The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-12-21
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

hLTUDhlUAN NRllUNAh UeMlllllLh,
Senator S2A:a Elected Chairman Of
the Republican National Commit
tee, which Decides Upon Chicago.
June 3, as tie Place and Date OF the
National Convention.
The Republican National Committee met
at Washington on Wednesday. All the
states and territories were represented.
First in the order of proceedings was the
Jewell. and this subject was dis
posed OF shortly after the COM
mittee was called together. II was
shown that be was the only mau
whom ii seemed possible to hit upon as alb.
solutely free from old iactional agreements,
and the only committee who could be
elected to the place without a contest, which
it was desired to avoid. This having been
settled, the programme was carried out by
placing Cnauee in the chair temporarily,
and then electing Sabin permanent char.
man, he being named by Mr., Elkins. This
was lone unanimously, and Sabin pre-.
sided over the deliberations of the day, and
will continue to manage the business OF the
committee and convention. On taking the
chair, Mr.. Sabin said:
While deeply sensible to the distinguished
courtesy yoC have ccnIerre!, / ana doubt
less, as much surprised as the country at
large will be at the announcement Of your
choice, bat being pressed by all parties in
the interest and claim OF peace and aarmo-
nv accept what is rather d distastetul pOei-
ton this time. 1 trust, however, the work
of this committee viii be characterized Dy
the same unapimity With which 1 have
bees elected and at the next election q re-
publican president by q like unanimous
vote of the whole country. Applause.
Gen. Jonn q. New Offered a resolution,
which was adopted, providing that a COM
mittee of five should be appointed by the
chairman TO have complete charge OF the
convention, of which committee the presi-
dent and secretary should be me naers.
IT was k2so decided TO have the dist ict
conventions within ninety days of the con-
yention the date OF which was fixed as
June s.
b place for holding the con sention en-.
cited q good deal of interest. Gentlemen
were heard in favor of Philadelphia, In
dianapolis, New York, Chatuqua, etc, but
Chicago won on the fret ballot as follows:
Chi sago..........26 Saratoga .....-...... 1
CINCINNATI. ......1S Philadelphia ....... 1
Chicago was declared the place ofthe next
Republican convention.
THE CALL.
The following Was ADOPTED:
A Republican national convention will
meet in Chicago, ILL.,, Tuts lay, June 3, 1854,
at 10 o'clock loon, for The nomlDht oa of
candidates TO be supported Tor president
and vice presideRt at the next election. Re-
publican cleo. ors of the several gates, and
all other voters without regard TO past POI
litical differences, who are in favor OF ele-
waiting and oigniiying American labor; ex-
tending and promotl & home industry, CIV
ing free popular education to the masses of
people, scouting tree Suffrage and honest
counting OF ballots, efiecc1aliy protecting
all human rights in .yery section of the
| common country, and who desire. to pro-
mote friendly feeling and permanent har.
mopy throughout the lana by securing a
national government pledge to these objects
and Or ncipies, are cordially invited TO send
for each state iour delegates at large, for
zach congressional district tive delegates.
| and for each representative at large two del
egates.
The call is signed by all the members of
the convention. Mr.. Chandler Offered the
following, which was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved, that this committee views with
| regret snd indignation the recent att mpts
10 suppressshnman rights, destroy free SUI
frage and honest counting of ballots in vari-
ous Slstes, by methods foreign TO humanity
| and civilization. Against the prevalence
| of such methods the Republican party
stands irrevocably pledged end we extend
| our sympathy to all sufferers from such
inhunlanIties, and pledge our earnest tiii-
| conditional support and right han of fet-
lowship to all msn, all organic itions: what
ever may be in past political action who
now unreseryedly commit themselves TO ar
! organized effort to secure free education.
free suffrage and protection of life and
property of all citizens. without regard to
race, color, political opinion or vote.
The committee at III O'Clock adjourned to
meet at the Grand Pacific hotel. Chicago.
the 31st of May, 1884
Mr.. Frye OF Maine then submitted bis
proposition for the new basis of representa-
ton in the next convention which was dis
cussed at great length by various members.
Logan argued that the resolution proposed
was not such as the comMittee had power to
act upon. He was willing to defer II TO the
next national committee, for that was q
body that had the right TO consider it.
Clayton opposed the plan, and Magee
moved thatetae whole matter be referred to
the next national convention. Magee'a
motion was finally agreed to-yeas Is, nays
rs.
The plan was finally referred TO the con-
~vention by q decisive vote, so that the ratio
Of delegates and the size of the next con-
vention remains as Ii was. Senator Logan
proposed q resolution, making it mendato-
~ upon the districts to hold their cenven-
tlons separately and within the several dis.
tricts. BY the action Of The committee at
the last meeting, 1t was left optional with
the districts either to hold their conventions
for the selection OF delegates separately, OF
to separate at the State conventions and do
| their business at the same place. The
Southern members or the committee object
ed TO Senator Logan's resolutions to strike
ont the optiouai feature, saying that in
many districts they had no organizations
] and could not hold separate meetings. Il