The Mineral argus., 1883-12-27
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

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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
election of chairman to succeed the late Gov.
Jewell, and this subject YVES dis
posed of shortly after the COM
mittee was called together. II was
shown that he was the only man
whom it seemed possible to hit upon as sb-
solutely Tree from old isolional agreements,
aud tie only COMMITTEES 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 Chatfee in the hair temporarily,
and then electiDg Sabin permanent chair
man, he being named by Mr. Elkins. This
was done unanimously, anG Sabin pre-
S ded over the deliberations OF the day, and
will continue TO manage the business of the
committee and convention. 0d taking the
chair, Mr.. Sabin aid:
While deeply sensible to the distinguished
courtesy yoC have conjerre5, / an doubt
less, as much surprised as the country at
large will be at the announcement of your
choice, but being pressed by all parties in
the interest and claim OF peace ana harmo-
ny l accept what is rather a d;stasteiul posi-
LlUu lIls llHlSs A Gu5li hOWCNcE, Tue WOfK
of this committee will be characterizsd by
the same unarimiJy with which [ have
been elected and at the ext election d re-
publican president by q like unanimous
vote OF the whole country. [APplause.I
Gen. JOnn c.. New otiersG q 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 sc eretary should be members.
1t was also decided to have the dist let
conventions within ninety days of the con-
ventlon the date of which was fixed as
June 3.
The place for holding the convention e1.
| cited a good deal OF interest. Gentlemen
| were heard in favor of Philadelphia, In
dianapolis, New York, Chatuqua, elc, but
! Chicago won on the lrst ballot as follows:
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CINCINNATI ........18 Philadelphia ....... l
Chicago was declared the place ofthe next
Republican CONVENTION.
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The following was adopted:
A Republican national convention will
meet 10 Chicago, ILL.,, Tues lay, June 3, 1881,
at 10 o'clock noon, for The nominal Oh of
candidates 10 be supported for president
and vice president at the next election. Re
publican cleo ors of the several states, and
all other voters without regard to past po-
htical differences, who are in favor OF ele-
waiting and uignifying American labor; ex-
tending and promOtl & home industry, CIV
ing free popular education to the naases Of
/ people, securing free suffrage and honest
counting OF ballots, e~tieCLualiy protecting
all human rights in Every section OF the
! common couatry, and who desire 20 pro.
mote friendly feeling and permanent har.
moDy throughout the lana by securing a
national government pledge to these objects
1 onI w rCinIog orn cordially invited IN sand
for each state fonr delegates at large, for
each congressIoual district two delegates,
and for each representative at large two del,
egstes.
The call is sigsed by all the members Of
the convention. Mr.. Chandler offered the
following, which was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved, that this committee vie rs with
regret and indignation the recent m DTS
to suppress.hEman rights, destroy free sui.
frage and honest counting of ballots in vaTi-
ous States, by methods foreign to humanity
and civiliZ IEiou. Against the prevalence
of such methods the Republican party
stands ~irrevocably pledged, and we extend
our sympathy to all sufferers from such
inhumaaities, aud pledge our earnest un.
conditional support and right a of iei-
loWship to all m6n, all organic 4tiOns: what
ever Hay be in past political action, who
now unreserYedly commit themselves to an
organized effort to secure free education,
free suffrage and protection of life and
property of all citizens. without regard to
race, color, political Op Mon or vote.
The committee at IL o'clock adjourned to
meet at the Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago,
the 31sr of May, 1884.
Mr.. Frye of Maine then submitted his
proposition for the new basis of representa-.
ton in the next convention which was dis
cussed at crest length by various members.
Logan argued that the resolution proposed
was not such as the committee had power to
act upon. He was willing ia defer it to the
next national committee, for that was a
body that had the right TO consider it.
Clayton opposed the plan, and Magee
moved that the whole matter be referred to
the next national convention. Magee's
motion was finally agreed to-yeas %, nays
is. ,
The plan was finally referred to the con-
ventiOn by a decisive vote, so that the ratio
of delegates and the size of the next con-
vention remains as il was. Senator Logan
proposed a resolution, making it mandato-
Ty upon the districts to hold their csnven-
hons separately and within the several dis
tricts. BY the action of the committee at
the last meeting, it was left optional with
the districts either to hold their conventions
for the selection of delegates separately, or
TO separate at the State conventions and DO
their business at the came place. The
Southern members OF the committee object
I'd 10 Senator Logan's resolutions to strike
out the optional feature, saying that in
many districts they had no organizations
and could not hold separate meetings. Il