The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-02-05
Republican State Committee.

The Virginia State Republican Commit.
tee met at tho Custom Ho Use Richmond
Thursday the 29'h. The following members
re present: F. W. Taylor and s. j.
Quinn, First district; 8. w. Cook and
w. Il. Jefferson, Second district Josiah
Crump and Arthur Spirzer, Third district
VI. r. DeMortie and Joseph Jorgensen.
Fourth district; o r. Wooten and W. II.
Peasants, Fifth district; J. F. Wilson
D. J. Woodfn and 4. r. Alexandria, Sixth
dlstrcr E. W. Early, S. NJ. Yost and Giles
B. jackson. Seventh district; B. W. Hoxey.
ght district. No delegate from the
Ninth district.
RESERVATIONS WITHDRAWN
On motion Of B. w. Hoxsay. G. P. Rams
dell (chairman) James y. Brady. tsecre, ar, J
were permitted to withdraw their respective
designations.
G. w. Cooke, OF Norfolk, moved that all
persons having proxies be admitted to par
ticipate in the proceedings OK the commit
tee.
Col. Woodfin argued against proxies, be
lievng that the members of the Committee
has no power to appoint them.
Mr.. Early offered as an amendment that
such persons be allowed to debate, but not
to vote.
Ht uiOLiSll was ugICSu ~ w u NOtG VI ~
tot.
The following persons were admitted as
proxies First district, John II. Popham for
J. J. Mcdonald Second district, j. F. De.
zendorf for Fl. B. Nichols; Ninth district,
C. w. Lassiter for F. j. Bramhall.
VACANCIES FILLED.
DR.. Z. Ii. Smith, of Dinwiddie, was elect
ed member Of the committee from the
Fourth district in place of G. 8. Richards,
who has removed from the State.
5. B. Clarkson was elected from the Third
Third district in place OF D. w. Bchanon,
%ho Is unable to attend TO the duties OF the
position.
Staunton was fixed upon as the place, and
2lss OF April as the time, for holding tue
Republican State Convention.
L. z. fendletOn appeared and was admit
ted as proxy for F. l.. Van Auken, Of the
Eight district.
THE PARTY's CALL
The following call was directed to be is
sued
Whereas the State Central Committee OF
the Republican party of Virginia. deeply
impressed with the necessity Of the con-
tinued ascendancy of the national Republi-
can party IN this country, and resenting the
aggressive and unpatriutc course of the
present Democratic party in Congress-, and
desiring to provide for the representation OF
all Republicans OF this State at the next
National Conveneion-
RESOLVED, That the Republican party OF
Virginia hold 4 State Convention at Staun.
ton on April 81. 1880. TO elect delegates to
the National Republican Convention to be
held at Chicago on June Sd.
z. That the representation In SAID Con-
ct,oll h., 81
tion in the House OF Delegates of Virginia
under the Constitution of the State adopted
in 1859; provided, that each county shail
have at least one delegate, and that the city
OF Richmond shall be entitled to SIX dele
gates, one from each ward in the city.
3. That the chairman OF the regularly con-
stituted committee in each city and county
in the State shall call city and county con-
ventiOns, to he held in counties on Satur-
day, April 10Th, and in cities on April IA.
1880. Ten days public notice shall be given
to elect delegates to which each city and
county is entitled; az, d in cities and coun-
ties where there is no Republican commit
tee ten Republicans in good standing shall
have the power to call mass-meeting OF
Republicans on the days above specified,
giving public notice thereof, 30 elect said
delegates; that the delegate or delegates
thus elected, and bearing the credentials |
signed by the chairman and secre tary of |
said meeting, shall be the legally elected |
delegate or delegates to said convention.
4. That delegates or aternates to said |
State Convention shall be citizens OF the
respective cities and counties which they |
A motion to reconsider the vote by which |
Staunton was selected as the place for the
holding OF the next Convention was de-
feated.
Captain A. A. Splitter was elected Treas
urer of the Central Committee, uice Geo. S.
removed from the State.
Adjourned, subject to the Call Of the
chairman.