The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-03
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
lowe REPUBLICAN coMvENTicr,
NcMiNATEs A TICKET AND
ADOPTS PLATFORM.
BOTH wines CLARE V!cTCn.
cUMMINS MEN AND "c-hMD PAT
TIERS" FIND scM= ACTION
TO THEIR LIKING.

Des Moines, Ia, July 2.-The Re
publican state convention nominated
the following ticket and adopted a
platform of principles:
Gove1 nora. p. Cunr.ins of Des
Moines.
Lieutenant Governcr-John Herriott
Of Stuart.
Supreme Judge-Charles A. Bishop
of Des Moines.
Railroad Commissioner-David j.
Palmer Of Washington.
State Superintendent of Education
f. J. Riggs of Sigourney.
All the candidates we're re%noninated
by reclamation with the exception OF
state superintendent of education.
Harmony marked the proceedings of
the convention, all of it's actions being
by unanimous vote. But after the
ticket had been completed and the
pattern adopted, speeches were made
which Indicated hat the Republican
leaders OF the state were not entirely
agreed as to the details of tariff. The
tariff plank adopted was one prepared
by Senator Allison, after conferences
with representative Republicans of the
state.
No objection was made to it in the
committee on resolutions or on its
presentation to the convention. Gov
ernor Cummins, in his speech accept
ing denomination, approved the plat
form in it's entirety, but announced
that he would continue to hold to all
the views expressed in his speeches
within the past two years. Senators
Allison and Dolliver, who made
speeches, endorsed the platform as a
correct statement of Republican prin-
ciples, but Congressman Lacey and
Congressman Cousins spoke in oppo-
sition to tariff changes.
Each Side Claims Victory.
Both wings of the party are claim
Ing victory. Governor Cummins and
his supporters say that the Allison
tariff plank contains in substance all
that is found in last years plank.
while "Stand Patters" are congratu.
lating themselves on the elimination
OF the shelter to trusts" clause, which
attracted SO much attention to the
Iowa platforms of 1901 and 1902.
h were only two contests in
volving the questions of relative
strength of the two wings of the party
and these ended with honors even.
The Stand Patters' secured control
OF the committee on resolutions by a
vote OF six to five, but in the commit
tee on permanent organization the
Cummins men CONTROLLED and elected
N. F.. Kendall of Abba permanent
chairman. Kendall received six votes
to five for Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson, who was put forward by
the Stand Patters" as a candidate on
whom all should be able to agree.
The convention. which was called to
order at II O'Clock by State Chairman
Spence. was one of the largest held by
the Republicans of Iowa in years.
The platform congratulates the ma
t1cn on the present era of prosperity,
commends the administration of Gov
ernor Cummins. r~ejoices in Iowa's lead
ership in national affairs, favors good
roads legislation. endorses the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition, commends
entirely and Without reservation the
administration CT President Roosevelt.
recommends his denomination and
election, congratulates the people of
the country that in his cabinet and adj
v1sers Iowa has such wise. able and
1udltious statesmen as secretaries
Shaw and Wilson. The platform says:
Praise for Iowa Solons.
I'VE congratulate the people of the
state that in our representation in the
senate We have persons of the highest
wisdom and character, and in the low
er branch of congress our representa-
tives hold foremost positions in that
body.
we reiterate our faith in the his
torie principle of protection. Under it's
influence our country, foremost in the
bounties OF nature, has become fore
most il production. 1t has enabled the
laborer to successfully insist upon
good wages and has induced capital to
engage in production with a reasona-
BILE hope of q fair reWard. It's vindica.
ton is found in the history of its sue
cess and the rapidity with which our
national nave been developed
and our industrial independence Sc
cured, and we heartily renew our
pledge to maintain it.
Tariff rates enacted to carry this
policy into effect should be just, fair 4
and impartial, equally opposed to for |
eign control and domestic monopoly,
to sectional discrimination and indi- !
vidual favoritism, and must from time ]
to time be changed to meet the vary
ing conditions incident to the progress |
of IL industries and their changing
relations in our foreign and domestic |
commerce. Duties that are too low
should be increased and duties that are
too high should be reduced"
Reciprocity is then endorsed and the
treaty with Cuba approved, n the
platform has the following in regard
to trusts:
Trusts Should Be Regulated.
"We believe that the large corpora
lions commonly called trusts should
be SO regulated and supervised both In
their organization and operation that
their evil tendencies may be checked