Daily globe., 1880-05-07


that administration. The chief point to which
this convention was directed was hostility to
any movement tending, ia the least degree,
to the establishment of monarchy.
There is no candidate to be brought forward
for the Presidency. (Hearty and continued ap-
plause.) The man who to day Is canvasslng
for votes for third denomination, was the
best fitted by nature or education for the of
fee which he seeks. Two terms of his admin
istration which had failed to osuppress or dimin-
ish dishonesty in the nations affairs, had con-
vinced the country of this fact and had left it
for the time debated question whether dis
honesty or honesty should rule.
COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM.
committee of thirteen was appointed by
the chair to consider and report platform.
all resolutions to be referred to the committee.
The following were named: a. Y. Hitchcock,
st. Louis; Bluford Wilson, Ill. r. A. Hill and
T. E. Scripps, Mich; Jno. NJ. Carter, Miss.
r.. W. Whiteridge, n. Y; X. Il. Woods, Pa
r. L. Rowbouad, Mo-; s. 81. Sawleitz, KY; W.
w. Williams, Mimi; B. B. Cahoon, Mo-; Fred
Muench Mo. and j. 81. Welsh, Fla.
| A number OF resolutions were again offered
and under the resolution, submitted to the
above named committee.
MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY.
Telegrams and messages from all parts of
the country expressing sympathy with the pur-
poses of the convention were received. Among
| the number were the messages of George VIM.
Curtis and Secretary Schurz, and others from
Henry Randall Waite, Wilmington, Del. from
committee of prominent citizens of Wiscon-
sin, at Madison; Benz. Butterworth, member
of Ct ngress from Cincinnati; from q committee
of the German Republican league, Philadel-
phia; Rev. r. Fl. Milton, New York; Rev. j. s.
| freeman Clarke, Boston, GOV. Pierrepout, w.
Va; from large number of Ohio Republ.
cans; Thurlow Weed, New York; Rev. Henry
W. Bellows New York; Gov.
John s. Long, of Massachusetts, T. w.
Higginson, New York; J. d. Cox, Ohio; VIM.
Everett; Prof. Chadbourne, president of Will
liams college; Mathew Hale, Albany, New
York; w. P.Coody, Wilmington, North Caro-
lima; Gen. J. II. Webson Massachusetts,; G..
W. Bagley, Paducah, Kentucky; @. 81. Brown
ing, QUINCY Illinois; Samuel Mckee, Nash.
vile; Chas. Umberger, CINCINNATI; Leonard
Bacon, New Haven; W. Ell. Leader, Austin,
Texas; Gen. A. G. McClurg, Chicago; G. r.
Dennison, Muscatine, Iowa, and many others.
While awaiting the report of committee on
resolutions, P. A. Hill, of Indiana, made
| brief address in humorous vein which elicted
| frequent applause He declared this govern
| ment is strong one now, as strong as it ought
| to be; q sentiment which met with consider
able appreciation from the audience. The
| revenues were collected in the South more
closely and more honestly to day than under
Gen. Grant.
COMMITTEE ON ADDRESS. n
Tue following committee was chosen by the
convention in accordance with the proviso of
the platform: Lucien Eaton DR.. Emil Prae-
| torus St. Louis; Henry Hitchcock, G.. G. Hub
bard W. s. Allerton, J. w. Carter. N. Wood,
Mr.. Jones, Pennsylvania; r. A. Hill, Indiana;
W. w. Williams, Minnesota; Bluford Wilson,
Illinois; M. Whiteridge, New York; John B.
Henderson, st. Louis.
The committee above named was instructed
to appoint committee of five to present the
resolutions to the Chicago convention.
After adopting the customary resolution OF
courtesy, the convention adj djourned sine die.
THE CONVENTION.
Many delegates who had expected to be pres
ent failed to appear. and sent letters and tele-
grams of regret but the hall was well filled
with an audience of 700 persons, Of whom per-
haps AGO were delegates. In appearance the
convention compared favorably with any like
body, and there was perfect harmony through
out as to the object to be attained.
RESOLUTIONS.
The report of the committee on resolutions
was adopted without debate, as follows:
La pursuance of the demand and responding
to the convictions of what we believe to be a
majority of the Republican party through the
Union, this convention of Republicans has as
sembled for the purpose of declaring their con-
victions with reference to the present aspect
| of political affairs. The deliberate and en-
phatic expression is especially demanded in
| view of the determined efforts to force upon
| the party the nomination of candidate for the
| Presidency for a third term in defiance
not only of the government as established by
| its founders and consecrated by the unbroken
and venerable usage down to the present time,
| but also of the solemn declarations of the Re
publican party through its conventions in the
largest and controlling Republican States, re-
affirmed by its representatives in the popular
branch of Congress and adopted by the entire
| party in the declarations of its latest Presi-
DENTAL candidate; be it therefore
| ReSOZUed, That the members of this CONVEX
| tion for themselves and those whom they rep
resent, hereby affirm their adhesion to the prin-
ciples of he Republican party, heretofore set
forth by its authorized representatives, and,
in view of present exigencies. we do especially
reaffirm the recent determination of the State
Republican conventions, follows:
| By the State convention of New York in
1876 "We declare our unalterable opposition
| to the election of any President to third
| term"
1865, reaffirmed in 1876: 'We are opposed TO the
election to the prt sidency of any person for a
i third term"
| By the state convention of Ohio: The OBJ
servance of Washington's example will be in
the future as it has been in the past regarded
as fundamental rule in the unwritten law of
the republic"
| By the Massachusetts Republican cow ention
of 1875: Sound reason we'll as the wise and
unbroken usage of the republic, illustrated by
the example of Washington requires that the
term of the chief magistrate of the United
States should not exceed second term"
| Like sentiments having been announced by
the Republican convention of Minnesota and
other Republican States having been affirmed
in December, 1875, by an overwhelming ma
| jority of the political parties in the national
| House Of Representatives in the words follow
ing: Established by Washington and other
Presidents of the United States retiring from
the Presidential Office, after their second termit
has become by usual concurrence part of the
Republican system of government that any
departure from this time honored system
would be unwise and fraught with peril to our
| free institutions"
| ReSolUed, That the nomination of a third
term candidate is especially to be deprecated,
because it will unavoidably put the Republican
party on the defensive; becaused it will revive
the memory of public scandals and of official
corruption which brought our party to the
verge of ruin, and will again ALLEVIATE a