The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-03-13
The Official Call by the National
Committee.
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

| NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONV ENTION.
| WASHINGTON, d. C., Dec. 12 lSS3.-A national
republican convention will meet at Chicago
IL, on Tuesday, June s. 1884, at u O'Clock, noon,
election.
The republican electors of the several states.
and all other voters, without regard to past
political differences who are in favor of elevat-
ing and Identifying American labor, protecting
and extending home industries, giving free
popular education to the masses of the people,
securing free suffrage and an honest counting
rights in every section of our common country,
and who desire to promote friendly feeling and
permanent harmony throughout the land by
maintaining national government pledged to
these objects and principles, are cordially in
vited to send from each state four delegates at
large, from each congressional district two del
egates, and for each representative at large two
delegates to the convention.
The delegates at large shall be chosen by pop
ular delegate state conventions, called on not
less than twenty days published notice, and
held not less than, thirty days nor mere than
OF the national convention.
The republicans of the various congressional
districts shall have the option of electing their
delegates at separate popular delegate conven-
lions, called on similar notice, and held in the
congressional districts at any time within the
fifteen days next prior to the meeting of the
state conventions, or by subdivisions of the
state conventions into district conventions !:
and such delegates shall be chosen in the latter
method If not elected previous to the meeting
of the state conventions. All district delegates
shall be accredited by the officers of such dis
trict conventions.
Two delegates shall be allowed from each ter
r1tory and from the District of Columbia, SINH
larly chosen
Notices of contests shall be given to the na-
tional committee, accompanied by full printed
shall also be made public; and preference in
the order of hearing and determining contests
shall be given by the convention according to
statements by the national committee.
d. M. SABIN, Minnesota, Chairman.
JOHN A. MARTIN. Kansas, Secretary.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
REP. PARTY OF VIRGINIA,
Whereas Tbe Rennbiean SafoSa r.
tee on the 18th day of December, 1884, issued
call for a National Republican convention to
June next, for the purpose of nominating can
didates for the office of president and vice pres
ident of the United States, now, therefore, the
undersigned, chairman OF the State Central
Committee of the Republican party of Virginia,
pursuant to resolution passed by the said
meeting thereof, held in the city of Richmond,
Va, on this 2lst day of February 1884, and in
accordance with the call of the Republican Ma
tional Committee aforesaid, hereby calls q
State Convention to assemble in the city of
Richmond, Va. on Wednesday, the 30th day of
ing delegates from the State at large to said
National Republican Convention. and for the
further purpose of nominating an electoral
ticket composed of twelve electors, gledoed to
the support Of the candidates nominated by said No
ttonat Republican CRaUertion to be held IN Chicago
on me 3TG dGy OF June neat.
The delegates of such State Convention duly
accredited thereto from each Congressional
district OF the State may then and there resolve
themselves into district conventions and elect
two delegates to represent each district respect
lively in said National Republican Convention.
Primary conventions will be held in each city
and county of the State upon notice of the
county chairman, at such time and place as
may be selected by the county or city commit
tee, provided, however, that such meetings
shall be held prior to the 9th day of April next
and provided further, that at least twenty (2Oj
days notice shall be given for said county meet
1ngs and ten QO) days notice for meetings in
cities
1t is further ordered by said State Central
Committee, that in cities OF counties in which
there is no organization, ten QO) Republicans
In good standing. may call the city or county
aforesaid.
The appointment of delegates and alternates
for each city and county of the State shall be as