The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-07-01
Virginia Republicans

CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS TO BE NOMINATED.
THE DELEGATES APPOINTED BY PRECINCT
MEETINGS WILL ASSEMBLE AUGUST 2STH AT
PLACES TO BE HEREAFTER NAMED BY REsPEc3
TIVE CHAIRMEN.
On Saturday last the Republican state com
mittee of Virginia in session in Washing
ton and adopted the following call for Il Repub-
lican convention:
At IA meeting of State committee Republican
party of Virginia. held on the Goth OF June 1886,
it was ordered
l. That the Republican voters for each county
and city of the first, the second. the fourth, the
ninth, and tenth congressional districts meet
at their respective polling places, III counties
at IL IN. and in the cities at p. M, on Satur-
day, the 2lst day of August, and appoint dele
gates to county and city conventions, to be
held as hereinafter provided, for the purpose
ton. Such precinct meetings to appoint three
delegates to such county or city conventions
for every one hundred votes cast for the Re-
publican candidate for governor at the election
held on the Sd day of November. 1885, and for
any fraction over fifty votes cast, in addition,
for such candidate, one delegate, except in the
second congressional district, where the basis
taken for so regulating the appointment of
such delegates shall be the vote cast for the
Republican candidate for Congress in such dis
trict the 4th day of November, 1881. The
delegates SO appointed by precinct meetings to
be certified by the chairman and secretary of
such meetings to the county or city chairman
of the party. t sefet Z
III. That the delegates SO appointed by pre-
cinct meetings will assemble in county or city
convention on Saturday, the 2Sth day of Au-f
gust, at such hour and place the county or
city chairman may by public notice prescribe.
Ill. In such county or city conventions the
delegates representing each precinct shall be
entitled to cast the vote given the Republican
candidate for governor at the election on the
Sd day of November 1855. except in the second
district. n,ti ,r, the vote cast rGr the kelpi.n-
lcan candidate Tor Congress q: the cls elton
| the III day of November, 1881.
~. That the county ard city conventions 50
organized Will be rntltie;l to appoint delegates
and alterna!ts 'o>the congressional conven-
| lions which they compose, as provided in the
annexed schedule, and in such congressional
conventions fha delegates thereto, so appoints
ed. shall be entitled to vote according to such
schedule superintendent ttf delegates provided
that in The, selection OF delegates by such city
! and comfy conNehtiti II. The number taken
| from each ware, and magistrate district shan
be proportion lie To the vote east by the city or
| county for such Republican candidate for gov
! ernor. and latte second district for such Re-
publican ci;;l'!i,i tie fus Cnigr IS provided
further thai il the event OF 1; he failure of any
| one or moit isr.ri:.e.s to proceed rs herein
provided, the Republicans assembled at the
hour and place II ,.''e,i tor TING city or county
| convention shall. nevertheless, proceed to
| elect delegates AMI .iternaies, rs provided in
| the preceding aiti;i.' of his ca l.
V. That county and City chairmen will call to
order and preside as temporary chairmen of
| the county or city conventions, and the chair
! man, or other member present Of the eongres.
! order and preside likewise over tho congress
sional convention
VIZ 1HC congressional conventions ZOE inc
several districts named will assemble as fol-
lows: For the first congressional district, at
Tappahannock, Tuesday, the Slst day OF Au-
gust. at u M; for the second congressional dis
trict, at Norfolk, Wednesday, the LIST day of
September, II M; for the fourth congressional
! district, at Petersburg, Wednesday, the 1st day
! OF september, at u M; for the ninth congress
sional district. at Marion, Wednesday. the LIST
day Of september, at y m; for the tenth con-
/ gressional district, at Staunton. Wednesday,
the lst day of September at u NJ.
VII. That in respect to the third and fifth
congressional districts, all matters relating to
the action of the party are relegated to the
care of the congressional committee for such
districts, and the State executive committee.
VII. That in respect to the sixth, seventh
and eighth districts, conventions and no
nominations are advised. Sag T
THE STATE COMMITTEE.
/ c. c. CLARKE, WILLIAM MALONE,
Secretary. Chairman.