Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-16
BLAINE AND BUST.
The Party of the Forlorn
Hope.
THE APPROACHING CONVENTION
The Maine Sphinx Plays the Part
of BanquO's Ghost-Political
Gossip.

UOSS1Ds
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, June 10. The Republican
National Committee got down to actua
work tonight. Before taking up th
business in hand, however, Mrs. Isabelli
Beecher Hooker, well known Woman
Suffrage advocate, was granted tel
minutes, at her request, to present he
cause to the Committee. The Secretar,
was then instructed to wait upon Mrs
Hooker, and in the meantime, on motion
of Conger, of Ohio, next Monday, June
18th, was fixed as the date when eact
State delegation TO the National Con
yention should meet and select the chair
man of their delegation, and one mem
ber to serve as vice-president, and one
each on the committee on credentials
permanent organization, rules and order
of business, platform and resolutions
and National Republican Committee.
Mrs. Hooker entered with Secretary
Fessenden and lady friend. She spoke
clearly and well, arousing laughter and
enthusiasm by the offer that If the Com
mittee would endeayor to have Woman
Suffrage plank inserted in the Conven-
tion platform, she would guarantee them
hundred women speakers in the com
ming canvass, who would sweep the
Republican party into power to stay as
long as it pleased. The plank offered by
Mrs. Hooker was received on behalf OF
the Committee.
Secretary Conger, from the sub-com-
mittee appointed to prepare the roll Of
the Convention, reported that there were
a number OF contests for seating, in which
the papers indicated regularly the set OF
delegates placed upon the rolls
presented. Conger continued that on
papers filed and statements made
to the subcommittee, it was deemed
unwise to decide respecting the contest
in the District of Columbia, and the sub
committee recommended both delega-
tions te be admitted to seat ON the
floor, and neither TO be entitled to vote
until the right to seats has been deter
mined by the Convention. There were
no contests in the first and fourth dis
tricts of Virginia. In the matter Of con-
tested seats in the second, third, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
Virginia districts, the Committee recon-
mended that both delegates be admitted
to seats without votes until the Conven-
tion determined the right of the matter.
In regard to delegates at-large from Vir-
ginia the Committee voted to reconi-
mend that the delegates headed by SEN
ator Malone be placed on the roll and
admitted as delegates, and that the OPP
posing delegation, headed by V. D.
Groner, be admitted to seats as contest
ants
The Virginia contests at once became
the matter of vigorous discussion, Lynch,
the colored member from Mississippi,
Hooker, Of Vermont, and dozen others
taking part. After nearly an hours
earnest debate, Walter Evans, OF Ken
lucky, endeavored to bring matters TO
head by moving as an amendment to the
report OF the sub-Committee that the en-
tire Malone delegation from Virginia be
placed on the roll Speech making con-
tinued unabated. II was fully an hour
longer before Evans proposition came to
a vote. The call showed that the motion
to place on the Convention roll the en-
tire Malone delegation was defeated IS
to II.
Immediately the claim from Dakota
for ten seats in the Convention came up,
and caused another lively tilt. The idea
was that Dakota is rightfully State, not
q territory and entitled to The full repre-
sentation OF State. The position did
not involve an enlargement of Dakota's
vote in the Convention. 1t was a matter
the larger number. and therefore its
moral support to Dakota's claim to State
hood.
The report of the Committee to prepare
the Convention roll WAS then unaui-
mously adopted, the only change being
in regard to Dakota. The effect is to re-
legate to the action of the Credentials
Committee Of the Convention itself the
whole question Of the Malone and anti
Malone contest in Virginia, both sides
being given seats in the Convention.
Lauson moved that the several State
delegations be authorized each to appoint
a messenger, except the States OF New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois,
which shall each appoint two, all to have
the privileges Of the floor and be under
tile charge OF the Sergeant-at- Arms.
The motion was adopted, and General
Charles Fitzsimmons, OF Chicago, as
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Convention, was
presented to the National Committee by
Mr.. Clarkson. General Fitzsimmons
was warmly received and created very
favorable impression.
kilograms were read from Greed Hay
mond, Of California, and M. ID. Foley, Of
Nevada, stating that the Pacific Coast
delegates desired to present the name of
Morris M. Estee, OF California, for tenn
porary or permanent chairman, and re-
questing that action by Che National
Committee be suspended until the Coast
men arrived. The request met with no
opposition. A number OF the members
OF the National Committee itself are not
yet here, and there is no intention of
making selection until as many as pos
sible are present.
The adjournment was then taken until
8 p. NJ. tomorrow.
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