Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-19
]. L. WEBSTER OF OMAHA
STATE CONVENTION LAUDs THE
ADMINISTRATION.
Platform Declares for Protective Tariff
Chairman Says Fusion
is Dead

The Nebraska republican state conven-
ton at Lincoln had only been called to
order when The Evening Star went to press
yesterday afternoon. This ticket was NOM
mated:
Associate justice of the supreme court
John B. Barnes of Madison county.
Regents of the state universty-Charles
s. Allen of Lancaster and w. G. Whitmore
of Douglas.
John Lee Webster, whose home is in
Omaha, was Endorsed by the convention for
Vice President of the United States.
Mr.. Webster was prominent candidate
for United States senator from that state
in 1901. He was delegate-at-large and
chairman of the state delegation to the re-
publican national conventions of 1892 and
1896.
In 1873 he was a member of the Nebraska
legislature and later was president of the
state constitutional convention.
Overthrow Of Organism
The platform begins with d declaration of
congratulation on the overthrow of Bryan
ism in the home of it's nativity" and con-
tinues:
I'VE congratulate the state that we have
made 1t manifest that there is no perma-
nent place in American politics for polit-
ical leader who bases his claims for popular
support upon the failures or disappoint
mentS of the people. We congratulate the
state that this political revolution has been
worked out without the people having been
made to suffer any of that multitude of
calamities SO vehemently predicted by our
enemies
I'VE congratulate ourselves that the peo-
pie of the state are enjoying good prices,
good wages, good markets and good gov
eminent and all the manifold blessings of
general prosperity that we foretold would
follow the election of our late superb and
grand American patriot, President William
Mckinley, and whose magnificent policy is
now being carried into full and complete
execution in a mastery way by the strong
will and clear judgment of President Theo-
dOre Roosevelt
Praise for Roosevelt.
I'VE congratulate not only ourselves bu.
the people at large that the administration
of our national affairs and our negotiations
with foreign nations are being conducted
by the courageous republican President.
who knows no fear, who courts no favor,
but who loves peace crowned with honor,
and in whose charge we have a feeling OK
perfect safety and security-a President
whom the American people now desire to
honor with a second term as the chief
magistrate of the greatest and grandest
nation on earth-Theodore Roosevelt.
I'VE adhere to the American protective
policy of the republican party, which has
increased the revenues and not impeded
trade; which has opened the doors of mills
and factories to millions of American
skilled mechanics and Is returning to them
the higher wages which are the just recon-
pense of their toll.
Fusion is Dead
1.-The republican party recognizes that
legitimate business, fairly capitalized and
honestly conducted, has increased our IN
abroad and enabled us to compete success
fully with foreign countries in the markets
of the world but the party is unalterably
opposed to all combinations of capital UNI
der whatever name. having for their pur-
trarily controlling production or fixing
prices.
For the nations defense. for the
strengthening of the navy, for the enlarge
ment of our foreign commerce, for the
ployment of the American workingman in
mines, forests, mills, factories and ship
yards and for the enhancement of the
value of farm products we favor such APP
propriate legislation as shall make the seas
American-owned and American-manped
ships are carrying American foreign conf
merce to the four corners of the earth.
1T is the wish of the republicans of
Nebraska that every ship which carries
American products into the harborS of for
eign nations shall sail under the American
flag"
G. H. Sloan, chairman of the convention
made a speech, in which he said that fusion
licans never had a better chance for VIC
tOry