Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-06-16
Meeting Of the State COnserva-
tive Committee.

At a meeting Of the State Commit
tee of the Conservative party (held
last evening" called 10 consider sub
jec.s of much interest to the future
Of the party, involving its integrity
unity, the following resolutions
after due deliberatiou, were unani-
mously adopted:
First. 1t is respectfully urged that
conventions should be called in each
of the congressional districts where
there is clear Conser. alive majority;
and in the other districts such course
should be pursued as the members of
the State Committee in such districts
may deem most conducive to the in
teiests of the Conservative party.
Second. 1t is there duty of the three
members of the State Commute in
each district to issue the call for the
assemblage of the convention and
to name the time and place.
Third. The Conservative vote of
each county aud city cast al the late
gubernatorial election should be ac>
cepted as the basis of representa-
ton.
Fourth. Uniformity in the manner
of appointing delegates to conven
i ms is important. 1t is, therefore,
in the language of the plan adopted
~ the late State convention, re-
commended that ain the election of
delegates to any congressional con-
vention or di,trict convention it shall.
be the duty Of such committee Of the
city or county to prescribe by pablo
notice whether such appointments
shall be made by ward, township,
city, or county meeting. and the
number of delegates to which such
ward, township, city or county shall
be entitled; but to secure uniformity
in the appointment of delegates =,
when determined tn be made by
townships, it is earnestly recommend
ed that the county chairman shall
give notice OF the assemblage Of the
Conservative voters, at some conve.
nient point in each township Of the
county, for the purpose of electihe
the number Of delegates said town
ship may be entitled to, and that said
meeting, be called for tie same day
for each township Of the county,"
Fifth, 1t is recommended that each
township of county and ward of a
city shall be entitled to one delegate
fer each one hundred Conservative
voters, and one for every fraction
over fifty,
Si1th That an active canvass for
the nomination by aspirants for con-
gressional ho1ors is greatly to be
deprecated, and should be discoun.
tenanc d.
Serenh ResolUed, That the resolu-
tons Of the last State Convention,
aud also of the State Committee,
adopted during the late gubernatorial
canvass, are hereby reaffirmed as fol-
lows:
"ResOlved. That in the opinion of
this Convention it is as much the
duty of every Conservative voter OF
this Commonwealth to vote against
all independent candidates, protesting
to be Conservatives while running
against the regular nominees of the
party, as it is their duty to vote
against the regular Radical nomi-
nees.
BY the State Committee: 'tReSolu-
ed, That while this committee ex>
pressly disclaims the right or the
purpose to interfere in the choice Cf
candidates or in the conduct of local
elections, it does claim the right and
declare their earnest purpose not
only to throw the whole weight Of the
party organization against Radical
candidates everywhere, but in ac-
cordance with the resolution unani>
mously adopted by the State Con-
vention, to trca. boilers from our
organization. or opponents of our
C indicates, in all respects as Radi>
Gals
After the adjournment Of Il COM
mittee, the members called upon his
Excellency Governor Kemner. and
were hospittbly resolved. Richmond
Dispatch leth.