The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-26
The Republican Parliament.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

at the meeting held at the Airing
ton Yesterday, including the sub
scriber, the member from Oregon.
We regard it as a very high and
noble position to be classed as a
member Of the Parliament of such
a grand party as the republican
party of the United States Of
America. Two delegates, Bowen
and Puryis, appeared from the
District of Columbia and after
some discussion Purvis admitted.
The committee then proceeded to
the consideration of the question
of representation in the next Ma
tional convention, and the sub
committee, having the matter IN
charge, submitted two reports, the
majority report being as follows:
The Republican National conven-
ton of 1884 shall consist of four
delegates at large, from each state,
and two delegates from each con-
gressional district, an additional
delegate at large for each republi-
can senator in the then existing
or next preceding congress, and
an additional district delegate for
each republican representative IN
such congress; all to be chosen at
popular conventions, in such man
ner as the republicans of each
state may determine; provided the
delegates from each congressional
district shall be the choice Of the
republicans Of that district IN a
convention held within the district
for that purpose. The conventions
within the states for the election
of delegates to the National con-
vention, shall be held at least one
month before the time for the
meeting of the National conven-
tion. Notices of contests may be
given to the National committee
accompanied by full printed state
ments of the grounds of contest,
which shall also be made public,
and preference in the order of
hearing and determining contests
shall be given by the convention
according to the dates of the re-
ception of such notices and state
ments by the National committee.
Mr.. Gorham presented a minor
ity report embracing, substantially,
rules under which delegates have
heretofore been elected. Several
amendments to the majority re-
port were read and laid Oh the
table for further consideration,
and the discussion Of the two re-
ports developed the fact that no
agreement could be reached with
out severe struggle.
As many ofthe members believe
the question of too much impor-
tance to be decided, except by the
full committee, Mr.. Chandler dis
posed OF the question for the
present by the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted: Resolv-
ed, That in accordance with the
order of the republican national
convention of 1880, the call foI
the convention of 1884 shall pro.
vide for securing to the several
congressional districts the right tc
elect their own delegates to sucf
convention; that the details of the
methods or rules to be included il
such case shall be determined at
future meeting of the cemmitte,
TO be held within one year from
tins date, and that the whole sub
iect be now referred to a commit
tee of five, who shall make repor
at such meeting.
In accordance with the abov
resolution, the chair appointed tn
following as said committee
Messrs. Chandler, Platt, Forbes
Martin and Filley. Mr.. Chandle
gave uotice that he would offer tn
following resolution at the mex
meeting of the committee: Re
solved, That all proxies must b
residents of the state, territory O