The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-15
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Arranging tho Convention Prelminaries.
The Meeting Yesterday.

Arranging tne NuHFehllou AFchtOS' 4
The Meeting Yesterday.
CnrcAGo, June l4.-The Inauguration
OF the formalities preceding the call to
order Of the Republican Convention took
place Just before noon to-day, when the
meml,ers Of the National Committee u.s.
sembled in their headquarters to settle
all preliminaries.
Hon. D. +. Jones, Chairman Of the
Committee, presided, with Gen. W. l..
Alexander, OF Iowa, acting us Sergeant
at-Arms; Samuel Fesscnden, of Connec-
ticut, Secretary, assisted by Carson Lake,
Of New York,
Twenty.eight States were represented
by members or by proxy. Seated about
tie long table were the following gen.
tlemen: Gen. Powell Clayton, OF Ar.
kansas; F. f. Pntney, OF Georgia; David
7. Litter, OF Illinois; John Q. New, OF
Indiana; ]. S. Clarkson, OF Iowa; Cyrus
Leland, OF Kansas; Walter Evans, Of
Kentucky; j. NJ. Haynes, OF Maine; /;
James 4. Gary, OF Maryland; Il. G..
Horr, OF Michigan; John T. Sanborn, OF
Michigan; Robert &. Evans, OF Mime
sofa; John r. Lynch, of Mississippi; /;
Robert r. Van Horn, OF Missouri; Gar
rett A.'Hobert, OF New Jersey; A. L.:
Copger, OF Ohio; Horace A. jerks, Of
Rhode island; W. ?. Browniow, OF Ten
nessc; W. n. Quincy, OF Texas; George
W. Hooker, OF Vermont; Henry =.
Payne, of Wisconsin: Clark Churchill,
of Arizona; Robert L. Fisk, Of Montana;
John X. Mcbride, OF Utah; Thomas 5.
Miner, OF Washington Territory; Joseph
NJ. Cary, OF Wyoming.
The proceedings opened by Mr.. Clark
son, on behalf OF the Subcommittee on
Arrangements, making n report concern
ing the plan OF seating TINT had been
adopted, Sanborn, Of Michigan Hooker,
OF Vermont; Lynch, of Mississippi;
Payne, OF Wisconsin; Littler, OF Illinois;
New, Of Indiana, and Conger, OF Ohio,
took part OF the discussion that the re-
port gave rise to.
The allotment of 200 more tickets to
Chicago than the original 700 proposed
was the nub OF the debate. AS q result
the number of tickets for local distribu-
ton was decreased, being restricted from
n total OF 900 to $50, including those to
be given the Mayor for distinguished
guests. 1t was nearly an nour before
the matter OF tickets was settled.
The matter OF preparing roll OF the
convention was, on motion OF Mr.. Con-
ger. referred to subcommittee OF five
10 report tomorrow. Messrs, Conger,
Fessenden, Leland, Hobart and Brown
low were apDointed rs the committee to
prepare the roll,
Littler, OF Illinois, suggested that at
times when the convention was not in
session the hail be opened TO the crowds
OF visitors who would be unable to get
in when the convention was in session.
The suggestion was iHvorabIy received,
Init on second thought the committee:
men taeitly agreed that the plan would
involve numerous difficulties, and that
Il would be necessary to first obtain the
consent Of tho Auditorium Company.
The idea was then dropped.
Mr.. Clarkson called attention to the
matter OF selecting chaplain. Several
members OF tho committee interjected
that different chaplain every morning
was desirable. One committeeman ms
cbieyously moved that no chaplain be
selected by the name of Burchord, An
other gentleman moved that the chap
lain's prayer every morning be submit
led in manuscript, before delivery, to
the chairman OF the convention.
Chairman Jones thought the officers
nj the convention would have enough to
do TO attend to their own prayers. The
matter OF prayers and Chaplains was
then promptly relegated to the subj Com
mittee OF Arrangements.
Without taking up the contests, OF
which there are several, including the
important one from Virginia between
the Mahcne and RiddIebergeF deleg"
tions, or the appointment OF temporary
officers for the convention, about which
so much interest centers, the committet
at p. IN. adjourned until $ o'clock to
morrow night,