The Portland daily press., 1883-12-13
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
Meeting of the National Committee
In Washington.
par. FrTe's Proposition Referred TO the
Next Conventional Chicago, June 8, 1854,
she Place and Time sesater sRbin
Elected Permanent Chairman.

the PtRce and Time-SeHat0r SRDfn
Elected Permanent Chairman.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Republican
National Committee met this morning in par
lor 151 of the Arlington Hotel, when the fol.
lowing delegates answered the call of States
Alabama, Paul Strobach Arkansas, Powell
Clayton; California, Senator Miller; Connec-
ticut, o. FL. Plat; Delaware, Christian Fe-
briger; Florida W. w. Hicks; Georgia, ]. B.
Deyeax; Illinois, J. A. Logan; Indiana, j. G.
New Iowa, j. S. Runnells; Kansas, ]. A.
Martin; Kentucky, VIM. o Bradley; Louisiana,
Frank Morey; Maine, VIM. p Frye; Mary
land, j. A. Gray; Massachusetts, j. M Forbes;
Michigan, j. Fl. Stone Minnesota, ID. M.
Sabin; Mississippi, Geo. G. Mckee; Missouri,
G. L. Filley; Nebraska, ). W. Dawes; Nevada,
Senator Jones; New Hampshire. W. e. Chand-
Ter; New Jersey. Z. G. Platt; North Carolina,
W. P. Csnada; Ohio, W. G. Cooper; Oregon,
| J. Ell. Mitchell; Pennsylvania, G. Il. Magee:
Rhode Island w. A. Pierce; South Carolina,
Samuel Lee; Tennessee, VIM. Rule; Texas,
A. G. Malloy; Vermont, G. w. Hooker: Vir-
ginia, S. Nj. Yost; West Virginia, N. Golf;
Wisconsin, Elihu Enos; Arizona, Levi Bash
ford; Dakota, G. t. Mccoy; Idaho, G. l.
Shoup; New Mexico, S. B. Elkins; Utah, g.
W. Bennett; Washington, L. j. Brents;
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3. Purvis.
The committee was called to order by John
A. Martin, the secretary. Mr.. Chandler noun
mated ex-Secretary Chaffee of Colorado as
temporary presiding officer, and he was elected
unanimously.
After the reading of the journal, noiniaa-
| tions for permanent chairman were in order,
| and d. w. Sabin of Minnesota being nomin-
| ated by Mr. ElkiDs was elected by acclamaton.
| Mr.. Sabin on taking the chair said: Being
| pressed by all parties in the interest of the
| claim of peace and harmony, / accent what is
| rather dstasteful position at this time. L
| trust, however, that the work of this commit
| tee will be characterized by the same unanim-
| ity with which have been elected, and that
| the next election of Republican President
| will be by the same unanimous vote of the
| whole country. (Applause.)
| On motion of Mr.. Chandler it was agreed
| that the committee should first decide upon
| the time and then the place of holding the
| next National convention.
| Mr.. Cooper of Ohio moved that the time be
fixed as the first Wednesday in June.
Mr.. Elkins moved to amend by fixing the
| date Tuesday, June 81. The amendment
| was adopted and the original motion as
| amended agreed to-
Mr., Frye of Maine submitted his pre-
| position for new basis of representa-
| tion at the next national conven-
| ton. He said that it presented a subject
| which demanded honest aud conscientious at
| teDton Since this proposition was made he
had received 100 Republican newspapers from
| all over the North and all were united in their
| expression, and the demand was for reform in
| the convention. Doubtless consideration of
| the proposition would be postponed, bat yet
| he had duty to perform. When any gentle
| man made proposition to change The form of
| the convention, every man who was candi-
| Date for President, or had one, Immediately
| shifted at it, and it had been charged thai he
| offered this proposition in favor of the in
| terests of Mr.. Blaine and in opposition to the
Tx,fR ss0fA NJ A~%h XH~r,k .r-sL. l.
to conceive that man might make PROPOSE
| ton without selfish endo When he made
| this proposition, candidate for the Pres;-
| dency of the United States never entered his
head. He had not candidate for President
! and, SO help him God. he never again would
| have candidate.
| His candidats for President was thaG of
| Republican, tried and known as Republican,
who by experience so commended himself TO
| the Republican party as would unite them
| through the breadth of the land in his favor.
