The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20
Meeting of the Republican nations

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Meeting OF the Republican National
OOmmiftee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 II Evening ses-
sionl The regular order being called
for, the chairman stated that the end
ing question was on Frye's resolution,
against which Hicks raised a point OF
order, his grounds being that the propo-
aitiOn had been In principle discussed,
voted upon and negatived in January
last. The chair declined To rule upon
the point al order and The matter was
open tn discussion.
Fry suggested that the point had been
raised too late In the proceeding, q
suggestion which was conIrnverted by
Logan, who argued that the resolution
proposed was not such as the committee
had power 10 act upon He wac willing
20 refer it TO the next national conYen-
ton, for that was the body that had a
right to consider it.
Clayton opposed the plan and Magee
moved that the whole matter be referred
Co the next national convention.
FIlley of Missouri reviewed the bene-
fits which ACQUIRED to the Republican
party from the Republicanism in the
south.
Golf, Of West Virginia, entered pro-
test against the proposition to draw 8
dead line through the country, and say
north of this line we will advocate Re-
publicanism and south we will turn the
! country oyer to bOurbonism. A basis Of
representation which gave the Republi
can party victory in 1860 wss hallowed
with associations of Lincoln and Chase
and SeWard-founders of the party
The basis which had given the party
victory in 1868, 1872, 1876 and 1880
could not be wholly vicious. The south
ern states could and would give elector.
| al votes for the Republican candidate
| in 1884.
Magee's motion was finally agreed to
Yeas, %; nays, Is.
Brents, of Washington Territory, Of.
| fered resolution giving six delegates
each to the territories of Washington and
Dakota, on the ground that according
To the population, they were entitled to
admission into the Union as states.
| Rejected.
Magee moved to amend the call by
| inserting authority for The election OF
two delegates for eacn congressman-at-
large.
Adopted.
The following call WAS then adopted
The Republican national convention will
meet at Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday
| Juue 3, 1884, at IL O'Clock noon, for the
| nomination of candidates to be support
1 ed for president and vice president al
the next election by the Republican cleo
tors of the several states. All other voters
| without regard TO past political differ.
ences, who are in favor of elevating and
dlgnifying American labor, extending
and protecting home industry, giving fres
popular education to the masses OF the
people, securing free suffrage and ar
honest counting of ballots, effeetueIl ]
projecting all human rights in every
| section of the common country, and
who desire to promote friendly feeling
| aud perfect harmony throughout thu
4 land by securing a national government
pledged to these objects and principle.
are cordially invited to send for eacf
state four delegates at large, for eact
i congressional district two delegates, anG
each representative at large two dele
gates. The call was signed by all thu
members of the committee.
Chandler Offered the following, which
wes unanimously adopted: Resolved
That this committee views with regre
and indignation the recent attempts Il
isuppress human rights, destroy free sui
fra2e and an honest counting OF ballots
in various states by methods of war
Against the prevalence of such methods
the Republican party stands irreYocabl1
pledged, and we extend our sympathy Il
all sufferers by such inhumanitIes, anC
pledge our earnest, unconditional coop
GRAFTON and the right hand of fellow
ship to all men and all organiza
tons. whatever may have been their pas
political action, who now unreserYedl!
commit themselves to organized efforts
to secure free education of life and prop
erty ofall citizens without regard to race
color, political opinion or votes.
Tho committee at II O'Clock adjournet
to meet at Grand Pacific hotel in Chica
go, May 81, 1884.