Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-10
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
The State Committee Recommend Non.
Participation in Elections at Present,

The Virginia republican state committee,
which has been in session here under the
guidance of Gen. Malone, adjourned yesterday
and went home. The conclusions arrived at
by the committee are that the republicans OF
the Old Dominion had better take rest
during the coming congressional campaign
because the democrats are going to have their
own way anyhow. The committee has made
public the following:
In pursuance of section g article Of the
party code. which provides that the state COM
mittee shall fix the time and place of all state
and congressional conventions of the party
and prescribe the number of delegates and
alternates for each county and city in the state
ana the mode OF electing the same TO such con-
yentlOn. the state committee. at q meeting
held on Tuesday, the Sth day of July, 1890,
declare:
First. That inasmuch there hes not been
In this state. as they believe, a full and unhin-
dered exercise of the right of the elective
franchise and an honest return of the ballots as
cast SINCE the election for Representatives in
Congress In the year 1882. when the election
machinery was fairly organized and honestly
ADMINISTERED. save and except in the congress
sIonal elections of 1856, when the republicans
carried the state by 20. 900 and received the re-
turns for seven of the ten members Of Con-
greSs, whereas, according to democratic au-
tnority, had Mr.. Barbour been at home the
count would have been different"
That. lnasmuch as in the last state election it
Is known that fully 27.O00 legally qualified
voters were fraudulently stricken from the
registration books, and by such means the pop
ular will null1hed and state government i'm
posed upon the people without remedy and
that 1nasmuch as it has come to pass that an
election IN the state for municipal state or
federal officers under the democratic election
law, and as administered by democratic Off
eiais, Is mere mockery, and that any conten-
non OF candidates opposed 10 the democratic
machine candidates only serves to give coun-
tenance to the belief that elections in Virginia
are free and fair.
That We for ourselves declare that we will
not participate. and we advise all self-respect-
ing republicans to forbear participation in any
erection IN this state Except in such districts
where the district committees may elect to call
conyentlons) where and so long as the same
shall be conducted under tho foul election law
or tie democratic party. as now fraudulently
administered, hopefully Diding the time when
unlawful Acknowledgement of the electors and
fraudulent returns shall become SO repugnant
TO popular sentiment rs to make the acceptance
OF pubic trust by such means a badge of dis
honor; when the better thought of the masses
staii realize that an efficient, frugal and pure
administration of public affairs is only to be
reached by fair elections; when, In fact it shall
De seen that a republican form OF government
a. guaranteed by the Constitution of the United
States, the paramount law of the land, is al
lowed or enforced IN Virginia.
But, IN Difference. and only in Difference to
what may be the wish in some OF the dlstrlctst
this committee hereby delegates authority to
every congressional committee that mayso de-
termlne, to call district convention to nom
IEate a candidate for Congress and to fl the
time and place of the same. BY direction.
Asa RODGERS, Secretary.