The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-18
COMMITTEE COUNCIL
OF NATIONAL REPUBLICAN PARTY

The Various Measures OF Representation at the
National Convention Duly COnGIdersd-A
Lively Debate In CommIttee-The Scheme
That MaS FINALLY Chosen By Them.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE Repub.
lican National Committee met at Arlington
this morning. All the States and Terri
tories and the District OF Columbia were
represented. Marshall Jewell presided.
He submitted the resignation OF Dorsey as
Secretary, which was accepted, and John
"A. Martin, Of Kansas, was unanimously
elected Secretary. On motion Of Senator
Logan, the thanks Of the committee were
unanimously rendered George W. Hooker,
Assistant Secretary, for the able, efficient
manner in which he discharged the duties
OF that office. The Chairman called for
the report Of the special committee, ap'
pointed q year ago, TO present q plan tot
the choice OF delegates to the next National
Republican Convention.
Senator Logan moved as a substitute Tor
all new propositions that the basis Of rep
resentation shall remain as it has heretofore
been,. but he subsequently modified his
motion, making it read, "That the basis OF
representation shall be- two delegates for
each Senator, two for each Representative
in Congress, two for each territory and two
for the District Of Columbia. 9" .
Mr.. Enrows moved 10 amend the substi-
tute by striking out the words, "Two dele
gates for each Senator"
A NOVEL PROPOSITION.
Lacy, of Michigan, proposed that the
body consist Of four delegates at large from
each State, two from each Congressional
district and an additional district delegate
for each Congressional district in which the
lust Republican candidate for President
received a plurality OF the votes cast within
the counties composing such district, also
two delegates FROM eaCh Territory and from
the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Washburn, OF Minnesota, thought
the Republican party was NOT in condi.
ton just now to make any very radical
mistake or any radical innovation, he was,
therefore, very much inclined 10 vote for
Senator Logan's proposition.
Mr.. Mason, Of West Virginia, said he
would vote for Senator Logan's substitute.
Mr.. Runnels suggested the unfairness
and impolicy Of giving to Kentucky the
same power and influence in the National
Republican Convention Ms to Michigan or
Iowa. Kentucky would certainly not elect
Republican Presidential elcctor, while
Michigan and Iowa would probably do so,
and would certainly do so il the will Of the
majority OF tho Republican voters Of the
country was. carried out. After some
further discussion the amendmets to Mr..
Logan's substitute were withdrawn.
Mr.. Pierce, OF Rhode Island, also favored
Mr.. Logan's substitute. He believed that
within The next twoyears the local troubles
which had operated against the Republi.
cans in the late elections would have passed
away. II the republicans stood together
they had as fair probability OF carrying
the next Presidential election as they had
the last eight years. l... ..s.
MARTINS PROPOSITION.
After further discussion, Mr.. Martin, OF
Kansas, offered resolution that there shall
be additional representation in the next
National Republican Convention based
either on the Republican vote for Presi-
dent or on the Republican member Of Con.
gress.
Mr.. Chandler made a speech in which
he said the question Of defeat or success in
the next Presidential election depended on
whether the National Republican Conven.
ton would assemble under the old rotten
system, or whether that system would be
reformed.
Mr.. Logan thought his own proposition
was a reasonable one and did not think the
propositions which it was proposed to sub
Stitute were reasonable. Ifthis committee
were opposed to the old system they could
say so. Logan offered towithdraw hissuhsti
tute, but Washburne, OF Minnesota, ,appealed
TO him not to do SO, as he thought there was
more danger in making Il change than in
adopting this plan. Logan stated, however,
his motion was to allow those
in favor OF the change to see
whether they could present anything
which would meet the approval Of the
committee. II no such plan were pre-
sented then lie would renew his substitute,
Mr.. New, Of Indiana, opposed any
change and renewed Senator Logan's mo-
ton as a substitute for it, retaining the
existing plan OF representation.
The members proposed the vote
should be kept secret. A vote was then
taken on the substitutes and resulted yeas
81, nays II. to the present plan represen-
tation.
WANTED ANOTHER wnlRL..
Chandler desired to have another test oil
the question and suggested a recess. He
intimated the motion had been carried
by the votes Of the Southern and
Territorial delegates. He wanted
10 have another vote taken and thought he
had the parliamentary right to insist upon
q vote as amended.
Mr.. Logan deprecated the allusion to
the Southern and Territorial members.
They were all on an equality here. ..r0
Mr.. Chandler defended his right to
allude 10 the iact that the motion had
been carried by Southern and Terrific.
rial votes. He simply wanted two OF
three records OF the votes. The Chair
man decided that the v6se should now be
taken on the original motion as amended
by the substitute, and the original motion
was adopted, yeas 90, nays 10. Recess was
then taken TIL 7:30.
THE SCHEME ADOPTED.
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