Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-24
MISSOURI.

A sauare Back.Down by the RePub-
Iican state COnyenfion-No Tfeket
for state Officers Nominated-The
"PeOple's Movement stripped OF
Of hts Disguise.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 25.-The Straight he
publican State Convention, at Jefferson
City, was called to order at noon by Henry
L. Blow, chairman of the State Central
Committee, who is said to oppose oil.
j. @. Parker, Congressman from the MINI
Distiet, was made temporary chairman
and the convention is now engaged In pre-
liminary business.
During the afternoon session, the con-
yentiOn was permanently organized, Dy
ele1 ting Judge Isaac G. Parker, President (,
and full Complement of Vice Presidents
and Secretaries. Considerable time was
spent in disposing Of double delegations
from the Sixth and Eighth wards OF this
city, occasioned by bolts in the primary
meetings in those wards, but both sets OF
delegates were finally admitted, each dele
gate being given half vote.
A new Central State Committee was
then elected and the convention adjourned
until $50 p. NJ.
On reassembling, the following platform
was adopted:
Resolved, That We, the Republicans OF
Missouri, reiterate our abiding faith and
confidence in the principles of the Repub-
lican party as expressed in its national
platform of 1872, and We further declare
that these principles have received their
best exposition in the great and cardinal
measures of President Grants administra-
ton, which we heartily endorse.
Resolved, That we regard all political
organizations, founded on race or national
ity, as detrimental to good government.
Resolved, That we denouace The recent
attempt of the Democratic Legislature to
change the investment of the State School
Fund into a consolidated State bond, the
interest on which has been payable at the
sole pleasure of the Legislature, as an in
sidiOUs attack upon our public school sys'
TEN, impeTiling the advantages given the
children of the State by Republican legis-
lation.
Resolved, That inasmuch as lOng-con-
tinued misrule and incompetency Of ad-
ministratiOn by our opponents in this
State, leading to insecurity OF person anu
property, the prevention of immigration,
the utter prOstra.iOn of business and the
most rninOus depreciation of all species Of
property. have at last exhausted the pa
thence of many good men among the OppO-
Sition and driven them to the nomination
ticket pledged to reform in every depart
ment of the State Government; and, as
we have in our ranks none who seek for
themselves the empty honOrs of Office out
side of the opportunity it may give to ad-
vance the peace and prosperity of our people,
and, inasmuch as we feel willing TO accept
reforms from any and all persons who can
give il, therefore we deem it the part no
less of prudence than of patriotism to adj
journ this convention without nominating
Republican candidates.
Resolved, that while we deem it proper,
under existing circumsAnces, to refrain
from destructive party, Nominations for
State offices, We are vet Republicans, and
earnestly recommend 10 our friends in
every part of the State to keep up their
party allegiance and party organization, to
cherish with devotion the patriotism of the
past, and to neglect no opportunity for adj
vancing, here and elsewhere, that sUbjec
ton to good government, that love of law
and order, which give freedom, security and
equality of right to every citizen of this Ie-
public