The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27
PLATFORM TO Be ADOPTED
IN EARLY SESSION TO-DAY
Interest Centers in Report of the
Committee on ReSolu-
tons.
SEATING OF DELEGATES

Early in the session of the convention this
morning the report of the committee on
resolutions will be read. On this report in
terest centers, because it constitutes the
platform which will be adopted by the con-
vention and upon which Indiana Republic
ans will wage their campaign.
The platform was outlined yesterday by
two committees appointed by State Chair
man Goodrich The committee which pre-
pared the national issues of the platform
comprised Senator Charles w Fairbanks,
Senator Albert j. Beveridge, Congressman
Crumpacker, Addison c. Harris and Charles
l.. Henry. The committee which attended
10 state policies included Attorney General
Charles W. Miller George A. Cunningham,
Judge A. o. Marsh, Oscar III. Montgomery
and L. A. Clark.
resolutions committee, composed of one
member from each district, and went over
the platform. Addison c. Harris was Sc
lected to present the national end of the
platform, and Attorney General Charles w.
Miller submitted the state planks. In brief
the platform embodies the following points:
That the convention will indorse Roose-
welt for President. and indirectly approves
the reelection of Albert j. Beveridge as
senator.
1t approves the Republican policy on the
money question and the administration
policy in the Philippines and Panama.
1t commends the state administration and
the Indiana state officials.
1t reviews what the Republican party has
done in the interests of labor in Indiana.
1t gives the state committee more power
concerning conventions. and provides for
methods to prevent snap conventions.
1t recommends railroad commission to
protect shippers.
1t points to the Administrations policy
In regard to the trusts. showing it to be
the policy of the Republican party
1t recommends just compensat tons for
sailors and soldiers and indorses the order
of the President on service pensions.
it approves the States policy in deal
ing with the benevolent and penal insti-
tutions and ii reviews with pride the great
accomplishments of the Republican party.
under the banking law and approves and
commends the work of the Republican
members of Congress from Indiana.
The resolutions committee selected Ward
III. watson chairman and Edward Insley
secretary. The platform was typewriter
last night
Although the committee on credentials
was TO have reported to the convention last
evening Chairman Letter was not present
when the report called for and it
Will be read this morning also. The COM
mttee met yesterday at noon and formu-
lated its report. Judge Letter was select
ed chairman and Q. A. Blankenshp secre-
tary The report Of the committee is as
follows:
I'VE, your committee on credentials, make
the following report:
THAT there are no contests from the
Second, Third. Fourth. Fifth, Sixth. Ninth,
Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth dis
trcts.
THAT the only contest in the First dis
trict was the contest for the seating of
delegates from Washington township in
Pike county, in said district Your COM
mittee reports that III. II. Tislow and John
w. Wilson be seated as delegates and en-
titled to vote in this convention as the
delegates from said township.
THAT there were contests i'm the Twelfth
and Fifteenth wards in Marion county in
the Seventh district. Your committee re-
ports that these contests have been de-
cided by the board of election commits
sioners for Marion county, and we concur
in the decision of said election commits
sioners for the seating of the delegates
to whom they issued credentials.
That there was contest in the Eighth
district, being the contest for the seating
of delegates from Anderson township, in
Madison county, in said district. Your COM
mittee reports that the delegates certi-
| fed to by the chairman of the Republican
| committee of Madison county for the town
ship OF Anderson. of said county, with
| drew from the contest. We therefore re-
| port the following delegates, by virtue of
said action; entitled to seats in this con-
| Frank Lambert, r. c. Stillwel William
| Horches, j. NJ. Rabourn, Henry C. Ryan.
George b. Wheatlock. Sanford NJ. Kelt-
| ner. Truman N Houston, Edward c.
Toner. +. n. Conrad, w. w. Anterior,
| John Beeler.
That there were contests in the Tenth
district. the same being from East Chi
| cago, in Lake county, in said district. BY
| agreement of the delegates interested, said
agreement being submitted to your COM
| III. T.. Jones, George w. Lewis. f. w
| Mickey, A. G. Huber and Moses Specter
| be seated in this convention and be en-
titled to three-fifths Of a vote each in said