St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-17
ALL BUT ONE.
Temporary Officers of the Conven-
tion, Except Chairman, Are
Chosen-DakOta'sG Great Graft.


CHICAGO, June 16.-The temporary
organization of the Republican national
convention was the very first business
taken up tonight by the national con-
yention. 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 stenographer. Stephen
3. Elkins, who was in the COM
mittee for the first time, suggested
a delay until Monday, particularly as to
the selection of the temporary chair
man. Mr.. Elkins was laughingly asked:
"Have you any candidate?" Mr..
Elkins said he had not, and only asked
for pOstpOnement to give delegations
just arriving chance to express their
preferences. A number of committee
men, including Lawson, of New York,
opposed any delay on the ground that
it was unnecessary, nearly all the COM
mitteemen being now present. The i'm
mediate selection of chairman seemed
imminent when NJ. d. Foley, of Nevada,
intimated that the Pacific coast dele
gates were among those who desired
delay. A disposition to crafty any
reasonable
REQUEST FROM THE COAST MEN
was at once manifest. The question
when put to vote was decided in their
favor 10 to Is. The selection of the
other temporary officers of the conven-
ton was then proceeded with. Rev.
Frank W. Gunsauius. pastor of Ply
mouth Congregational church, Chicago,
was, On motion of John c. New, of In
diana, unanimously selected to open the
fret
prayer, and Rev. G. A. Northrup, of In
diana, the second day. Hon. Micnael
Griffin, of Wisconsin, was named by
Mr.. Payne for one temporary secretary.
Mr.. Lawson moved to appoint George
w. Clisbee, of Michigan. Both were
accepted unanimously. For reading
secretaries, Mr.. Hooker named Henry
Ballard, of Vermont: Conger moved
David Laning, of Ohio: Leland named
Col. Carson Lake, of New York; San
born. of Michigan, named James II.
Stone, and Littler added George M.
Brinkerhoff, 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.. Brownley for assistant
secretary. and was at once selected.
TAMS BIXBY, OF MINNESOTA;
Henry Cooper, of Arkansas, and Will
lam Nelson of New Jersey, were all
made assistant 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 G. NJ. Shinn, of West
Virginia, were added. The selection of
an official stenOgrapher was left to the
subcommittee on arrangements.
Hon. William Rule, of Tennessee.
editor of the only Republican daily
paper published 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 purpose in
creased to Three"
Dakota's claim to statehood came up
at this point in the proceedings in an
entirely new shape. Unlike last night,
it was now matter of votes, not seats.
New, Of Indiana, moved that the ma
tional committee recommend to the con-
vention that the
TEN DELEGATES FOR DAKOTA
and six from Washington territory be
each given votes exactly as if legally de-
clared states. Conger, of Ohio, who, as
chairman of the subcommittee to pre-
pare the roll of the convention, had last
night opposed the seating of extra dele
gates from Dakota, heartily Joined now