Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-09
THE MEETING OF THE REPUDlu.
CAN NATIONAL COMMITTEES.
District Represensaeion.-The Breas<s
ing Down Of Instructions And she
Unit Rule.

From the Philadelphia Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. She republican mr.
tional committee will meet In this city on tho
18th Of next month 20 consider and adopt plan
for district representation In the next repubti.
can national convention. Prior 10 the adjourn
ment Of the Chicago convention, that body d.
rected the national committee TO prescribe
methods or rules for the selection Of delegates
to the convention OF 1884 In such manner as TO
secure to the several Con yressional districts the
right TO elect their own delegates. The CON-
mttee was required to formulate Its methods
or rules within the twelve months following
the adjournment Of the convention, but II has
dsregarded this instruction. William e.
Chandler. Edward Mcpherson and George
Gorham were requested by the chairman and
secretary of the committee TO apply them.
selves to the preparation OF q plan, and all re-
publicans were invited TO send TO the committee
suggestions bearing upon the subject. At q
meeting OF the committee I'm this city on the 9th
OF March, 1881. Mr.. Chandler and Mr. Mcpherson
united In recommending q method of calliag
the next republican convention. Their plan
provided that the convention should consist Of
four delegates at large from each state aud
two delegates from each Congressional district;
an additional delegate at large for each republican
Senator In the then existing or next Preceding
Congress, and an additional delegate for each
republican Representative In such Congress all
TO be chosen at popular conventions. I'm such
manner as the republicans OF each state may de-
gressional district shall be the choice of the re-
publicans Of that district in a convention held
within the district for that purpose. IL was pro-
vided i'm this plan that conventions for the cleo
ton OF delegates should be held at least one
month before the meeting OF the national con-
yention. Notice of contests 10 be given the
committee. the grounds OF contest to be made
public and determined in the order of their pre-
sentation.
Mr.. Gorham proposed that the convention Of
1884 should be composed OF number of dele
gates equal to twice the number OF its Senators
and Representative In Congress and the repub-
licans of each state should decide the manner
of choosing its delegates. John A. Martin II
Kansas. member of the committee presented
plan providing that the convention should I've
composed OF four delegates-at-large from each
state, one delegate from each Congressional dis
trict and one delegate for every 1900 republi-
can votes polled i'm each state for President in
1850, or fraction of over one-half that number.
Messrs. Mcpherson and Gorham respectively
urged upon the committee the adoption OF their
different plans. but no agreement could be
reached. and at last the whole subject was re-
ferred to a committee of five. composed OF VIII
liam E. Chandler, of New Hampshire: T. c.
Plat, of New York; John NJ. Forbes of Massa-
chusetts; J. A. Martin. OF Kansas. ard C. /. Fill
ley. of Missouri. This committee will make n
report at the meeting next month. No plan
can be adopted in conformity with the rule OF
the convention that does not provide for dis
trict representation.