National Republican., 1883-01-18


radical innovation. lie had Thought good |
deal about the matter aud was coming 80 the !
conclusion thnt 10 was hardly safe % change |
the present basis of operations II g was, there. !
fore, very much inclined to vote Tor senate: .
LogGn's proposition, Ilc could 7ec no wisdom
IN giving increased representation to states
like Kansas and Minnesota, chat arc over
whcminuly republican. and reducing the rcp-
rcsuntGtiou u' states that aTc democratic. On
the whole. Il king into consideration the tenn
p1r of the country and of the party, he thought
u auwise to enter On amy innovation.
Mr. Mason. of Wc,t Nirgiuia, made some
rrmrrt, in tho same vein, iayoling Senator
Logun's substitute.
Mr. Chandler suggested that MFR. Mason
seemed to b1 In favor of increased representa-
tGn Tor republican states, and yet opposed TO
giYiug it.
Nlr Maaon replied tina; ho was in favor Of
It, provided hc could see fair way oi Civ.
ing g.
Mr. Chandler vou ure In favor Of it provided it
rau be urcomu.ishcdf
H. CnGndcr. you think plan for doing 1t
Nr AiSs5n om wholly mobio to devise any
iar nnd proGieagie Plan n., ,,, I'm. o-,i,,s,
It's enforcement,
Mr.. Runncls, Of iowa, sngscste1 the nm
fairness and irrolicf OF ,,lNinE 90 the state Of
Kentucky thv 'nuc power aud influence IN
national rupuhlirGG convention Hs o. tl" states
uf Michigan md Iowa. Era;ucky certainly
would uut elect 20 republican presidential
ccctot. while Michigan aud Iowa would prob
Rbly do su, and would ccrIriuIy do 50 e tho
will of the muiori,vur the republican voters
uf the country were carried ont. lie tNou%hr
that the general sentiment Of the r,pGbl@ni
Of thc country, as expressed through the prose,
was IN favor oG some pln thas would recog-
ni.c the fact that status whica were largely
tf In
than democratic states in determining the
candidate and policy of the republican party.
Hc therefore favored tn" plan of mixed repre-
sentation, aud was strongly inclined to vote
for Mr.. Martins plan.
Mr.. Lodge. Of Massachusetts, arGucd in favor
of the plan Of additional representation for
republican states and districts. The national
convention did mo- represent tho people Of
the country, hut represented thc republican
party.
Mr.. Hewlett, of Kentucky said that the
republicans of his state valued their rights i'll
thu convention under the present arrange
lSent, and he saw plainly that amy one of the
proposed plans would not only relegate her
100000 votes to place Of less importance in
naming candidate. but lake away one of the
strongest incentives for keeping up such n
state and district organization rs is necessary
TO add from time to time republican repre-
sentative to congress from that state as had
been done at the late election. He saw no
force in any argument that assumed that n
republican from state with majority could
have, for that reason, any more party wisdom
than Il republican from II state where the
party is not so fortunate.
Mr. Filley, of Missouri agreed with Mr..
Washburn that this was
NOT TINE TO GO INTO INNOVATIONS.
He thought it better to stand by the old land
marks still, the republicans of Missouri
We're entirely willing to give TO the republi.
can states that east republican, electoral votes
the absolute control OF the nominations. The
question was how to get at it.
MI. Valentine, of Nebraska, expressed the
opinion that the Chicago republican COnycn,
tion had not given 10 this committee amy
authority to change the basis of rcprcscnta'
tion.
After some further discussion the amend
mcnts to the Logan substitute were with
drawn.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, replied to the objection
against the large size. Large convention,
prevailed all over New England. lie wOult
rather address convention OF 1000 men as
scmblcd To nominate II candidate Tor prGsittyn
than address the house OF representatives
There was safety in largo conventions. Th'
sorrows of Pennsylvania had come from hel
small conventions. Where II great state o
four millions Of people nominated its gov
crnors by conventions of 2JO men there wa
convention of $500 men, nobody would owl
convention or complain that it was owned,
Mr.. DcyeruauN, Of Georgia, said he did no
desire to press the claim Of any partiCula
presidential candidate. There were no can
didates now before the country, and there
fore, this was the time to settle this dispute.
Mr.. Stroback, OF Alabama, favored the 10
gan substitute. IL would not be wise (as MI
Lincoln had said to
SWAP HORSES IN CROSSING THE STREAM.
If they tried it in this crisis they might fin
that the stream which they were crossing wa
the StyN.
Mr. Price, of Rhode Island, also favored tn
Logan substitute. The old plan had give
general satisfaction, and under it the rcpubl
can victories of the last twenty years ha
been won. lie believed that within the neS
two years the local troubles which ha
operated against the republicans in the LAT
elections would have passed away. If rcpul
licans stood right together they had rs fair
probability of carrying the next presidents
election rs they had had for the last eigl
years.
After further discussion,
MIR. MARTIN, OF KANSAS, OFFERED A RESI-
LUTON
that there shall be additional reprcsentato
in the next national republican convention
based either on the republican vote for pres
dent or on the republican members Of col
gress.
Mr.. Chandler made Speech in which ]
said that the question of defeat or success
the next presidential election depended q
whether the national republican conYentiC
would assemble under the old rotten bor0ug
system or whether that system should be =
formed The trouble OF allowing democrat
localities to influence republican nomination
had long been recognized, and had bee
growing There was no intention of rCduCil
the representation of southern republican
He hoped that the question would be full
discussed.
Mr. Logan thought that his own propositiC
was reasonable one and did not think tn
the propositions to which it was u 5ubstitu
were reasonable II this committee were o
posed to the old system it could say so.
Mr.. Hicks, Of Florida, protested against 4
south being gOaded by a deprivation of its j
huencc in the republican national conycntiO
Mr.. Frye, Of Maine, opposed the Log
substitute, being entirely satisfied that 6
old system was wrong, unjust and outrag
Gus. There was not q state in the union TIA
elected its conventions ON that principle.
giAlr. Logan asked whether IL would not
better to exclude democratic states entire
from the republican convention than to i
crease the republican representation in /
publican states and districts, They had
much right to do one MS the other.
Mr.. Chandler replied to Mr., Logan, and {
gued TO show the fairness and propriety OF I
proposed change,
MIR. Logan asserted that the objection
the proposed change was that il disirUnChis