The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-20

WARRINGTON, Juno l0.-Tho Rcpub.
lican national committee will probably
meet In November this year instead Of
December. While this conclusion has
not been definitely reached, 1t IL ono
which moets tho vicwa oithe influential
members OF tho committee, and littlo
doubt Is entertained hat 1t will DO
adopted. Tho Republican leaders bc.
lievo that tho next national convention
should DO hold in May, and, ~ 1t Is Gus.
tomary for tho national committee to
give six months' notice OF tho holding Of
tho convention. II will DO necessary
thatth committee shall hold its moot.
Ing in November.
It ia proposed by tho Republican
leaders to institute Campaign cdnca.
ton" In order 10 mako such n cam
paign effective 1t Is necessary that 81 III.
cicnt tilno should elupso between the
holding OF thu convention aud election
day IN which to ~acQuaint the votcrs
with all tho facts connected with the
presidential contest. Ii is argued that
little, II any, work Ia dono during tho
heated torn. from, say, tho middle OF
July until tho lst OF September, and
that. therefore, II the convention doc,
not make It's choice before tho latter
part OF Juno, tho effective work OF tho
campaign will bo limited to n period
not exceeding three months. II
tho convention should moot early
i'll May, thoro will DO two months in
which much useful work can DO per-
formed before tho dog days arrive and
as many more after tho heated period.
1t has been suggested by some Of the
members OF the national committee who
are opposed to holding the convention
in May that the campaign shall begin
before the delegates meet. To this tho
objection Is made that it would be farci.
cal to commence Il vigorous political
crusade before tho party has selected
Its standard bearer. So far as can DO
learned. tho mombGrs oil tho national
committee generally favor the May cor.
vcution. which will neccasi,ato the
meeting OF the committee in NoYcmber.
Washington, rs usual, will DO the place
Of meeting Of tho committee, and Chi.
caso Is the favored place for tho meet.
ing OF tho convention.
The forthcoming meeting OF the Re.
publican national committee will con.
slider II question Of ~iar.rcaching im-
portanco TO the party. At the COM
mittce's last meeting, which was held
in this city in December. 1881, a rcso-
luton was introduced By Henry C..
Payne, OF Wisconsin. to base tho appor-
tioument OF delegates TO the national
convention on the number OF vo:es cast
by tho Republican partyat thepreceding
presidential election. The better par,
OF II days session was devoted to y
consideration OF the resolution, which
provoked strong opposition from tho
southern members particularly. and
the committee adjourned leaving it uu-
soiti6d. II will BIO the mos. important
business which will como before tho
committee when it r~eassemblcs.
The sentiment in favor OF the
proposition SCENE 10 have grown
rather than diminished durin.
tho interim. It was contended
| by Mr.. Payne. as well as by others who
supported the resolution. that tho con.
ventions as ut present constituted give
to delegates from strong Democratic
states an influence and power which are
unfair TO the representatives from other
states whose electoral vote is always
cast for tho Republican nominee. Ills
contention was that tho convention
should composed Of delegates who rep.
resent the actual strength OF tho Re-.
publican party in the several states, and
that this was the only fair basis OF ap.
%portionment The southern members
argued that the Republican vote in their
states was suppressed, and for that rea-
ron they could not, IN the iace OF the
returns, DO given q representation in
tho convention that would correctly ex-
press their real strength.
One effect Of such Il rule would be 10
decrease to some extent at the next
convention tho representation from
states like Now York and Illinois. inns-
much az both commemorative in lS92
cast their electoral votes for Mr.. Clcve.
land. Such strong Republican states rs
Ohio, Massachusetts, aud Pennsylvania
would rotain their present representa-
ton, il they did not, in some cases, in.
crease it. Tho proposition is, there
fore, M interesting ono, and 1t is pre-.
dicted that the committee will ezpend
| moro timo in its consideration than will
be given even to the question az to
which CITY shall secure the honor OF