The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-01-25
Mr.. Logan deprecated the allusion to South

on an equality here.
Mr.. Chandler defended his right to allude to
the fact that the motion had been carried b,
Southern and territorial votes He simply
wanted two or three records of the votes.
Tho chairman decided that the vote SHOULD
now be taken on the original motion a
amended by the substitute.
~ The vote was again taken on the o-igina
motion as amended, and it was adopted-yea'
%, nays Is, as follows:
Yeas-Strobach, Miller, Devereaux, Logan
New, Washburn, Mckee, Filley, Valentine
Elmer, Canady, Mitchell, Pierce, Yost, Lee
Malloy Mason, Enos, Pettigrew, Luna, Cary
4 Hewlett, Hicks-23
Nays--Jewell, Febiger, Runnels, Martin
Frye. Gary, Lodge, Lacy Chandler, Halsey
Cooper, Rule, Hooker, Miner, Purvis-15.
1t now stands that tfs basis of representation
be two delegates for each senator and two fol
each member of Congress, and two delegates
for each territory and for the District of Colum
| bia. The committee then took q recess til
halfpast T. ~
| e 4AV VIZ SFShihi3 oSooloA1, MI vi 4Aoo
sachusetts, made an effort to revive the ques.
ton which had been decided to. day and moved
to reconsider the vote adopting the Logan sub
stitute. AS he had not voted with the majority
his right to move to reconsider was not rec
ognized.
The first six propositions having been dis.
posed of by the adoption of the substitute the
seventh was taken UP, as follows "Shall the
state delegates be elected at a popular delegate
state convention? ?" 1t was decided in the af.
| frmative, without debate, and was also made
| to apply to the territories and the District OF
Columbia
The eighth proposition was "Shall the Re-
pubicans of the various districts have the
option of choosing delegates at separate con-
ventions within the districts or by sub-di-
vision of the state convention into district
conv entions?"
This gave rise to long discussion in which
great variety of views were presented. FL
nally the vote was taken first on an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Mckee, of Mississippi
that in states where it has heretofore been the
castom, district delegates to the National Con-
vention may be elected by the delegates of the
district together by authority of the state
committee. 1t was rejected.
Then the vote was taken on an amendment
offered by Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts, to add
to the original proposition of the words, "but
all district delegates shall be accredited by the
officers of such district conventions"
This was agreed to, making the whole prop
ostion, read
"Resoloed, That the Republicans of the various
Congressional districts shall have the option
of choosing their delegates at separate con-
ventions held within the DISTRICTS or by sub
division of state conventions; but all district
delegates elected shall be accredited by the
officers of such district conventions"
Mr.. McKee,ot Mississippi. protested against
forcing on the South the political methods of
the North, and showed how impossible it was
to get up district conventions in Mississippi
Mr.. Chandler said he had made the calcula-
ton that Mr.. Mckee and George B. Buchanan
and dozen other federal officers in Mississippi
would choose the eighteen delegates assigned
to that state. He thought they ought to be
satisfied with the present method.
Mr.. McKee-So we are, if you will only let
us alone, Laughter
The eighth proposition, as amended, was
then agreed to.
| The ninth proposition was: Estate conven-
| tions shall be held not less than thirty nor
more than sixty days before the National Con-
vention" 1t was agreed to witho ut discussion
The tenth proposition was altered so as to
read Where separate district convention
are called in the districts, they shall be held
within fifteen days before the state conVen-
| ton"
This was also agreed to, and it disposed Of
all the matters reported by the sub committee
| Mr.. Valentine of Nebraska, moved to re-
commit all the propositions to the sub-com
mittee. with instructions to formulate method
and rule. Agreed to-
Mr. Chandler then offered the following res
olutlon, which was adopted without discus
SION
| ResoIced, That the call of the next Republi-
can National Convention shall be so broad anC
liberal as TO invite the cooperation without
imposing any other test of fealty) of all cit
liens who are in favor of elevating and digni
| flying American labor, protecting an(
extending home industries, giving free pop
'ular education to the masses of the people, Sc
curing free suffrage and an honest counting o
ballots, and efectually protecting all human
| rights in every section of our common coun
! try, and who are willing to support the nom
| inees of the convention.
| A recess of half an hour was taken to allow
1 the subcommittee to formulate method and
rule; and on reassembling, Mr.. Chandler, o
! New Hampshire, from the subcommittee, re
ported the following:
The, Republican National Convention o
from each state and two delegates from eacl
Congressional dlstsict The delegates at-larg
shall be chosen by popular delegate state con
ventions called on not less than twenty days
published notice, and held not less than thirty
nor more than sixty days before the time 70
the meeting of the National Convention. Tn,
Republicans of the various Congressional dis
tricts shall have the option of electing thei
delegates at separate popular delegate conven
tions, called on similar notice and held in tn
districts at any time within the fifteen day
next prior to the meeting of the state conven
lions, or by subdivisions of the state CONVEX
tions into district conventions and such de
Z egates shall be chosen in the latter method,
not elected previous to the meeting of th
state conventions. All district delegates to
accredited by the officers of such district col
ventions. Two delegates shall be allowe
from each territory and from the District {
|, Columbia, similarly chosen.
Notices of contests may be given to the M
| tional Committee, accompanied by full printe
: statements OF the grounds of contest, whic
shall also be made public and preference
the order of hearing and determining contest
Fl shall be given by the convention according t
!, the dates of the reception of such notices an
t statements by the National Committee.
The report was adopted without discussion
= On motion of Mr. Martin, of Kansas, it wa
e ordered that the meeting of the committee {
} which the time and place for holding the me-
Republican National Convention are to
, | fixed, be set for Wednesday, the 18th OF ID
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