The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-06

nooc VI congress at large, II shy
tnat each Territory and the District
OF Colum bia shall be entitled to two
oelegates and that each congress.
slonal district shall be entitled to
two delegates.
Mi; Bishop, of Massachusetts,
Mr.. Ch0irm0n,-On behalf of the
minority Of the committee on rule;
OF order OF business, consisting OF
delegates from New YORK, Nary
land, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
michigan, New Jersey, New Hamp
snire, West Virginia and otbe,
States, have the honor, with the
leave OF the convention, to presen,
minority report and to move the
substitution of this report fer the
report Of the committee, and ask
That the report OF the minority be
now read.
The secretary then read the min.
orlty report as follows: The under
signed, minority Of the committee
on rules Of order Of business, who
were directed TO inquire into the
subject of revising the appointment
of delegates to the national conyen.
ton, being unable to agree with the
conclusions of the majority on this
subject, recommend the adoption Of
the following:
ReSot0ed, that in future Repub-
llcan convention. representations
by delegates shall be as follows
Each State shall be entitled to four
delegates at large and one additional
delegate at large for each represent.
alive at large, If any, elected by the
state at the last preceding Presi-
Dental election; second, each Ter.
ritory and District OF Columbia shall
be entitled to two delegates at
large; third, each Congressional die.
trict shall be entitled to one dele~
gate and an additional delegate for
every 10000 votes, or q msiority
frac ion thereof cast for the Repub-
lican Presidential electoral ticket at
the last Presidential election ::
fourth, the Republican national
committee shall, within a year fol-
lowing each Presidential election,
ascertain and certify the represent.
atoms TO which each Stale and die
trict will be hereby entitled in the
next following national convention.
> delegate from Texas move
to lay it on the table.
By Bisbop-Mr. President, l will
occupy but moment in speaking
in support of this motion. The
principle Of the Republican party is
equality, absolute equality. The
present method Of selecting dele-
gates TO the National Convention is
unequal and therefore unjust.
Under the present methods 2,c00
Republicans IN one state have as
much power as 1000 in another
state. The object of the motion is
to bring about an equality if possi,
bic between Republicans of this
country, so that Republican Con-
vention shall be the true exponent
Of Republicans Of the country.
Garner, of Indiana, supported the
minority report as entirely in keep
ing with the genius of American in .
situations. It did not decrease the
representation Of district, but only
added to the presentation in &C
cordance with Republican MAORI
ties.
Bradley, OF Kentucky, opposed
the minority report as something
that might come from the Demo.
cratic party. there bad been times
when the South had ssved the Re-
publican party. It was Florida
that gave them the president in
1876. He warned the Republican
party that the tariff question was
coming up before thu country and
the time might come when the
northern States might want the aid
of the south. The southern dele
gates come here as free men not as
slaves; they did not ask to dictate
the nomination, but they declined
20 surrender their mani. Cd to the
gsiloWs, which it was now proposed
might hang some of those who pro-
posed it. West Virginia, North
Carolina, Florida and the old do
minion in spite Of Democratic shot
guns and in spite OF Iegalised MUIR
der, which cried to God for ven
geaDca, would give the Republican
party their electoral votes at the
coming elections. (Aprlause.)
Lynch, of Mississippi, also OPP
posed the minority report. 1t would
simply say TO the ballot bcx suffer
at the south, and to the shot gun
holders, that they should have the
beneit OF their crimes. (Applause.)
A delegate from Iowa declared
that the Mahsnes of the south should
be encouraged, and that Iowa would
cast solid votes to do it.
Townsend, of New York, also OPP
posed the proposition as an attempt
to disfranchise the brave Republi>
cans Of the south.
West, of Ohio, also argued against
the minority report.
Long, of Massachusetts, said it
wss perfectly evident the conven.
ton was not prepared to adopt the
views of the minority report, but
they were going to elect the next
President, and that would go far
towards settling the rights of the
south. At the end of the next
Presidential term the matter might
be taken up and decided. He there-
fore hoped the matter would be re,
ferred to the next executive com.
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