The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-27
ADDRESS FROM
REPUBLICANS.
The State Executive Committee Met
on Monday.
CONVENTION WILL BE CALLED.
Voters In Each Congressional District
tobc given Opportunity ofDcciding
Whether or Not They Wish 20
Have Candidates i'm the Field


mittcc met az Ashland Monday and took
steps looking 60 placing candidates for
Congress an the 0eld iu an the districts
~ is something unusual for the Rcpub-
hcans 90 be taking any action ass carly
as April in am "on year" This probably
means that O. very determined effort VIII
he made 90 capture several of the dis-
tricts.
Al present the Republicans have three
congressman from Virginia as follows.
Mcssrs. Thorp, OF the Fourth district
Walker of the Ninth district. and Nost,
o. The Tenth. Mr. Thorp succeeded Dir.
Epcs recently unscated
REPUBLICAN ADDRESS
Following is thc address issued by the
committee.
Alexandria. va. April 25. 1888
TO tho Republican Voters OF virginia;
Tho Republican state Executive Com
mittce of the Republican party OF Viz
rinia at "a meeting held iu Alexandra
this day adopted resolutions looking 20
the necessary action undcr inc party
plan of organization FOR The holding ol
Congressional conventions tho nomination
Of Republican candidates for Congress
and Che election of members OF lhe he-
publican state Committee.
Tho committee C0ugratulatcs the ke-
ruIlican voters of the state Of virginia
upon the fact that the state Repuhlc"h
convention held at Stounton, Va on
April % 1896 adopted plan OF orgahiza-
fion under which ull power within thc
pepuhliran marty now asconds from the
proplo to tho heads Of the party organl-
cation Instead OF going from those
cieshcd in authority by the people down
%. the body of Republican voters oil the
THE PARTY's PLAN.
Tru5c- This plan Of organization inc
time has been reached not only LOT ,ne
necessary steps looking TO the campaign
for the election Of congressman from .h'
different districts of the state but ai.o
fo c.u upon. the people 10 seie't N'I
r,sprcsoutatVos Son tine state oItaHlN,.l'"
called the Republican state comm l''..
~ ie provided in the plan ol 0g'niHdI""
referred TO- article. section u.s.
There shall Doe 70 congressional COM
,rtttoe for each Congressional district
composed of % chairman 90 DE eiee'eu Dl
tho delegated Congressional COW
and one member from cach county M"
,fty fu tho district 90 be- elected by lh'
respective county and city conventions
held 90 send delegates To- ihe f"i' '""-
pressioual Convention.
EARLY MEETINGS REQ TESTED.
Tho epcciaI attention OF the chairmen
- members of the respective congress
siou8l district committees. ms well af the
.ify and county organizations. IS ihNl-
cd fl The foregoing provision OFT our or
cauIc law. with the request that meet
ircs u the several congressional district
committees bc held ls soon 3s prdruclnie
f.r ODD. purpose of taking action of hold
irg district conventions nominating cane
d.I1tt- for Congress. and elecung from
each district three members of the Re
publican State Committee. THE State tN-
r.rrita Committee viii he elected hy the
new Republican State Committee nc iis
meeting after au the congressional dis
trIof conventions shall have been hello
Tine following extract from The party
plan of organization is herewith printed
fur the information and guidance OF all
concerned.
THE RULES LAID DOWN.
section I-Tn. Congress -iouul District
Committee shall uX tEe times and places
for holding au district conventions.
Section 1.-THE County Committees
shall lx thc times and places for holding
au county and magi-tcrial district COM
Veufous.
Section III-The city committees shall
lv the times and places for holding AN
city and ward conventions.
Section IN.-AI conventions shall Doe
called to order ly the chairman. or in his
absence by a member of The committee
which has called such convention. and Dee
shall Immediately take the scnse OF the
convention for ga temporary chairman
CALLS MUST Bic MADE.
Dr. was further resolved. That under the
plan OF organization. So is in the opinion
of this committee the duty of %ach Cor
Erc.-ioual District Committee 60 call dis-
tr.ct conventions. lu their respective Dis-
tricts. prior To- every congressional cleo
ton and TO HN the time and place for
holding such conventions, and that said
District Committees have uo choice or
discretion iu Che matter. or any power
or authority to decide whether or not
such conventions shall bc held on whether
ur NOT candidates for Congress shall Doe
put in the field in the several districts. or
in any or either OF them. that discretion
neiue vested solely fac the congressional
district conventions called by said District
Committee.
DO SIS earnestly urged that an Rcpuhii-
cans viii interest themselves lao the COM
ing campaign. To- the end that not only
the best material may Doe selected. for
congressional candidates. but also that
yum expression of the popular will may
10 obtained in the selection of members
iu the State organization.
PLEA FOR UNITY.
During the year 1897 there was some
division of opinion as 10 the wisdom ard
propr.cty of nominating a. gubcruatorial
ticket a respectable minority OF The Re-
publican party voted for "a ticket. nOmi-
mated without the approval Of the Re-
publican Organization. AT that time the
state Committee iu am address publicly
proclaimed chat as there was no regular
Eepubicau ticket in the field, any MEM
Der OF thc party either voting FOR such
ticket or declining so 90 do. would not
thereby forfeit his status or claims as
Republican. and 30 is hoped that all Re
puhhoans Will now earnestly unite and
harmon.0usiy labor in the field to which
they are called hv this address.
Very respectfully.
PARK AGNEW. Chairman,
j. A. WALKER.
JAS. j.. BRADY
s.. BROWN ALLEN.