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It is, of course, possible that others may throw their hats into the ring before the Republicans’ state nominating convention on May 31 and June 1 in Norfolk’s Scope.
A word about that gathering is in order, since it bears directly on the Republicans’ concerns.
The GOP strategists have long relied on large conventions both to fatten the party’s coffers with the filing fees that are charged, and to broaden participation in party affairs. Their 1978 convention in Richmond brought some 9,000 delegates to the Richmond Coliseum, and was the largest political event of its kind ever held in the country, including the past national conventions of the two parties.
But Republican source^ say . this year’s conclave in Norfolk could be even larger. There will be 3,990 delegate votes and the same number of alternates.
Each delegate vote, however, can be fractionalized and represented by as many as five actual delegates seated on the convention floor. Thus each city and county can elect five delegates to represent each one of its allocated votes. It is this fractionalization which builds GOP conventions in Virginia to such immense sizes.
Each delegate is assessed a $25 filing fee if they pay up before the May 18 deadline, or $35 thereafter. Thus the aforemen
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