, 1880-06-04
A QoNvENTIoN or THE PEOPLE.

The principle Of popular representation In
a Republican National Convention WILL bo
fully ytndtcntctl by tho Committee OIL Gre
dentta1s n1,d tho Committee on TITLES. Tho
former will report In fnvor OF tho admission
of the delegates elected by tho districts II,
those States where It IS plain Tint tho scltl-
ment Of the districts Inns been dlsfrancliscd
by a Stats Convention or "]oss" rule, md
where tho proper remedy has beon taken
ngalnst such us,lrpas.on. Tho Committed on
Rules will report tho following cloar. coil.
else, ard lnsoYlacnt direction for ascertain.
imp tho preferences Of tho people as 1epra-
serted By district delegates In tho Conycll-
ton:
1,uio VIII. In the record Of tho vote by stntes,
the yoto OF caoh State, Territory. and tho Dis
triet OF Colu,nb!n shalt he announced ny tho
s y nstc sas to e. 'eS ed ""S sSn sHts t.
bor Of votps cast for. my oHndI.Ata or for pr
HssSa asem by III ay sesase % ao % o sc
ton. tho President e the convsntioa shall a.
rect tho roll OF nemlces Of sltch delegation To
With tho votes individually Yvou.
This 7ulo Is undo NJ, In substance OF tho
rule which governed tho Cincinnati Convcn-
tion Of four years ago, nlong with Gil explicit
expression Of tho construction put upon 1t by
Chairman Mcpherson In TINT Convention.
The Chicago Convention Is not q Conven-
tion OF 6ates, Us Logan would have 1t Just
now for tho purpose Of tllstranchlsfng tho
nntt-Grlrt sentiment Of Illinois. Tho State
sovereignty heresY, which Logan Inherited
! posstbiy from Ills long Democratic career,
| will not bo intlorsed by Republican Con-
ycntion In contradiction Of nll tho principles
| and prccedents OF the Republican party. Tho
Convention Of the Republican party Will be,
rs It always Ilns been, convention Of tho
people, representing tho popular sentiment
aud popular preferences by district votes rs
tho House Of Representatives represents the
people in Legislation.
After the proceedings OF the Conventions
afternoon session yesterday, tllorels no long
CT tho smallest doubt that the Convention
will adopt tho reports which have been prac'
ttcally ngree1 upon by the Committee OIL
Rules and the Committee On Credentials. AT
least eighteen of tho bogus Logan delegates
from this State will be- compelled to give uE
their SEATS to tho rcgular1y-elected district
Delegates Tho vote on the rule quoted above
will 10 taken by Individual delegates, and
not by State p,under tue ruling !nalo BY
Chairman uoar yesterday, and 1t Is safo te
predict that tho antt-unit rulo will be adopt
cd by 200 majority, and that the district del
cgates will be admitted III all cases whert
tho Bosses Ilavo attempted to exclude them
The public Is largely Indebted to the pal
pablo mtsmanagement Of Senator Conkltnl
for these deGnit assurances that tho disputed
questions affecting ntllo nomination vii
be decided rs they ought 10 be, ant
that boss rule cannot DO extended
to National Convention Of tht
Republican purity. ,tF Nr. Conkllng Ind not
rushed Ills faction reokfesly into preliminary
defeats, tic t.ird-termers might still hayt
continued to clainl'm Ylctiilous strength, ant
the people might still have BEEN In SOM
doubt rs to the ultimate result. But til
weakness OF tic Grant faction has beon OK
. posed in all It's nakcdpcss. The effort to I'M
pose tho State~supremacy doctrine upou thE
Republican party, III order to dtsfranchise
majority OF tho Republican voters in tn
choice OF their Presidential candidate, vii
bo rcbukcl III 80 clnphntlc a manner that
will nescr come bnak to plague tho peopl
). nor cmbarrnss future Republican Conven
tlons. This triumph, now SO thoroughly rs
. sured, Will be scarcaly second to tho victor
over the thIrtl-term movement by tho Repul
lican, and mot bp The Democratic, party
which will be tho result Of this assertion q
tho popular will. =.