Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-02
JUDGE B|RDSALL
IS NOMINATED
Succeeds Henderson as Re-
publican Nominee in the
Third District.
ENDORSES STATE PLATFORM
The Convention Endorses Iowa Platform
and Denies That the Dlngiey Tariff
breeds and shelters Trusts Republicans
Pleased with Nomination.

Hampton, Sept 26.-The republi-
cans Of the Third congressional dis.
trict nominated Judge b. p. Birdsall
Of Clarion, Wright county. on the
third ballot yesterday to fill the place
left vacant on that ticket by the -e-
cent withdrawal Of Speaker Hender-
son. Resolutions were unanimously
adopted indorsing the Iowa platform.
In an address preceding the adoption
Of the resolutions, Judge Birdsall de-
clared he favored the Iowa platform
and would stand squarely upon it.
The nomination of Judge Birdsall is
generally satisfactory to the republi-
cans who were assembled here. 1t is
considered devoid of factionai signifi.
canoe and republicans feel that there
can be no doubt of the election of the
nominee over Horace Boies by large
majority. Preparations will be made
at once for most energetic campaign.
The names of four candidates were
presented to the convention. They
were c. z. Ransier Of Independence,
M. F. Edwards OF Butter county, Bur
ton e. Sweet of Waverly and Judge
Birdsall. c. Z. Albrook or Eldora, fol.
lowing a caucus of the Hardin county
delegates, withdrew at IL o'clock il
the morning and at the same time II
was decided Hardin's strength would
go to Birdsall, in the same judicial dis,
trict. This turned the tide in BIRD.
sails favor. Sweets strength, which
until then had been formidable, began
to decline, and Birdsall and Ransier
doomed up as the leading candidates.
1t had been expected Black Hawks
vote would go to Ransier. but caucus
developed otherwise and before the
convention was held 1t was plain Bird.
sail was the winner Buffers vote was
assured him alter one or two ballots
and it was known Sweets following
preferred Birdsall to Ransier
Resolutions were adopted as fol.
lows:
I'VE, the representatives of the re.
publican party OF the Third congress.
sional district Of Iowa, heartily ia.
dorse the platform of principles
adopted by the late republican state
convention at Des Moines. We deny
that the Dingley tariff breeds and shell.
tiers trusts. We interpret the tariff
plank in the Des Moines platform of
1902 to be nearly a reiteration of and
to mean no more than the St. Louis
plank of 1896, which recited
we are not pledged to any par.
ticular schedules. The question Of
yates is practical question to be
governed by the conditions of the
times and of production. The ruling
and uncompromising principle is the
protection and development of Amer.
lean labor and industry.
"We cordially recognize and ear.
nestly commend the patriotic fervor
OF President Roosevelt, and the WIS
dom of both the foreign and domestic
policies of his administration which
are adding constantly to the high
reputation of the nation abroad and
the prosperity of the people at homo.
1--WE most e..rnestly regret the de.
clination of the denomination which
the republicans of this district for the
eleventh time unanimously rendered
the Hon. d. B. Henderson. No official
has been more anxious to keep N
touch with and faithfully represent
the well considered judgment of his
constituents than has Colonel nender-
son during all the long years of his
congressional career. We have
faith in his patriotism and in his per
sonal and political integrity. We are
conscious of his great mental power
and ability. We realize his superb
leadership and commanding influence
in governmental affairs and believe
that his withdrawal means a great
loss to the PEOPLE" .....
Judge Benjamin p. Birdsall, who has
been nominated by the republicans %
the Third congressional district as
their candidate for congress, in the
place of Speaker ID. B. Henderson,
who withdrew from the ticket. was
born In Weyauwega, Waupaca county.
Wisconsin, October 26, 1858, and is
therefore in his forty-fourth year. His
father was in the lumber business in
Wisconsin. The family moved 20
Iowa in 1870, to Alden, Hardin county.
There the father lived on a farm.
Young Benjamin had attended the pub
lie schools In Wisconsin, and on conf
ing to Iowa went to the district school
for a Time. He went to the State Uni
versity at Iowa City In 1874. and An.
ished a course in the academic de.
partment in 1877. He then read law
with C. M. Maggie OF Alden. He was
admitted to the bar in 1887 at Hamp-
ton. He practiced for time in part.
heIenlp WIN W. d. It uIIy At Aiueh III
1884 he moved to Clarion. Wright
county, where he has since lived. he
and Mr.. Nagle were partners there
for about ten years. He was elected
to the bench of the Eleventh judicial
district in 1893. he remained on the
bench until 1900, when he resigned, IN
part on account of la health. He then
resumed the practice of law, in which
he is now engaged at Clarion with his
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