National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-04

CTHERN REPUBLICANS.
Anti-shernan Resolutions--Colon ia
Brown Quotes Latin.

Anti-Shernan Northumberland Jack
Brown Quotes Latin.
The Southern Republican Association held
Its regular monthly meeting at OlcOn Hall
corner of Four.aud-a-half street and Ponnsyl.
vania avenue, last night, tho President of
the Association, General Il. W. Reynolds, First
Auditor Of the Treasury, in the chair. About
one hundred members were IN attendance.
After some routine business Mr. Il. W. Austin,
of Tennessee, threw bomb.shell into the As.
socation by offering tho following preamble
aud resolutions:
WHEREAS, 1t appears fror, information published
In the loading Republican papers of the country
that an organized effort is being made by the SUP.
porters ofccrtUin Presidential candidates TO secure
the Republican delegates from the several Southern
states thrOugh the chicanery of marnuding Gov
crnment officials, and the unjustiiab!e action OF
State executive committees. Therefore, be 1t
ResO'ucI by this association, That such conduct
Is not only dangerous to tho success of the Repub-
liCan party, but that those who uso such instru
mcntalites to subvert the true voice OF the Repub
lcan masses In the South, aud force upon the
North an unacceptable candidate, deserve the
consure otthls association. BE II further
ReSO'rcd That tho executive committee bo di-
rectcd to issue an address TO the Republican voters
OF the South defining the views of tho association
on this important question. and asking their CO.
operation in securing the nomination of some one
with ut the aid OF the unjusttable means men
toned In the preamble of these resolutions.
There WAS an evident desire on tho part of
q majority of those proseut to tuke immediate
action on the resolutions, and, as the associa-
tion is not dcsirOus of OhanIploning the Gaudi-
dacy of any particular Presidential candidate
before the action of tho Chicago Convention,
the resolutions would have been laid on the
table, but, under the rules of the association,
where objection Is made to Immediate Consid
Grafton, all resolutions must lie over one
month, and, ,,as a single objection WAS made to
their present consideration, tho resolutions
went over until the next meeting
The executive committee of the association
was, on motion OF Mr.. Mllard, of Virginia, di-
rccted to compile list Of the names of all
persons in the employ Of the Government in
this city who are accredited to the Southern
States, whence appointed aud the amount of
salary received by each; also to compile accu-
rate aud reliable statistics voting strength
Of tho Republican party in each of the SOui h.
crn States, and other important information
bearing upon tho political condition of that
section.
Tho executive committee was further In.
structed to issue an address explanatory of tho
objects aud purposes of the association. The
president filled several Of the vacancies ex ist-
Ing on the executive committee, which, so far
rs completed, stands as follows:
Alabnma--Charlcs Pelham, Robert s. Lytle
Arkans0s-John Love, j, A, Emerson
Florida-A. NJ. Green, w. II. Gleason.
Georgia-Colone Jack Brown, Madison Bell
Lousiana--General G, II. sypher, Hon.
Conquest Clark.
Mississippi Judge G, +, Harris Hon, J,
Tarbell
Maryland-Hon, NJ. G. Urncr, r. s. Widdl,
combe.
Missouri. f. Pierce r. P, Murray.
North Carolina-Iou. j. j. Martin
South Carolina--S. A. SwailS, r. II. Qleaves.
Texas--W. e. Horn, IL. T. Cunoy.
1'ennessee-Hon. l.. Q. Houk, Hon. A. A.
Freeman.
Yirglnis-J. W. Wolla, Judge ", VIII
loughby.
West Virgiuia--W. j, Drummond General
j. 5. Witcher.
The delegation in the association from
Arkansas were dissatisfied with one Of the APP
pointments on the executive committee from
that State, and endeayored to induce tho
president into making u change, but only sue
cecded in making considerable noise aud, fail.
ing to change tho decision Of the president
one of the members threatened to withdraw
from the association.
Mr.. Smith, of Mississippi, arose to make a
personal eSplanaIon and after a short speech,
denunciatory of tho executive committees
general course of procedure, Colonel Jack
Brown, of tho committee, replied to Mr..
Smiths philippe by solemnly, seriously aud
conscontiously romarSing, "Mortes paftlnidm
ei ndscitur ridiculous mus"
Several new mombsrs were elected, aud the
association adjourned until the frat Tuesday
in March.