Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-20
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL cen.
NENTT0N.
&c viii be Held al Chicago, ILL.,, June
3, 1854. senator SabIn. of minneso-
Ca, Elected Chairman of the National
Committee.

Ia. Elected Chairman of the National
Committee.
A Washington dispatch of ;he 18th
inst, says;-The parlors and corridors
of the Arlington were filled this morn
ing with members of the National Re
publican Committee and delegations
from various States. The Chicago
men are very confident that the con
vention will go TO that city, and say
that already they have enough
pledged votes to SECURE the result.
The Cincinnati and indianapolis dele
gates, however. are not willing to
concede this, though a few of them
say privately that they will not be
surprised if Chicago be selected as the
place Of meeting.
The National Republican Committee
elected Senator d. NJ. Sabin. of Min
nesota, Chairman, vice Marshall Je-
well, deceased, and fixed June 3 as
the date for holding the next Nation
al Republican Convention.
The Republican National Commit
tee met this morning at the Arlington
Hotel The following delegates an
swered to the call of the States Ala
bama, Paul Srobach; Arkansas,
Powell Clayton; California, Senator
Miller; Connecticut, 0. II. Plat;
Delaware, Christian Febriger; Flori-
da, w. w Hicks; Georgia j. b.
Devoreauxe Illinois, j. A. Logan
Indiana, J. G. New; Iowa, j. S.
Ruunels; Kansas, J. A. Martin; Ken
lucky, William 0. Bradley; Louis
lana. Frank Morey; Maine, William
p. Frye; Maryland, j, A. Gray s;
Massachusetts, }. NJ. Farbs; Michi-
gan, j Fl. Stone; Minnesota, d. NJ.
/ Sabin; Mississippi, George Q. Mckee
4 Missouri, c. j. Filley; Nebraska j..
/ w. Dawes; Nevada, Senator Jones
New Hampshire, w f. Chandler
New Jersey, George A. Halsey, New
York, T. c. Platt; North Carolina
4 w. p. Canady; Ohio, w. G. Cooper
Oregon. J. III. Mitchell Pennsylvania,
4 G. l.. Magee; Rhode Island, w. A.
Pierce; South Carolina, Samuel Lee
| Tennessee, William Rule; Texas, A
G.. Maloy; Vermont O. w. Hooker
Virginia, V, s.. NJ Yost; West Vir
ginia, n. Golf: Wisconsin, Elhu
Enos; Arizona, Levi Bashford; Da
kota, c. II. Mccoy; Idaho, c. L.
Shoup; New Mexico, S. b Elkins
Utah, G. w. Bennett; Washington
Territory, I. j. Brents; Wyoming
j. J.. Carey; District of Columbia, G.
b. r. Purvis
The committee was called to order
by John A. Martin, Secretary
Mr.. Chandler nominated ex-senator
Chalfee, of Colorado, for temporary
presiding officer, and Mr. Chatiee was
elected unanimously.
After reading the Journal, nOmina
tons for permanent Chairman were
in order. d. M. Sabin, Of Minnesota
was nominated by Mr.. Elkins, anC
was elected by acclamation.
A motion fixed the time for holding
the next convention, Tuesday June 3
, 1884, was agreed TO
}, Mr. Frye, of Maine, then submitted
his proposition of a new basis of rep
resentation for the next convention
which was laid over for the present
On motion of Mr.. New, a resolu
ton was adopted providing that tn,
Chairman appoint three members O
the committed who, together with the
, Chairman and Secretary, shall com
pose q committee to make arrange
ments for holding the convention
; The next business was the choice o
the location for holding the next con
vention. the first ballot resulted
Chicago, IA; Cincinnati, u; Indiana
polls, A Philadelphia, S; Saratoga, S
: No choice
Second ballot Chicago II; Cincin
natl, H.
Third ballot Cincinnati, 81; Chi
cago, 90; Saratoga, {; Philadelphia,
On the fourth ballot Chicago wa
, selected as the place of holding tn
National Convention by a vote of 2
TO Cincinnati IS