Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-16
THE HAPPY FAMILY.
THE kEPUBIlCAN COUNTY COMMIT.


THE kEPUBIlCAN COUNTY COMMITTEE
And the Hsg Ring and the hull Ring Shall
Stehman Shall Lead Them
The Republican county committee met
in the Grand Army Of the Republic rooms
at II a. m. to-day, and considerable
interest was manifested in the proceedings,
in view of the proposed action Of the COM
mittee in opposition to that taken by the
Republican state convention. There was
notable absence of some OF the more
prominent members Of the committee, for
instance, j. Hay Brown, esq, who had
gone to Gettysburg on business; 8. 5.
Clair, who has moved out of the county;
"A. J. Kaufman, who, being delegate
| elect to Chicago by the state convention,
deemed it indelicate to attend this meet
nS that was to hold an inquest on his case
There were a very large number Of sub
stitutions, all carefully arranged by the
| different factions. Among them were
John A. Hiestand, E. McMellen, E. X.
Martin, F. U. Gantz, Jno. ii. Landis and
Isaac w. SlOkom.
Chairman B. F. Eshleman started the
ball in a speech that bristled with indig-
| nation, denying that he Or any of his
friends had ever contemplated, as had
been charged, mot calling the committee
| together to fix the usual time for holding
the primaries.
| j. w. Johnson, esq., who had taken !,
very front seat, that he might act as daddy
for his side, watched the call of the roll
and the substtutions very closely, SD that
/ he might be first on his feet to offer reso-
luton fixing Saturday May 222d as the time
for the primaries to nominate q county
ticket and two national delegates.
McMellen. who was watching just as
closely to see that Johnson did not
make any capital for himself for district at
tOrney, was quick to offer an amendment
in the shape Of 4 more comprehensive res
olution, fixing Saturday, May %, between
3 and p. M, as the time for the prima-
ries to elect a county ticket, and at the
same time, under Republican rules, two
delegates to the national convention and
two alternates, and to declare for their
choice for president, the choice Of the ma
jority to be the instructions to be the dele
gates.
The amendment being substantially ac-
cepted Mr. John A. Hiestand called for il
division Of the resolution, and the part iix-
ing the time for the primaries was adopted
without debate.
Mr.. Hiestand said he was opposed to the
other part of the resolution, because the
committee had already elected delegates
to the state convention, which had elected
delegates to represent this county in the
national convention. All the committee $
powers in that direction had been exer-
cised and exhausted.
John a. StOber and others thought that
part of the resolutions providing for i'll
structiOns on the presidency was surplus
age, as the committee had already adopted
it at previous meeting.
Mr. Hiestand further said that il Ian
caster county elected new delegates other
districts in the state might do SD. 1t
would be harmless amusement for those
who wanted to indulge in it, but in his
opinion the committees powers in this
matter were all exhausted.
E. X. Martin took the floor and argncd
that this business was more than
amusement Lancaster county Republicans,
under their rules, reserved the right to
elect their national delegates. Here the
people are the primary source of power
and whatever other districts might do here
the people demanded their rights they
were not to be governed by an iron hand,
nor fettered with a unit rule. They had
heretofore submitted to foreign influences
and had been outraged by their represent
atives. They should now take the matter
into their own hands and if they committed
any error the responsibility could at least
be fixed.
j. w. johnson, esq, then found his Op-
portunity and drew the first applause of
the day by reciting ]. Don Cameron's S call
for the congressional districts to send dele
gates to the national convention. He
grandly referred to the ardent desire of
the Lancaster Republicans to declare for
"Jim Blaine," and said the state conven-
tion, with as much right as it chose
national delegates, might have selected the
nominees for Congress or Senate or AS
sembly.
Hiestand: "Or for district attorney"
johnson: 81 wouldn't submit my
chances to that body nor the men whom
the people declare against every time they
have chance. I would 60 to the
people,"
johnson said this with great excitement,
and McMellen seemed to think he was
making himself popular and eagerly call
| ed for " question"
When the vote came to be taken Billy
Weaver exercised himself to have The yeas
and nays called, "to put them on the rec
ord" and it was SO ordered.
The sullen Bull Ringers, feeling that
| they were defeated in advance, declined to
vote. Hiestand was against doing work
over that had been done and wouldn't vote
either way. F. U. Gantz thought if the
delegates already elected wouldn't carry
out instructions new ones wouldn't. j. A.
Stober would not vote for tho resolution
because it reflected on his honorable
friend, w. K. Seltzer. J. 8. Wilmer ha i
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