The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-07
B6s~ CALL FOR A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.
TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF VIe-
.. GINA:
RooNs STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES,
REPUBLICAN, PARTY OF VIRGINIA,
RICmMnNn. Va May % lS79

hOOMS STATE oENTkAI COMMITTEES, 4
RRPUBL1cAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA, (
RICHMOND, VA, May %, 1873
The State Central Committee of the Republ-
can party. in full meeting, held on the 10th
ultimo, resolved to call Convention OF the
party TO be held in LYNCHBURG ON THE
SOrH DAY OF JULY NEXT, for the purpose of
organizing the party for hestate 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 resolutions
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 apportoned In the
State Constitution, provided tnat each county
shall have - 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. ~ II
1t Is therefore hereby officially announce that
u Convention of the Republican party of V,r.
ginia, Will be held at the place and on the day
above named, to be composed of members depIi-
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 ayow 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
invite to these primary meetings, all who give
hearty and unTeseryed 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
Element of the sectional controversy on the fun
damental principles of liberty aud equal rights
for all, as affected by the amendments to the Ma
tlonal Constitution; who nreservedly endorse
the Administrator 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.
pecially the North the preservation to the State
from emigration of her own admirable laborng
population by policy of justice, amity and
mutual trust and support towards our fellow
citizens of the eolored 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 Conseryaiye
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 practice.
BILE after the 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
all. JOHN w. WOLFF, SecI etary