The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-22
REPUBLICAN TICKET
STATE CONVENTION RENOMINATES
CONGRESSMAN and JUDGES.
Resolution Adopted Urging Re-
nomination of Roosevelt in
19O8---Platform Includes De-
claration Pledging Party to
Direct Primary.

Seattle, Sept. 2O.-With two rising
votes, the Republican state conven-
ton yesterday placed in nomination
four candidates for justices Of the su-
preme court-Wallace Mount, X. ..
Dunbar, Milo A. Root and Herman u.
Crow and three candidates for con-
gress-W. E. Humphrey, Francis w.
Cushman and Wesley L. Jones. By
another rising vote the convention
declared that it wanted Theodore
Roosevelt to accept the nomination OF
his party for the presidency in 1908.
The convention was all harmony.
There were no contests. The plat
form was adopted without discussion.
Piles Temporary Chairman
Chairman Palmer, of the Republican
state committee, called the convention
to order at about 1920. Mr.. Palmer
said that he had prepared an address,
but because of the delay occasioned in
getting the work of the convention
started he would not deliver it, and
asked for nominations for temporary
chairman.
Ex-senator Addison g. Foster, head
of the Pierce county delegation placed
the name of Senator Piles before the
convention. No other nominations
we're made and Senator Piles was Sc
iected by reclamation. The junior
,,-o@on xx,on rooo;-o1 NTH n cporkopo
Gus demonstration and made a speech
that will be the keynote of the COM
ing campaign.
After appointment of the usual COM
mittees adjournment was taker until 2
p. m.
When the convention reassembled
Samuel q. Cosgrove was elected per-
manent chairman. He spoke at con-
siderable length. Next came the
reading and adoption of the platform,
which follows:
The Platform
"Your committee on platform and
resolutions begs leave to submit the
following report:
''The state of Washington every
where abounds in prosperity, pros
perity which flows in natural sequence
from the application Of the principles
and lopicies of the Republican party
and the honest and efficient discharge
of public duty by it's public officials.
'We approve the administration of
national affairs by our brave and peer
less president, Theodore Roosevelt.
We are proud of his courage and al
ways confident of his integrity, and we
commend his standard of American
citizenship to the thoughtful consid-
Grafton and emulation of every lover
of mankind.
1.-THE record of our senators and
representatives in congress is a great
honor to them and a matter Of pride
to the people of the state. The con-
vention heartily endorses the public
service they have rendered.
eve express our renewed confidence
in our honest and fearless chief ex-
ecutive and indorse the state admins
tration in all it's departments.
eve are unqualifiedly in favor of
the policy of protection under which
our nation and people have attained
such unparalleled prosperity.
''Of our vast foreign commerce of
over three billions of dollars annually.
not more than ten per cent is carried
in ships flying the American flag.
That it may be an auxiliary to our
navy in time Of war and carry our
commerce in time Of peace, we are in
favor of and earnestly urge immediate
legislation by congress to upbuild our
merchant marine.
"We commend the aims and pur-
poses of the Alaska Y ukon- Pacicf1c ex-
position of 1909 andfavor liberal ap-
preparation by the next legislature
therefor.
"We favor legislation for the proper
safeguarding of all public funds placed
on deposit and also fixing the rate Of
interets such depositaries shall pay on
such funds into the public treasures.
"We are in favor of direct pri-
amry election law, so framed as to Sc
cure the nomination of United States
senators, congressman and all state,
county and municipal officers by di-
rect vote Of the people.
eve commend theRepublican party
upon its passage Of a national liability
act for the protection Of railway en-
ployes and their families in case of &C.
cidents, slso for it's efforts to have q
law enacted limiting the hours of con-
tinuous service upon the railways.
"The salaries now paid judicial off,
GERS in this tsate do not furnish ade-
quate compensation for the services
required of such officers, and the pres
emit high standard of the judiciary can
only be maintained by the payment of
salaries which will more nearly COM
pensate men of the requisite fitness for
such offices. We therefore recommend
that the next legislative assembly pass
an act providing proper increase in
the salaries of the supreme and super
ior court judges of this state.
"We favor legislation providing for
the examination of state banks and
the publication of statements Of the
same at frequent intervals.
Eve favor the division of the state