Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-07
POLITICS.
Republican and Democratic State
Conventions.
THE POLITICAL POT SEETHING.
Ohio, New Hampshire, New
Jersey and Maryland.
GRANTS CANDIDACY opposed.
Meeting of -Third-Term Republicans
at st. Louis.
THURMAN THE CHOICE OF tRI0 DEMOCRATS.
Concluding Proceedings of the Tennessee
and Mississippi Conventions.
Concluding Proceedings of the Tennessee
and Mississippi Conventions.
ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE REooRD-us1os.l
THE ANTI-THIRD-TERMERs


ST. LOUIS, May 6th.-The Anti Third Term
National Republican Convention was called
to order at 1896 by General Henderson.
Kentucky-a delegate to the Chicago Con-
vention-who in returning his thanks for the
honor conferred, declared in behalf of the
Convention that it was possible for the Re-
publican party to nominate the next Presi-
dent, and that the people of the Republic
demanded that the Republicans should re-
main in charge of national affairs. He al
luded to the existence of belief which Sec
tion of the party affected to hold, that
third term candidate was necessary, and as
serted that this meeting, called to combat that
idea, represented a larger part of the Repub-
lican party than any gathering ever before
convened. The chief point to which this
Convention was directed was hostility to any
movement tending in the least degree to the
establishment of monarchy. The remark
that there were no private axes to grind here,
and that there was no candidate to be brought
forward for the Presidency. elicised hearty
and continued applause. The man who to-
day is canvassing for votes for a second re-
nomination was the least fitted by ma
ture or education for the office
which he seeks. Two terms of his admins
tration, which had failed to suppress or di-
minish dishonesty in the nations affairs, had
convinced the country of this fact, and had
left for time the debated question whether
dishonesty was not inherent in the party
which had supported that administration.
For himself, he was stalwart Republican,
but he believed that the day the Republican
party commits itself to third term, that day
it signs it's own death warrant. He believed
the Chicago Convention would put in nom
ination a man above reproach, who would
lead the party to victory and bring safety to
the nation. 1t was the hope of every man
here that the third-term idea would to-day
receive blow which would Kill it forever.
Colonel Guilbert, of Iowa, was elected
Secretary.
The Chair then appointed the following
Committee on Organization G. e. Whar-
ton, d. A. Fenkleburg. G.. w. Allerton,
VIM. B. Clarke, S. A. Archer, E. w. Fox,
w. H. Jones, Z. W. Bryant, w. L. Bryant,
Carl Roche and Mr.. Hunt.
Colonel Bluxard Wilson, of Illinois, made
q speech, in which he declared unwavering
hostility to violation of the precedents set
by the father of his country against third
term-a precedent which had long been re-
cognized as common unwritten law of the
party. Where do you find the third-term
suggesters? In Wisconsin, in Iowa, in Illi-
nois, in the New England States? These
States were silent as to an Endorsement of the
hird-term principle. GIN South Carolina,
which represents most depraved political
ideas; in Alabama, and in other Southern
States, where there is no shadow of hope that
there will be single electoral vote for the
Republican candidates-voices are raised for
third term.
The Committee ON Permanent Organiza-
ton reported as follows President, John B.
Henderson; Vice Presidents, f. B. Hall,
of New York Franklin McVeieh, of Hi
nois; E. r. Wood of Pennsylvania Otto
Kirchmayer, of Michigan John W. Carter,
of Massachusetts H. NJ. Turner, of Georgia
G. w. Bryant, of South Carolina; NJ L.
Bryan, of Alabama L. n. Diembitty, of
Kentucky; Robert A. Hill, of Indiana; j.
Missouri; DIR. III. j. Lampe, of Missouri.
Secretaries, Colone, Geiulbert, of Iowa; E.
H. Foster, of Missouri; J. w. Wilson, of
Missouri; Colonel 4. f. Ledergerber, of
Missouri.
General Henderson. on taking the plat.
form, outlined briefly the purpose and scope
of the Convention. The question was
whether that great unwritten law of prece-
dents and memorial customs, which was at
least as far-reaching as the written code,
should be observed in the nomination of Pres
ident. He quoted General Grants speeches
at Bloomington and Little Rock, to disprove
that there was need of strong Government
He asserted that of the States which have
declared for Grant, Pennsylvania alone
would be able to give him single electoral
vote. Even Illinois was doubtful in its
choice, and almost certain to oppose the cleo
ton of Grant in case of his nomination. If
the Chicago Convention would force him on
the party it might become necessary to de-
clare an external dissolution of all connec-
tion with them, and to affirm the right to
call Conventions and act independently
Mr.. Whiter:dge, in behalf of the Executive
Committee of the Independent Republican
party of the State of New York, presented
message offering the Convention hearty SYM
pathy and corporation in their opposition to
the denomination of General Grant for a
third term, which stated that the party man
ayers in that State, who have hesitated at
nothing to make the State Convention servile
to their will, have falsely endeavored TO rep
resent New York a unit for General
Grant. The Republicans of New York were
not unit for General Grant, and he believed
majority of them oppose his nomination.
and that in the event of his candidacy a Re
publican anti third-term candidate should be
put in the field, unless the Democratic candi-
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hr' Woou, Oh ThilauelPhla, - presented
ltessage f - !Iohi Ihe NaCiohai hepuDhcah League
Oh Snat cry IN ehe same TENOR:
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appo.nIu rs ny 'ng III CnaiL ~ oonsiqer anu re,
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:, Among S .me nuiioeI were messages from
GeorSe w imam Gurus, oecretary SchurZ.
Henry Randall Waite, OF Wilmington, Del.
from a committee of prominent citizens of
Wisconsin at Madison BENJAMIN Rnttar-
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from q conhlnistee Oh Ine Ierman-Amerlcan
bepunilcan League OF fnliadelphla Rev. IL.
H. Milton, OF New Y ork /; Rev. James Free
man Clarke, of Boston Governor Pierrepont.
of West VIRGINIA and from a large n,,rnhar
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1orh hef' henIy w. bellows, OF New
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chusetts ; L. w. Higginson, of New York
J. d. Cox, of Ohio William Everett Prof
Cbadburne President of IViIl;ams, Co11oc,a
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