The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-03
NEW YORK.

The National Republican Committee.
NEW YORK, July AT the meeting of the
Republican National Committee last night the
following proposition by j. A. Martin, Of Kan
sas, was offered and laid over till to-day:
That the Republican National Convention
for 1884 be composed as follows;
Each State shall be entitled to four dele
gates at large.
Each Congressional district shall be en-
titled to one delegate.
Sin addition to delegates at large each
State shall be entitled to representation in pro-
portion to its Republican vote, that is, one del
egate for every 1900 Republican votes polled
for candidates in 1880 or fraction of over half
that number
The committee resumed its session this morn
ing, Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut in the
chair. W. E. Chandler presented the report
OF the committee on permanent organization,
which was adopted. The report recommended
Gov. Jewell, of Connecticut, for chairman and
S. W. Dorsey, of Arkansas, as secretary of the
committee.
The following executive committee were
chosen:-Horace Davis of California, Jas. B.
Debeaux of Georgia, John A. Logan, of Illi-
nells, of Iowa, John A. Martin of Kansas,
Henry G. Yarmouth of Louisiana, John M.
Forbes of Massachusetts, Chauncey 1. Til
ley of Missouri, VIM. E. Chandler of New
Hampshire, George A. Halsey of New Jersey,
Thomas C. Platt of New York, w. P. Canady
j. ID. Cameron of Pennsylvania, George w.
Hooker of Vermont, John w. Mason of West
Virginia, Elihu Enos of Wisconsin, r. G.. Nc
Cormick Of Arizona, and Stephen B. Elkins of
New Mexico.
The committee organized by electing Mar
shall Jewell chairman, S. w. Dorsey secretary
and George W. Hooker, of Vermont, assistant
secretary. The following were named mem
bers of the Western Division of the executive
committee, to have headquarters at Chicago
hn LOGAN of TllinOiS q of Tn
dina, Jno. S. Runnell of Iowa, Elihu Enos of
Wisconsin. VIM G. Cooper of Ohio, James M.
Stone of Michigan and Horace Davis of Cali
fornia. This division will be under the charge
of Gen. Logan. Gov. Jewell and Secretary
Dorsey were empowered to select headquarters
for the committee.
A resolution was passed calling for
a meeting of the National Committee on the
18th of October in this city, when the resolu-
ton proposed last night will be acted upon.
Meetings of the executive committee were,
appointed for August 9th, September 9th and
October 18th. A resolution was adopted in
structing the chairman and secretary of the
executive committee to prepare and issue
circular embodying the laws governing the
eligibility of electors A subcommittee was
appointed for consultation with the executive
committee in reference to campaign matters
and to report at the next meeting of the exc
cutive committee. 1t was stated that there
was personal desire on all hands that Mr.
Foster moved formal invitation be extended
by the committee to Mr.. Blaine to do so. This
motion was carried. The committee then adj
journed.
The Seawanhaka.
Three more bodies are under the wreck of
the steamer Seawanhaka, but cannot be re-
moved. No effort has yet been made by the
owners OF the steamer to remove bodies or the
wreck. The body of an unknown female vic
tim was found near Barretts point
Five bodies have been taken from the wreck
since yesterday. The body of ex-controller A.
r. Hurlbyrd was found near the wreck to-day.
His hands were badly burned and head injured
Yellow Fever on Shipboard.
A sailor of the brig Oliver Cults died from
yellow fellow at quarantine yesterday. TWEEN
ty cases are convalescent at the quarantine.
DR.. Tanners Starvation Feat
Dr. Tanner has completed four days and a
half of his forty days starvation feat losing
ten pounds. He is lively and his voice is
strong. The doctors think him wonderful
man