Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-20

Inc republicans OIL virginia are hereby
called to assemble in State convention at
Norfolk on Thursday, the 22l day of Au-
gust, 1889, at - O'Clock M, and all persons
in sympathy with the party and its principles
are invited to participate in the election of
delegates thereto.
First. The number of delegates and al
ternates to be appointed by each county and
city of the State will be given in the annex
ed schedule.
Second. Such delegates and alternates
will be elected for each county and city at
time and place to be fixed by the chairman
of the State committee, in the same manner
as delegates are elected in each, respectively,
to nominate candidate for the house OF del
eeates of Virginia. and, where precinct
meetings are to be held for the election OF
delegates to county and city conventions.
the necessary public notice of the same ehall
be given by the chairman at least ten days
before the holding of such meetings.
Third. Where precinct meetings shall be
in process by which these conventions are
to be formed, the precinct chairman, or, in
his absence, any member Of the precinct
committee, will call the precinct meeting to
order and tuke the sense of the republican
yot.rs for the selection of q temporary chair
man and secretary, and such chairman or
committeeman will certify to the county or
CITY chairman the names of the temporary
and permanent ch8irmen and secretaries OF
of such u ceilings and the permanent chair
man and secretary Of such meeting will GER.
tify to the county or city chairman list OF
the delegates and alternates appointed, and,
in accordance with such lsts, the comfy or
city chairman will make up the roll OF the
convention.
Fourth. City conventions shall be dele
gated conventions, and county and city
meetings, whether in the form of delegated
conventions, or MAS meetings OF the repub
lican voters, shall be called TO order by the
county and city chairman, or, in the absence
of any such chairman, by the secretary of bis
committee, and in the case of delegated
convention will submit aroll of the delegates
and alternates, made up as hereinbefore pre-
vided and then, or in the case of mass
meeting, the chairman or secretary will
take the sense of the body for the selection
of temporary chairman and secretary.
The delegates and alternates appointed by
such conventions or mass~meetiDgs Will be
certified by the permanent chairman and
secretary of each respectively to the chair.
man of the State committee and the city or
county chairman, or secretary, In each
case will certify the names of the per.
mauent chairman and secretary of every
such convention or meeting to the chair.
man of the State committee; provided
that all such delegated conventions or
mass meetings for counties shall be held
at the courthouses of the county seats, If Oh
tainable, and If not, at such places at the
county seats as may be designated by the
county chairman, except for the county OF
Norfolk, where the convention or meeting
may be held in the town of Berkeley, and ex.
cept for the county of Prince Edward, where
the convention or meeting may be held In
the town of Farmville, and for cities such
delegated conventions shall be held at the
places designated by the city chairmen !
provided further, that at least ten days pub.
lie notice, by posters or otherwise, shall De
given by county and city chalrmen OF the
time and place of such county mass meet.
ings, or such delegated county and city con-
ventions.
Fifth. The State convention shall be
called to order by the chairman of the State
committee, and the first proceedings, after
the reading of the call, sball be the reading
of the list of delegates which has been certl'
fed to the chairman BY the city and county
conventions.
Sixth. All contestants shall be admitted
to seats assigned to them on the floor of the
convention, but shall not be allowed voice
in the proceedings until their title is passed
upon by the convention.
By direction of the State committee,
WILLIAM MALONE,
ASA ROGERS, Chairman.
Secretary, July 10. 1889.