The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-03
STATE CONSERVATIVE COMMITTEE, J
Richmond, August 2. 1915.


The chairman Of the State CONSERVATIVE
Committee having frequent applications TO
announce tic existing regulations in regard
to the manner of making nominations for
the fall election would call the attention Of
all who are officially connected with the Or
nauiZ alton TO the manner OF proceeding as
laid down in the third section of the plan
adopted by the last State Convention, the re-
Solutions Of this committee subsequently
adopted, and the several letters Of insruc-
ton issued by the Executive Committee in
accordance with the foregoing resolutions ;
wnich arc as folIows-to wit:
"ciTy AND COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
SO. Each city and county, by popular meet.
ing, at! er due notice, or through the medium
Of existing organizations, may appoint city
or county committee. to consist Of two uem.
bcrs from each township or ward in each
CITY or county, who shall be charged with
the affairs aud conduct OF the party in such
city or county, regulating and directing the
same, either by wards aud townships or
otherwise, as such committee may prescribe.
"Such committee shall elect chairman,
whose duty 1t shalt be TO appoint all meet
Iugs and regulate all affairs as TO the party
which may embrace the city or county. In
the lection Of delegates to any elective dis.
trict convention il SHALL be the duty Of such
committee OF the city or county to prescribe
by public notice whether such appointments
shall be made by word, township, city, or
county meeting, and tue number OF delegates
to which such ward. township, city, or coun-
ty shall be entitled"
AT q meeting Of the State Committee held
| in August, 1873, it was
"ResOlUed, That until the several cities and
counties Of the State shall have organized the
Conservative party in their respective dis
| trcts in conformity with the plan OF organi-
cation prescribed by the late convention the
organizations authorized by the plan OF gu
aud III shall be respected and continue TO be
| in force, and the Executive Committee Of
| the State shall exercise the power of perfect
ing the organization in such cities and towns
where the same is defective"
| And again, at Il meeting held in June, 1Si 4
the following resolution was adopted:
"Resolrcd, That uniformity in the manner
of appointing delegates to conventions being
important, it is recommended that in
the electioa Of delegates to any convention il
shall be the duty OF such committee OF the
city or county to prescribe by public 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 en-
titled the chairman of which shall give no.
tce of the time and place OF meeting; and
! that all meetings for the election OF delegate:
shall be held on tue same day in the town.
ships Of county and the wards of 4 city
l." and it Is further recommended that
delegates be appointed in the proportion oil
one for each hundred Conservative voters
and one for every fraction over fifty"
The Executive Committee has recon-.
mended that conventions for nomination of
candidates. should be called by authority OF
the county or city committees through their
respective charnrr. In districts consisting
of several counties the calls should be made
by the chairm@n of the several committees
after consultation Us TO the proper time and
place.
In several of The cities aud towns under
authority of the local committees plans for
holding primary elections have been adopt.
ed, although not provided for or coBtempla
ted in the State spian Of organization, whcA
have never bee4oiected to so long rs they
were acceptabl1do Il majority of the voters
and the same plans will be continued in forct
with such changes as the local committees
may determine TO be most conducive to The
harmony and efficacy Of the organization.
1t Is earnestly urged that the plan Of OF
ganization prescribed by the State Conyen
ton and the rccomme en- dations made in pur
susnce thereof by the committee be strictl,
observed as the best means OF preservin.
the organization and integrity of the party
john 4. MEREDITH, Chairman.
j. K. Fisher, Secretary.