The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-24

phrase in the call, ! cannot say, but its
presence there Is some justification Of the
claims made underit The argument by
analogy, however, Is all the other way.
All The analogies point 70 the free untram,
meled representation OF Congressiona
Districts N National Conventions. The
representation Of States in political Con-
yentions is based on their Congressional
representation. There are two delegates
At large for each Senator and two Tor each
Representative. Now, an agent Is amen
able only to the authority that appoints
him. The Legislature which elects .
Senator instructs him whenever II chooses.
When II has occasion TO seek the aid oil
State members OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives Il requests them. 1.-THE analo-
Vies hold, while Convention may instruct
| rs delegates ct large, 1t cannot exert Its
authority over the district representation.
Again, unless the Congressional District
is made the unit In National Republican
Conventions, where q mere majority gov
erns, the latter must degenerate into ma
chimes. In Democratic National Conyen-
lions, where the two-thirds rule prevails,
there may be some room for solid instruc-
tions and delegations voting as body, Tor
there is some prospect OF at least major
ity OF individual votes uniting upon the
candidate chosen. But take the case OF a
Republican gathering where the mstority
rule Ia established. II New York has sew
enty votes, mere majority OF the delega-
ton, say thirty-six, may persist, and sue.
coed in casting seventy votes against
\ the wishes OF the other thirty-four dele
gates. In other words, nearly bali the
delegates may be practically DISTINGUISHED
and the other half get two votes each.
The same thing may be done in other del.
egations until minority may prevail
against an unquestoned and acknowl-
81 ged majority.
TUE CINCINNATI RULING.
TWAS under your ruling that the right
, OF a district delegate to vote his own
, preference was sustained in the Ctncin.
natl Convention which nominated Presi-
dent Hayes?
Yes sir, and the ruling was upheld by a
. small majority. 1t would have been the
, same ruling probably in the case OF dele
, gate at large. 1t has always happened,
however, that the contest has been made
In the case OF district delegate. j.
. Had there been previous cases oil TINS
kindP
Yes, but the right was never question
ed until the large interests at stake at
I Cincinnati induced opposition. Don
+. Cameron himself as district delegate IN
: a National Convention disregarded his
/. instructions fatty aud voted against Cur
!, lin for Vice President whom he was
directed TO support.
LEAVE TO PRINT.
May not point to the historical and
J. abstract portions Of your statementsF
!: "well, / don't know about that ! an
u very willing to give my opinions, but l Dc
= not want to injure interests with which
, am connected"
!; BuSsBYAN OPINION.
Leaving Secretary Mcpherson I wen
over to the Sherman headquarters ant
= finding Col. Dyer, the secretary OF tn
. bureau at leasure, told him was gather
l. ing opinions rs 70 the probabilities ant
q prophecies Of the three gentlemen from
If The Kanswha Valley, who were presente'
:, by the Third District delegates, and incon
~ Iinently bounced by the West virgins
d Republican Convention at large, gettin
Is into the Convention at Chicago, and asket
ID What he had TO say about them.
10 "Nothing," said Dyer, except that the.
=, .,,,ht 80 %, In and thav will get in :"