National Republican., 1880-04-02
Kansas Republican Convention.

TOPEKA, KAN, March 3l-midnigh THE
Republican State convention organization is
strictly Blaine At tho evening session the
temporary organization was retained with
the addition of several vice-presidents. There
was u majority and a minority report from the
committee on rules and order of business.
Tho majority report recommended the cleo
ton by the convention of ten delegates and
ten alteruates-fOur from the First and two
each from the Second aud Third districts, and
the minority report tho election of four dele
gates and four atcrnates al large. After
several Glibusterng motions had been made,
the rulings of the chair being invariably
against the Graut men, the majority report
was at last adopted by u vote OF 13i to 130
The convention then proceeded to elect tho
delegates in body. Mr. Wright announced
that the Second district proposed to send its
own delegates to Chicago aud would not sub
init to the election of their delegates by this
convention. Several points Of order wcro
raised and overruled and u rising vote being
taken, the chair announced that 331 votes
had boon counted, while there were only 3l6
delegates with the right to vote.
The resolution naming delegates passed, 1S9
to 115.
Mr.. Morrill, offered resolution nominating
Presidential electors, which was adopted the
Grant men refrainng from voting.
Mr.. Snoddy, from the committee on resolu-
tions, reported as follows
THE PLATToBM.
Tho Republicans Of Kansas, in convention as.
semblcd declare
First-rhe first and paramount duty Of citizens
Is allegiance to tho Government Of the United
states.
second-That tho true test of the faithful dis.
charge Of that duty is longcontinued and unn'
terruped devotion OF our service TO the Republic,
aud that no one who has wayered In his tcalty to
the Union is safe counselor in the affairs of thg
Nation, nor in whose hands any Of the powers Of
government can bo safely lodged for any time,
however brief.
| Thirl-Thnt under the name Of Democracy are
arrayed against the civilization of the age men
who, having slrivon by rebellion aud open war to
destroy the Nation, are now cndeavoring to seize
| the Government by force or fraud.
FOurth-That we are q Nation and that the mis-
sion Of the Republican party will not be complete
until under our flag every citizen, however hum
e parts OF our dominion, and Ia ully protected in
his life and liberty, and In the fun enjoyment OF
all the political rights of an American citizen.
Fiith-That the unhappy cause of the migration
Of the colored people from the south to the North
is the apprehension of persecution aud robbery
by the white people their former masters ana the
present owners OF the SOIL and II is the duty of tho
Government of the United States 10 extend to the
colored people of the South such protection that
their removal from their native land shall cease to
| be n necessity.
sixth-That in the approach of the Presidential
campaign there viii be no middle ground upon
which ttnid patriots can stand, and those who are
In favor Of the perpetuity of the Union the preSer-
vaton OF liberty and the promotion Of civilization
are Republicans and OF necessity must vote for tho
success VI the Republican candidates: and those
who are III favor of violence and anarchy and the
| dissolution and utter destruction of republican
government will vote for the success Of the Demo-
cratic candidates.
| Seventh-rhat James G. Blaine has the conf
| donco OF the Republicans OF Kansas tor President
OF the United States, and that We pledge him our
| united support
The resolutions were adopted.
Tho convention adjourned at 1870 o'clock
this morning.
Subsequently, during tho morning, the dele
gates from the Third district met In caucus
aud elected two delegates to Chicago Each
received n majority of the votes Of the dele
gates in the district Thoy arc both Grant
men and will claim seats in the Chicago Con-
ventiOn. In the Second district the same ac-
| tiOn was held.