| His candidate was man whose votes in Con-
gress iii he happened to be in Congress), aud
| whose acts outside of Congress commended
| him to the business interests of the United
| States, and compelled the business interests TO
| come with strength to the Republican party
| and save the country from what he believed
would disorgauize it, or at least harm it great
| ly. He had no other candidate. His PROPOSE
| ton was offered in the interests of absolute
| Justice, which the national committee could
| not afford to defy
| Mr.. Frye quoted statistics to show that the
representation from Southern States, which
| are anti-Republican, is nearly as large as from
| States which are surely Republican. and urged
that it was in the interest of absolute Justice,
| and he did not wish to be understood as being
| antagonistic to the Republicans of the South
| ern States. He did believe there was iptimi-
| dation in the South, and if he had had his way
| if would not have existed. While in Congress
| he had put his soul into the task of maintain
| ing Southern Republicans in their rights, and
| he wished to say to the representatives from
the South that he had never trucked to the
| Bourbons, had never melted down his words,
and had called murder, murder everywhere.
| No man could charge him with forgetfulness
| of the rights of any one.
| Mr.. Forbes of Massachusetts briefly support
| ed the proposition submitted by Mr.. FRYE
| The matter was then laid over for. the pres
| ent.
| The respective delegations appeared before
| the committee to argue in favor of holding the
| convention at Chaubanfua, N. Y, Philadel-
| phia and indianapolis.
The proposition was laid over for
| the purpose Of hearing delegations in
| support of the claims of thsir various sections
| oil tie country fer holding the national con-
| vention.
Senator Miller of Nsw York saia the CLAIM,
| of Saratoga WAS backed up by the great State
| of New York, bat wherever the convention is
held New York is safe to the Republican
| party.
Bsllotng was then begun and resulted as
| follows:
/ The first ballot for location of the conven-
| tion resulted: Cincinnati II, PHILADELPHIA s.
Chicago II, Indianapolis 4, Saratoga s.
The second ballot: Cincinnati II, Chicago
| II, Philadelphia none, Indianapolis none
! rhe third ballot resulted: Chicago 20, Cir
| cinnati 21. Saratoga 4, Philadelphia /.
| On the fourth ballot Chicago was selected
| for the National convention. The vote stood
Chicago 27, Cincinnati IS, Saratoga /, Phila-
| delphia 1.
| A resolution was offered by Mr.. Elkins and
| adopted by rising vote, eulogistic of the late
Marshall Jewell
Col. Dudley of Indiana said the interests of
| the party demanded that the claim of Indiana
| receive respectful consideration.
Mr. Benz. Butterworth of Ohio followed in
| support of the claims of Cincinnati. Ohio was
| an October state. What Qaalers Bras was TO
| Waterloo what Round Top was to Gettysburg,
| Ohio was to the national battle ground of 1884.
! Ii the Republicans lose Ohio III October it is
doubtful whether the lost ground could be re-
| covered. ~
Senator Cullom of Hin, is claimed Chicago
| as the best convention city in the United
States aud set forth the advantages of that
| city. The Republican party in the next cleo
| tion Is going to join issue with the Democratic
| party on one great financial question. Its ad-
versares were attempting to reach out into the
| great Northwest and make fight there aud it
| was in the interest of the party that the con-
| vention be held in Chicago.
So Chicago was declared the place for the
next Republican convention
The question then recurred on Mr. Frye's
proposition, against which Mr.. Hicks of Flor
ida raised the point of order.
Mr.. Mercy of Louisiana offered resolution
to amend the call for delegates adopted at the
last meeting by adding Except in the State
of Louisiana delegates may be elected at any
| time after Feb. l, 1884,
Mr.. Magee of Pennsylvania offered an
amendment amending the call to extend to
ninety days before the meeting of the con-
vention the time within which delegates may
be elected.
Mr.. Hicks raised the point of order against
both propositions, and pending decision the
committee at 3.42 took recess until p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The regular order being called for the chair
man stated the pending question was on Mr..
Frye's resolution.
The chair declined to rule upon the point Of
order raised by Mr.. Hicks and declared the
matter open for discussion.
Mr.. Frye suggested that the point of order
had been raised too late in the proceedings,
which was controverted by Mr.. Logan, who
| arQued that the reS0lution nroDnaad was not