The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-13
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Selecting the Place and Determining the
Time-Mr. Frye's Proposition.


corridors of the Arlington were filled this
morning with members of the national Re-
publican committee and delegations from
various States. The Chicago men are very
confident the convention will go to that city,
and say they already have enough pledged
votes to secure this result. Cincinnati and
indianapolis delegates however, are not will
ing to concede this, though few of them
say privately that they would not be sur
prised if Chicago is selected as the place of
meeting. The following delegates were an
nounced on the call of States:
Alabama, Paul Strobach; Arkansas Powell
Clayton; California, Senator Miller; Colo
rado, Senator Chaffee; Connecticut. 0.
H. Platt; Delaware, Christian Febriger
Florida, w. w. Hicks; Georgia, ]. B.
J: G. New; Iowa, J. s, Runnels; Kansas, ]. A.
Martin; Kentucky, VIM. o. Bradley; Louisi-
ana, Frank Morey; Maine. VIM. p. Frye;
Maryland, ]. A. Gary; Massachusetts J. M.
Forbes; Michigan, ]. H. Stone; Minnesota, D.
M. Sabin; Mississippi George G. Mckee; Mis-
Nevada, Senator Jones; New Hampshire, W
Haisey; New York, +. 6. Platt
North Carolina W. P. Canady; Chic W. G.
Cooper; Oregon, ]. H. Mitchell; Pennsyl-
vania, G. L. Magee; Rhode Island, w. A.
see VIM. Rule; Texas A. G. Maloy; Yer
mont G. W. Hooker; Virginia, V. s. NJ.
Yost West Virginia, N. Goff; Wisconsin,
Elihu Enos; Arizona, Levin Bashford Da-
kota, G. T. Mccoy; Idaho, G. L. Shoup; New
Mexico, s. B. Elkins; Utah, c. W. Bennett
| Washington Territory, t. J. Brents; Wyom-
ing, J. L. Carey; District of Columbia, G. B.
Purvis.
The committee was called to order by John
A. Martin. Secretary Chandler nominated
ex-senator Chaffee. of Colorado, for tempo
rary presiding officer, and he was elected
| unanimously.
After the reading of the journal, nomina-
tions for permanent chairman were in order
d. NJ. Sabin, of Minnesota, was nominated
by Mr.. Elkns, and elected by reclamation.
Mr. Sabin, upon taking the chair, said:
"Whle deeply sensible of the distiE guished
courtesy you have conferred, am much sur
prised, the country at large doubtless will be,
at the announcement of your choice, but being
pressed by all parties in the interest of the
claims of peace and harmony, accept what is
rather distasteful position at this time. I
trust, however, the work of this committee will
be characterized by the same unanimity with
which have been elected, and that at the next
election a Republican President will be chosen
by the same unanimous vote of the whole coun-
try"
THE LATE Mr.. JEWELL.
Mr.. Elkins offered the following resolu-
tions, which were adopted by rising vote:
"Resolved, That this committee deplores the
| death OF Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut, its
| chairman, distin nGuished earnest, consist
| ent, valued member of the Republican party
from its origin, and an active, generous and
jealous participant in State and national con-
| tests, and especially in the memorable presi-
dental camL aign of 1880.
Resolved that as Governor, foreign minister
and cabinet officer the integrity of his official
J life will add lus5er to his pure character and
| parrDtc nature, and make for him name of
which the party and nation Will be proud and
| cherish with honor and affection.
"Resolved, That these resolutions be entered
in the minutes of the committee and published,
and q copy of the same, signed by officers of the
committee and forwarded to the family Of Mr..
Jewell"
MR.. FRYE's NEW PLAN.
| Mr.. Frye, of Maine, then submitted his
proposition for new basis of representation
at the next convention. In support of the
proposition, Mr.. Frye said it presented a
ubject that demanded honest and conscen-
| tious attention. Since the proposition was
made he had received hundreds of Repub-
| lican newspapers from all over the North,
and the united expression and demand was
for reform in the convention. Doubtless
consideration of the proposition will be post
poned; yet he had duty to perform. When
any gentleman made proposition to change
was a candidate for President, or who had
one, Immediately shifted it. 1t is charged
| that he offered the proposition in the inter-
ests Of Mr.. Blaine, and in opposition to the
interests of Mr.. Arthur. Was it not pos
| sibe to conceive that a man might make a
| proposition without selfish end? When
he made the proposition a candidate
for President of the United States never en-
| tered his head. He had no candidate for
President, and, so help him God, never again
would have a candidate. His candidate for
President was that tried and known Repub-
| lican, who, by his experience, so COM
mended himself to the Republican party that
he would unite them throughout the breadth
of the land in his favor his candidate was
| the man whose votes in Congress (if he hap
pened to be in Congress) and whose acts out
side of Congress, commended him to the
business interests of the United States and
compelled the business interests to come
with their strength to the Republican party
and save the country from what he believed
would disorganiZe it, or at least, harm it
greatly. He had no other candidate His
proposition was offered in the
interest of absolute justice, which
| the national convention could not afford to
DENY, Mr. Frye then quoted statistics to
show that the representation from the South
ern States which were anti-Republican, was
nearly as large as that from the States which
were surely Republican, and argued that his
proposition was in the interest of absolute
| Justice He did not wish to be understood
as being antagonistic to Republican
Southern States. He did believe there had
been intimidation in the South, and if he
had his way it would not have existed.
While in Congress he put his soul into the
| task of maintaining Southern Republicans
in their rights. He never truckied to the
Bourbons, had never melted down words;
| had called murder murder everywhere, and
no man could charge him with having forgot
! the fullness of the rights of any one.
Mr. Forbes briefly supported the PROPOSE
ton submitted by Mr. Frye, stating that the
country would critcse the party if it re-
fused to inaugurate reform in the organiza-
/ ton Of the onVention.
THE PLACE OF MEETING.