Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-18
Meeting Of the Republican Na-
tiOnal Committee at
Washington.
Tbs Plan Of Representation in
the Cow vention Practi-
oally Unchanged.
Tho Campaign TO be Fought on
Prot oti N and the Rights
IF L ,bur
Tho Republican National Conn
mtttes.

Tho RepublfcRn National Com-
mtttee.
Special Dispatch to TBs BHR.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE re.
publican natiousl committee mel at
the Arlington this morning. All thu
states, territories and tn ID stric, of
Columbia were represented. Marshall
Jewell presided. He submitted the
refigna,ion # Dorsey as secretary and
it was accepted. John A M lrtin of
kunsas was unanimously el.c cd sec.
ratary.
Senator Logan moved as a substi.
tute for all new propositions that the
basis Of represe ntation shall r, m iin as
1t has heretofore been, but subse-
quently modified his motion, making
1t 'That the basis tf represeu q lon
shall bs two delegates for each pa
tor, two delegates for each representa-
ton In congress. two delegates for
each territory and two delegates for
the District of Columbia" After
long debate and the rel sction of nu.
merous resolutions, suos,itates and
amendments, Logan's substitute was
agreed upon. TIE original motion was
adopted--yeas %, nays 10. The mat
ter now stands, that the basis of rep
resentstive be two delegates for esch
senator and two for each member Ct
congress, and two delegates for each
territory and for the Distric. of Co
lumbia.
Toe committee then took a recess
till half.past seven.
At the evening session Lodge
Mass moved to reconsider the vote
adopting L,gan's substitute. An he
had not voted with the ma ority his
right TO move TO reconsider was not
recognized. The frat six propositions
having been disposed of by the adop.
tion OF the substitute, the seventh was
taken up as follows: "Shall state
delegates be elected at the popular
: del, gate state convention% 1t was
DECIDED in the affirmative without de-
, bate, and was also made to apply to
! territories and the districts of G ,!um.
bia. The remaining propositions
r were then amended.
, Valentine (Neb } moyed to recon-
nit all propositions toa sub-committee
with instructions to Emulate method
and rule. Agreed to.
Chandler then off .red the following
resolution which was adopted without
I discussion.
: RESOLVED, That the oall OF the next
, republican national convention shall
be 30 broad and liberal as to invite
cooperation Without imposing any
= other test of fsaity) Of all citizens
u who are In favor of elevating and
. digniiying the American laborer, pro-
teoting and extending home indus
tries, giving free popular education to
the masses of the people; securing free
suffrage and hone at counting Of ballots,
J.. and etfeotually protecting all human
n rights in every section OF our common
country, and who are willing to sup
, port the nominees of the convention.
A short recess was taken to give
, tho sub committee time to formulate
proposition and rule.
On resssembling this evening,
Chandler IN II from the sub-com-
mittee, reported the following:
! The republican national convention
of 1884 shall consist of four delegates
. at large from each state and two dele
4 gates from the ngressional districts.
t The delegates at large shall be chosen
by popular delegate state convention,
called on not less than twenty days
Published notice, and held not Less
than thirty nor more than sixty days
I; before the the time for the meeting Of
=. the national convention. Republicans
:, OF the various congressional districts
shall have the option of electing their
delegates at separate popular delegate
conventions, called on similar notice,
and held in districts at any time withir
IS fifteen days next prior to the meeting
o of state conventions, or by sub divis
ions of state conventions into distrio
> conventions. Such delegates shall b,
q chosen by the latter method, if mo-
o elected previous to the meeting q
n state conventions. All district dele
q gates shall be accredited by the tficer
of such district conventions. Tw,
o delegates shall be allowed from eacl
n t'rritory and from the District o
Is Columbia, similarly chosen. Notices
Q Of contests may be given to the ma
:. tional committee, sc,ompanie,
@ bv full printed statements q
q the grounds OF contest, which shal
d also be made public; and preference
n in order Of hearing and determinin,
q contests shall be given by the conven
i tion, according to the dates of recep
!. ton Of such notices and statement
@ by the national committee. The re
It port was adopted without further die
cussion.
VI On motion of Mr.. Martin Kan
8 WIS ordered that the meeting of th
d committee, at which the time ant
). place for holdir & the next republican
/. national convention are to bs fixed
3. be set for on the n of D,oembe
J. next at Washington.