The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-02
THEY FAVOR ROOSEVELT
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS WANT THE
PRESIDENT REELECTED.
Governor Van SAINT Renominated-A
Little FURRY over the Platform
The Railway Merger.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 1.-The Minnesota
Republicans in convention to-day nomi-
mated the following ticket: For Governor,
Samuel r. Van SAINT, winona; lieutenant
governor, Ray W. Jones. Henenpin county
secretary of state, Peter z. Hanson; state
auditor. Samuel G. Iverson: state treas
urer, ]. Fl. Block. Nicollet county: attorney
general. W. B. Douglass Clay county;
clerk of Supreme Court. c. A Pidgeon,
Wright county: railroad commissioner. c.
f. Staples, Dakota county. The most Of
the nominating was by acelamation. For
auditor and clerk of Supreme Court, after
one ballot had been taken. the nominations
were made unanimous.
The fight Of the convention was not over
with the nomination OF the ticket, although
several hundred of the delegates thought
so and left the nail. The committee on
platform had spent the entire afternoon in
consideration OF the la m. or rather
the arguments or a few delegates who
wanted to change 1t from what had been
agreed upon early in the day. A few
changes were made, the principle one be-
ing the more specific Endorsement Of Pres
ident Roosevelt for reelection and the
paragraph on the labor question How
ever, when the platform was presented
near the end of the session. DR.. Watson.
OF Cottonwood county. sought to have an
amendment adopted. He moved to strike
out the paragraph on Cuban reciprocity
and to insert a substitute reading: I'VE
hereby indorse President Roosevelt's high
moral and high patriotic stand taken on
the question of reciprocity with Cuba
After brief but lively debate his amend
ment was tabled and the platform as re-
ported by the committee was adopted.
After consratulating the people of Min
nesota upon the patriotic and business-like
administration of Gov. Van SAINT the plat
form says:
1T has been the settled policy as de-
clared in the laws OF this State for a
quarter of a century that competing lines
of railway shall not be merged. We believe
that the protection of the citizen and his
property, as we'll as the safety of the State,
rests in obedience to law, and we, there
fore. heartily commend Governor Van SAINT
in his efforts TO enforce the laws of this
state against the consolidation Of connect
ing lines of railway
I'VE are in favor of such legislation as
VIII equalfze as far as possible the burdens
OF taxation and require all persons. cor
porauons and property TO bear their just
proportion of such taxation. The legislative
branch of our government having decided
that certain constitutional amendments
are necessary before such legislation can
be adopted. we pledge our party TO support
these amendments. We also pledge our
party 10 support the proposed amendment
increasing the gross earnings tax of rail-
roads TO per cent.
I'VE indorse the course of the admins
tration in establishing peace and order in
the Philippines We favor the policy of
encouraging the participation of the in
habitants of the Philippine islands in their
domestic government to the largest extent
practicable whenever peace and order are
restored and they demonstrate intelligence
capacity and a desire for such RESPONSE
blity.
I'VE condemn those who continue TO re-
sist the authority of the United States
either openly in the Philippines or secretly
at home. and we condemn strongly the ma
lignant attacks upon our army and navy.
which have won for the people of the
United States, whether upon foreign or
domestic soil or sea. imperisha BILE fame"
Other planks favor reciprocity with Cuba
indorse the protection policy and gold
standard. One plank reads:
I'VE heartily favor the wider extension
of our markets for the sale OF American
products. To this end we indorse the policy
of reciprocity as defined by President
Roosevelt in his annual message 10 the
Fffty-seventh Congress and as defined by
our late President. William Mckinley in
his last utterance TO the American people
1T is the sense of this convention that
President Roosevelt succeed himself as
President of the United States"