The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-10
THE STRUGGLE OVER.
GARFIELD WINS AS a DARK HORSE.
The Republican Platform and Nominee
The End of Grant and Blaine.

The Republican Platform and Nominee
The End of Grant and Blaine.
The Convention which assembled in
Chicago on the End inst. was one of the
most intensely exciting meetings which
has ever been held by the Republicans.
The delegates arrived early, and the
greatest electioneering and manipulation
possible was begun from the very first by
the managers of the respective candi-
dates. At first it was rumored that
Grant had the organization of the Con-
vention through Don Cameron, chairman
of the National Republican Executive
Committee, but the committee, on which
majority of the members were anti
Grant men, decided to depose him if he
did not act fairly, upon which he grace
fully submitted to the inevitable, and
agreed to nominate for temporary chair
man Hon. George +. Hoar, of Massa-
chusetts. MIR. Hoar was unanimously
elected temporary chairman, and after
wards permanent president of the Con-
vention, which gave the organization, its
committees, and so forth, to the anti
Grant party. The whole of Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, together with the
greater part of Saturday, was consumed
in deciding the cases of contesting dele
cations. These decisions were, for the
most part, unfavorable to the Grant party,
he losing eighteen votes by 1T from the
State of Illinois alone. The Convention
then adopted rule abrogating the pre-
vious rule, which required the States to
vote solidly, giving the majority of a
delegation from State the right to cast
the whole vote of the delegation. Under
the new rule, by which members voted
as they pleased, Grant lost, in addition
to the eighteen votes from Illinois,
twenty six from Pennsylvania, and nine
teen from New York, besides quite
number of delegates from other States.
The following Executive Committee was
then elected for the next four years:
Alabama, Paul Stroeback; Arkansas,
S. w. Dorsey California, Horace Davis !;
Colorado, John L. Routt; Connecticut,
Marshall Jewell; Delaware, Christian
Febiger; Florida, William w. Hicks; /;
Georgia, James B. Deveaux; Illinois,
John A. Logan; Indiana, John G. New;
Iowa, John S. Runnells; Kansas, John
A. Martin; Kentucky, w. 0. Bradley !;
Louisiana, H. G. Yarmouth; Maine,
William T. Frye; Maryland, James A.
Cary; Massachusetts,, John NJ: Forbes;
Michigan, James D. Stone; Minnesota,
D. M. Sabin; Mississippi, George G. Nc
Kee; Missouri, G. J. Filley; Nebraska,
James w. Dawes; Nevada, John w.
Mackey New Hampshire, w. E. Chan
dler; New Jeasey, George A. Halsey !;
New York, Thomas G. Plat; North Car
olina, w. r. Canady; Ohio, W. G..
Cooper; Oregon, D. G. Ireland Penn
sylvania, J. B. Cameron unanimously !;
Rhode Island, w. A. Pierce; South Car
olina, Samuel Lee; Tennessee, William
Rule; Texas, not ready; Vermont, Geo.
w. Hooker; Virginia, Samuel M. Jones /;
West Virginia, John N. Mason; Wiscon-
sin, Elihu Enos; Arizona, R. G. McCor-
mick; Dakota, unable to agree; District
of Columbia, not ready; Idaho, George
L. Shoup; Montana, 0. II. Betty New
Mexico, S. T. Elkin; Utah, w. Bennett; /;
Washington Territory, T. T. Minor;
Wyoming, Joseph L. Cary.
The committee on platform next made
its report, which was adopted, and Of
which the following is synopsis:
The resolutions, after viewing the ad-
ministration of the Republican party, ask
for the continued confidence and support
of the people, and submit for their ap-
proval the following statements of the
principles and purposes which will con.
tinue to inspire it:
First. The work of the last 81 years
has been such as commends itself to the
favor of the nation, and the fruits of past
victories should be preserved. The dis
severed Union happily restored should
be perpetuated, credit should never be
impaired, and reviying industries be fur.
| ther promoted.
Second. The Constitution is q supreme
law and not mere contract of confeder-
ated States. 1t made the sovereign States;
it made the Nation. Some powers are de-
MED to the Nation, while others are de-
MED to the States, but the boundary be-
tween the powers delegated and those
reserved is to be determined by the Ma
| tion and not by the State tribunals.
Third. Popular education is to be left
| to the care of the States, but it is the
duty of the National Government to aid
that work to the extent of its Constitu-
tional authority.
Fourth. The Constitution should be
amended 80 as to forbid the Legislature
of each State making any law respecting
the establishment of religion, and so as
to forbid the appropriation of public
funds to the support of sectarian schools.
Fifth. Duties levied for tho purpose of
revenue should so discriminate as to ia
vor American labor. No further grants
of public domain should be made TO rail-
way corporations. Slavery having per-
isbed in the States, its twin barbarity,
polygamy, must die in the territories.
Everywhere protection should be ac-
corded to citizens of American adoption.
The party acknowledges its obligation
to the men who preserved its integrity in
the hour of battle. Congress and the
treaty making power should restrain and
limit Chinese immigration.
Seventh. Endorses the administration
of Hayes.
Fig ghth. The Democratic party to OBJ
tain possession of the National and State
governments, and control of place and
position, have obstructed all effort to
promote purity and to conserve free
dom of suffrage, and have devised fraud.
ulent certificates and returns - have
labored to unseat lawfully elected
members of Congress, to secure at all
hazards the vote Of the majority of States
in the House of Representatives. Have
endeavored to occupy by force and fraud
places of trust given to others by the
people of Maine, which attempt was re.
sented by the courage and action OF
Names patriotic sons. Have attached
partizan legislation to appropriation bills
upon which the very exercise of govern
ment depended. Have crushed the rights
of individuals, advocated the principles
and sought the favor of rebellion against
the nation, and endeavored to obliterate
the sacred memories of war and overcome