Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-24
INDIANA STATE
CONVENTION
The Republicans Nominated a State Ticket
Without Contest at indianapolis
Today.
A VERY STRONG PLATFORM
President Roosevelt. the Philippine Policy, the Gold
STANDARD, Reciprocity With Cuba, are Endorsed
While Trusts Are Denounced In No
Uncertain Tones

Indianapolis, Ind, April 24.-Thc Re
publican state convention was called Il
order at $3.50 this morning. The frs
business was the presentation of tn,
report Of the committee on resolutions
The committee was not able to repor
promptly because it was unable tt
agree on some planks. There was a hot
fight overe the insertion of clause in
dorsing the gold standard. 1t had been
decided to advocate the plank in which
some members of the committee
thought they could detect the APPROX
al of bank asset currency. Tt was
stricken out after lengthy debate,
and the plank feun7 in the platform
was adopted The resolutions commit
tee reported at 9:45. The report was
read and unanimously adopted. The
platform aff1rms the Philadelphia plat
form; congratulates the party on the
harmony within it; mourns the death
of Mckinley who was an ideal citi-
zen, a statesman of profound wisdom,
and a patriot of most exalted purpose"
deplores the death of Harrison, who
was "brave soldier" and one of the
nations "purest, wisest, most trusted
statesman" and Indiana's "most Illus
trious" citizen; cordially indorses the
liable and patriotic administration of
President Roosevelt" and pledges his
publicans of Indiana; expresses gratifi-
cation that Cuba will soon pass into
control of its own people and favors
just and liberal reciprocal relations be-
tween the United States and Cuba;
approves the course of the administra-
ton in the Philippines; opposes all
trusts or combinations of capital
whose purpose or effort is to restrict
business or control prices" and espec-
tally denounces those whose tendency
is to increase the cost of living" ad-
heres to the policy of protection; favors
reciprocity wherever 1t can be done
without interrupting our home pro-
duction;" renews faith in the gold
standard; expresses qualification at the
abrp- ration of the. Clayton -BulWer
treaty, enabling the government to
proceed with the construction of a ship
canal between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans;" favors the most stringent
legislation for the suppression Of an
archy; approves the Chinese exclusion
law; and favors liberal pensions to the
survivors of the Mexican, Civil and
Spanish wars.
There being no contests for positions
the rules We're suspended and nominal
tions made by acclamation as follows:
Secretary of state, Daniel e. Storms,
Lafayette; judge Of supreme court, J.
H. Gillett, Hammond; judges appellate
court, W. D. Robinson, Princeton; W.
J. Henly, Rushville; James D. Black,
indianapolis; Daniel W. Comstock,
Richmond u 2. Wiley. Fowler; and
Frank s. Roby, Tuburn. State statisti-
clan, B. F. Johnson, Fowler. State
geologist, W. H. Blatchley, Indianapo-
lis.
For attorney general, Charles w.
Miller of Goshen, was nominated on the
third ballot.
David Sherrick of Noblesville, was
named for state auditor on the third
ballot; and N. U. Hill Of Bloomington,
for treasurer on the second ballot.