Omaha daily bee., 1880-05-07
ANTI-GRANT.
sentimentannsFa 1lx3orlsyo 81
Republicans Formulated
By a Few.
Resolutions Adopted Against
Grants Candidacy.
Organization ofthe Anti Grant
Convention in st. Louis.

The Anti-Grant Convention.
Special Dispatch to The Bee.
ST. LOUIS, May Ga p. m.-The
anti-third term convention met at noon
and was called to order by Gen Hen.
derson. E. G. Hubbards, of Ken.
lucky, raj called to the chair. He
made a violent anti Grant speech, and
said this assembly had no axes to
grind. This statement caused I'M
bounded enthusiasm. Bluford Will
son and others made speeches in the
same strain.
RESOLUTIONS.
Special Dispatch to The BEE.
ST. LOUIS, May II q. MIN
the anti.third term convention a
lengthyplatform was adopted opposing
the third term principle, with a pre-
amble setting forth the belief that the
convention represented a majority of
the republican voters of the United
States and for this reason assembled
to express their convictions. They
reafirm their devotion to the republi.
can party, and in view of the present
exigsncies especially reafirm the re.
cent declarations of state republican
conventions which opposed the third
term. The nomination of a third
term candidate would put the republic
can party on the defensive, and there.
fore should be discouraged. 1t would
revive the memory of public sentiment
and official corruption which brought
the party to the verge of ruin, and
would again ALLEVIATE a large and pow
erful body of voters without whose aid
success is neither possible nor to be
desired, while in the character and
surroundings af the third-term candi-
date nc guarantee is found against
their recurrence, but rather a renewed
menace in the history of the men who
are loudest in his support. As repub-
licans they cannot be hero-worshipers.
They believe that the questions now
sgitating the public mind connected
with the currency, the tariff, the civil
service, the railroads and other means
of inter communication require the
talents of a statesman.
1t was resolved that a national COM |
mittee of n hundred be appointed
and instructed in the event of the
of Grant to meet at New
York at the call of the chairman and
there act in such a manner as they
shall deem best, the committee to be
selected by a committee of thirteen.
The committee of thirteen was then
with Lucien Eaton as
chairman. The chairman was author
lied to appoint a committe of five to
place before the Chicago convention
proceedings of the day. Three cheers
were given for the anti.third term
and the convention adjourned.
The convention was remarkable for
the few delegates present, although it
was boastedi beforehand that twenty
states would be represented by at
east 200 delegates. Four-ffths of
hose present were st. Louis demo-
Gratis, who were gladly admitted to
he convention In order to prevent
he numerical insigni6cance of the
termers from being too
marked. Letters and kilograms were
:ead from persons outside who could
not attend.
AHURRAH PETERED OUT.
It was announced that a free-for-all
Meeting would be held in Intervening,
It which able speakers would be pres.
mt. The most diligent search, how
'ver, failed to find even the ghost of a
Meeting, and the reasonable deduc-
ions were that there was none held.
How THEY GATHERED THE CEOwD.
Dispatch to The BEE.
CHICAGO, May z, 1 a. m.-The
Daily News has a lengthy special on
he St. Louis convention, opening
hus; "The anti-third term convention
'roves a dismal failure. It Ia held in
Masonic Hall, capable of holding
,0O0 persons, but not more than
regular accredited dele
;ates appeared. At noon, the hour
ct for the roll call, to make q show,
he managers went out in the by-ways
nd hedges and gathered in the radi-
ais, which being furnished proxies,
Tere recognized as fully authorized to
epresent the people. In this way .
athering of something like 100 per-
onu uou orOopi1od