The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-12
NEXT REPUBLIoAN coNvENI.
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Meeting Of the National Committee
.sTime and Place Selected. 80

.sTime ana Place Selected.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE RI
J publican National Committee appointel
by the Chicago Convention Of 1868 met 1
, this city today, to fix the time and plac
for holding the next National Convention
Ex.dov, Claflins of Mass, presided. fkite
general exchange Of opinions the ques
tion was taken on selecting the frs
Wednesday in June as the time for hold
ing the Convention, which was agreed tC
Ayes 90, nays 0.
OnmotiOn, the Executive COmmitte
decided 10 hear what thedelegatio ationsifon
the different cities have to say 5as'to thl
place Of holding the Convention.
II was announced tliat propositions haC
been received from Boston, Louisville
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DR.. Loring advocated the selection o
Boston. ,s... ,.... ..,......... -..-....
Mr.. Wetherill presented the claim
Of Philadelphia, which, together will
the State Of Pennsylvania, re
quires political stimulus. Penn
sylvania, he said, gives twenty.six elec
torial votes. which 1t Is all importan
should be secured for the Republican
party, and that the hotel keepers hat
given their pledge that they would no
charge the proporlionate price for Rep
resentatives. rul-
MIR. Stevenson, of Ohio, presented
the advantage Of Cincinnati for the meet
ing Of the Convention as not only desired
by the Republicans, but by the people
Among other reasons given by him was
the sittings OF the National Conventions
The Republican Convention had beer
held in Philadelphia once, in the east
twice and in the west twice, but in the
centre il was never sitting, and that a
convention in Cincinnati must politically
affect the circumference.
Delegate Chapman recommended
Washington.
Mr.. Burton presented the claims ol
Louisville, and said that il the Republi.
cans shall fix on that city the Republi.
cans Of the Cross Roads will give them u
cordial reception. Every facility as To
hotels shall be afforded. suffg .i'
Ex-senator Henderson gave as his rea-
son why st. Louis should be selected, that
some persons in Iowa and Missouri have
their preference for Grant, while there
are preferences for others but whoever
may be nominated will be supported by
the Republican party Of that State, and
the holding of the Convention there will
add something to strengthen the Repuhli-
can party.
On motion Of Senator Pomeroy, of the
Executive Committee, they proceeded to
vote by ballot for places of holding the
National Convention. The result was,
Philadelphia, IS; Cincinnati, 8; st. Louis,
9; Boston, 3, Louisville, 3; Washington, /,
The Executive Committee decided that
each State shall have delegates TO the
Convention double the number of Senators
and Representatives and two for each
organized Territory, including the Terri
tory Of the District of Columbia, who
shall have the right tovote. hF"" ~
In the call adopted by the committee in
calling this Convention, the committee
remind the country that the promises Of
the Union Republican Convention of 1868
have been fulfilled. The States lately in
rebellion have been restored to their
former relations with the government;
the laws Of the country have been faith
fully executed; public faith has been
preserved; the national credit firmly es-
tablished; the governmental economy
has been illustrated by the reduction, at
the same time, OF the public debt and oi
taxation, and the funding Of the national
debt at lower rate Of interest, has been
successfully inaugurated; the rights OF nat.
uralizcd citizens have been protected by
treaties of immigration, encouraged by lib.
eral provisions. The defenders OF the Union
have been gratefully remembered, and
the rights and interests Of labor recog-
nized. Laws have been enacted and all
are being enforced for the protection of
persons and property in all sections,
Equal suffrage has been'engrafted on our
National Constitution. The privileges and
immunities Of American citizenship have
become part Of the law. A liberal pol.
icy has been adopted toward all who
were engaged in the rebellion. Comp.
locations in our foreign relations have been
adjusted in the interest Of peace through
ont the world, while national honor has
been maintained, corruption has been ex-
posed, offenders punished, responsibility
enforced and safeguards established.
Now, as heretofore, the Republican party
stands pledged 10 correct all abuses, and 10
carry out all reforms necessary, maintain
the purity and efficiency of the public SER
vice, and to continue firmly TO establish its
fundamental principles, we invite the
cooperation Of all citizens Of the United
States. s.hrl ..i".r9f
Mr.. Gorham, Of California, at the morn
ing session, offered the following resolu-
tions, in order, as he said, that they might
be canvassed. during the recess.
ReSOlued, That il is the sense Of this
committee that any test Of the civil of.
fees in the States which might operate
to exclude citizens because they have not
received collegiate or academic educa-
tion, would be u violation of the rights Of
great majority Of the American people
who have received q common school edu.
cation only, and would be Justly regarded
by thema as an. attempt to put upon them
aud their children degrading badge Of
inferiority. a.7s E
RsSolreR, That while political opinions
do not necessarily. control questions OF
fitness for public stations, yet we deem
the exclusion of Democrats from office
by Republicans as entirely consistent with
good morals and good government that
any other course Is Inconsistent with the
implied obligation assumed by those who
consent 10 become candidates of the Re.
publican party for public offices.
Upon the reassembling Of the Convcn.
tion the resolutions were Withdrawn, Mr..
Gorham stating that while 1t was evident
that they expressed the sentiments Of the
Convention, twas the general desire that
the subject should be lett 10 the future.
! Mr.. Fulton proposed the following:
7 Re~lpsd, That in view of the proposed
denomination Of the present Executive
this committee would respectfully sug'
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