Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-25
NATIONALPOL
The Republican Committee Is.
sues the Convention Call.
CHIEF POINTS OF THE DOCUMENT.

State Representatives Swap Views as to
Next Campaign-The Democratic Com
mittee Preparing to VI Meet Cities Which
Will Make Fight for the Gathering
of Democrats-MinueapoI Again in
the Field, with st. Paul as Compet-
itor-The Republican League Conven-
tion.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-The national
Repub blican committee adjourned sine die
at $50 o'clock last evening. Shortly after
10 O'Clock in the morning the committee
met in secret session in the Arlington
hotel, and its first business was to refer
to the executive committee, with power
70 act, the preparation of all matters con.
nected with the Minneapolis convention.
1t was announced that the executive COM
mittee would assume personal charge
Of this work, including the direction
of the preparation of the conven-
tion hall. the printing of tickets of
admission, the appointment of assistant
sergeants-in-arms. doorkeepers, etc, the
taking of "a stenographic report of the
proceedings and other routine work of
preparation aud conduct.
The Convention Sergeant-at-Arms.
During the session a conference TOOK
place between the committee and some
members of the citizens delegation of
Minneapolis and as result it was de-
cided to have chart made showing the
seating capacity and other details of the
hall. The call for the national conven-
tion of next year was submitted to the
committee by the subcommittee i'll
charge of it and approved. The commit
tee elected Claiming + Meeks, of Color
ado, sergean at arms of the national con-
vention. Many members of the commit
tee left Washington for their homes after
the morning session aud some difficulty
was experienced in securing quorum for
the session in the afternoon.
Talked Over the Political Situation.
The committee was finally at 2:30 called
to order in secret session. Representa-
tives of the National League of Repub-
lican clubs, which held a meeting in this
city yesterday evening, were present by
invitation. The meeting was devoted to
an interchange of views on the political
situation in the various states, the repre-
sentative of each state giving his ideas as
to what could be done and what was neces-
sary to do it. A significant speech was
made by Ex-Governor Pinchback, of Lou
isiaDa, one of the colored members of the
committee.
FCharge Against Southern Republicans.
He said that the political oppression of
the negroes in the south was largely due
to the bearing of the white Republicans
there, who kept their party men of the
African race from taking an active part
in politics, and from asserting their right
of suffrage Pinchback advocated The
fostering of more Independent spirit on
on the part of the southern negro voters,
and he claimed that the assertion of inde-
pendence in casting their ballots would
give the southern states to the Repub-
licanS.
The Party in Utah.
The following resolution was adopted
with regard to party organization in Utah:
Resolved. That in the committee elected by
the convention of delegates at salt Lake City,
Sept. =. 1891. recognize the Republican ter
ritorial central committee of Utah; that we
recommend to all the men OF Utah whose
ideas of national government and policy are;
in harmony with the national Republican
party that they now bury their local differ
ences and unite to rescue their territory from
the danger and dishonor of future Democratic
control.
A meeting of the executive committee
will be called in two or three weeks by
Chairman Ciarkson to begin preliminary
work in regard to the convention.