The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-20
DAY BEFORE CONVENTION
DISCUSSION OF PLATFORM
Secretary Shaw Fs Standing Pat on the Dey Tariff Schedules While Governor
Cumm of Iowa. Still Believes Cutting Out Duties That Shelter
Monopo|es---A Boom for Taft For Vice President
Governor Van Sant Of Minnesota
Also Mentioned

of his life in presenting Hits boom.
Dolliver of Iowa will second the nom
ination.
There will be Philippine plank
promising some sort of autonomy to
the F'ilipinos, but conditions will be at
tached demanding high standards of
civilization from the brown men before
this step is taken. The financial planks
of past platforms will be approved.
Governor Cummns of Iowa who was
sent to the convention as a delegate
at large by the stand pat" convention
says there is big change of sent-
ment since the adoption of that con-
vention platform. We believe the
tariff should not be so high as to per-
NIT home producers to sell goods at a
profit that may be called unreason-
ably large
Senator Hansborough of North Da
kota is also making fight for a tariff
revision plank.
Other subjects of the platform will
touch the relations of this government
with foreign countries and the achieve
ments Of this administration in con-
nection with the construction of the
Panama canal, the settlement of the
coal strike, the relate between labor
and capital. the Porto Rican and Gu
ban policies.
The chief mission of the Porto Rico
delegation is to secure a plank in
favor of extending to the islanders
recognition as citizens and looking to
ultimate statehood.
Suffering from cold caught in the
recent Illinois deadlock convention.
here While his daughter administers
medicine to him. Maintaining eXclu
sion the speaker yet admits his conf
Dental cronies and few dozen news
paper friends To the latter he said
there was nothing to add to what he
has already said on his vice presiden-
tiaI boom started by New Workers. He
would decline if the nomination We're
rendered him.
Former Secretary of the Navy Long
today said:
My personal choice for vice presi-
a ticket as Roosevelt and Hay. 1t
would sweep the country
The Minnesota delegates talk of pre-
senting the name of Governor Van |
SAINT for vice president. At a delega- |
tion meeting this evening the matter |
was formally considered. 1t is expect |
ed that Iowa will second the nominal
ton. Pennsylvania offers good sup
port for Fairbanks.
At a meeting of the national commit
tee this morning ways and means to
prevent the Wisconsin fight from be-
ing brought into the convention We're
discussed. 1t has been definitely de-
cided by Governor La Toilette to bring |
his contest before the convention if he |
can obtain a minority report from the |
committee on credentials. Such a rul-
ing by the credentials committee. how
ever was not looked for. A vice presi-
Dental boom for Secretary of War
Taft was started this afternoon by |
Charles Tmory Smith and Ex-Governor
Crane of Massachusetts
The California delegation caucused |
this morning and elected the following
officers: Chairman, Judge Mckinley: |
vice president of the convention. f. D.
Roberts; vice president of the delega-
ton, Joseph Steffens; members of the.
national committee. George A. Knight:
to notify the president, Governor Par
dee; to notify the vice president, NJ. A.
Gunst: on resolutions, Judge Short: |
permanent organization, c. f. Clinch;
credentials. George W. Wood: rules
and order of business, Abe Ruef