The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-20

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Ny lIl 81 h4AlLbt sapigiol tOnns Hnu
,Oserful enemy. He thought be was jhsii'
led I'm saving that tbs interests Of the parry
demanded that the claim of Indiana receive
respectful consideration.
Bsbjamin ButtefwOftb, OF Ohio, followed
n the supp)rt Of the claims which Cinoln'
iati suggested the advantaRe Oensue " ne
party selected that city Tor the
,Unv.ntIon Cincinnati had not dedicated
any candidat but was alone dedicated TO
he election OF the republican candidate
The party was national and was larger than
a man or many thousand men, ana nv
pleased Providence to take away
one thousand Of oio i'G leader %srch
one hour. Ohio WAS the October state;
what Ouatre Bias WAS TO Waterloo; what
Round Top was TO Gettysburg, Ohio was
the national battle-ground of 1884. There
republicans would win or lose the vantage
ground for November. II the republican
purty should lose Ohio In October II was
doubtful If the los ground could be recov.
cred, at least he was doubling Thomas. "
He al uded TO the bitterness OF the political
contests in Ohio, stating that the entry
of the democrats into her borders from
Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West vlI-
gina tended to make them more 'oubtlul.
Senator Cullom, OF Illinois, claimed Chi.
cago to be the best convention city IN
the United States, and set forth the aovan-
tagps OF that ci y ia the way of health, "a !.
road and telegraph fec lilies. IL WAS well
known what the spirit OF the party Was 60
ing to be in the next election. The repuo-
lican party was going to in the issues
with the democratic party on the great
financial question. Its adversaries were
attempting to reach ont into the great
northwest, and make fight there, aud it
was to the interest OF the party that the
convention be held at Chicago. The re.
pubiican of Illinois we're expected to be
in line with the great party, and expect the
next republican nominee for president Will
be elected triumphantly.
Senator Miller, of New York, said that
claim OF Saratoga was backed by the great
state Of New York. The republican party
had never yet held national convention
within the borders of New York. He did
not come here stating it a necessary that /,
should be held there for the purpose OF car
ryipg that state as New York claimed to be-
republican and ne believed without, New
York in 1884, the cause of the republican
party would be substantially hopeless, but
New York will be safe to the republ
marty: still that state would be delighted to
have the convention held at Saratoga.
Mr.. hudson, of New York said that
should the convention be located at Sara
toga. not only the Empire state would be
carried but that It would furnish the means
Of carry ing all the doubtful states. Laugh
ter vt -
thought New York to be republican with
out the convention, but If Saratoga was Be-
Iected it would 60 a good ways toward
helping the party raise money for carrying
on the campaign.
A motion fixing the time of holding the
next convention for Tuesday, June Sd, 1854,
was agreed to.
FRYE, of Maine, then submitted his prop.
osition for a new basis Of representation at
the next convention. The matter was laid
over to allow the hearing OF the delegatiol IS
in support OF the claims from various sec
lions for the national convention. A
resolution was adopted providing that
the chairman appoint three members as a
committee, who, together With the chair
man and secretary, will compose the COM
mittee to make arrangements for holding
the convention.
Frye said the subject demanded honest
and conscientious attention. Since the
proposit on was made he had received
hundreds of republican newspapers from
ali over the north ri a united expressicsI
and demand, was for reform in conven-
tiops. They vet had duty to perform, and
when apy gentleman made proposition
to change the form OF the convention. every
man who was candidate Tor president, or
who had one, Immediately smiled at 1T. 1t
was charged that he had offered PROPOSE
ton in the interest of Blaine, and in oppo'
sition to the interest of Arthur. Was not
il possible to conceive how q man might
make a proposition without q selfish end,
when he made q proposition. and candi.
date tor the presidency OF the United
States never entered his head. He had no
candidate for president, and so help him
God, he never would again. His candidate
for president was that tried and known re-
publican, 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 man whose
vote In congress, II he happened to
be In congress, and whose acts outside OF
congress com mended him 10 the business
interests of the United States, and com.
PEELED the business interests to come with
their strength to the republican party and
save this country from what he believed
would disorgapize IL or at least harm IL
greatly. (ADplause.) He had no other
candidate, his proposition was offered In
the interests of absolute Justice which the
national committee could not afforL 10
deny. Fry then quoted the statistics TO
snow that the representation from the
eouthern states, which were anti-renuoli'
can, were nearly as large as those from me
states which were surely republican, and
argued his proposition in the interest
of absolute Justice. He did not wish
TO be understood as being antagonistic to
The representatives from the southern
states AID he did believe that IL had been
the Imitation in this south, ana II ne mad
his way, 1t would not have existed. While
In congress he put his soul into the task oil
maintaining for the southern representa-
tiyes, their rights from the south; he never
"truckled" 10 the bourbons; he never melt
ed down words, and no man could charge
nim gtrh for .tfI ness OF tue rights OF an
criticise the party n they refused 70 or.
eanize reform in the organisation oil the
FilIey, Of Missouri, reviewed the benefit
which accrued to the republican party from
the republican south.
Goff. OF West Virginia, entered a pro'esi
against the proposition 10 draw dead
line" through the country and say, NORTH
of this line we will advocate republicanlsm,
and south of IL we will turn the coun-
NV over 20 Bourbonism." A basis
Of representation. which had the repub-
lican victory in 1850, was hallosed with the
association 81 Lincoln. Ohase hnu ceNboi
the founders Of the party. A basis winch
IA given the party victory in 1868 1872,
is-6 and 1880 could not be wholly vicious.
oth.r southern states could and would give
the electoral vote for the republican csndi.
The first ballot for the location Of the
convention resulted as follovt: Cbicago,
ID: CINCINNATI. ~; indianapolis, =; Phila-
delphia, 4: Saratoga .. a.,
II. Ipdianapolis. none: Philadelphia, none
Thiyd ballot: Cincinnsti. n; Chicago,
N. Saratoga, 4; Pm ladelphia, none; lndis1-
Isst bslIoi: Chicsgo. 20, Cincinnsts, IS;
Pbiledelphis, none; lndiaDaPohs, none
Saratoga, none. Chicago gets me cobfeh'
ton.
After balloting the question recsrred on
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