The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-03-16
TO THE REPUBLICAN PEOPLE OF vIR
GINA,

RICHMOND, VA, January 49, 1876.
At at meeting OF the State Central Committee Of
Republican Party of virginis held at Richmond,
Virginia. January l8th 1876 it was ordered that
convention of the Republican party of the State be
called, to he held at Lynchburg, Virginia. on We'd
nesday April 18th, 1876, at IL o'clock M It will be
| the duty OF this convention to select two dele
gates from each of the Congressional districts and
fonr from the State at large to attend the National
Republicanconvention to he held at Cincinnati June
14th 1885, also to choose two electors from the State
at large and from each gressional district of
the State to form State Central and State Executive
committees of the party and to do such other work
to it shall seem appropriate in preparing the
ty for the Presidential campaign of the present year;
The basis OF representation Of this convention is
that of the lower House of Delegates fixed by tie
State constitution. provided that each county is to
have at least one delegate and the city of Rich
lnond six delegates.
The committee further directed, in order to secure
full, free and fair representation. that the dele
gates said convention shall be chosen uniformly
ON the fourth Saturday in March at the respective
Courthouses of the different counties, and in the
wards of the several cities, except in the city OF
Richmond and the fourth Monday in March is fix
the day for the selection of the delegates in said
city.
Under this call each of the counties and cities Of
The State will be entitled to the following number of
delegates
Accomac. q Albeinale, 5; Amelia 1; Alexandria, 2.
Appomatox, l. Allegheny, 1; August a, 8; Bath,
Bedford, g. Bland i; Botetourt, 1; Brunswick, 1;
Buckingham, 2; Buchanan, l; Campbell 8; Caroline,
g. Carroll. l. Charles City, 1; Charlotte 2; Chester
field, g. Craig, l. Cumberland, i Cu,peper, /; Clarke,
/; Dinwiddie /; EliZabethe City, Essex, l; Eau
quier 2; Fairfax. l: Floyd, l: Frakln O. Fluvana,
Frederick 2; Giles, l; Goochand, l. Greensville 1;
Green, l; Gloucester, /; Grayso, l. Halifax, g. Han
2; Henrico, 2; Henry, 1; Highland, J.; Isle Of
Wight. l; James City, and city of Williamsburg l;
King and Queen, l. King William. l. King George
1; Lancaster /; Lee, L. Louisa, 2; Lunenburg, l; Lou
doun, 2; Matthews, l. Madison, /; Mecklenburg, 2;
Middlesex, 1; Montgomery, l; Nansemond, 1; New
Kent, /; Norfolk county, q city of Portsmouth, l;
Norfolk City. 2; Nelson I; Nottoway, l; Northamr-
toni northumberland; Orange Patrick, l. Page1
Pittsylvania 4; Petersburg City, 2; Powhatan, l;
Prince Edward i; Prince George, !; Prince William
l; Pulaski, l. Princess Ann. L. Rappahannock l.
Richmond City, 6; Richmond county, l; Rockingham
2; Rockbridge, 2; Roanoke, l. Russell, 1Shenandoah
2; Smyth l. Southampton, 1: Scott, l; Surry, Stat
ford L. Sussex, 1; Spottsvania 1; TazewelI.l; War
wick, l. Washington, 2; Warren, /; Westmoreland,
/; Wise, l. Wythe, 1; York. l.
The attent ion of the Republicans OF the several
counties and cities is respectfully invoked this
CALL and they earnestly urged to to it, that
every county ard city is properly represented.
By order OF THE COMMITTEE;
Richard H. Carter Chairman,
John R. Popham, Sec'ry.