The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-05-14
NO. 20.

Word has been received that dele
CATION of Louisville republicans who
are in sympathy with this movement,
and who were appointed delegates by
republican mass meeting held IN that
city last night, will be present. The
sentiment of the delegates already as
sembled seems to be almost unanimous
| w in favor of making the sole
purpose of the convention TO
give an adequate expression of
the hostility which is believed
by delegates to exist in the republican
party against the nomination of General
Grant TO third term. \ strong effort
will be made 10 prevent the name of any
other presidential candidate beng
mentioned, and to prevent the ex-
preston of who the republican nominee
shall be. Resolutions have been drawn
up by member of the executive COM
mittee of the anti-third term movement,
which will be presented to the conven-
ton. The chief points are unalterable
opposition to the third term limit of the
presidential tenure by q constitutional
amendment to two terms of four years
each, or to one term of six years, and
pledging the members to support no
congressional nominee who Will not
work for such constitutional amend
ment; the nomination of the president to
be made by delegates appointed and in
structed by the congressional districts;
the state conventions TO have power to
instruct only the delegates at large; the
strictest adherence TO the constitution
and to presidents; that the con-
ventiOn will name no candidate,
but declare unhesitatingly that in the
event of the nomination at Chicago of a
third term candidate, the national exc
cutive committve to be appointed by this
convention shall call national conven-
ton in Philadelphia to nominate candi-
dates for president and vice-president of
the United States.
The resolutions were eventually adopt
cd by the convention, and will undoubt-
edly contain most points of this abstract,
but are likely to be modified in some re-
spects. 4 large number of letters have
been received by Secretary Foster, eX-
pressing sympathy with the purposes of
the convention.
The following dispatch was received
to-day. and viii be read TO the conven-
ton:
New BRIGHTON, Staten Island, May
6.-Gentlcmen Il am unable to come
to ST. Louis, but sympathiZe with all
Republicans who under present circum-
stances oppose a third term nomination.
/ see no good reason in the condition of
public affairs for endangering the sue
cess of the Republican party by COM
hitting unnecessarily to the overthrow
| of sound and conversative tradition of
the government which has been formally
accepted by the party in many states and
which has never been questioned or
violated. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.
The following is letter from Secre-
tary Schurz to John b. Henderson, which
| will also be read to the convention
"You need not fear that l shall remain
| silent and inactive when the real tug of
war comes, if 1t does come; as to my post
! of duty under such circumstances, my
mind is fully made up"
| A large number of letters from gen
tlemen of more or less prominence from
all parts of the country, of the same
tenor as the above, have been received
and will be read to the convention.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, May 6.-The anti-third
term convention was called to order at
| II 80 p. m, by John ID. Henderson, the
chairman of the National Executive
Committee, who at once named L. C..
! Hubbard of Kentucky, as temporary
chairman.
The committee on platform reported n
series of resolutions reaffirming devo-
ton to the principles of the republican
party, as heretofore set forth by its au-
thorized representatives, and especially
reafffrmIng the declarations of the sew
eral republican state conventions, adopt
ed since 1915, against the third term
principle ; asserting that the nom.
ination of third term can
didate will put the republicans
on the defensive, revive the memory of
public scandals and officials which
brought the party to the verge of ruin !;
believing this third term nomination now
brought upon the country will substi-
tute dangerous tendency to the personal
government; Tor determined effort for
true reform of civil service and provid-
ing for the appointment and instruction
of national committee of one hun
dred who. in the event of the
nomination of Gen. Grant at Chicago, are
to meet in the city of New York, at the
call of its chairman, and there act in
such manner as they shall deem best to
carry out the spirit and purpose of the
resolutions.
A committee of five was on motion of
Isadora Bush. of St. Louis, appointed to
present the proceedings and platform of
this convention to the Chicago conven-
ton.