Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

,oice as N the house 70 F"
Grow OF Pennsylvania g.. .
minority Of the COMMITTEES nm .he
SUBSTITUTE for the tenth ~, T"eree
prescripes the mode OF elac.i, "n'cn
yates 20 the next national Ran,S,, mele-
convention. He proposes th a, acsA
gates snail be elected In the sa%e , ue,e-
nep as members of congress- '''0 '''au-
farks accepted the pronosaa
heht, Grow having explained t d'me ny,
delegates at large ara 70 ~ 'nat me
py slate convention, and thap ~ -, e'ec.ed
tr J, VI e. esleSct,ng delegates from The dis.
sor;s VI Columbia was to be as nre-
c co,n ,s by the national Republican
o oIa.tee. The rules were tban
The attention of Senator sab,, h.
ing been called 20 published statam mas
originating in Minnesota that he baa
been elected n delegate to the nat;an "'
convention on the pledge that ha
would support Blaine, he remarl n
that On the contrary no such issne no.
been made, and that 1t bad been wall I,
known for year that his A.,
choice, had been Arthur, on tho
ground that he wonld he
strong before the people. He said Te
was friendly to Blaine, hut that he had
been assured by VIM. Walter pbaIn.
that Blaine was not only not n cand;'
date but did not want to he Thara
had been no doubt of his preferance
anywhere, He was not tied to anyone
ana would exercise his best Judgment
IN aiding the candidate who conld he
elecued. 10
Parks offered an additional rule as 10
the order Of business. 40 W.
Bayne of Pennsylvania moved an
amendment to it so as to make the
order of business as follows: First. re-
port of the committee on a platform
and resolutions; second, the call Of
the roll of states: third. pres.
entation of candidates for president.
fourth. balloting; fifth, presentation
of candidates for vice-president: sixth
balloting. The amendment was
agreed to and the additional rule ac.
cepted.
Roosevelt OF New York inquired
what had become of the proposition in
regard to representation in future ma.
tional conventions He knew there
was a strong feeling that there should
be some change by which the number
of delegates should be more nearly pro.
portioned to the Republican votes cast
in the different states.
Tburston of Nebraska moved tc
amend theseventh rule, which provide.
for nomination by majority of the
votes cast, by requiring that no rules
should be enforced by which major
ity of duly elected delegates should at
tempt to enforce candidate on tn,
party. Such action would be repu
dated by the freemen of America
, Applause
Sanders of Montana offered al
amendment that no person shall b,
eligible asa member of the nationa
committee who is not eligible as
member Of the electoral college.
Hoar of Massachusetts made an eX
PLANTATION as TO the effect of the civi
service law passed by congress yea
ago, and said it was not the purpos o
that law to prohibit any federal Office
from exercising all the rights of a,
American citizen.
The amendment offered by Sander
was adopted.
The amendment offered by Thursto
of Nebraska WAS adopted after som
verbal notifications. This disposed {
the question as to the representation
in future conventions, that subject bt
/ ing withheld.
Parks of California then made a n
port as to the appointment of deli
: gates for future conventions. 1t di'
: tates that each state shall be entitle
+ to four delegates at large, with add
tional delegates for each member Q
congress at large, and that each teri
e tory and the District of C0lumol
shall be entitled to two delegates, an
that each congressional district sha
be entitled to two delegates.
y, Bishop Of Massachusetts on behalf
a the minority of the committee reporte
n rule that each state shall be title
to four delegates at large and an ada
tional for each representation at larg
u if any, that each territory ana the Dli
J, trict of Columbia shall be entitled
l. two delegates; that each congres
ional district shall be entitled 10 OF
delegate and an additional delega
y for every 10, 900 majority votes or ira
g ton thereof cast Tor the RepuOllca
!. presidential electoral ticket at the la
preceding presidential election, an
Z that the Republican national comm
e tee shall within one year after eae
presidential election certify the repr
sentations to which each state Is e.
,f titled. a
u Carver of Maryland supported Il
is minority report as being entlrel
% within the keeping of the genus
= American institutions. 1t did not q
'. crease the representation OF any a.
d trict. but only added TO the represent
ID tion i'm accordance with the Republics
e majority. ,od >,
Q BRADLEY of Kentucky opposed u
minnritv report AS something TN
n mirht come from the Democratic par
lie and not from the Repuollcan pr.
There had been time wheh the oou
= had saved the Republican party.
!" was Florida that gave them Tue pre-
81 dent in 1876. He warned the hrpu
a. lican party that the tariff question "
coming before the country, ana "
time might come when tne, No..n n,
:. states might want theaii OF the Soul
" The Southern delegates come mere
as free men. not slaves; they did not
VI ARE to dictate, but they declined
(e surrender their manhood. me y
O. Lows which was now proposed mig
l. hove some of those who proposed
n, Wir1inia. North Carolina, Florida a.
H. tha Old Dominion, in spite OF
mr. stranoth q ( the Democratic shot ~
al and i5 snite of legalized murder VIM
to cr;ed To God for vengeance, womb y,
HLiicon Marty their elect0l
IN votes at the coming eiec'ion' -
he plause. ,,,u.,,s,n,; also oppos