Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-14
Call for Republican District and State
Convention.

TO be held at Richmond. May IA. l90S.l
To the republican electors of Virginia:
Alex.ndris, Va. April 2, 1908.
| Whereas, a crisis has BEEN re lched In the
mansg ment Of the republican party of VII
| ginis that. If allowed 10 continue aud il not
repudiated by the republican national con-
yention, will drive tw0-thirds Of the renut-
lican voters away from the party in this COM
| ing presidential election, and which can
only be averted by improved party m mage
| ment and change OF policy, iu which there
will be no discrimination among republicans
voters: and
Whereas. this crisis has been brought
about by the tyrannical and Illegal acts OF
the federal Office holders all over this Stat4
with a few honorable exceptions) in chang
Ing the character Of the party, from the ma
tioDal republican party 10 q lily white re-
publican party of Virginia, by taking Illegal
control of all city, county and district con-
ventions, as we'll rs the State convention held
in Lynchburg April Sth, 1908, which was alb
soniely run and controlled by the federal
officers OF this State in order TO complies
their lily white organization and elect them.
selves, or others who will be under their con-
troll, as delegates and alternates TO ths Chi
cag) convention, in absolute violation of all
the rules and regulations ofthe Civil Service
Commission ard the Pr, sident's explicit Or-
ders; and
whereas. there is no provision made, to
this date, in any platform Of national re-
publican convention, nor any precedent, to
establish the claim Of any delegates sent 10 n
national republican convention by select
lily white convention, where large majority
Of the republicans are denied the right 70
participate in their election on account Of
color. Therefore the great mai )rity Of the
Virginia republicans intend to submit this
great question to the national republican con-
vention TO be held in the city OF Chicego on
June 10th, 1908, for 6oal settlement; and
Where's, the various committees and the
various city and county chairmen have 20
ted and manipulated affairs that they have
violated the express provisions in the Official
call for the republican nationsl convention
to be feld in Chicago June 10th, l9e8-which
reads as follows: But provided forLher that
Ia no State shall an election be 50 hell as to
prevent the delegatfs from any Congressional
district and their slteIna.es being selected by
the republican electors of the district -
which taid provision has been most grossly
violated: aud
Whereas we are pOwerless to right these
wrongs save by appe ling to the republlcsn
national committee and the republican ns
tional convention 10 be held June 10th, 10. &,
therefore, to that END, notice IL hereby given
that district republican mass convention for
the Eighth Congressional district Of Viz.
ginia is hereby called to assemble at ODD
Fellows Hall, Alexandria, Va. on Thursday.
the 9TH day Of May, 1908, ct noon for the pur-
pose Of eleciing two rtpDblicsn delegates aud
two republican slternates to represent this
district in the republican national conVen.
ton 1T Chicago tune 10th 1908, and for the
tran'a"ticn Of such other business as may
pro erly come before it.
And fur her notice is hereby given TO each
county nd city to meet in mass conven Ion
not later Than May l4lh ard FL, ct delegates TO
the republ ecu State convent on to be held ia
Richmond, Va, Thursday, May IA, 1908, at
noon. for the purpoe Of electing four repub-
llcsn del gates at largo and four republican
alternales at large, to represent the republi-
C .ns of the State OF Virginia in the republic
c n "a ional convention TO b. hf III at Chirago
j me 10th, 1873, EN- for the tram action Of
such thsr business as may properly come be-
fore il, in strict conformity with the ell
Issued by the national republican committee.
at Washington, d. c., barring date Deem
Der z, 1907, and signed by Harry p. New,
chairman, and Elmer Dover, secretary.
TH05. NJ. WATSON, Chairman.
+. HILL, JR., Secretary.