Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26
RFPURLICANs OF INDI.rA
Put in the First Day Adopting a Platform
and Getting Into. ShaRe.

Put in the First Day Adopting a Platform
aud Getting Into. shape.
indianapolis, April 26.-At this
morning the republican convention
Teassem bled and the work of nom ina
tioH of state officers and delegates at
large was commenced. There were
Elk candidates in the race for the
nomination of governor. At the
seventh ballot w. +. Durbin. of And
erson, was nominated for governor.
Indianapolis. April 2G.-The Repuj-
Iican state convention held its first
session yesterday. The morning was
devoted 10 district meetings. The con
\ vention was called TO order at = p.
~. in TomlinsOn hall. and i. Frank
Hanly, Of Lafayette. presided. The
adoption of the platform was the first
business before the convention. The
document had been worked into shape
by the committee that had been fram-
ing ii for Il couple of days and was
adopted without Il hitch.
Ii indorSes the administration of
President Mckinley and pledges the
hearty support of the Republican party
OF Indiana TO his denomination and re
,ciE=tion: declares for the establish
ment OF the authority of the United
States against armed resistance in our
iuSulir possessions then To replace mill
tary by civil administration; indorseS
the policy and course of the admins
tration and the legislation by congress
in respect To our newly-aCquired pos
sessions; favorS legislation authOriZ-
inG elasticity i'm our currency for the
benefit of producers ana relief of the
commerce Of the people: favor such
additional legislation, both state and
national. as shall establish com
plrtc legal control over all trusts with
lGll power to dissolve them and metc
out punishment to those who seek To
destroy honest competition; reatfirmS
belief in reciprocity and protection To
American labor and home Industries;
recognizes Il debt of gratitude to the
soldiers and sailors of the late war
with Spain and i'll the Philippine isl
audS; recommends the early cOnStruc
tion of the Nicaraguan canal under
the immediate direction and exclusive
control sf the United States govern
ment, and favors the enactment and
enforcement of laws against the i'm
portatiou of foreign labor. The plat
form also indorSeS the administration
of Governor Mount.
After Chairman Hanly had con
cluded his opening speech he was
forced To retire because Of his failing
voice. ana United States Senator Fair
banks became chairman pro ten. Sena-
tor Fairbanks made 4 speech in de
Tense of the vote OF the Indiana dele
gatiOn on the Porto Rican measure.
He promised i'm behalf of the admin
istration generous treatment toward
the Porto RicanS i'm respect tO their
domestic affairs. He disclaimed any
protective feature To the new law and
pronounced il purely one of eXpediency
prompted by humanity. The platform
was adopted unanimously 10y a rising
vote.
As soon as the first session of the
convention ended the delegates imme
,iiateIy hurried back to the hotels TO re-
sume theall absorbing discussion Of the
probable candidate for governor. The
impression seemed to gradually gain
strength last night that in case Grit
fithS failed to receive sufficient support
for governor. Hogate would receive
the vote of the Grifiiths men.