention of the Republican party of Vir.
glnia Will be held at the place and ON the day
above named to be composed of members deptl-
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 ploval 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
| n 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 proyidential 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 chieane, bad faith,
and general Encouragement of our State affairs
by the Conservative party; who desire 10 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 r,sources the
| works the introduction of population,
pecially the North; the preservation to the State
| from emigration OF her own admirable laborins
population, by q policy of justice, amity and
| mutual trust and support towards our fellow.
| citizens of the colored race; and especially all
| who condemn the race-hatred, intolerance, abuse
and social ostraeism which fill the hearts and
constitute the political policy of the CONSERVATIVE
| party of Virginia.
1t is 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,
BILE after tn respective meetings are held in or.
| der that a roll of the Conven ton may be pre-
pared before the meeting of the Convention
| w. II. II. STOWELL, Chairman
| JOHN w. WOLFF, Secretary. .