The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-27
CALL FOR A REPUBLICAN, STATE
CONVENTION.
instructions for Holding Meetings Etc.

Responding to the call Of the Repub
lican National Committee for the cleo
tiou Of delegates and alternstes. as
therein provided. to the Republican |
y Ational Convention. % be held a.
Philadelphia, Pa on the 10Th OF June |
next. end for other purposes, the Re
plblicans Of Virginia and hereby called !
,o o assemble in State Convention at the
C. ~ Of Norfolk. on Tuesday, the 10Th
day of April. 1900, at I +. M, and all
voters, without regard to past political
affiliations. who believe in Republican
principles and endorse the Republican
policy, are cordially invited to unite
nder this call to participate in the Sc
lection of delegates and alternates
thereto.
The number of delegates and alter
mates to be appointed by each city and
county Of the State is based upon the
vote for the Republican electoral ticket
IN 1896 Delegates and alternates from
the counties and cities may be elected
~ mass meetings or delegated county
conventions. as the Republican county
or city committees may for themselves
elect
Where a mass meeting shall be select.
I'd az the mode Of selecting delegates
aud alternates. at least ten days public
notice shall be given; and where a del
egated county or city convention shall
be taken as the process Of such selection.
county or city chairmen will, by at
least ten days public notice, posted in
each precinct, state the number Of dele
gates aud altsrnates 10 be chosen by
each precinct. which will be in proper
ton 70 the number Of votes cast by each
precinct for the Republican electoral
ticket in 1896
Precinct or other district meetings
FOR the appointment Of delegates to del
gated county or city conventions Will
be held in the precinct or other dis.
,rict. at the place designated by the
county or city committee, at such hour
as the county or city committee may
s,leet and these meetings will be called
70 order by the chairman Of the precinct
or otherd. strict, or in his absence, by any
member Of th q precinct or other district
committee pres, IT. when the meeting
will proceed to orga.r!ze by the election
of a permanent chairma.' and secretary
To each delegate and al 'ernAts ap-
pointed by such precinct or ot.'er dls-
trict meeting, the permanent chairman
Of the meeting will issue and deliver a
certificate. 80 be signed by the perma-
nent secretary and oountersigned by the
chairman Of the precinct or other dis
trict aud full list Of the delegates
and alternates 50 appointed shall be
signed by the permanent chairman and
secretary, and oountersigned by the
chairman Of the precinct or other dis.
trict. and the same delivered TO the
county or city chairman.
In the case of delegated county or
city coventions county or city chair
man will make up the roll Of delegates
and alternates as certified to him, az
Just prescribed and, on calling the
county or city convention to order, Will
lay such roll before the convention, and
then proceed to take the sense OF the
meeting as TO a temporary chairman
aud secretary and so, likewise, he will
proceed in the case Of mass meeting.
In either case, the permanent chairman
of such delegated county or city con-
yention or mass meeting will issue and
deliver a certific ate to each delegate and
alternate appointed to the State Con-
vention. which certificate must be sign
ed by the permanent secretary and
countersigned by the county or city
chairman aud. also, the chairman OF
such delegated county or city conyen-
tion or mass meeting must forward to
Asa Rogers, Secretary, Petersburg, Vir'
ginia, list-certified signed, and
countersigned, as above. OF the dele
gates aud alternates 80 appointed.
City or county conventions (or mass
meetings) appointing delegates and al
ternates to the State Convention, may
appoint the same persons to represent
them in their respective district con-
ventions.
BY direction Of the State Republican
Committee
Asa Rogers. Park Agnew,
Secretary Chairman.