The Tomahawk., 1904-03-24

Frank 7. white, Sherburne county
The Republican state convention opened
in the Bijou theater Minneapolis. at 12:3O
the nth with LOO delegates filling every
Robert Jameson, chairman of the state
central committee, called the c0nVen-
ton to order. and introduced - w.
Hugo, of Duluth. as temporary CHAIR
man.
Thomas Girling of MINNEAPOLIS and; and j
scrbner Of Ca Gass county were elected
porary organization be made permanent
was passed without opposition. as was
as seated be considered accredited.
The chair then named an an ~, SlmHproamhpen Hna haa,1
committee on resolutions which mad oeen
Chairman; Y: H. Grimshaw; Samuel
L ko's &cd Ii r Hun + BroTer " a 5uas GsssssSs sshm
Guy Eaton and Albert Berg. each dis
trict being represented on the commit
While the committee retired with the
chairman for conference. the chair took
the opportunity Of introducing Coy. Van
SAINT, to the, audience as the Hero OF
the Merger
The governor was greeted with wave
after. wave of applause as he came to
The resolutions adopted by the state
convention were as follows: ,,.
The Republicans of the state of Min
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the following declarations:
Resolved. We commend entirely. and
President Roosevelt and demand his re;
nomination and election. We are proud
Of his courage his purity and ID his sntee de
country. and pledge him the earnest sup
port Of the Republicans of Minnesota in
all his efforts to continue and advance
the glory of the republic abroad. We
congratulate the country on it's happy
and s9nd4n d br0Hgh abouf ut
Republican principles and policies of gov
ernment.
pie have enjoyed a greater degree of i'm
provement and prosperity than ever be-
fore in the nations history and we con-
graduate the president and the party on on
the prompt and complete fuflment of its
pledges.
Resolved, That the following named
HfR1aes'r Mfnnesota are ' hereby elected by this
convention as delegates at large for the
Republican national convention.
Gov Samuel r. Van SAINT Of Winona.
Thomas, Lowry of Minneapolis
the above named delega tes, chosen by,
this convention. to labor in. the national
convention for the nomination of Presi-
We reiterate our faith in the historic
principle of protect Under it's IN IN
in production. 1t has enabled the laborer
to successfully insist upon good wages
and has induced capital to engage in
production with reasonable hope OF
fair reward. It's vindicatfOn Is found in
the history Of its success and the rapid
ity with which, our national resources
have been developed and our industrial
independence secured and we heartily re-
new our. pledge to maintain 1t.
We believe that protection and reeipro.
policy and success, or, in other words.
the correct application. of, reciprocity is
protection we demand enlarged 9lar ma markets fat
tories. We demand admission Of the
necessaries Of life which we do not pro-
cal agreements of mutual interests which
gain open markets for us with other ma
tions, always keeping in view the fact
that our home protection must not be i'm
paired We favor such notifications Of
tariff schedules as from time to time
are required by changing conditions and
in line with the fundamental principle Of
protection.
We believe, that the large corporations
lated by law and supervised both in their
organization and. operation that their
tendencies may be checked and their
they shall be SO regulated and controlled
as to prevent monopoly and promote COM
petition and in the fullest measure sub
serve and advance the public good.
PENSION LAWS.
The veterans of the. union armies de-
serve and should receive the best treat
ment and generous recognition and they
should be given the preference in the
matter of employment, and thev are en-
titled to the enactment of such laws as
are best calculated to secure the fulfill
ment of the pledges made to them in the
dark days of the country's peril
We are gratified that we can hence
forth mention Cuba as our sister repub-
lic and it is matter of national pride
that the valor of American arms and
the wisdom. of American statesmanship
are responsible for this ,c grand; progrsso %
call attention to. the fact that the an,
States. the Punishment Of Spanish tyr
amy from this hemisphere. the expan..
sion of this country to the extent of
thousands of square miles of new terri
tory, the acknowledged supremacy of the
American army and navy. together with
the existence of the republic of Cuba.
which has arisen from the ruins of mon
archy. has all occurred during the ad-