Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-04-05
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
Text of the Call as Issued by Chair
man AqneW.

man AgneW.
Responding to the call Of the Republi-
can National Committee for the election
of delegates and alternates, as therein
provided to the Republican national con-
vention, to be held in Philadelphia, on
the 10Th of June next, and for other pur.
poses, the Republicans of Virginia are
hereby called to assemble in State con-
vention at the city of Norfolk on Tuesday,
the 10th day of April, 1900, at l p. M,
and all voters, without regard to past
political affiliations, who believe in Re
publican principles and endorse the Re-
publican policy, are cordially invited to
unite under this call to participate in the
selection of delegates and alternates
thereto.
The number of delegates and alter
mates to be appointed for 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 by
mass meeting or delegated county con.
ventions, as the Republican county or
city committees may for themselves
elect.
Where mass meeting shall be select
ed as the mode of selecting delegates and
alternates, at least ten days public no.
tice shall be given; and where a delega'
ted 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 delegates
and alternates to be chosen by each pre-
cinct, which will be in proportion to the
number of votes cast by each precinct,
which will be in proportion to the number
Of votes cast by each precinct for the Re-
publican electoral ticket in 1896.
Precinct or other district meetings for
the appointment of delegates to delegat'
ed county or city conventions will be
held in the precinct or other district, at
the place designated by the county OF
city committee at such hour as the county
or city committee may select, and these
meetings will be called to order by the
chairman of the precinct or other dis
trict, or, in his absence, by any member
of the precinct or district committee pres
ent; when the meeting will proceed to
organize by the election of a permanent
chairman and secretary.
To each delegate and alternate APP
pointed by such precinct or other dis
trict meeting, the permanent chairman
of the meeting will issue and deliver a
certificate, to be signed by the permanent
secretary and countersigned by the chair
man of the precinct or other district;
and full list of delegates and alternates
so appointed shall be signed by the per-
manent chairman and secretary, and
countersigned by the chairman of The
precinct or other district, and the same
delivered to the county or city chairman.
In the case of delegated county or city
conventions, county or city chalrmen
will make up the roll of delegates and
alternates as certified to him, as 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 meet
ing as to temporary chairman and secre-
tary; and so, likewise, he will proceed
in the case of a mass meeting. In either
case, the permanent chairman of such
delegated county or city convention or
mass meeting will issue and deliver a
certificate to each delegate and alternate
appointed to the State convention, which
certificate must be signed by the perma'
nent secretary and countetsigned by the
county or city chairman; and, also, the
chairman of such delegated county or
city convention or mass meeting must
forward to Asa Rogers, secretary, Peters
burg; Virginia, a lst-certiied, signed,
and countersigned, as above, of the dele
gates and alternates so 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 conven-
ton.
BY direction of the State Republican
committee
PARK AGNEw, Chairman.
ASA ROGERS, Secretary.
Richmond, Va, February 10, 1900.