, 1880-05-29
Violation Of tho National 0all-The Anal
ogics and tho Precodcnta,
Congressional District Delegates Are tho Units
OF The Naslona. consa Non.
State Conventions Must Not Donineer
Over Them.

principle anu NluG-iCHCA1He il 1IhuItot tt'o |
question deserves, md should receive, the
candid consideration both Of tho Convention
n,ld the country. Upon Its decision will de-
pend the character OF the future conventions
Of tho party, whether they shall become III
fact, as well rs III theory, odtons nach(ncs
for stitltng public sentiment md forcib'y de-
creeng prcnrrnngcd results, or whether they
shall continue 10 be great representative
bodies, tho action OF which shall bo tho
expression of popular preference, md
the decisions Of which shnll inspiro
tho respect OF the voters Of our
faith. In this Illinois case, the National Con-
vcntion will be confronted with the distinct
question: What authority has the rlghtfi'l
power to choose the district Delegates to tho
National Convention? Does 1t rest IN each
district, or catt II be ,Relzcd and used by
State CoryentIon against tho protest OF tie
set$ Mamfss the S s II aueen @
, in tho former. each district IN the Union bus
!nefcashls rgt 9f ypema to rspfe
tion in the Convention Of all ti,e interests "
!; listing within every Congressional Httbi{- |
vlsion N tho Union; II in tue latter. TIE DIS
ti,elr i' paccs thirty.eIskt voices viii sappLant
: zoo. and representation Will cease to be freo
ii Mitierto, this point has not been presented
, this tluB nnd to the contest which y ms "
cilgd 10 deyelop the arbitrnry and abonll.
llatIe practlcss which have Ut once StartleH 9I:
! true Republicans. There have, however,
been CONTROVERSIES which partly trenehed !;t
upon this xfoup Ard 9a1 thq ~ sc'som h te
SSentton viii not be. behind It's predecessors
. iii vindlcating tho rights now put iii serious
jcopar.y., But these controversies WIRE con-
ilncd to tho potllt whether 4 State Collvcn-
hy+th thon 0f ltt2ETttr.
deies:ates. ts: ts rh!s ,as IS been decided II esst
twice adversely 10 the clatn,-oMc BY
esquesSsnee s appsa aa onff o y es 'GSS
Goa%Vensi@ csaS'sstik.' OF isSs, Which vas ieii III
GhsssSp 9aSS o ea yoo Es or NsyW e. cS er
,,ntIer "nnit r''lc" INSTRUCTIONS adopted by
the Stnte Convention Gf TINT ygaf. Il'en tae
claim mid without reslstancei antl tho prGs-
ent senator Cameron, now ClairmGn oi tho
National Committee mud member Of the com
ing Convention. Ind the pleasure OF brehktng
The "untt rule" Of that yenr.
The decision, by direct vnte OIL appeal was
III Tic Conycntionof 1871, when certain PENN
Vote " Tor Join i. Uartranft for President, ns
they wero directed to do under "mnlt-ruie -
siruetons aSpts b Tie StHte ,e Gnnvcss1on 1, lou
der responsibility to their Immediate con,
sttuents, was affirmed by tue President Of
the Go!ventlon nttt on appeal Gd nttGr az
scit. +The reasoning Of this ruling, which
protrcis tho tIeleEate from the Tyranny OF pts
colleagues. Inns its analogy aAa ylndlca,;son lon
IL ne r.aste . 9t eGS1y GGSmy in fo aad
md Is simply1mpregnable II tho repvcsentn-
tive principle Is to DO maintained, Bat the
right of the district to elect its delegates Is
~ ri nE rrI1f
gate to represent his constltucnts. Y Is
clearer, because OF the special eonsidcrattons
which grow out, Of the. constitution OF tao
Convention which urc !nlicrsnt IN lts ,iatnree,
which nru lnseparable from It, and which, II
tAken fsoAit, Leave the Convention q hulk,
without form ur coulellness.
Our National Convention. Is uniQuo In Its
structure. ills composit III char9eter. Itss
CONGRESS, not tlat of either of tl,om. THE The
Senate appears ~ its dsirsatssiairEo; t Iho
Are, indeed, tlle bulk of the body: THIS
duaiity Of Organization Is clear!y set forth III
tho call for the Convention:
A National Convention nf tho Republican party
viii mcot nt Chioago Oh Wednesday: tho "a day
Of Juno next, at !. o'clock uoou. for tho nom
naon e tS be t psxt f
Republicans and nll who vii co8pcrute with then
N q m na%ofs es. 9f ans te nssy Gs
gressioai di.trtc four At lnrYe from enei stnte. "
wo tro sash rortosy aa IKE ,S fr9 ~ t1 the o. 2ls
vention, j. i. CAM.ttOS, ChaIrn,aii.
TMoMAs 3, KEoon, SeHsctMry.
It viii bu observed that the call describes
"tho Convention " Us the delegates reprrsent~
tin7eentes ronrese1lting "uJcii StutcO with
fN0st frDm tho 'FnrritorieY md tta District
~ Co,uM!ln. Whence. theW, cU,.leH the
n,,thnrity far tho claim Tint tll0 Whole poWHI
nver tie clrctjou M Of selcrates IS If, 4 StntO
Cnnycnt]onP CertuInjy t}e call of thu MI.
t1onni Conmlttuo furnishes rot tho shltl0w
11n nj f1,r nj t5ln
hc nntcI link the c,li dacs stot crc,. l.tt,nc d
Snic Enn1rn fi0n or II ml.u.,ls Of eirctinE INV
toinrasas pitf,nr itstrict nr 1T large. Fnrtllor.
nnrn Il f. ,vsiI smnwm tint In n icnst tnree
~ fhn Stntes ia Stutn Conventions whnts
svrr hnva bnpn hrld. md lint in
f,,en thn ,icler,fcs.at- -jaren wcrs chnsI,t hv n
Stas. I1nn,nitirr, nr ntler et.i,tT,ll ml,fhnr{tv
an" thr tIIstrct ,,eiarn,.s hy ths tlirset ,cti6,
a. ina nrnnin' VII whn ntstpmHs tint nnv NJ
shesc ,ieir~nies lacking tho srnl NJ II Sfata
Ennvemt,n,,' nru imeignf,lu 10 rap,vseftt tlle