Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17
A JOINT REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Senators and Representatives Organic
ing for the Great Battle

I
ing for the Great Battle.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-A Joint Re
publican caucus of Senators and Repre-
sentatives was held in the hall of the
House of Representatives tonight to ap-
! point Congressional committees. More
than 125 members of Congress were pres
! ent, Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, pre-
sided, and Representative Miller, of Penn
! sylvania, acted as Secretary.
! In taking the chair Senator Edmunds
/ SAID that the outlook for the Republican
| party in 1884 was, at this early period in
the campaign, better than at any time in
the past fifteen years, There was every
reason to believe that the party would be
| successful, II 1t only exercises wisdom in
selecting the candidate. The following
| resolutions were offered by Senator HOar:
Resolced, That 1t is the sense of this meeting
! that the Republican Congressional Committee
| be Immediately organized, consisting of one
member from each State and Territory having
| Republican Representatives for the nrenara-
| tiOn and circulation OF documents CONCERNING
| subjects pending in Congress and other politi-
cal information, and for the execution Of such
other campaign work as may be agreed on bv
that committee and by the Republican Ma
| tiOnal Committee.
Resolged, That we express our sympathy.
and viii extend onr cooperation in ali prac-
are struggling to exercise the vital and fun
damental right of free suffrage in popular
elections, and no less do we pledge our
friendship and assistance TO ali citi-
sens OF southern States who have not
been Republicans, but arc manfulIv
eontending against the prescription or mur-
der OF voters, and in favor of freedom in poll
| tics, honest political methods, and public edu-
cation for the whole people, and we recon-
mend the prompt and cordial union Of Repub-
leans with all such patriouc citizens in COM
DIned efforts to redeem their States from the
1atal domination OF false ideas and dishonOr-
ing practices.
The resolutions were warmly applaud
ed by the caucus when read, and after
! being favorably commented upon by Sen
ators Hoar, Logan and Hawley, and Rep
resentatiyes HIscock and Mayo, they
were unanimously adopted. .
The members of the committee as
agreed upon by the representatives of the
states, were: California, Senator Miller:
Florida, IL. Bisbee; Illinois, G. r. DAVIS:
Iowa, Senator Allison; Kansas. Thomas
Ryan; Massachusetts, Senator HOar:
Minnesota, w. ID. Washburn; Mississip
pi, Judge Jefords; Nevada, Senator
Jones; New Hampshire, Senator Blair:
New Jersey, Senator Sewall: New York.
Frank HiscOck; North Carolina. James
E. O'Hara; Ohio, VIM. Mckinley. Jr.:
pennsylvania, J. NJ. Campbell: South
Carolina, E. W. NJ. Mackey; Vermont, J.
". Stewart West Virginia, Nathan Goff,
gr:; wisconsin, Senator Sawyer; Dakota,
}. b. Raymond; Idaho, Theodore Singiser;
New Mexico, +. Luna; Washington Ter
ritory, T. H. Brents.
When the call was made for member of
the committee from Utah. Senator Ed
munds remarked:
Democratic
The other State delegations not being
fully represented, those present asked
leave to present the name of their member
Of the committee at some future timeS
They were requested to name their COM
mittee man as soon as possible. The
Secretary of tie caucus was authorized
to call meeting of the committee next
Monday night at the Arlington Hotel.
At that meeting the Chairman and an
Executive Committee of seven members
are to be appointed.