Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
GALBRA1rH CASE FOR ROOSEVELT
NEW YORK REPUBLICAN coNvEN.
TION.
Senator Depew as Temporary Chair
man Warmly Endorses President
Roosevelt and Delegates at Large
Are Instructed to Work for Him.

Roosevelt and Delegates at Large
Are Instructed to Work for Him.
New York. April 13.-The Republi-
can state convention yesterday named
as delegates at large and alternates to
the national convention at Chicago
Senator T. c.. Platt; alternate, ].
Sloat Fassett; Senator c. M. Depew.
alternate, Louis Stern; Gov. B. B.
Odell. alternate, Erastus c. knight;
Frank S. Black, alternate, Henry G.
Brewster
The platform strongly endorsed the
administration of President Roosevelt
and the administration of Governor
Odell and the delegates at large to the
national convention are directed to
use all honorable means to secure the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt"
There was some discussion over the
fact that these directions" included
only the delegates at large, but Cover
nor Odell explained that in this way
'since 1880, when we abandoned the
plan of selecting the district delegates,
the state convention has not, and, in
deed, cannot, instruct the district dele
gates. These delegates are elected
and, if desired by their home conven-
tions, are instructed. This direction
of the convention to the delegates at
large to secure Mr.. Roosevelt's nom
nation is the strongest way possible in
which the matter could be put"
When the convention was called to
order Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew was
introduced as temporary chairman
The senator spoke m part as follows:
When Panama fulfilled the threat
IL trNp !, fN,, r. i
successfully accomplished her revolu-
tion. the President acted within his
constitutional privilege with the di-
rectness, courage and wisdom charac-
teristic of his whole public life"
The senator ridiculed the speech of
Representative Cochran, who had at
tackled the President for following the
example of President Cleveland in fix
ing the age of total disability for veter-
ans of the Civil war, by reducing the
age limit from seventy-fve years to
seventy years.
made permanent chairman. His speech
was received with applause.
1--WE meet on the threshold of a ma
tional campaign. We point to things
done in the past seven years of Re-
publican ascendency.
THE establishment of the gold stan
dard.
"The enactment of the Dingley tariff.
Antitrust legislation reinforced by
Congress and enforced in the courts.
THE maintenance of just and liberal
pensions to deserving veterans. We
commend the recent order of the COM
missioner Of pensions that advancing
age shall be regarded as presumptive
evidence of disability.
I'VE have fought and won the Span
ish War. We have not shrunk from
the burdens of our victory. We have
given to Cuba a stable government
and have left them, with all good
wishes. free to work out their own sal
vation. o
I'VE have established a good gov.
ernment in Porto Rico and the Philip
pines; we are successfully lifting
them up to the plane of a higher citi-
zenship. We are educating their
children.
I'VE have extended the rural free
delivery service until the farmers in
the thickly settled communities are
served with their letters and papers
promptly and at their own DOORS"