The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-06
ANTI.rHIRD TERM coNyENTIoN.
The Meeting that Takes place at 81. LouI
To.Day-The Programme Mapped Out.

The Meeting that Takes Place at 81. Leui
To-Day-The Programme Mapped Out.
ST. LOUIS, May 5.-The arrivals durinI
the day Of delegates to the Anti!Thirt
Term Republican Convention have beer
only moderate, but the local committed
have adyices which indicate full attend
ance when the Convention meets at moor
tomorrow. Among the delegates already
on the ground are:
E.C. Hubbard, delegate TO the Chica'
go Convention from the Kentucky district
is. W. whitendge, Secretary New York
Independent State Committee; Eugene
A. Gilbert, Iowa; Rev. ]. H. Welch, (col.
ored,) Pensacola, Fla; Rev. T. Gould,
(colored,) Philadelphia; Peter Bonner,
from Soldiers Home, Dayton, o.; James
Scripps, editor Ereaing Netrs, Detroit.
Word had been received that dele
CATION OF Louisville Republicans who SYM
q hizedwith the movement tand'who were
appointed delegates by Republican mass
meeting held in that city last night, would
be present. The sentiment OF the dele
gates already assembled seems to be almost
unanimously In favor OF making 1t the sole
purpose OF the Convention to give an
adequate expression Of hostility which Is
believed by the delegates to exist in the
Republican party against the nomination
OF General Grant ito athird term. An ef.
fort will be made to prevent the name OF
any other presidential candidate being
mentioned, and to prevent an expression
OF any preference as 10 who the Republi-
can nominee shall be.
Resolutions have been drawn up by
member OF the Executive Committee
OF the anti.third term movement which
will be presented to the convention. The
chief points are unalteGable oppo-
sition TO the third term limit Of the Presi.
dental tenure, will be for the Constitutional
amendment TO two terms OF four years
each or to one term OF six years, and thus
pledging the members 10 osupport no Con.
Rressional nominee who will not
work for such Constitutional amend
amendments. The nomination OF Presi.
dent to be made by the delegates appoint.
ed and instructed by the Congressional
districts. The State Convention to
present and instruct the dele.
gates at large; the sIictest adher-
ence to the constitution, and TO the prece-
dents that the convention will name no
candidate, but declares unhesitatingly
that in the event Of the nomination
at Chicago OF q third term candidate,
The National Executive Committee ap.
pointed by this Convention shall call q
National Convention in Philadelphia to
nominate candidates for President and
Vice President OF the United States. The
resolutions eventually adopted by the
Convention will undoubtedly contain
most OF the points OF this abrtract, but are
not unlikely TO be modified in some re.
spects.
A large number Of letters have been re-
ceived by Secretary Foster, expressing
sympathy with the purposes Of the Con.
vention. Following is despatch received
to-day, andwill be read to the Convention:
"NRw BRlaHroS, SrRArES ISLAND, May4,
| am unable to come to
st. Louis, but / sympathize with all Re.
publicans, who, under the present
circumstances, opposed third term
nomination. see no good reason,
in the condition Of the public
affairs for endangering the success Of the
Republican party by committing 1t un.
necessarily 70 the overthrow Of a sound
and conservative tradition OF the govern.
ment which has been formally accepted
by the party in many States, and which
has never been questioned.
[Signedl GEO. WM. CURTIS.
The following is an extract from the let
ter Of Secretary Schurz to John b. Hen.
derson, which will also be read to the
Convention: "You need not fear that !
shall remain silent and inactive when the
real tug OF war comes, il it does come. As
to my post Of duty under such circum'
stances my mind is fully made up"
A large number Of letters from gentle
men OF more or less prominence from dif-
ierent parts Of the country, OF the same
general tenor us above, have been receiv.
ed and will be read to the convention.