New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-02
THE KANSAS CONVENTION.

| S-DEMOCRATIC FRAUDS DENOUNCED IN THE
| PLATFORM-A BOLT by GRANT DELEGATES.
| TOPEKA, Kansas, April 1.-At the evening session
! Of the Republican Convention which begun here
yesterday morning, TIC temporary organization,
! which was in tho interest of Mr.. Blaine, was re-
tained with the addition of several vice-presdcnts
There was a majority and a minority report from
the Committee on Rules and Order of Business.
| The majority report recommended the election by
convention of ton delegates and ten aternates four
from tho Is and two each from the Hid and Hid Dis
tricts and the minority report, the election of four
delegates and four alternateslt-arge. After sew
eral Glibustering motions had been made, the rul-
ngs of the Chair being invariably against the Grant
men, the majority report was at last adopted by q
vote of 1874 to 13O.
The following resolution was offered and the pre-
vOus question moved on it's adoption;
| Rtsoired. That the following-namcd gentlemen he
elected as DELEGATES to tn? Republican ~ National
George II. Case - M0t7, o. $. bencdict b. L. Smp-
son, B. w Perkins. L. Is. Plumb, H. ii. Wolcott and
William Thompson.
NJ. X. Edwards raised n point of order that the
Convention had 10 authority to elect the whole
delegation under the call of tho National Republi-
can Committee. He aIso demanded that the call be
read. which the Chair refused to allow.
Mr. Wright announced that the Id District pro-
posed to send its own delegation to Chicago and
would not submit to the election of their delegates
by thlJConvcnton.
mo. ion to substitute the name of john J. ingalls,
for tha} Of John r. Martin ruled out of order.
Several points of order were raised and ovcrrued.
and rising vote being taken, the Chair announced
that 33I votes had been conntcd while there were
only 3lG delegates with the right TO vote. The call
of the roll was ordered. which rcsultcd-yeas. 17S:
nays, l2s. The question then recurred upon the
adoption of the resolution naming delegates. 1t
passed. 1873 to IL.
Mr. Morrill, offered the following resolution,
which was adoped, the Grant men RETAINING from
voting:
Rcsoircd. That tho following named gentlemen 10
nominees for Prcsidcntiai electors: John Schcng,
w. 4. Pepper. James ID. SnOddy. IL. n. l.. Mecso aud
II. Richie
MIR Snoddy. from the Committee Oh Resolutions,
reported as follows:
The Republicans, Of Kansas in convention as
scuIblcd. declare
T6si-That the truc test of the faithful
discharge Of our duty IL long continued and
UNINTERRUPTED devotion IN onr service 10 the
Republic and that one who has wavercd In his
fcalty to the tnion is saic counsellor in the
ailaIis OF the Nation. nor IL lac "A person IN whose
hands any of the powers of Government eau be
safNly lodacd for anr time, however brief.
1hird-Ila, under the name of Democracy ar
raypd against the civilization of the agc men who,
having strvcn by rebellion aud open war 10 de-
siroy tho Nation are now cndcavoring TO scizc the
-
FURrfh-That are u Nation. and that the ms
sion of the Republican party viii not be completed
until under our flag every citizen, however humble
is secure in the honest expression OF his opinions in
all parts Of dominion, and fully protected in
hls life and liberty and III le full enjoyment OF all
tlla political rights Of an American citizen.
F,M-That the unhappy cause Of the migration of
cOlurcd peOpc from The South TO the North is the |
apprehension of persecution and robbery bv tho |
white people their former mastcrs and the present
owners Of the sO and il Is the duty of tho Govern
iucut of the Unitcd States to extend to the colored
people Of the South snch protection that their re-
moyJ from their native land shall cease 10 be q |
necessity.
.Sirih-That in the approaching Presidential cam |
paign hero will be- no middle ground upon which |
tlnd patriots cGu stand, and those who III favor
of the peruetnity of the Union the preservation of
liberty and the promotion of civilization are Rcpub-
cais and Of necessity must vote fOrthe Republican
candidates and those who are in favor of violence
and anarchy, the dissolution and utter destruction |
OF republican government VIII vote Tor the success
OF the Democratic candidates.
ScrCnih-1Eat James &. blaine has the confidence |
of the Republicans of Kansas, and that We TecOg- |
niZr in him statesman worthy TO lead the National
Republican party 10 victory; that he IN tho choice
Of the Republicans of Kansas for President of the |
United States, aud that we pledge him our united |
support.
The resolutions adopted. The Convention |
adjourned at 1870 O'clock this morning
Subsequently during the morning, delegates from |
the Hid District met in and elected as del
gates to Chicago, Mcssrs i. j. Anderson Of Shawnee
County, and James NJ Steele, of Wychita. Each
received the votes of minority of the delegates in
the district. They both Grant men and will
rlaim seals in tho Chicago Convention. In the lid
District the same action was held, the Grant men
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