The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-16
NATIONAL Committeeman.
Mrs. Hooker Makes Plea for Woman
Suffrage Plank.


CHICAGO, June 15.-The republican
national committee got down to actual
work tonight. Mrs. Isabella Beecher
Hooker. the we'll known woman suffrage
advocate, was granted ten minutes to
present her cause to the committee. The
secretary was instructed TO wait
upon Mrs. Hooker, and in the mean
time. on motion of Mr.. Conger of
Ohio, next Monday, June IS, was fixed as
the date when each state delegation to the
national convention should meet and elect
the chairman of their delegation, and one
member to serve as vice president, and one
each on the committees on credentials, per-
manent organization, rules and order of
business, platform and resolutions, and
national republican committee.
MRS. HooKER's PROMISE.
Mrs Hooker entered with Secretary FEES
sender and a lady friend. She spoke clearly
and well, arousing laughing enthusiasm by
an offer that if the committee would en-
deavor to have a woman suffrage plank
inserted in the convention platform, she
would guarantee 100 women speakers in
the coming 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 by the secretary.
Mr.. Conger, from the subcommittee ap-
pointed to prepare the roll of the conven-
tion, reported that there were number of
contests for seats in which the papers indi-
Gated the regularity of the set of delegates
placed upon the rolls presented.
TO BE LEFT TO THE CONVENTION.
Mr.. Conger continued, that on the papers
filed and statements made to the sub-com-
mittee it was deemed unwise to decide re-
speeding the contest in the district of
Columbia and the subcommittee recon-
mended that both delegations be admitted
to seats on the floor, and neither be entitled
to vote until its rights had been determined
by the convention. There were no con-
tests in the First and Fourth districts of
Virginia. In the matter of contested seats
in the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth
Virginia districts the committees re-
commended that both delegations be
admitted to seats without votes until the
convention determined the right of the
matter.
vIRGINIA's DELEGATES AT LARGE.
In regard to the delegates at large from
Virginia the committee voted to recon-
mend that the delegates headed by Senator
Malone be placed on the roll and admitted
as delegates, and that the opposing deiega-
ton, headed by V. d. Grover, be admitted
to seats as contestants
The Virginia contests at once became a
matter of various discussion, Lynch, the
colored member from Mississippi, Hooker
of Vermont and a dozen others taking
part. After nearly an hours earnest de-
bate Walter Evans of Kentucky endeavored
TO bring matters to a head by moving as
an amendment to the report of the sub
committee that the entire Malone delega-
ton from Virginia be placed on the roll
Speech making continued undated.
EVANS VOTED DOWN.
1t was fully an hour longer before Evans
proposition came to a vote. Secretary Fes-
sender opposed Evans, while Brownlow Of
Tennessee took the opposite side. The ayes
and noes were necessary to decide the re-
suit The call showed that the motion to
place on the convention roll the entire Ma
hone delegation was defeated by vote of
Is to 20.
Immediately the claim from Dakota for ten
seats in the convention came up and caused
smother lively tilt. The idea was that
Dakota is rightfully a state, not a territory
and is entitled to the full representation Of
the state. The proposition did not involve
any enlargement of Dakota's vote
in the convention 1t was a matter
Of seats, not of votes. The committee
therefore, gave It's moral support to Da-
kotas claim to statehood.
THE CONVENTION ROLL
The report Of the committee TO prepare
the convention roll was then unanimously
adopted, the only change being that in re
gard 70 Dakota. The effect is to relegate
u ths actor Of the credentials committee
or the convention itself this whole
question Of the Malone and nti-Mahone
contest IN Virginia, both sides being
temporarily given seats in the convention.
kilograms were read from Greed Hay
mind II California and NJ d. Foley Of
Nevada, stating that the Pacific coast dele
gates desired 70 present the name of
Morris u Estis Of California for tenn
pOrz-y Or perrnAnt chairman. and
requesting that action by the national com
mites be suspended until the coast men ar
rived The request met with no opposition
4 number Of members Of the national
committee are not yet here, and there was
10 intention Of making a selection until as
many rE possible are present An adjourn
y1sr WA taken until S CicOck tom orrou