Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-13
EASTERN NEWS.
..soc1ATEp PRESS DlspATcas-
~.s,,np OF the National Republican
fnnlnIiffe.

.,..tsa Senator Sabin Chairman, an
S~od June I'd as the date for holdin
70 Convention. Sabin on taking tn
sSa;r said. while deeply sensible o
~. distinguished courtesy you have
.rSarred. | am doubtless as much sur
o,;sed as the country at large Will b
=. the announcement of yo1r choice
o., h.ino pressed by ali parties IN th'
;n,srest OF peace and harmony, ! accep
- rosition. This time trust tie wofl
20 tbe Convention will be characterized
-, the same unanImlty with which
20 be.n elected, and that the BeX
DEMONSTRATION will be that of Rspnb
,;csn President By the same una9imoui
IL NJ the country" Applause.
FIVE (of Maine, then submitted hi'
urnrosition for new basis of represen
f.t;nn at the next Convention. The
sat,er vas laid over for the present.
IN motion new res DlCtiOn was
.aon.ed providing that the Chairman
,;nt three members Of the commit
app vho together with the Chairman
and Secretary shall compose a commit
.as IN make arrangements for holding
the Convention. ,r; oo;
that Chicago was the best conVentioa
.;tv in the United States, and set forth
The advantages of that city IN the WAY
~ hotel. railroad and telegraphic facll-
tics He said: 1T Is well known what
tbs spirit of the party - gong to be IN
the next election. The Republican party
is going to join issue with the Demo
cratic narty on one ofthe great financial
onsations. Its adyersaries are attemp.-
l Wv ~ reach ont into the great North
. .ns and make the fight there, and il
wss IN the interest OF the party that the
convention be held in Chicago. The
Ksuublcans of Illinois expected To be
in line with the great party and expect
ed the next Republican nominee 10 be
elected triumphantly.
Senator Miller, of New York, said the
claim of Saratoga was backed by toe
GREAT State of New York. The kepub-
lioan party never vet held a National
Convention within the boundaries of
Nev York. He did not come here stat
inc that il was necessary that II should
he held there for the purpose %! carry
mo the State. New York, he claimed,
would 10 Republican State, and he
believed that without New York III 1851.
tho cause Of the Republican party would
be substantially hopeless, but wherever
the convention was held, New York was
safe to the Republican party; still tia.
State would be delighted TO have the
convention held at Saratoga.
Judson, of New York, said thas
should the convention be located at Sa--
atoga, not only the entire State won
bs carried, but it would furnish the.
he
States. Laughter. Plat. Of Ne ~
York, said be thought that New Yori
would be Republican without the con
vention, but if Saratoga should be
selected it would go good ways toward
helping the party to raise money
30 carry on the campaign iii
1884. Speeches were also made ia
voring Philadelphia, Cincinnati aud
Indianapolis. The first ballot was pro
oeeded with, the whole number of votes
bsing 4G, necessary to choice "a. and
resulted as follows: Chicago II, Phila-
delphia 8, Cincinnati II. indianapolis 1,
Saratoga 8. Second ballot-Chicago 20
Cincinnati Il, Saratoga 1. Third bal
Iot-Chicago 10, Cincinnati Il, Sarato-
"a 4. Philadelphia IL. Fourth ballot
Chicago NJ, Cincinnati IL, Saratoga |,
Philadelphia IL. So Chicago was do
clared the place for the next Kepubli-
can Convention. Tho question WAS
reached on Frye's proposition, against
which Hicks, of Florida, raised point
Of order. Morey, Of Louisiana, offered
q resolution to amend the call for dele
gates adopted at the last meeting by
adding, except that in the State of
Louisiana the delegates he elected any
time after the lst Of February, 1884,"
MaQee, of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment amending the call so as to
extend to 80 days before the meeting of
the convention the time within which
the delegates could be elected. Hicks
raised point Of order against both
propositions, and pending discussion
the cemmittee took recess.
Magee's motion WAS finally agreed t.
yeas *, noes 10. The following is the
vote in detail
Yeas-Arkansas, Colorado, Connect
cut, Florida. Georgia, Iowa, Indiana.
Illinois, Louisiana, Kansas, Minnesota.
Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Oregon, Penn
'sylyania, Rhode Island. Texas, Virginia,
West Virginia, Idaho, New Mexico aud
Utah-25.
Nays-Alabama, California, Delaware
kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachu
sets, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Ten
nsssee, Vermont, Wisconsin, Arizona.
Dakota, Wyoming. New Hampshire,
Washington Territory-lS.
Mercy of Louisiana modified his reso-
luton offered this morning so as 10 give
the representatives of Louisiana and
Oregon authority to hold the district
and State conventions not longer than
~ days prior to the meeting Of the na-
tional convention. Agreed to.
Brents Washington Territory offer
cd a resolution, giving six delegates
each to the Territories of Washington
and Dakota on the ground that accord
ing to population they are entitled tn
admission to the union rs States. Ike
jected.
Magee moved tn amend the call 10y in
serting the authority for the election Of
two delegates in each congressional dis
trict and two Mt large. Adopted.
The regular order being called for the
chairman stated that the pending qnos-
ton was on Frye's resolution, agains,
which Hicks raised point Of order, ON
the grounds Of its being resolution
which had bsen in principle discussed.
voted OH and negatived in January Last
The chair declined to rule upon the
point OF order, and the matter was open
to discussion.
Frye suggested that the point was
raised too late i'll the proceedings, a
suggestion which was controverted hy
Logan. who agreed that the resolution
proposed was not such rs the committee
had power to act upon. He was willing
TO refer ID To the next National Conven'
ton, for that was the body which had
the right To consider 1t. Clayton op
posed the plan and Maeee moved that
the whole matter be referred ts the mex
National Convention. Chandler claimed
that the proposition was sustained
the sentiment of the strong kepub..
can communities from which the Ia
publican party got votes
elect the President: that sentiment v
in favor not of taking repres ntatlor
from the Souihe States, bat of giviu.
additional representation 10 the North
ern States; that WAS the sentiment o.
the committee. and | could no, aiforo
to despise or rule down tn. point of ar
der. 1t was question that could not
be buried at sight, but should
be met fairly and squareiv b,
the voluntary action of the Suut herr