, 1884-10-17
WHO'S THE VICTIM
The Republican Convention Fails to
Answer the Question.
But it Spends Several Hours in a
Secret Caucus.
The Party at a Loss for a Suitable
Nominee.

o clock October l6.
Some moments after the Designated
hour a few of the delegates assembled at
the City Hall, but the doors were locked
and the rather forlon looking delegates
filed into Judge Lees Office where they
remained until City Marshal Schnitger ar
rived and opened the doors of the hall.
The next hour was passed by the dele
gates in private consultations and wills
pered conversations. By , o'clock the
lobby contained about fifteen persons and
a quorum of the twenty four delegates
was present. Shortly after 3 O'Clock, f.
f. Warren, Chairman of the Central
Committee, called the meeting to order
and asked that Thomas Sturgis, the Sec
rotary ofthe committee, read the call for
the convention. Mr.. Sturgis could not
be found, however, and 50 Mr.. Warren
read the call himself.
For temporary chairman Colonel Dow
ney nominated Colonel A.. T. Rabbit,
who was accordingly chosen, and for tenn
porary secretary Colonel Downey was
selected.
Mr.. J. b. Jennings moved that a com
mittee of three ON credentials be APP
pointed, and the Chair selected Messrs. j.
B. Jennings, c. n. Potter and NJ NJ.
Towne.
A committee of five on resolutions was
appointed, consisting of DIR. Hayford. NJ.
c. Brown, L. Bergman, +. F. Cheney and
j.. b. Adams.
|. Judge Carey moved that a Committee
on Organization, consisting of one dele
gate from each county, be selected. As
Uinta county had no delegates present. the
Chair appointed j. p. Rankin Of Carbon
county. 7. j. Mast Of Albany, J. NJ.
Carey of Laramie county, Il. f. Cheney
Of Fremont county, and +. p. Philfrick of
S%weetwater county.
NJ. c. Brown moved a recess of one
hour, ~ostensibly for the purpose of
giving the committee time to perfect
their re ports. Judge Carey opposed the
recess and stated that, in his opinion, the
convention should proceed as speedily as
possible to the caucus for its nominee as
Delegate to Congress. Private caucuses
and e~lectioneering need not occupy so
much Of the time Of the convention as the
proposed recess contemplated.
Mr.. Brown thereupon withdrew his
motion and a recess of five minutes was
taken.
The committee on credentials made the
following report:
Your committee on credentials beg leave
to report that We find the following named
persons entitled to seats in the conven-
ton:
Albany county, NJ lngersoll, proxy by
J II Hayford; T j Nash: Richard
Butler, proxy by NJ NJ Towue, A S
Peabody; William Taylor, proxy by
S w Downey; s w Downey, proxy by NJ
c Brown.
Carbon county, b Adams, J p
Rankin. J B Jennings and Fred G.
Palmer.
Fremont county, F Cheney.
johnson county-S A Sturgis, proxy by
F + Warren.
Laramie county-George w Hoyt, G
n Potter. l Bergman, J NJ Carey. Thos
Smrgis, proxy by | Bergman, A 7
BaLbitt.
Sweetwater county-E p Philbrick, w
II Mellor, proxy by EP Philbrick, J G
Truland, proxy by Il p Philbrick.
Uinta county was not represented.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported in favor Of NJ c Brown as
President; for Vice-P President, EFF Che
ney, for Secretary, J b Adams.
In taking his seat Mr.. Brown read a
written speech, in which he laid particular
stress upon his personal acquaintance with
Blaine, and commented upon the returns
from Ohio.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Browns adj
dress, the report OF the committee on
credentials was called Tor, but the com
mittee did not respond. DIR Hayford
thoreupun moved hat the Convention
proceed TO ballot for a candidate fr
Delegate, and expressed a belief that the
Convention would not adopt any platform
which It's nominee could not endorse. A
painful silence followed, the motion was
not seconded, and finally Colonel Babbitt
asked DIR. Hayforl TO withdraw it. giving
as an alleged reason for his request, that
the report Of the committee on resolu.
tons was next in order,
Colonel Downey moved that a recess OF
ten minutes be taken and Mr.. Carey re
quested that the chair ask the delegate.
to retire to a private room for the purpose
of holding u secret caucus. The motor
for a recess PREVAILED and the member
rushed to an adjoining room where they
engaged in the throes Of thesecret caucus,
The moments passed and the ten min
utes became half an hour, but tn,
secret caucus still continued in session.
The half hour became an hour.
Those in the lobby became weary ant
one by one struggled away. OCCASIONAL,
a delegate would come out of the room
where the caucus was being held but pro
found secrecy enyeloped the proceeding
of the caucus, the delegates preserving
sublime secrecy.
Still the caueu continued in session
and the hall became deserted by eyeryonI
save the reporters.
Despite the secrecy a reporter of Tn
LEADER learned that the contest in tn