New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-12
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS FAVORED.
SUGGESTIONS OF THE CHAIRMAN or THE khf'o-
ucAN STATE COMMITTEE.

euGGEsTIoNs OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE hh-r"'
LIcAN STATE COMMITTEE
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUNEl
ALBANY, Feb. Thames d. warren, ona. a"i,a
of the Republican State Committee, is encou,a
the holding of Congressional DISTRICT ooa' 49, D.
for the election of 90 of the ~ delegates ~ ~. ~.
rrh,;can National Convention from this STATE. ne
.sas. recommendations in his newspaper, Inc
psl (,ommereiai Advertiser, In regard to the steps
g. =. t.ten 10 secure the meeting of these conVeh-
sions He states that il is plain the Republicans
of zach Congressional district have IN ther
hands tho power Independently OF inc o'"''
Committee to act and decide Tor theni-
s.,,-as 90 IN where their representatives
60 ch;caoo shall be chosen. The Republicans In
zach district are also informed that 1t Is not heces
sarv for them to wait for some action by ihe ota'o
Committee before adopting measures 1or holoi"s
district conventions In other words they can
make their arrangements for the meeting Vi 'iese
conventions before the State Committee meets IL
Il no, likely 10 meet until February 81 or March o.
The sole task of the State Committee will then be
"a select a day for holding the State Con
yention which will give ample 'iin'
for the meeting of the Congressional
district conventions and the election OF 'heir
National delegates in advance OF the eiec'iou "a
National delegates by the State Convention i'son'
Members of the Legis allure who returned TO TINS
CITY from their homes tonight bring iniornia'io,
which shows that in several OF the CohsresSionSi
districts the Republicans are already preparing
for the district conventions, and that IN many as
tricts the necessary negotiations for the proportion
NJ renr,sentatiop of each county nj = convention
will have been completed before the State Com
mite meets air. Warren suggests the course
of procedure for getting a district convention
together that should be taken in the several Con-
sressonai districts. These suggestions Will undouut-
edly be approved by the State Committee when 1t
meets as they were made after consultation with
many of its members Then IN the form OF rec
concentrations they will probably be stated IN a
circular letter addressed TO the prominent Repuo-
licans of the several Congressional districts.
ACTION OF THE STATE COMMITTEE,
The State Committee will carefully avoid any
appearance of debating to the Republicans OF the
various Congressional the TACT
that they are not under the control OF the committee
in the least in making their selec-
tions of National delegates. The recon-
mendations can be accepted or declined as
the Republican voter chooses. They will be issued
merely to facilitate the selection of the delegates.
Mr. Warren's suggestions are as follows:
In districts where Congressional Committees are now In
existence is the duty of sand committees to decide
representativesto Chicago shall be elected by separate
district conventions or by the delegates TO the state SQnVe
recent apportiOnment and in which there are no COne
sional Committees the County or Assembly District
Committees take the initiative steps Whefe
district composed Of entire counties, ike the new
Chautauaua, Cattaraugus and Alegany districts, the
County Committees should confer to which method 10
adopt IN the event OF holding separate oonvenuon
agree as number OF delegates each county snOud
have in the Congressional Convention the notice Of
time place. etc. could be arranged by subcommittee IN
case the new district composed parts OF two OF more
counties, like the Erie Niagara District. Then the
committees Of the several ASS nOy districts should CON
fer and decide TO whether the Chicago delegates sha
be chosen by separate Congressional Convention or by
the delegates tine state Convention; II the former,
sub special committee should be appointed 10 arrange
tho daialls.