Wichita eagle., 1888-06-17
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION BEGUN.
Reading Secretaries, ETC., Selected-Tem
pOrary Chairman Postponed
Till Monday.

CHICAGO, June 16.-The temporary Or
ganization of the Republican national
convention was the very first business
taken up tonight by the national commit
tee. Mr.. Conger, of Ohio, moved that the
committee proceed at once to the selection
of chaplain, temporary chairman, two
secretaries, four reading secretaries, five
assistant secretaries and official stenegra-
pher. Stephen B. Elkins, who was in the
committee for the first time, suggested a
delay until Monday, particularly as to the
selection of the temporary chairman. Mr..
Elkins was laughingly asked, "Have you
any candidate?" MIR. Elkins said
he had not, and only asked for
postponement to give delegations just
arriving a chance to express their prefer
ences. A number of committeeman, in
Guiding Lawson, of New York, opposed
any delay on the ground that it was I'M
necessary, nearly all the committeeman
being now present. The immediate selec-
ton of a chairman seemed imminent when
NJ. d. Foley, of Nevada, intimated that
the Pacific coast delegates We're among
those who desired the delay. A DISPOSE
ton to crafty any reasonable request from
the coast men was at once manifest. The
question, when put to vote, was decided
in their favor-l9 to %.
The selection of the other temporary
officers of the convention was then pro-
ceeded with. The ReY. Frank w. Gun
saulus, pastor of Plymouth Con-
gregational church, was, on motion
of John c. New, of Indiana,
unanimously selected to open the first
session of the convention with prayer and
Rev. G. a. Northrup, OF Indiana, the
second day. Hon. Michael Griffin, of Wis
consin, was named by Mr.. Payne for one
temporary secretary. Mr. Lawson moved
to appoint George W. Clisbee, Of MHchi-
gan. Both were accepted unanimously
For reading secretaries, Mr. Hooker named
Henry Ballard, of Vermont; Conger
named David Laning, of Ohio; Leland
named Colonel Carson Lake, Of New
York; Sanborn, of Michigan, named James
II. Stone, and Litter added George VI.
Brinkerhof, OF Illinois. The number of
reading secretaries was increased to six,
and all named were selected. Thomas
j. Brogan, OF Tennessee, was suggested by
Mr.. German for assistant secretary and
was selected. I. Z. Bicksby, of Minnesota:
liam Nelson, OF New Jersey, were also
made secretaries The list increased to
eight and the name of A. W. Munroe, of
Maryland; j. E. Wiley, of Texas: John L.
Miner, of Louisiana, and c. NJ. Shinn, OF
West Virginia, were added.
The selection of an official stenographer
was left TO the subcommittee on arrange
ments Hon. VIM. Rule. OF Tennessee.
editor of the only Republi daily paper
published south of the Ohio, was, az the
suggestion OF Mr.. Brown, honored with
the position Of temporary secretary, and
the number OF secretaries was for the pur-
pose increased 10 three.
Dakosa's claim TO statehood came ND at
this point in the proceedings in an entirely
new shape Unlike last night it was now
a matter of votes, not seats, New, of In
diana. moved that the national COMMITTEES
recommend to the convention that the ten
delegates for Dakota and six from Wash
ington territory be each given votes ex-
actiy as il legally declared states. Conger,
of Ohio, who was chairman OF the sub
committee to prepare the roll of the con-
vention, and had, last night, opposed the
seating OF extra delegates from Dakota.
heartily Joined New in the request for
votes. He explained that his previous &C
ton was necessitated by his position as
chairman.
Van Horn, of Missouri, earnestly op
posed the proposition, saying il would be
utterly unjust TO such states as Connecti-