The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-12-14
Republican National ConarGbttee


The National Committee of the Repubh can
party is called to meet in Washington on the
18th Of January. The business which will
come before it, will be to arrange plan for
the selection of delegates to the next Nation
al Convention. Several propositions Riaye
been presented and discussed as to the basis
of representation in thel pnvention. Instead
of the selection of two delegates from zach
Congressional district and two at larg'f for
each Senator, to which each State is emit aled,
it is proposed, first, that this represent htion
shall be maintained, and an addli donai
delegate for each Republican member } and
Senator Gin the then existing or next pr eeed'
ing Congress-" and, next, the plan | Mr..
Forbes, that each State, after it has been
awarded one delegate at-large for each bena-
tor and one district delegate for each lsepre-
sentative in Congress, an additional delegate
at-large for each Republican Senator the
existing Congress and an additional di strict
delegate for each Republican representa- i've in
the existing Congress shall be given.
How Virginia would appear under cit her OF
plain at this time. The next Congres'i will
contain two anti-Bourbon Senators and six
anti Bourbon representatives, and while the
majority of the constltu ancy which Ell ected
them is Republican, neither the Senators nor
Representatives could be properly class ed as
Republicans, pure and simple. Unless these
Senators and Representatives should Of penly
declare their identity with the RepuE 'lican
party, the State would not present its p roper
strength in the Convention. North Car DINA,
in a degree, would stand in the same rela-
ton. y....-..z---- ~A e.
The better plan would be to adhere 10 the
present arrangement in the selection OF dele
gates-an arrangement that is hOary with
age, and has never worked any particular
harm to parties or the country In like
manner, should the old method of CD citing
delegates be concerned to. That is, esE d dis
trict, by district conventions, to select two
delegates, and a State Convention g hoose
four delegates-at-large. For the dele gates
from each district to State ConveDsr on 10
determine the delegates to q NatioNal Con-
vention, is not exactly the thing to DE de-
sired. The delegates to the State Conyen-
ton are not elected wi tn reference to choice
of delegates, to q National aConyentio'a, and
the result is, not unfrequently that eIi'gates
to the National Convention are thas Ct Iosen,
who would not be the choice OF . district
convention called especially with refere nee TO
such selection. The mode suggested brings
the matter closer to the people and is better
calculated to secure representation of 'he
popular will than the other. ri .55a,
What is wanted in the next National Con
yention is a reflection OF Republican senti-
mept-of the real wish of the people'-and
not packed body in tile Interest OF thi S man
or that. With candidates for the Presl deacy
and Vice Presidency representative OF she
best sentiment of the party the choice VIII oe
ratified at the polls. But if public opinion is
fores,alled and defeated in the choice OF deie-
gates, by the manlpulations OF designing ana Il
trading politicians, the effect viii be severe
rebuke at the ballot box, and Demccr'atic
succession with all the Ills which that would
imply. The peopleihave bumped their PACKS 90 KS
and none but the best of riders will be sble TO
stick. and make a successful trip in the gFano
race of 1884.