The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
THE VIRGINIA SIl.yEnBrES
Call for District Convention TO Elect
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Call for n District Convention 70 Elect
delegates 10 National Convention.
The friends of free silver in Virginia
are called upon through the following
address. TO organize for the purpose OF
selecting delegates to the St. Louis
convention and electors on the silver
ticket:
10 the People OF Virginia:
Friends OF silver in Virginia are rc
qussted Ia meet In their respective To-
calities and form clubs for the purpose
of Informing themselves upon the money
question, the most important question
of the hour.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION
each club should elect presicent.
secretary and treasurer, and select
three delegates to q county club, who
together with the above officers shall
form their representatives therein. a
call Tor a county meeting should be is
sued TO convene not later than Nav
court, and the above delegates should
meet at their respective court houses
ana proceed to organize hy elccting n
president and one vica-presidcnt for
each township in the county Cor ward I'm
me city, secretary and treasurer and
select one delegate and one alternate to
a district convention which shall be held
In each of the several districts of tho
State not later than the goth day of
June.
Each Congressional district conyen-
tion when assembled shall organize by
the election of a president. one vice
president FOR each county and town,
and u secretary.
They shall also elect five (5) delegates
and five 90, alternatcs TO attend the
ST. Louis Convention TO meet on JULY %
1885, and In addition thereto they shall
select one elector TO be voted for at
the November election pledged to sun
port the silver ticket. To be nominu ted
by the Silver Convention called Nv inc
convention held In Washington. Ianu-
airy 2lst and %. 1896. to meet I'm St. Louis.
Mo. on July 22. 1896. on the issue of
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
at the ratio of 1G To |.
The delegates from the several dis
trlcts when assembled in the city OF st.
Louis are empowered to select two (ol
electors at large (unlcss they are pre-
Niously selected as hereafter proyidcd>
ana The district delegates are authorized
to I'LL any vacancies in their respective
delegations or to cast the full vote of
their district
In the absence of delegates from any
district the vote shall be cast by dele
gates present from other districts.
undeF this appointment the State
would lack two delegates to the Nation
al Convention, but owing to the hard
times IT Is deemed inexpedicnt to call
State Convention and thus put the
already ovcr-taXed country folks to the
expense of Il State Convention to Sc
lect two delegates to the National Con
Nention. therefore If il meets the an
prevail of a. majority of the several dis
trict conventions the member of the
National Provisional Committee and OF
tine National Finance Committee from
the state will act MS delegates Mt large.
N Of f1,. T.t
ventions disagree To this then the dele
gates from the several Conrrcssioua
districts will he called together at some
central Loint 10 select two delegates mt
large and two electors at large.
Each county organization shall elect
one her of the Auxiliary State Com
mittec and each district organization
shall elect one member of the State AK
Hilary Committee who shall have charge
of the conduct of the State camnairn
AS a matter of further economy the
several district conventions are empow-
cred TO adjourn 10 a certain <fme and
place In the future for the purpose of
nominating candidates for Congress
should the old party conventions com
pei such action on our part.
ORGANIZERS
VIII be appointed by the undersigned In
each Congressional district. CITY and
county of the State. Friends OF silver
are requested to recommend suitable
persons FOR these positions bearing In
mind that the American Silver Organi.
cation is absolutely non-partisan. And
this should also be remembered I'm So
Letting delegates and alternates TO 81,
Louis.
Delegates, alternates and others wish
ing to attend the st. Louis Convention
should send their address 10 the nm
dersigned. who will arrange for special
railroad and hotel rates and notify them
at the earliest possible moment For
documents and other information adj
dress. ALIEN j. WEDDERRIIJ}N
Member National Provisional Con,,,;,
tee, Am. Silver Organization, for Viz
ginia
Washington, ID. c.. Feb. 22. 1886,
1t Is said that Joseph Jefferson has
finally decided TO make New Or,eon nc ~,