The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-28

majority Of the delegations, representing
ten Congressional districts, They nave
very properly chosen delegates Fepresent-
ing the sentiment Of their constituents 10
represent them In the National Conyen.
ton. These delegates owe 1t 70 the Re-
publican party to present their claims In
the National Convention. The theory Of
the fair representation Of the voters Of
district cannot be set aside or ignored by
the Republican National Convention.
While vet Gen. Logan was pro-slavefy
Democratic leader, the Republican party
was organized as the patty oil freedom ana
Justice. It's first demand was ior Tree
speesh and free action. II demands To-Day
br every citizen the right 10 vote as ne
chooses, and the right 10 have that vote
counted, When Gen. Logan substitutes
The regularly.elected delegates OF Cook
county with men who are not elected,
when he turns a minority into majority
by filling convention with persons VINO
do not represent constituents, whe1 ne
denies to more than hall Of me Noh y:
gressional districts OF the third etate IN
the Union their right to select their own
delegates to the National CONVENTION, hs
trdmples under foot he fundamental prmeip's'
of The Republican party.
The Springfield Republican discusses this
subject. especially Don Cameron's call ior
! a National Convention, as follows:
"The call which Don Cameron signed
for the Chicago Convention is as much op'
posed to the Illinois outrage as the prin
ciples and traditions Of the Republican
. party. In that call Republicans are "in
rited to choose two delegates from" moi
for, leach congressional district and foul
y at large from each State to represent them
in convention" This has been the gene
raj usage OF the party. 1t fixes the basi;
+ Of representation as in the people and
+ their national citizenship, and not in the
States and their conventions. Recogniz
e ing a different political philosophy, the
y Democratic call runs: Each State Is en-
entitled to representation therein lin the
" national conventional, equal to double the
t number Of its Senators and Representa-
!. tiyes in the Congress Of the United States.
;. This is logical and consistent-for Demo
Gratis, but 1.-THE Republican National Con
yention chooses TO recognize the Demo
cratic doctrine in the interest OF the Re
publican bosses 1t will dig broad ditcl
u between the Republican organization ant
Republican principles, and the masses 0
A he party will observe with Gen. CARTEL!
: that the principles have had q grea
wrench Just to accommodate Gen. Grant
. OF the rights OF the district delegates Il
y the Chicago Convention the Philadelphia
PrsSs (Rep:T saws:
9 SIN the question OF district representa-
Z ton are involved the whole practice an,
IS principle Of Republicanism. That part.
r. Is the party OF government OF the people
BY the people and for the people II
, not machine, which grinds out dele
!, gates to order. 1t is not mass OF igno
n rant voters which can be led by three o
four men. 1t is not a gang OF slaves serv
ilely submitting to masters. 1t lis the OF
ganization for political purposes OF the in
telligent and moral and patriotic forces o
lie this nation, and it will not be ridden owe
Ie roughshod, as Senator Logan has over min
districts Of Illinois, and Senator this o
that over so many districts in such an
: other State. Therefore, We take it that tn
theory OF direct representation, which in
cludes the admission Of district delegates
will be recognized in the Chicago Con
yention."