The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-18
VIRGINIA'S REPUBLICANS
AN EFFORT TO PATCH UP THE
SPLIT IN THE PARTY.

Tho Executive Committee of the
National Committee Formulates
Basis of Comprehensive Commit
tee From the Old Dominion Urges Its
Adoption-Text of the Documents.
New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE executive
committee of the national republican COM
mittee met to-day to adjust the differences
in Virginia After celebrating nearly two
hours the committee arrived at a conclu-
sion, and issued the following:
| To the Republican Voters Of Vi,ginia:
The undersigned having presented differences
| In the republican party of Virginia touching the
| elections in the Second. Third, Fifth, Sixth,
| Seventh and Eighth congressional districts to
! the republican national committee. and that
committee having adopted the resolutions hereto
annexed, we heartily recommend it's suggestions
| to all the republican voters of the state In
doing this we assume that the republican voters
of Virginia will accept the resolution of the
| national committee as to the mode OF proceed
| ings, both In precinct and county meetings
and IN the district conventions, and that such
| meetings and conventions SO constituted
will give fair, free and full expression of the
Will of the republican voters who assemble in
| the meetings and as delegates in convention
We, therefore, call upon all republicans in Nir
| ginia who have heretofore taken part with us
| in the recent unfortunate division in our party
| to attend the precinct and couuty meetings
Calleu IOr Jne election OF delegates 10 uiSJtlct
congressional convention and take part in said
proceedings and wherever such are elected
delegates to attend said district con
vention and abide by their action as
to the question of electors The suggestions of
the national committee II observed, and we
doubt not that they will be observed, will re-
move any and all objections on the part of
loyal republicans to attending said meetings
and conventions, and are sufficient guarantees
for cordial unity among all the republicans in
our state in the effort TO secure twelve repnb-
iican electors from Virginia pledged to Har-
| rison, Morton and protection.
In all earnestness. loyalty and sincerity we
make this appeal to the members of our party,
and congratulate them upon the happy ending
of all cause of difference among Virginia repub
licanS as to the electoral ticket.
The paper was signed by V. ID. Greener,
chairman and clector of the Second district;
James ID. Brady, member of the national
committee; John s. Wise, ID. f. Houston,
state chairman, and Lonis Mckenzie elector
of the Eighth district, the committee
appointed by the republican state committee
at the meeting of Aug. s. 1883.
TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION.
The resolution adopted was as follows:
ReSotUpd. That 1t is the sense of this commit
tee that the proposal made by the republican
committee of Virginia. presided over by Gen
Malone, TO submit the question as to the elect
ors in six contested districts Of Virginia to the
district conventions TO be conveneu for nomi-
mating congressman, ought to be accepted
by that wing of the Republican party
presided over by Col Huston. But we are fur
Their of the opinion that, in the interest of har-
mony, the persons calling the meetings to elect
delegates and the district conventions to order
should not designate the temporary chairman,
but that the selection of said chairman should
be left entirely to the meetings and conventions
themselves. j. S. FAssETT, Secretary.