The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-10-10

Mr.. CHAIR@AN-Yopr committee
on permanent organization beg leaEe1o
report the following names for Officers
OF this convention:
d. L. MBrrin, president; J. H. Nichols,
of Laramie; M. III. Murphy, Of Albany;
James Ross, of laTbOn; 4, W. Quinn,
OF SNeetBater, and II. III. Harrison OF
Uinta, for vice presidents, and G. w.
BrsIBel, Of Albany, for secretary, and
recommend tie following order OF BUSH
ness:
/. Committee on Resolutions and its
report.
2. Nomination of candidates for dele
gates to Congress,
3. Miscellaneous business.
4. Appointment of n Territorial Cen
trial committee.
On motion, the report of the commit
tee was received and adopted, and the
committee discharged.
On motion the chair was instructed
to appoint a committee on platform and
resolutions.
The chair appointed the following
committee:
u. Mclaughlin, Of Laramie; L Mil
Ter, of Albany; James Ross, of Carbon;
T. W.. Quinn, Of Sweetwater, and +.
II. HARRISON, of uinta-
On motion the convention adjourned
for thirty minutes.
At the expiration of the allotted
time the convention reeonvened.
The committee on platform and reso-
buttons made the following report:
Mr.. CHAIRMAS.-Your committee
ON platforms and resolutions beg leave
to report the following:
PLATFORM.
Resolved, BY the Democracy of Wyo-
ming In convention assembled:
FtTst-That We approve and endorse
the platform of principles adopted by
the National Democratic convention at
st. Louis, and heartily desire the cleo
tion of Tllden and Hendricks to the
presidency and yice-presidency, respec-
lively.
Second-That we are in favor of
''home rule and self-government'' in
the Territories; and the filling. of execu-
tive and judicial Offices therein, with
honest and competent citizens, selected
from the bona tide residents thereof;
and we respectfully ask Congress to
speedily enact q law authorizing the
qualified electors in each Territory. to
elect such officers. 7sl iaa
1hird-That we favor the immediate
opening up of all Central and Northern
Wyoming to exploration and settlement;
and we urge upon the National Govern
ment the removal Of the Indian tribes
occupying it, to some suitable place be-
yohd its borders, that Will secure to BUR
settlers immunity from savage robber-
les and murders.
F6urth-That we are in favor of the
general government paying such of on
citizens as have suffered loss from In
dian depredations during the past ten
or twelve years, adequate comps sation
for the damages they have sustained
through the failure i the government
to afford them proper protection; as we
believe its obligation and the citizens
duty are reciprocal-the former to af-
ford protection to the lives and property
of the citizens, and the latter to obey
the laws and support the government.
FJfh-That we are in favor of the
immediate construction of a military
wagon road from Green River, or some
other suitable point on tine Union Pa
cific railroad, by the way of the Sweet
water Mines and Wind River valley, to
the Yellowstone National Park, and we
respectfully ask Congress to make the
necessary appropriation for this pur-
pose ut an early day; and we also favor
the re-establishmeit of the old route Of
travel, from tue North Platte river, by
the way of Forts Reno, Phil. Kearney
and c. F. Smith to the settled portions
Of Montana, and respectfully urge upon
the government the establishment of
mo N carptcn nm fha rottfa frprn (Nbau-
enne to Bozeman.
iSirth-That we favor the extension
of the Northern boundary of Wyoming
Yellowstone River; and the Eastern
boundary to be removed to the twenty
sixth meridian of longitude west from
Washington, SO as TO include the Black
Hills, which is identified in interest
with Wyoming.
Serenth. --Tnat we return thanks to
the House of Representatives for its
action in doing all that was in its power
to transfer the management Of Indian
affairs to the War Department; and we
regret and deprecate the action Of the
Senate in refusing to concur in this
transfer, which would secure an honest
administration Of Indian affairs and
give greater security to citizens, In
common with all other settlers or the
frontier. We are also thankful for the
interest shown by the House Of Repre-
sentatives in u welfare, in the passage
of the bill authorizing the raising of
five thousand volunteers to aid in sup
pressing the hostile Sioux Indians; and
when the Senate refused to concur in
this, pa sing abin to increase the num-
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