They are fearful about "runaway" conventions making unwanted changes.
The process of constitution change is a political process and therefore there is always a risk of run away conventions coming up with unwanted and sometimes undesirable changes.
He gave stirring speeches
He used non violent resistance to attract attention
I believe the answer is C
All citizens could vote on matters of concern to the state
He restarted the conscription process in Germany and built up Germany’s Air Force and Navy