Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

CHICAGO, June l5.-The Inauguration d
the formalties preceding the call to order
OF the Republican National Conyentio1
took place just before noon Yesterday.
when the members of the National Com.
mittee assemble in their headquarters "a
settle all preliminaries. Hon. b. +. Jones,
Chairman of the committee, presided, with
w L. Alexander, OF Iowa, acting as Ser
geaut-at-A Arms, Samuel Fessenden, of Con.
necticut Secretary, assisted by Carson
Lake, of New York.
Twenty-eight States were represented BY
members or by proxy. Seated about the
long table were the following gentlemen: /:
General Powell Clayton, of Arkansas; +, r.
Putny, of Georgia. David T. Littler, of Iili-
nois; John G. New, of Indiana; J. s. Clark
son, of Iowa; Cyrus Leland, of Kansas:
Walter Evans, OF Kentucky; J. NJ. Haynes,
OF Mayne; James A. Gary, of Maryland; r.
G. Horr, of Michigan; Robert G. Evans, of
Minnesota; John K. Lynch, of Mississippi; |;
Robert 7. Van Horn, of Missouri; Garrett
A. Hobart OF New Jersey; A l.. Conger, Of
Ohio; Horace A. jerks, of Rhode Island;
W. 7. Browniow, of Tennessee; n. w.
Cuney, of Texas; George w. Hooker, of
Vermont; Henry C. Payne, of Wisconsin;
Clark Churchill. of Arizona; Robert Z.
Fisk, of Montana; John K Mcbride, of
Utah; Thomas Minor, of Washington Terri
tory Joseph McCary, of Wyoming
The proceedings opened by Mr.. Clarkson,
on behalf of the subcommittee on arrange
ments, making a report concerning the plan
of seating that had been adopted San
born, of Michigan; Hooker of Vermont;
Lynch. of Missippi; Payne, of Wisconsin;
Littler, of Illinois, New, of Indiana, and
Conger, of Ohio, took part in the discussion
that the report gave rise TO. The allotment
Of 200 more tickets to Chicago than the
original 200 proposed, was the hub of the
debate.
As result the number of tickets for To-
cal distribution was decreased, being re-
stricted from total of 800 to 500, including
those TO be given the mayor for distinguish
ID guests. 1t was nearly an hour before
the matter of tickets was finally settled
The matter of preparing roll of the con-
sention was, on moticn of Mr.. Conner, re-
ierred 10 subcommittee of five TO report
tomorrow. Messrs. Conner, Fessenden,
Leland, Hobart, and Brownlow were ap-
pointed as the committee TO prepare the
roll.
Littler, Of Illinois, suggested that at times
when the convention is not in session, the
aall be opened TO the crowd of visitors who
would be unable u get in when the con-
Eention was in session. The suggestion was
iavorably received, but on second thought
the committeeman tactlly agreed thst the
plan would involve numerous difficulties
and that it would be necessary to first OBJ
tain the consent of the auditorium cem-
pany. The idea was then dropped. T..
Mr. Clarkson called attention to the mat
ter of selecting chaplain. Several MEM
5ers of the committee at once interiected
that different chaplain every morning was
desirable. One committeeman mischi-
svously moved that no chaplain be selected
by the name of Burchard. Another gen.
tleman moved that the chaplain's prayer
every morning be submitted in manuscript
before delivering to the chairman of the
convention.
Chairman Jones thought the officers OF
the convention would have engough to do
TO attend to their own prayers The mat
ter of PRAYER and chaplain was then
promptly referred to the subcommittee on
arrangements. Without taking up the
contests, of which there are several, in
Guiding some important ones from Vir-
ginia, between the Malone and Riddleber-
ger delegations, and the appointment of
temporary officers for the convention,
about which so much interest centers, the
committee at 1 p. m. adjourned until
o'clock tonight.