Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-18
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
appointment Of Congressional Com
mittcc- Sounding the First Note OF
the Campaign


Washington, January l8.-A joiut
Republican cauUQs Of senators and
representatives was held tonight to
appointa congressional campaign COM
mittee. More than l25 members of
congress were present. Senator Ed
munds presided aud Representative
Miller of Pennsylvania WAS
secretary. In taking the chair.
Senator Edmunds said the outlook
for the Republican party in 1884 was
at this early period of the campaign
better than at any time for the past
fifteen years. There is every reason to
believe the party will be successful, if
candidate. The following resolutions
We're offered by Senator Hoar:
Resolved, tnat IL is the sense OF this
meeting that Republican congress
sional campaign committee be imme-
diately organized, consisting of one
member from each state and territory
having Republican representatives, for
the preparation and circulation of doc.
unents concerning subjects pend
ing In congress and other politi-
cal information, and the execution
of such other campaign work ms may
the Republican nation committee.
Resolved, that we will express SYM
pathy with, and will extend cu-opera-
lion in all practical ways with South.
ern Republicans, struggling for the ex-
ercise OF vital and fundamental
right of free suffrage in popular
elections, and no less do we
pl dye our friendship and assistance
to all citizens in the Southern states
who have not been Republicans, but
are manfully contending against the
prescription or murder of voters and
for freedom in politics, honesty in POI
litical methods, and public education
of the whole people, and we recon-
mend prompt and cordial action by
II, publicans with nil such patriotic
citizens in their combined ell rts to re-
lieve their states from the fatal domi-
nations of false and dishonoring
practices.
The resolutions were warmly ap-
plauded by the caucus when read, aud
after being favorably commented
upon by Senators Hoar, Logan
and Hawley and Representative His
cock aud Mayer, We're unanimously
adopted.
The members of the committee
agreed upon 10y the represented states
We're: California, Senator Miller;
Florida. II. Bisbee; Illinois, G.. r..
Davis; Iowa, Senator Allison; Kan
sas, Thos. r an; Massachusetts,, Sena-
tor Hor; Minnesota, w. ID Wash
burn; Mississippi, Judge j, ilords; Me-
vada, Senator Jones; New Hamp-
shire, Senator Blair; New Jersey, Sen
aror Sewell; New York. Hiscock (;
North Carolina, James T. O'Hara;
Ohio, WIN. Mckinley, Jr., Pennsyl-
vania, j. NJ. Campbell; South Caro-
lima, j.. w. Mackey; Vermont, j.
w. Stewart; West Virginia, Nathan
tion, Jr.; Wisconsin, Senator Sawyer;
Dakota, J. b. Raymond; Idaho,
Tneo. Singlser; New Mexico. +. Luna;
Washi 1gion territory, II. i, Brents
When the call was made for "a member
IF the committee from Utah, senator
Edmunds remarked "of course that Is
represented by n Democrat" Other
state delegations II being fully repre-
scented, those present asked leave to
present the name of n member of the
committee at some future time. They
requested The name of n committee
man as soon ms possible. The secretary
of the caucus was authorized to call "a
meeting of the committee next Mon
day night at the Arlington hotel. AT
that meeting the chairman and exec
utive committee of seven will be APP
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