The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-07

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course Questionable.
Mr.. Wood, Of PhilAdelphia, presented
message from the national republieaI
league Of that city. in the same tenor
On motion. committee OF thirteen
was appointed b. the chair to consider
and report platform. All the resolu'
tions were TO be referred TO a commit
tee. Telegams and letters from al
parts Of tie country. expressing sym,
pathy with the purposes Of the eonven'
tion were read. Among the nambeI
were messages from Geo. w. Curtis,
Secretary schurz, Henry Randall Waite,
from a committee Of prominent citizens
Of Madison. Wisconsin; Benz. J. But
tsrworth, member Of congress from
Cincinnati; from a committee Of the
German American republican league Of
Philadelphia, Rev. r. ii. Milton, New
York; Rev. J. +. Clarke, Boston. Gov,
Pierrepont. West Virginia; from q
large number Of Ohio republicans,
Thurlow Weed. and many others.
The report Of the committee ON reso-
lutions was read as follows, and at once
adopted without debate
+" In pursuance OF demand and rep
resenling what we believe 10 lie a ma
jority Of the republican party through
out the union. this convention Of re-
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pose Of declaring their convictions with
references TO the present aspect OF polit-
ical Affairs. The deliberate and en-
phatic expression Is especially demanded
In view Of the determined efforts To
force upon the party the nomination of
a candidate for the presidency for a
third term, In defiance not only OF the
traditions Of the government, rs es-
tablished by its founders and conse.
Grated by venerable and unbroken
usage and prescription down 10 the
present time, hut also OF the solemn de-
claration OF the republican party
through It's conventions in the largest
and controlling republican states, reaf-
irmed by its representatives IN the pop
ular branch OF congress, and adopted
by the entire party in declaration OF its
latest presidential candidates there
fore,
Resolrel. That the member of this
convention, for themselves and those
they represent, do hereby reafiim their
adhesion to the principles OF the repub-
lican party as heretofore set forth by
its authorized representatives, and in
view OF the present exigencies, we do
especially reatiim the recent determine
tion OF the state republican conventions,
as follows:
BY the state convention Of New
York, 1875: I'VE declare our unalter-
able opposition to the election OF any
president for u third term"
BY the state convention OF Pensyl-
vania, 1875, reafiirmed in 1876: "we
are unaltcrably opposed to the election
to the presidency Of any person for a
third term"
BY the state convention of Ohio !:
THE observance Of Washington's ex-
ample will be in the future, rs it has
been In the past, regarded as a funda-
mental rule in the written law Of the
republic"
BY the Massachusetts, republican
convention of 1875: "The sound reason
as well as the wise and unbroken usage
Of the republic, illustrated by the ex-
ample Of Washington, requires that the
term Of the chief magistrate of the
United States should not exceed a
second term"
Like sentiments have been an
nounced by the republican conventions
Of Minnesota and other republican
states, and have been affirmed In
December, 1875, by an overwhelming
majority Of both political parties In the
national house of representatives.
Resolved, That the nomination Of q
third term candidate is especially to be
deplored because 1t will unfavorably
put the republican party on the defen-
sive; because 1t will revive the memory
OF public scandals and official corrup-
tion which brought our party to the
verge Of ruin, and viii again ALLEVIATE a
large and powerful body OF voters,
without whose aid success is neither