Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-13
THE REPUBLICANS.
Meeting OF the National Committee at
WashingtOn-Chicago the Plac,,
and Tuesday,
June B, 1854, the Time for Holding the
Next National C0nyentiOn-Sena-
tor Frye's Proposition
For New Basis Of Representation
POstpeaed-Sabin, Of Minnesota,
Elected Chairman.

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
The Meeting at washingtop-Da.e and
Place Of the Next Cenveatien,
WAs,sisgyosf, December 1.-THE Re
publican National Committee met this
morning at the Arlington Hotel. The fol-
lowing delegates were announced ON the
call OF States: Alahs,,,na Paul strobach:
ArkansaS rowell CLAYTON; California,
senator Miller; Colorado, Jerome b.
Chatfee; Connecticut, o. II. Platti Della
ware, Christian Fetrigef; Flofida, W. W.
Hicks Georgia, J. B. DeverauX Illinois,
J. A. Logan; Indiana, y. G. New; Iowa,
j. S. Runnels; Kansas, J. A. Martin; Ken
tucky, VIM. o. Bradley Louisiana, Frank
Mor6y; Milne, VIM. Frye; Maryland, J. A.
Gary; Massachusetts, J. w. Forbes; Mich
igan, j. II. Horne; Minnesota, d. NJ. Sa-
bin; Mississippi, George G. Mckee; Mis-
souri,, c. l. Filley; Nebraska, J. w Dawes;
Nevada, Senator Jones; New Hampshire,
w. L. Chandlerj New Jersey, George A.
Halsey; New York. T. c. Platte; North
Carolina, w. P Canady; Ohio, w. c.
Cooper; Oregon, ]. II. Mitchell; Pennsyl-
vania, G. L. Magee; Rhode Island, w. A.
Pierce; South Carolina, Samuel Lee; Ten
nessee, VIM. Rule: Texas, A. G. Malloy;
Vermont, g. W. Hooker; Virginia, S. NJ.
Yost; West Virginia, N. Golf; Wisconsin,
Elihu Enos; Arizona, Levi Bashford; Da-
New Mexico, 6. j.. Fikin5; Utah, G. w.
BenntH; Washington Territory, L. j.
Brent; Wyoming, J, i, Carly; District of
Columbia, G. 3. p. Purvis.
The committee was called to order by
John A. Martin. Secretary Chandler nom
mated Ex-senator Cbaffee, Of Caicrado,
for temporary presiding officer, and he was
unanimously elected
After the reading of the journal, NOM
nations for permanent chairman were in
order. ID. NJ, Sabin, OF Aiinneaota, was
nominated BY Mr.. Eikins, and elected by
acclafnatlon. Mr.. Sabin accepted the honor
in brief speech, counseling harmony in
the proceedings OF the meeting.
Mr.. Elkins offered the following resnlu-
tions, which were adopted by a rising vose:
Of Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut, its chaituan,
distinguished as ar tarneat, consistent, and val
ued member Of the Republican party, from its
origin and an active generous and lous worker
in State and national contests, and especially
N the memorable Presidential campaign OF
Resolged, That as Governor, Foreign Minister,
and Cabinet othcer, the integrity of his official
llte added luster TO his pure character and pa
triotic nature. and made for him name which
the party and nation will be proud to cherish
win h0nor and affection.
Rcsotrcd, That these:resoutions be entered on
the minutes Of the committee and published. and
committee forwarded to the family 90 ,ir III Jewell
a motion fixing the lime for holding the
next conventicl on Tuesday, June 8, 1884,
was a0'-c,ed to.
Senator Frye, OF Maine, then submitted
his proposition for a new basis Of repre-
sentaticn IT The next convention.
Iii support OF the proposition, imir. Frve
said it presented subject that demanded
honest and conscientious attention. Since
the proposition was made he had received
hundred Republican newspapers from
| all over the North, and they sll tiriited in
the expression shd demand for reform in
| the convention. Doubtless consideration
OF the proposition would be postponed,
yet he had y duty 10 te,f0rm. When any
genttensar iiiiiade proposition to change
the form of the convention, every man
who was a candidate for President, or who
had one, Immediately shifted at it. Itwas
| charged that he offered the proposition in
the interest ef Blaitit, and in opposition
to the interests OF Arthur. Was it not
| possible to conceive that a man might
make proposition without a selfish end
When he made the proposition candi-
date for the Presidency of the United
|
no candidate for President, and so
help him God, never again would
he have candidate. His candidate for
| President was that tired and known Re-
| publican, who by his isexperience so recon-
mended himself to the Republican party
| that he would unite them throughout this
broad land in his favor His candidate
was the man whose votes in Congress, if
| he happened to be in Congress, and whose
acts outside of Congress, commended
him to the business interests of the
! United States, and compelled the business
interests to come with their strength to
the Republican party and save this coun-
try from what he believed would disor-
/ ganize it, or, at least, harm it greatly.
| Applause. He had no other candidate.
Ills proposition was offered in the interest
| OF absolute justice, which the National
Committee could not afford to deny.
FRYE then quoted statistics to show that
the representation from the Southern
States, which were anti-Republican, was
nearly as large as that from States
argued his proposition in the in
terest of absolute justice. He did
| not wish to. be understood rs being an
tagoRistie. to Republican Southern States
j lie did believe there had been intimida-
\ ton in the South, and il he had his way it
would not have existed. While in Con-
gress he put his soul into the task OF main
tanning Southern Republicans in their
rights from the South. He never truckled
to the Bourbons, had never melted down
words, had called murder murder every
where, and no man could charge him with
forgetfulness of the rights OF anyone
The matter was then laid over for the
present, for the purpose of hearing the re-
port OF delegations in support of the claims
OF the various sections for the National
Convention.
On motion OF Mr.. New, a resolution was
adopted providing that the chairman ap-
point three members of the committee
who, with the chairman and secretaries,
shall compose committee to make ar
rangements for holding the convention in
the city OF .
The committee then proceeded to ballot
to decide where the convention should be
held. Cincinnati, Chicago and Indianap-
oils were the most prominently mentioned,
and Chicago was selected on the fourth
ballot by the following vote: Chicago 26,
Cincinnati Is, Philadelphia 0, Indianapo-
lis 0, Saratoga o.
The question then recurred on Frye's
proposition, arainst which Hicks, of Flor
ida, raised point of order.
Morey, of Louisiana, offered a resolution
to amend the call for delegates adopted at
the last meeting by adding, Except that
in the State OF Louisiana delegates can be
elected any time after the lst Of February,
1881"
Magee, of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment amending the call so as to ex-
tend to ninety days before the meeting
of the convention, the time within which
delegates should lie elected.
Hicks raised a point of order against
both propositions, and pending a decision,
the committee took recess.