Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-18
Temporary Organization.

CHICAGO, June lS-The Temporary or
ganization of the Republican National
Convention was the very first business
taken up by the National Committee.
The Rev Frank W. Gunsaulus. pastor OF
Plymouth Congregational Church Chicago,
was, on motion of John C. New, of Indiana,
unanimously selected to open the first
tession of the Convention with prayer and
Rev. G. 4. Northrup, of Indiana, the sec
ond day. Hon. Michael Griffin. of Wiscon.
sin, was named by Mr.. Payne for one tenn
porary Secretary.
Mr.. Lawson moved to appoint George
w. Grisbee, of Michigan. Both were ac-
cepted unanimously. For Reading Secre.
taries Mr. Hooker named Henry Ballary, oi
Vermont: Conger moved David Lanning.
of Ohio; Leland named Colonel Carson
Lake, Of New York; Sanborn, of Michigan
named James II. Stone, and Littler added
George NJ. Brinkerhoff, of Illinois. The
number Of Reading Secretaries was in
creased to six, and all named were selected
Thomas J. Brogsn, o. Tennessee, was sug-
gested by Mr.. BrowDlow for Assistant Sec
retary, and was at once selected. I. Bixby,
of Minnesota; Henry NJ. Cooper, of Arkan-
sas, and William Nelson, of New Jersey,
were also made Secretaries. The list was
increased to eight, and the names of A. w.
Munroe, of Maryland; J. E. Wiley, OF
Texas; John L. Miner, of Louisiana, and
c. N. Shinn. of West Virginia, were added.
The selection OF an official stenosrapher was
left to the Subcommittee ON Arrange
ments.
Hon. William Rule, of Tennessee. editor
of the only Republican daily paper pub
lished south of the Ohio river, was at the
suggestion of Mr.. BrOwnlow, honored with
the position of temporary Secretary, and
the number of Secretaries was for the pur-
pose increased TO three.
Dakota's claim to Statehood came up AZ
this point in the proceedings in an entirely
new shape. Unlike Friday, it was now
matter of votes, not seats New, of In
diana, moved that the National Committee
recommend to the convention that the ten
delegates for Dakota and six from Wash
ington Territory be each given votes ex-
actly as if legally declared States.
Conger, of Ohio, who, as chairman of the
subcommittee to prepare the roll of the
convention, had previously opposed the
seating of extra delegates from Dakota,
heartily joined now in the request for
votes. He explained that his previous ac-
ton was necessitated by his position as
chairman.
Van Horn. of Missouri. earnestly opposed
the proposition, saying it would be utter
ly unjust to such States as Connecticut,
which would furnish votes in the Novem-
Der elections, and yet might now be over
ridden in the convention by Dakota, whose
people would be powerless TO help elect
President. J. NJ. Bailey, of Dakota, point
edly cited an instance in 1868 where ex-
actly what was now proposed had been
done. Thomas 7. Miner, of Washington
territory, eloquently pleaded that the ex-
clusion of Dakota and Washington from
Statehood was not the faultof their people.
or OF the Republican party.
The people of Dakota and Washington,
he claimed. were perhaps even more vitality
interested than many States of long legal
standing in the selection of proper candi-
date.
Dakota's claim to vote in the convention
A. State, not a Territory-that is, to be
allowed ten delegates on roll call instead
OF two-was then formally ratified by the
National Committee, q to9.
J. 7. Sayre and s. E. Magili, two Illinois
men, asked by letter to the committee to
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