The Red Cloud chief., 1884-06-13
NATIONAL REPUBLICANS.

NATIONAL REPUBLICANS.
The Eighth National Republican Convrn-
ton Assemblies at Chicago and Presents
Candidates for President and vice-Presi-
dent-The Platform-Natianal Commit
~tee-James G. Blaine, Of Malno, NOni-
mated for President. and John A. Logan,
OF Illinois, Selected for vice-Presidens.
The Republican National Convention to
place i'm nomination candidates for Presi-
dent and e-President, assembled at Chi
casO at moo on the Sd and was called to
order by Hon. ID. NJ. Sab:n, Chairman of
the National Committee. After a tenn
porary organization by the election of John
X. Lynch, of Mississippi, Chairman, and the
appointment of the usual committees, the
Convention adjourned until Wednesday
morning.
Wednesdays Session.
The Convention was called to order at
eleven o'clock, when the Committee OH Per-
manent Organization reported the name of
General John b. Henderson, of Missouri,
for Permanent Chairman. The report was
adopted by a vote of the Convention, and
General Henderson escorted to the chair.
Charles w. Cisbee, of Michigan, was also
reported by the committee for Secretary and
elected by the Convention. A resolution to
bind each delegate to support the nominee Of
the Convention called forth an animated
debate. Among those who spoke strongly
against its adoption was George w. Curtis.
The resolution was finally withdrawn. Many
resolutions were offered, among them one in
regard TO woman suffrage, all of which were
referred to the Committee Oh Resolutions.
At the evening session the Committee on
Credentials announced that they would not
be able to report before morning, and a
resolution was presented that five
hundred tickets of admission be
but the Chairman announced that
tickets had already been issued for every
seat in the hall. The resolution was voted
down.
As the Committees on Credentials and
Resolutions were not ready to report, the
Convention adjourned until Thursday
morning at eleven o'clock.
Thursdays Session.
When the Convention assembled the Com
mittee Oh Credentials reported that they had
been i'm almost continuous session since their
appointment, II as a result, reported upon
the contested cases. awarding seats as fol
lows: Fiist Alabama District, Slaughter and
Threet. sitting members; Seventh Alabama
District, MoSeley and Bingham. sitting
members; Third Texas District, Mallory and
Carter, sitting members; First Georgia Dis
trict, Wilson and Blue, sitting members;
Second Illinois District, Kruger and Pepper,
sitting members; First Kentucky District,
Favor and Bragg, sitting members; Fourth
Maryland District, Jordan and Rogers, sit
ting members; Sixth New York District.
O'Brien and Brady, sitting members; Nine
teenth New York District, the m
dation was that the sitting delegates and their
alternates and the contestants and their al
ternateS be admitted as members, each dele
gate to have half a vote. Sitting Delegate
Sayres. of Twenty+irst Pennsylvania Dis
trict, was given the seat. In the Virginia
contested case the committee unanimously
reported in farvOr of seating the
Malone delegates. In the Fifth Kentucky
District, the sitting delegates and the con-
testantS were admitted with the right to
half a vote each. The report of the CON-
mittee was agreed to with but one dissent
ing voice.
The Committee on Rules and Order of
Business then reported rules for the govern
ment Of fhe Convention, which brought out
quito a lengthy discussion. Several amend
mcnts were adopted and the report as
amended was finally agreed to.
A majority of the Committee on Rules,
who Lad been directed to inquire into the
subject of revising the appOrtiOnment of deie-
gates to tho National Convention, reported
as follows:
Resolved. That in future Republican Ma
tiOEal Conventions representation by dele
gates shall be as follows:
First-Each State shall he entitled to four
delegates at large and two additional dele
iI any. elected in such State at the last pre-
Ccding Congressional election.
Second-EachT Territory and the District of
Columbia shall be entitled to two delegates.
~Third-EachC Congressional District shall be
entitled to Two delegates.
A minority report was also presented, but
after 4 warm debate, which continued AZ
some length the Ma iOrity report was adopted.
The Chairman of the Committee OH ReSO-
lutiOns then made a report from that COM
mittee. which report was unanimously
adopted.
The Platform.
The Republicans of the United States in Ma
tiOnai Convention assembled renew their
allo gia to the principles upon which tuCy
have triumpbed in six successive Presidential
elections, and congratulate the American peo- |
Iae on the attainment of so many results i'm
Republican party has, after saving the Union.
done 50 much t. render its institutions lust, |
equal and beneticial-the safeguard of liberty 1
end the embodiment of the best thought and !
lican party has gained its strength by Quick |
am faithful response to the demands of the
people for the freedom and the equality of all |
men: for a unit I'd Nation assuming the rights |