Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
THEY ARE PREPARING
RErt BLICkN STATE COMMITTEES
ISSUES ADDRESS TO VOTERS.
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS TO Be CALLED
congressman and state Committee
men 10 he Nominnted-Tbe Work
inGs of the New Plan of Orranizn-
fion-A Plea for Unity In the Party.

Tho Republican State Committee met
in Alexandria on Monday. and framed
an address to the Republican voters OF
Virginia. There were present at the
meeting Messrs. Park Agnew CHAIR
nam. j. a. Walker. James ID. Brady, s
Brown Allen. Stith Boiling, and Asa
Rogers, secretary.
Resolutions were adopted looking TO
the necessary action under the party
plan OF organization for the holding OF
congressional conventions. the nomina-
ton Of Republican candidates for Con-
grcss and the election Of members OF
the Republican state Committec.
The committee. in its manifesto. Con
graduates the Republican voters Of the
state Of Virginia upon the fact that the
State Republican Convention. held at
Staunton. Va, on Aprll p, 1886, adopted
plan Of organization under which all
power within the Republican party now
ascends from the people to the heads OF
the party organization instead of going
from those clothed in authority by the
people down TO the body of Republican
voters Of the State"
TO ELECT CONGRESSMAN AND COM
MITTEEMEN.
Attention is called TO the fact that
under the plan OF organization the time
KS been reached. not only for the neccs-
saIy steps looking to the campaign for
the election Of congressman from the
different districts OF the State, but also
10 call upon the people to select their
representatives. in the State organization
called the Republican state Committee
In this connection. section Of Article J.
Of the plan is quoted.
Continuing, the address invites the
special attention of the chairmen and
members of the respective congressional
district committees, as well as the city
and county organizations, TO the fore
going provision of our organic law with
the request that meetings Of the several
congressional district committees be held
as soon as practicable for the purpose of
taking action of holding district conVcn-
lions, nominating candidates for Con
gress, and eecting from each district
three members of the Republican state
Committee. The State Executive Com
mittec will be elected by the new Repub-
lican state Committee at its meeting
after all the congressional district CON
vcntiOns shall have been held.
Extracts from the plan Of organiZa-
ton are quoted TO show that the con-
gressional District Committee shall fix
the times and places for holding all dis
trict conventions, that the county com
mittecs shall fix the times and places
for holding al county and magisterial
district conventions; that the city com
mittecs shall fix the times and places for
holding all city and ward conventions.
and that all conventions shall be called
TO order by the chairman. or. in his
absence by q member of the committee
which has called such convention. and
me shall Immediately take the sense Of
the convention for a temporary chair
man.
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS TO BE
CALLED
II was further resolved that under the
plan of organization it is I'm the opinion
of this committee, the duty OF each con-
gressional District Committee to call dis
trict conventions IN their respective dis
uricts prior 20 every congressional cleo
ton. and 10 fix tho time and place for
holding such conventions; and that said
district committees have no choice or
discretion in the matter. or any power
or authority TO decide whether or not
such conventions shall be held, Or
whether or not candidates for Congress
shall be put in the field IN the several
districts or in any or either OF them,
that discretion being vested solely ia
the congressional district conventions
| called by said district committees
All Republicans are urged TO interest
! themselves i'm the forthcoming campaign
| TO the end that not only the best mate
| rial may be selected for congressional
| candidates. but also that full express
% of the popular will may be obtained
/ I'm the selection OF members in the State
organization.
4 PLEA FOR UNITY.
! As to the attitude of the state Com
mittee I'm the gubernatorial campaign of
/ last year. the address contains the fol-
| lowing allusion:
During the year 1897 there was some
| division OF opinion as TO the wisdom and
| prophety OF nominating a gubernatorial
/ ticket. \ respectable minority Of the
Republican party voted for "a ticket
nominated without the approval Of the
Republican organization. Al that time
the State Committee IN an address pub
! licly proclaimed that as there was no
regular Republican ticket in the field.
| any member of the party either voting
for such ticket or declining To do 50
would not thereby forfeit his status or
claims as a Republican, and it is hoped
| that all Republicans win now earnestly
unite and harmoniously labor in the field
! TO which they are called by this address.