Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-15
FOR ROOSEVELT
NEW YORK REPUBLICAN conves.
Tiok.
Senator oeps~ as Temporary Chair
man Warmly Endorses President
Roosevelt and Delegates at Isras
Are Instructed to Work for Him.

New York. April i3.-rhs Rspubli-
can state convention yesterday named
as delegates al large and ailefnstss 10
the national convention al Chicago
Senator r. c. Plat: alternate. J.
Sloat Fasse,I; Senator e. II. DepeS.
alternate. Louis Stern. Gov. u, ID.
OdeIl. alternate. Rrastus c, Knight,
Frank s. Black. alternate. Henry C.
Brewster.
The platform strongly endorsed the
administration of President Roosevelt
and the administration of Governor
odsll and the delegates al large to the
national convention arc 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 al large. but Cover
nor Odell explained that In this way
since 1850. 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
aud, II desired by their home conscn.
tions, arc Instructed. This direction
of tho convention to the delegates a.,
large to secure Mr. RooscSeits nom
Ination is the strongest way possible In
which tho matter could be put"
When the convention was called to
order Senator Channeey II. Dcpcw vas
introduced as temporary chairman.
The senator spoke N part Al follows:
When Panama fulfilled the threat
known To all the world for months and
successfully accomplished her reSolu.
tion. the President acted within his
constitutional privilege with the d..
rcctness. courage and wisdom chafar-
tcrisiic OF his whole public life"
The senator rIdIcuicd tho speech OF
Representative Cochran. who had At
tackled the President for following the
example OF President Cleveland In M.
Ing the age OF total disability for vcics.
ans OF the Civil war. by reducing tho
as. limit from s.ycnty.hve ycsrs TO
seventy years.
Representative Serene T.. Payne was
made permanent chairman. His speech
was received with applause.
We meet on the threshold of . ma,
t!onal campaign. We point tn things
done In tho past seven years Of Re-
publican asc-ndcncy.
.The estabiIshmcnt Of the gold stan.
dard.
The enactment OF the Din1icy tariff.
''Anti.trust legislation reinforced By
Congress and enforced In the courts.
The maintenance OF Just and liberal
pcasions To deserving veterans. We
commend tho recent order Of the CON.
missioner OF pensions that sdvanctnS
age shall be regarded NJ prssumptivo
evidence OF disability.
We have fought and won the Span.
ish War. Wc have not shrunk from
tho burdens Of our victory. We have
given To Cuba = stable government
and have left them. with all good
wishes. FREQ to work out their own sal-
walton.
I'VE have established . good GOV
ernment in Porto Rico and the Philip
pines: We are successfully hfting
them up to the plane OF 4 higher citi-
zenship. We are educating their
children.
I'VE have extended the rural free
delivery service until the farmers in
tho thickly settled communities arc
served with their letters and papers
promptly and at their own doors"