The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-25
TUESDAY, JUNE 1882.
Date of National Republican
Convention Fixed.
THE CUSTOMARY CALL ISSUED.
Arrangements for Meeting to Be Made
by Executive Committee.
Congressman Bynum Withdraws From
speakership Contest In Mills Favor
Joe Simon Seeking tho Circuit
Judgeship.

WASHINGTON CRY, Nov. 24-The Re-
| publican National committee met this
morning and prepared the formal call for
| the next national convention. The call
| sets forth that the convention shall meet
| at Minneapolis, Mimi, Tuesday. June 7,
1892. The Republican electors in the
several states and territories and voters.
without regard to past political affiliations
| who believe inRepubican principles and in
| dorse the Republican policy, are cordially
| invited to unite under this call in the for
| nation of national ticket. Each state is
| entitled to four delegates at large, and for
| each representative iii congress at large
| two delegates, and each congressional dis
trict, each territory and the District of
| Columbia two delegates. Delegates at large
| shall be chosen by popular state conven-
! tions called on not less than twenty days
| public notice and not less than thirty davS
before the meeting OF the national conven-
ton. Congressional district delegates
shall be chosen at conventions called by
the congressional committee of each dis
trlct, in the same manner as the nomina-
ton OF congressman is made; provided,
that IN any congressional district where
there is no Republican congressman,
owing to the redistricting of the state un-
der the next congressional apportionment,
the Republican state committee shall
appoint from the residents of such district
a committee for the purpose of calling q
district convention. Territorial delegates
shall be chosen in the same manner as the
nomination of delegate in congress is
ho1
choose an alternate for each delegate.
All notices of contest must be
filed with the national committee in writ
ing, accompanied by printed statement
OF the grounds of the contest, which shall
be made public Preference in the order
of hearing and determining of contests
shall be given by the convention in ac-
cordance with the dates of filing of such
notices and statements with the national
committee. The call is signed by Chairman
Clarkson and Secretary Fassett
An important step taken by the commit
tee was the reference to the executive COM
mittee. with full power to act, of all mat
ters connected with the preparations for
the next convention. The executive COM
mittee decided to assume active direction
of the matter itself and make all the ar
Colorado, was elected sergeant-at-arms of
the next national convention.
In the afternoon the national committee
settled the Utah fight by the adoption of a
resolution recognizing the committee
elected by the convention of delegates at
Salt Lake, September .. as the Republican
territorial central committee of Utah. and
recommending that all the Republicans of
tah klr 4 bair Il
to rescue the territory from the danger
and dishonor of future Democratic con-
troll.
Then followed succinct statement from
each member of the condition of the party
in the various states The reports were
generally hopeful, and were received with
enthusiasm.
Ex-Governor Pinchback: of Louisiana.
varied the sameness of the reports by in
dulging in fierce attack upon the white
Republicans of the South, whom he held
responsible for the lack of virility of
the party in that section and charged
with suppressing the negro vote for
fear of race issues. He held
that their pusillanimous policy had re-
suited in untold losses to the party, and
maintained that few vigorous contests
ana manifestations OF rlghttui power by
the Southern negroes would have a whole
some political effect and redeem the
Southern states from the Democracy.
At o'clock the national committee adj
iourned sine die. The executive commit
tee will meet soon TO arrange for the con-
vention.
The committee this morning called on
President Harrison and Secretary Blaine
and vas photographed on the treasury
steps The members of the MINNEAPOLIS
delegation called at the state department
this morning and paid their respects to
Secretary Blaine. They then called on
Acting Secretary Grant in the war depart
ment. and were photographed in a group
on the north porch of the building.