National Republican., 1883-01-18

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said increase be so distributed as to be based uuon
republican votes for president III lo'O or 80 N9 10
increase the repre- sentltou oil states OF Hisu!v,S
showing republican plurnlitieS in the presloenWh
election of 1850. without decreasing the Iallo ol
delegates assigned TO any other state or district
under the last call.
MIR. New, of Indiana, opposed any change,
and removed Senator Logans motion as
substitute for it, retaining the existing plan
Ut representation.
4 member proposed that the vote should be
Kept secret; to which another amendment
SUGGESTED that the vote even III executive
session of the senate catld not he kept secret
ON, yes, sail NJ. Logan, they can he when
thoY are not carried out by some cat"
llAmGhtCrI
The vote was then taken OIL the substitute,
and rcsultcd-ycas 81 nays II.
So tho present plan of representation was
retained
Mr. Chandler desired to have
ANoTIIER TESTING OF THE QUESTION,
and auggsstCd q recess until o'clock. lie
ntmated that the motion bad been carried
hY thc votes of southern and territorial dele
gates. Hc wanted to have another vote taken
and thought that he had a parliamentary right
10 insist ulUn u vote ON the original PROPOSE
ton, Us amended.
Mr. Logan deprecated the aliusion to SOUTH
cru and territorial memborSi they were all on
an equality here.
M Chandler defended his right TO alludo
to the fact that the motion had been carried
BY southern and territorial votes. lie simply
wanted two or three records Of the votes.
Tho chairman decided that the vote SHOULD
not be taken on tho original motion, rs
amended by tho substitute.
The vote was again taken on the original
motion, rs amended, and IL was ad0pted-yeas
"a, nays lj-aG follows:
Ncas-Strolach, Miller. DoycauN, Logan, New,
WuShburn, Mckee, Filley, Valentine, Elmer Can.
adGy, Mitchell, Pierce, HOst, Lee, Melloy, Mason,
Euus, Pctligrcw Luna, Cary, Hewlett, Hicks, %.
Nays-jewcll Febiger, Runnels, Martin, Frye.
Gary, Lodge Lacy, Chandler Hasey, Cooper,
Euic, Hooker, NJ ncr, Purvis. 10.
II now stands that the basis of representa-
ton bu two delegates for each senator and
two for each member of congress, aud two del
egj,tcs for each territory and for the District
of Columbia.
The committee then took recess till half
past o'clock.
AT THE EVENING SESSION
AR. Lodge, of Massachusetts, made an effort
| to revive the question which had been dcci-
dcd during the day, and moved to reconsider
| the vote adopting the Logan substitute. As
| he had not voted with the majority his right
| to move to reconsider was not recognized.
/ The first six propositions having been dis
| posed of by the adoption Of the Substitute,
| the seventh was taken up rs follows:
popular delegate state convention"
II was decided in the affirmative without
| debate, and was also made to apply to the
territories and the District of Columbia
The eighth proposition, Shall the republi-
cans of the various districts have the option
of choosing delegates at separate conventions
with the districts or by Il subdivision of the
state convention into district conycntionsY'
This gave rise to \ long discussion in which
great variety OF views was presented.
Finally the vote was taken, first on an
amendment offered by Mr.. McKee, of Misss.
sippi that in states where it has heretofore
been the custom, district delegates to the
national convention may be elected by the
dc cgates of the district called together by
authority Of the state committee. 1t wa
rejected.
Then the vote was taken on an amendment
offered by Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts,, to add
TO the original proposition the words =" But
all district delegates elected shall be nc.
credited by the officers OF such district CON
Ventons."
This was agreed to, making the whole
proposition read:
ResoirCd, That the republicans Of the variou
congressional districts shall have the option o
choosing their delegates at separate convention
held within the districts, or BY subdivision o
state conventions; but all district delegates elected
shall be accredited by the officers Of such dlstric
conventions
. MT. IlChtt, Ol NllsSlSSlppl, pIOlcSlcuH HpdllS
forcing on the south the political method
of the north, and showed how impossible i
was to get up district conventions in Mis-
sissipp.
Mr.. Chandler said he had made the calcula
ton that Mr.. Mckee and George b. Buchanan
and dozen other federal officers in Nlissis
sippi would chose the eighteen delegates rs
signed to that state. He Thought they ough
to he satisfied with tho present method,
Mr.. Mckee. So we are, il you will only let u
alone. lLnughtor.l
The eighth proposition as amended wa
l then agreed to-
. The ninth proposition was estate convcn
tions shall be held not less than thirty nc
O more than sixty days before the national cor
n vention,"
. 1t was ngrecd to without discussion.
4 The tenth proposition was altered so rs {
: read: "Whore separate, distinct convention
4 are called in the districts, they shall be hel
q within fifteen days before the state conveI
: tiOn."
n This was also agreed to; and It disposed
i all the matters reported by tho subcOmmi
Il tee.
Mr.. Valentine, of Nebraska moved to II
commit all the propositions to the subcOu
mittec, with instructions to formulate
> method and rule, Agreed to,
Mr.. Chandler then offered the followin
IL resolution which was adopted without di
L. cussOn:
l. Resolrd, That the call of the next republics
l. national convention shall be so broad and liber
MS to invite the corporation without imposil
10 any other test of iealty) of all citizens who are
N favor of ecvnting ana digniiying American labC
- protecting and extending home industries givil
IL free popular education to the masses Of the peop
II securing free suffrage and an honest counting
Ia ballots, and efecutually protecting all hunt
a, rights in every section of our common cOuntr
Ia aud who are willing to support the nominees
" the convention.
70 4 recess for half an hour was taken to
~, low the subcommittee to formulate
= \ METHOD AND RULE
" and, on reassemblng, MIR. Chandler, of Ne
Hampshire, from the subcommittee, rcportC
N tho following
ut The republican national convention of is
ie shall consist OF four delegates large from oac
n, state and two delegates for each COngressOu
district. The delegates at large shall be GhOs
by popular delegate state conventions, called {
no not less than twenty days published notice, al
H. held not less than thirty, nor more than siXt
n. days before the time for the meeting of I
VI the various congressional districts shall ha
ne the option ot electng their dclegat
e- at separate popular delegate conventions, call
lt on similar notice, and held in tho districts at al
time, within the fifteen days next prior to {
Ia, meeting Of the state conventions or by subdiyi
~ sions of the state conventions into district co
ly yentiOns, and such delegates shall be chosen
a. the latter method, ii not elected previous 10 Il
g. meeting Of the state convention, all district de-
,s gates to be accredited by the officers OF such
-" triCt conventions.
Two delegates shall be allowed from each ter
r. tory and from the District of Columbia, simia
he chosen.
90 committee, accompanied by full printed sta
10 mouts of the grounds OF contests which shall a
"a be made public; and preference In the order