New-York tribune., 1903-02-28
ROOSETELT INDORSED.
Resolutions adopted By Republican
Editors.
SOUTHERN QUESTION IGNORED.


Washington. Feb. N.-The National Republican
Editorial Association this morning auoP'e
following resolution;
The ,nbroken prosperity which has given the
country an unparalleled growth and advanGem2ehs o2
since the restoration of Republican rule IN % lsSa Is
ths comnIete vindicaton of the value and Success
Republican ascendsncy. and the grSa 5i1iant sd-
ninstrations OF Presidents Mckinley ana anbcsn iS41
Welt and the faithful fulflment or fsePuSinT sSinI,ed
pledges constitute the highest appeal Tor Continues
Republican supremacy
Resolutions were also adopted defining the ooJe''
of the organization. which Is:
To promote the cooperation CT the RepupmcaTt
editors OF the United States in the dRsnGbean
of the principles and pond5ies tion for the educa-
ton of public sentiment in the he Dre and aims
which are illustrated Republican adnlnisTra't4be d. tbe
and legislation. Also. accepting a1S sos and 1880 as
the authoritative declaration OF tne RprnInent RepuDt
sbona aPa b as asdes es In dealing with and
vital questions which are preseh'e" ~
Senators Hanna and Depew made ~ short
dresses Senator Hanna was enthuslasucaHy -
ceived, He said that the Republican eui'oi .o-ra %
country were doing well in organizing -. 80
hensiye association. through which theS eo - -,
we'll in touch with the political events VI -
and thc ideas and sentiments of the whoie couilI ~
I'VE are not deal altogether ne sau' -
.tba Ohio idea or the Iowa idea but the loea u
she Republican party as wnoie- lIie -
pubican idea the old policies and the oio lSNS
- +ha 7, anubIican party have notable VIC
toriss in the past, and they are safe iafiuiiia @ -
guide the party In the future What we "hn' ~
OF all is loyalty to those great princip4es- =,
great results however. have ever been oO'aneu
without compromises our loiAi u
was a compromise"
Senator Hanna paid high tribute 10 'li0 1ooe
the Republican newspapers in the cdHpdlsH W -,
which he said was the greatest in the history u
the partv Every connected with thdI S'
n.ign he said did his full share OF Work, anu
none better than the Republican editors. ne spun"
of the discouraging outlook at the oesliliii'16 .
that campaign and said that until the newspapers
got down to work the party managers 1elI aIiio9'
he,nless From that moment it was n STUDY 10
watch the DEVELOPMENTS in all parts OF the coun-
try. Dav by day and hour by hour they couio see
the changes in sentiment. In closing his remarks
Senator Hlnna urged the association 10 MAKE
tho organization a thoroughly national one. DO
not" he said permit the thought OF TINS or
ganization be led off irto any bypaths- Inc way
is plain; it has been followed 10 suctesS AOi Ii'
years and will be again"
A. the close of Senator Hannas address the
delegates formed in line and passing around the
room, each shook him by the hand ana eA-
pressed congratulations.
Senator Depew's remarks confined almost
entirely to a review of what Congress has accom-
rshed in antitrust legislation He said that when
Congress assembled the members almost TO man
approached the antitrust question with rear anu
trembli.,s Congress had taken up the question in
a spirit of conservatism, and had accomplished
much the present session. lie reviewed the anti
trust legislation of the present session, and In
conclusion said: Having done all this. some
think we have done enough for the present
Strong opposition to the Endorsement of the
Presidents so-caIled Southern policy developed
at the session of the executive committee Robert
Mitchell. of North Carolina. the only outspoken
opponent President Roosevelt at the convention,
who not member of the committee on reso-
lutions said plainly that he would oppose in open
session any Endorsement of the Presidents policy
in regard TO the negro question. When the reso-
Iutions were presented to the convention men
ton of dsfranchisement other Southern ques-
tlons was made. Members of the committee de-
MED that any such resolutions had been contem-
plated. 1t said, however by Mr. Mitchell, that
the question of Endorsement this point had been
proposed by New-York delegate. and that it was
voted down in the committee. after warm dis
cussion. in the interests cf harmony.
The report of the committee on organization and
constitution submitted by W. 3 Capeller, of
Ohio, and adopted. 1t decided that the name
of the association shall be The National Repub-
Ican Editorial Association of the United States"
The constitution provides that each Republican
State association shall be entitled to representation
the national body on the basis of one delegate
for every fifteen members.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
SLEIcHEE &c !16v Of Nsy49f I4q o,
SkSd 5s5,S III q r6H ! Y .! H1s5ssA'
The following sxeeutvS ii mas es1s
HENRY KING. of Missouri ]. L. JUNKIN. OF Kan
sas: J. G.. KING Maryland: VI. g. CAREER, OF
INDIANA: ROBERT MITCHELL. Of North Carolina:
". 5. PARROTT. of Iowa Dr. A. E W1NSHlP. OF
Massachusetts: MINOR 3. LEWIS, of Virginia;
Mai D. ELLIOTT of West Virginia; w. w.
LEWIS. Illinois, and MALCOLM JENNINGS of
Ohio.
Senator Depew was elected honorary life
member of the association
Mrs Charlotte Smith. of Washington. delivered
a short address, in which she urged the editors. on
behalf of the Womens Industrial Exposition. to
cooperate in efforts now making to have per
manent exposition of womans industrial work
established in this city.
The following resolution passed
That fully approve of the action of the Re
publican administration ana OF the Republican
members of the Senate and Congress of the United
States for the carrying out of the provisions and
principles of the Republican platform
Just before final adjournment resolution was
passed. providing that the association work in har
mony with the Republican National Committee
and in favor of cooperating Herewith during the
Forthcoming campaign.