The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-07
ENDORSE ROOSEVELT
Pennsy|vaniaRepublican Hold
Their Convention.
PRAISE THE PRESIDENT
Resolutions Commend His
Course in Canal Affair.


Harrisburg. Pa, April e.-Former At
torney General John Q. Elkin was noni-
mated unanimously for supreme court JUS
tice today by the Repugbilean state con-
vention. Governor Pennypacker. James
EMERSON OF Philadelphia. Q. D. Bleakley
of Franklin, and Francis L. Robbins of
Pittsburg We're elected delegates at large
TO the national convention and instructed
10 vote for the nomination of President
Roosevelt. Robert Pitcairn of Pi1tsburg
and Levi c. McCroskey OF Philadelphia
were nominated for presidential electors.
The selection of Mr.. Elkin, whose name
was the only one presented To IN eonven-
ton, is one of the most remarkable incl
detns in the history OF Pennsylvania pol
itics. He came to Harrisburg on Monday
as candidate, and was confident of the
nomination of Governor Pennypacker for
the supreme bench. But the governor
late yesterday. declined the nomination
The party leaders then agreed to nomi-
nate Mr.. Elkin, and after the Philadel
phia, Allegheny. Lancaster and Dauphin
county delegates causused and agreed on
Mr.. Elkins there was never any doubt of
his nomination. The salary oS the SUI
preme court justice is $1,000 year and
The term is for Il years Mr. Elkins is "a
years cid and for years has been one of
the Republican leaders of the state.
The resolutions reaffirm the last nation
al and state platforms and call attention
to the partys accomplishments within
the past seven years in contrast between
conditions today and those existing under
the last Democratic administration"
Continuing the platform says:
We glory in the achievement OF the
party during the administration Of the
late lalnented Mckinley and his successor
in cftice who had so faithfully adhered
to his policies and forcefully carried them
into effect. They have brought unparaI-
lslel prosperity, maintained the public
honor. rosrtred industry. stimulated en-
terprise, extended American commerce.
strengthened American influence. emo
bled American citizenship and brought
prosperity alike to capital and labor
We commend the wise craftsmanship
and promptness of action which have
enabled us 10 secure national control of
territory required for the isthmian canal
and which will in the near future unite
and make near neighbors Of the gulf.
the Atlantic seaboard and the Pacific.
We commend the vigorous and effect
i've action of the present administration
in the enforcement of laws enacted by a
Republican congress for the prevention
of laws enacted by a Republican congress
for the prevention of unla wful combna-
tons.
I'VE deplore the war now waging he
tween Russia and Japan, commend the
position OF absolute neutrality maintain
ed by the government at Washington and
the administration upon the
success of its diplomatic efforts resulting
in securing the assents of the powers TO
the restriction zone of the war. thus pro-
tecting our rapidly growing trade -ela-
tons in the orient
In Theodore Roosevelt soldier and
author and scholar. equal
friend of labor and Of capital. vigorous
and impartial executive. we have a pres
ident of whom we are justly proud and
whose wise and beneficent administration
we heartily endorse and desire to have
continued We therefore unanimously
commend his nomination to the presidency
at the approaching convention and in
struct our delegates accordingly