The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-04

make him minister to Japan.
When the appointment was declin-
ed by Barrett, because of objections
raised by the Japanese government,
the president looked about for
another place for him, and it was
not until he heard of the coming
retirement of Ex-Governor Lord
that he decided upon Barrett 8 ap-
pointment.
De Moines, Ia.. July L. The
ticket:
Governor A. B. Cummings,
Dss Moines.
Supreme Judge-Charles A Bish-
op. of Des Moines.
Railroad Commissioners - David
Palmer, Of Washington.
State observation-disclosures G..
Rigge, of Sigourney. @
The Republican State Conven-.
lion nominated the foregoing ticket
and adopted a platform of princi-
pies. ALL the candidates were NOM
mated by acclamation, with the ex-
ception of State Superintendent,
for which office Mr.. Riggs was
nominated on the third ballot, his
opponents being present Superin-
tendent R. G. Barrett, of Usage,
and H. L. Adams, of West Union.
Harmony marked the proceed
ings OF the convention, all of its
actions being by unanimous vote.
with the exception of the nomina-
tion of State Superintendent, but
after the ticket had been completed
and the platform adopted speeches
were made which indicated that
the Republican leaders of the state
are not entirely agreed as to the
details of tariff policy. The tariff
plank adopted was one prepared by
Senator Allison, after conference
with representative Republicans Of
the state. No objection was made
to it in the com mittee on resolu.
tions, nor on its presentation to the
convention. Governor Cummings
in his speech accepting renomina-
tion approved the platform in its
entirety, but announced that he
would continue to hold to all the
views expressed in his speeches
within the last two years.
Senators Allison and Dolliver
who made speeches. endorsed the
platform as correct statement of
Republican principles, but Rep
resentative Lacey, of the Sixth
District. and representative Cousins
of the Fourth, spoke in opposition
to the tariff changes.
While as heretofore stated the
action Of the convention was entire
ly harmonious, both wings Of the
party are claiming victory tonight.
Governor Cummings and his sup
porters say that today's tariff plank
contains in substance all that is
found in last years plank while
the "standpatters" are congratu-
lating themselves upon the elimi-
nation of the s'shel. .ter-to-trusts"
clause, which attracted so much
attention to the Iowa platform of
1ooI- and 1902. There were but
two contests today involving the
questions Of relative strength and
the two wings of the party, and
these ended with honors even.
The tariff plank is as follows:
"We reiterate our faith In the
historic policy of protection. Un
der its influences our country, fore.
most in the bounties of nature, has
become foremost in production.
1t has enabled the laborer to suc-,
cessfully insist upon good wages
and has induced capital to engage
in production with reasonable
hope of fair reward. Its vindi'
cation is found in the history of its
success and the rapidity with which
our National resources have been
developed and our industrial inde-
pendence secured, and we heartily
renew Qua pledge to maintain it.
ssTariH rates enacted to carry
this policy into effect should be just
fair and impatial, equally opposed
to foreign control and dom este
monopoly, to sectional discrimina-
tion and individual favoritism, and
must from time to time be changed
to meet the varying conditions in.
cident to the process of our indus
tries and their changing relations
in our foreign and domestic COM
melce. uties that are too low
should be Increased, and duties