The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-02-10
Republicans in Council.
JOINT MEETING OF THE STATE EXECUTE


Republicans in Council
JOINT MEETING OF THE STATE ExEcUrivf
! AND CENTRAL COMMITTEES.
! The Republican State Executive COMMITTEE
met in Richmond on Tuesday last Cen W lex
ham chairman. The only question whicf
came up for discussion was the advlsaDiilIy o
naming date for the assembling 0. the o'at'
convention. Gen. Wickham read paper
which he subsequently, offered in the mt e'ihe
of the Central Committee and when "as
unanimously adopted as an address to the re-
publicans of the State
After adopting the following resolution the
Executive Committee adjourned
ResotDsd. That so much OF the resolution
passed at the last meeting of this committee as
recommends to the Central Committee Tie
calling OF a State convention OF the party 10
meet III the city of Richmond on the luth Gay
OF March, 1881, be rcscinded, and the question
be left to the discretion of the Central Com
mettee as to the time and place OF holding a
convention, recent political events occurring
making this action seem wise and necessary
Tor the good Of the party.
= The State Central Committee met soon alter
the; u xecutivei Committee accommodation
John +. Lewis, chairman; X. P. Brooks, sec
t'retary; A. Al Splitter, treasurer The districts
were represented as follows:
+ First District Mcdonald, Benjamin
Upton, jr., w G Gordon
Second DistrictAC w Lassiter. John Gala
han, d NJ Norton. 7ssa sare
u Third District-JB Stewart, " II Carter,
Lazarus Bib. 4.aaf1
Fourth Distribution Joseph Jorgensen,
Cell Jennings, NJ X Lloyd. 80,
: Fifth District-George D Gronely, james
Wood, DR. G R Gray
Sixth District-B B Bolts, E " Early, J W
Cochran.
Eight District-B W CLARK, W $ Wood, Il
Tancil
Ninth Dis,rict-H A Jameson, w S Oakley,
J H Ballard
The Ninth district was represented entirely
by proxies, and George D. Gronely, of the
: fth district, was represented by proxy
General Wickham reported in writing the
action of the / xecutiye Committee resembling
their action calling for convention 10 assem-
bic in Richmond ON the 10th day of March,
1881, and RELOCATING the matter TO the State
Central Committee
He also read the following paper from the
Executive Committee asking the State Cen
trail Committee TO adopt the same as an
address:
anse Republicans Of Niyilaa.
Your State Central Committee 10 whom YOU
have entrusted the management OF the affairs
of The party in this State, and to whom you
look to guard its interests until such time as
another State Convention of the party shall
assemble and relieve them OF the duty, deem il
proper to briefly address you at this time.
The vote cast by you for Jas. A. Garfield at
the late election, under many most disadyan-
tageous circumstances, shows a degree OF
strength which with united efforts on the part
of all members of the party gives fair ground
to expect much greater success than we have
ever yet attained in Virginia, and as we gain
strength we Can look with certainty for Access
sions 10 our party from those who have here
totore: acted with our opponents.
This Will give us fall Weight in the legislation
OF the tate and thus enable US to correct GER
tain evils that now give US just ground for
To ensure these united efforts it is necessary
to maintain and render more effective our or
ganizaLion in every quarter Of the State. The
Committee therefore calls upon you to see to
1t that your County Committees are kept full
and look actively alter the affairs OF the party
in their respective counties, that your club
organizations are maintained and increased
and hold regular meetings and bring into their
membership all Republicans within their pre-
cincts.
AS tending to keep the organization of the
party in that healthy condition that is essen
Llal to success, the state Central Committee |
af6rms and adopts, and hereby announces to
you as rule OF the party the resolution adopt |
ed by the Republican State Executive Com
mitlee on the 18th of January last that the well
being of the Republican party in Virginia de-
mands that no member OF Republican organ
ization or committee shall be at the same time
member OF any political organization or COM
nittee which does not acknowledge allegiance |
TO the Republican party and It's principles, anti
any such member so acting shall thereby |
vacate his position as member of the Repub- |
iican committee or organization ard Repub-
Icon shall be elected forthwith il his stead'-l
And the Committee earnestly cautions all Re- |
publicans to be watchtul that they be not de-
luded into connecting themselves with any |
pohtlcal party or organization. that fails or
refuses to carry openly the. flag Of the Repub-
lican party, for those who are not with us are |
against US. The State Central Committee gives |
assurance to the republicans of the State that |
as in duty bound it will watel: closely the in
o. tie party and from time to time take
such measures for perfecting the organization |
as will insure the success oil the party in the
ensuing State elections and that at the proper |
time it will issue call for a Republican State
convention to make such further arrangements !
TO procure that success, as may TO its assem- !
bed delegates seem wisest.
In the meantime the Committee expects
every republican to do his duty and to stand |
firmly by republican organization and repub-
lcan principles. And the Committee cordially |
invites all citizens Of Virginia who desire the
prosperity OF the State to unite with the re-
publican party to advance that prosperity
JOHN F. LEWIS
Chairman State Central Committee,
We take the following account Of the pro-
ceedngs from the Dispatch:
Mr.. Wood ,ofthe Fifth district, took the floor, |
and moved to strike out that portion of the |
address which insists that no one shall be |
recognized as a republican who belongs to any |
other political organization than republican,
and supported his views in few remarks
Mr.. ID. S. Lewis offered the following as an
amendment to that portion of the paper to
which Mr.. Wood objected
Provided, however, that when there is no
republican candidate or candidates in the field
any republican is at liberty to vote for flnder
or readjuster candidate or candidates, as be
may think best for the interest of the republ-