The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-05-07
Call for Republican Conventions.

Inc EAecutlVe and State Committees of the
republican party of Virginia, at their meeting
held thls 5Oth day of April, 1885, issue the fol-
! lowing call fora delegated State Convention OF
the party to be held at Richmond on Wednes
day, the 18th day of July, at u NJ
| /. That the Republican voters of the counties
for each precinct in the State assemble at their
respective polling-places on SATURDAY, the
3Oth day OF Mag, at II NJ, and there appoint
such number Of delegates as they may see fiji 10
| County Convention to be thereafter held NJ
such Time and place az the County Committee
! by its chairman, shall designate and the Re
publican voters Of each city of the stare assem-
BILE nj their respective polling places SATIR-
DAY EVENING, the s0th day of May, at s p
NJ, and likewise appoint delegates to City
! Convention 10 be thereafter held at such time
and place rs the City Committee. by its chair
man, shall designate.
Such precinct meetings shall be called to or
der and for the same a temporary chairman
and secretary designated by any member of the
County or City Committee present; OF. in the
absence OF such, by any voter OF sucn precinct
or ward
The delegates SO appointed shall he certified by
the chairman and secretary OF the meeting 10
the county or city chairman. as the case NAV
be.
li.fihe county and City Conventions delega-
ted as hereinbefore provided will be called 10
order ana temporary chairman and secretary
designated by tie county or city chairman, AID
these Conventions viii appoint to the State
convention to be held at Richmond, Va. on
Wednesday, the 18th day of July, 1885, dele
gates ana aiternates given by the schedule
annexed. The delegates and alternates so APP
pointed to be certified to G. c. Clarke, secre-
tary, Richmond, Va. by the chairman and sec
rotary OF such meetings.
III. IL Is recommended to county and city
chairman, where the city or county is entitled
TO eiect one or more members Of the Legisla-
ture, that the County or City Conventions as
semoled as provided In section of this call
shall nominate then, at an adjourned meet
rang isr that purpose, the candidates of the
party for the Legislature, and where any city
and county. or any two or more counties are
entitled to elect Senator or one or more mem
beers of the House of Delegates, or both, that in
such cases the delegates and alternates to the
State Convention appointed provided in
section |, or such other delegates and alter
mates as such County or City Convention may
choose to appoint, Shall constitute g Conven-
ton for the nomination of a Delegate or Dele
gates. and Senator. the same TO be thereafter
assembled at such time and place as may be
designated Jointly by the chairmen of the
counties or county and city composing the
election district; and the chairman of the
county or city wherein such convention as
sembles shall call the same to order and desig-
nate a temporary chairman and secretary and
lay before the Convention so organized a rol
of the delegates and alternates as certified to
him.
". In all such conventions for the appoint
ment of delegates and alternates to the State
Convention, or for the nomination OF candi-
dates for the House of Delegates and the Senate
of Virginia, each precint by the delegates rep
resenting the same shall be entitled to a vote
equal to that cast for the Coalition candidate
for Governor in November 1881.
WILLIAM MALONE, Chairman
c. C. CLARKE Secretary.