Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-01-28
VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN STATE CON-
YENTION.

Responding to the call of the Republi-
can National Committee for The election OF
delegates and alternates, as therein pro-
vided, to the Republican National Con-
,ention, to be helis' Chicago, ILL.,, on the
2lst Of June next, and for other purposes,
the Republicans Of Virginia are hereby
called to assemble in State Convention at
the city of Norfolk, on Thursday, the 3fd
day Of March, 1904, at l p. M, and all
voters, without regard to past political sf-
flAtions, who believe in Republican
principles and endorse the Republican
policy, are cordially invited to unite under
this call 10 participate in the selection of
delegates and alternates thereto.
(a) The number of delegates and alter
mates to be appointed by each city and
county of the State is, as given by the an-
nexed schedule, ba,ed upon the vote for
the Republican Electoral Ticket in 1850
Delegates and alternates from the counties
and cities may be elected by mass meet
ings or delegated county conventions, as
the Republican county or city committees
may for themselves elect.
(b) Where mass meeting shall be se'
lected as a mode of selecting delegates and
alternates at least ten days public notice
shall be given; and where a delegated
county or city convention shall be taken
as the process of such selection, county
or city cbairmen will, by at least en- days
public notice, posted in each precinct,
state the number of delegates and alter
mates to be chosen by each precinct, which
will be in proportion to the number Of
votes cast by each precinct for the Repub
lican Electoral Ticket in 1900.
(c) Precinct or other district meetings
for the appointment of delegates to dele
gated county or city conventions will be
held in the precinct or other district, at
the place designated by the county or city
committee, at such hour as the county or
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meetings will lie called to order by the
chairman of the precinct or other district,
or, in his absence, by any member of the
precinct or district committee present,
when the meeting will proceed to organize
by the election Of apermanent chairman
and secretary,
(d) To each delegate and alternate ap'
pointed by such precinct or other district
meeting, the permanent chairman of the
meeting will issue and deliver a certificate,
to be signed by the permanent secretary
and countersgned by the chairman of the
precinct or other district; and full list of
the delegates and alternates so appointed
shall be signed by the permanent chair
man and secretary, and countersigned by
the chairman of the precinct or other dis
trict, and the same delivered to the coun'
ty or city chairman,
(e) In the case OF delegated county or
city conventions the chairman 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 meeting as to a temporary
chairman and secretary; and so, likewise,
be will proceed in the case of mass meet
ing. In either case, the permanent
chairman of such delegated county or city
convention or mass meeting will issue and
deliver certificate to each delegate and
alternate appointed to the State Conven-
ton, which certificate must be signed by
the permanent secretary and counter
signed 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,
Richmond, Va, "a lst-certi6ed signed ,and
countersigned, as above, of the delegates
and alternates so appointed.
Of City or county convention for mass
meetings) appointing delegates and alter
mates to the State Convention, may ap-
point the same persons to represent them
in their respective district conventions.
By direction of the State Republican
Committee.
PARK AGNEw, Chairman.
ASA ROGERS, Secretary.
Richmond, Va, January 20, 1904.