The Portland daily press., 1883-12-13

could go TO the polls and vote as the people of
the North could, they would give electoral
votes. One thing the Republicans of the South
could DO, and that they had done, whether they
could give electoral votes or not they could
give their lives for the cause OF Repubiican'sm.
Mr.. Pierce Of Rhode lsiard, opposed dfscrlun-
iuat1g against tho Soulnern states. fboss
States had given the Presidency 70 tae hepuo-
licans iD 1876. Ii it had not been for Florida,
South .Caroina and Louisiana, they would
have been beaten. What was the use of de-
stroying the bridge which carried the party ov-
er? Was it safe to abandon the old basis which
served so well en- the very eve of contest?
Mr.. Filley of Missouri, reviewed the benefits
which accrued to the Republican party from
Republicans of the South.
Mr.. Runnels of Iowa. was convinced that on
the eve of general election whers it was nee
essary that ell Republicans pull together the
proposition should be rslegated to the conven-
tion for discussion.
Mr.. Goff Of West Virginia entered protest
against the proposition to draw ''dead line"
through the county and say "North of this
lire we advocate repulicanism. and south of it
we will turn the country over to bourbonism." !"
The basis which had given the party victory
in 1868, 1872, 1876 and 1880 could not be who'll
ly vicious. The Southern States could and
would give their electoral votes for the Repub-
lican candidate ia 1884.
Mr.. McGee's motion was finally agreed to
Yeas 25, nays 49, The followi ng is the vote in
detail:
Yeas-Arkansas, Colorado Connecticut Georgia,
Florida, Iowa, Indania Illinois, Louisiana, Kansas,
Mi nesots Missouri, Mississippi Nebraska, North
Carolina, South Carolina. Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island. Texas. Virginia, West Virginia
Idaho, New Mexico, Utah.-25.
Nays-Alabama, California, Delaware, Kentucky
Maine, Maryland. Massachusetts, Michigan, New
Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Vermont. Wisconsin, AIi-
zona, Dakota. New York, New Hampshire, Wash
ington Territory-1S.
MIR. Magee of Pa, moved to amend the call
by inserting Authority for the election of two
delegates for each congressman-at-large."
Adopted.
The following call was then adopted:
The Republican National Convention will meet in
Chicago, Tuesday, June Sd, 1884, at IL o'clock
noon, for the nomination of candidates to be snp-
ported for President and Vco President at the next
election. Republican electors of the several States
and all other voters without regard to past polit
cal differences, in favor of eeyating and dignfyng
american labor; extending and protecting homo in
dustry; giving free popular education to the masses
OF the people; securing free suffrage and honest
counting of ballots; efectually projecting all hui
man rights in every ion of our common country,
aud who desire TO promote friendly feeling and
permanent harmony throughout the land by secur-
ing national government pledged to these objects
and ncples, orally invited to send for each
State four delegates at large and for each congress
sional district two delegates, and for each repre-
sentative at large two delegates.
The call is signed by all the members of the
committee,
Mr.. Chandler of New Hampshire offered the
following resolution, which was unansmously
adopted
ResoIred, That this committee view with regret
and indignation the recent attempts to suppress
human rights and destroy free suf age and the
honest counting OF ballots in various States by
methods at war with humanity and civilization;
against the prevalence of such methods the Repub-
lican party stands irrevocably pledged and tc ex-
tend sympathy to all sufferers from such inhuman-
tiles, and pledges earnest and unconditional cooper
alton and right hand of fellowship to ali and
all organizations. whatever may have been their
past political action, who now unreservedly com
nit themselves to organized efforts to secure free
education free suffrage and protection of life and
property Of all citizens without regard to race,
color, Or political opinions of voters.
The committee then at II o'clock adjourned
to meet at the Grand Pacific Hotel, In Chi
eago, May 81, 1884.