The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-12
indications Point to Their En-
dorsement Along With Pres
ident Roosevelt.
DICK Is STILL CHAIRMAN
ENTHUSIASM OVER FoRAkER,S
SPEECH.

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nous, this speech aroused the dele y
= gates to high pitch. Its probable \
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Dayton. o.. Sept. 1.-THE arrival today
OF Governor Harris brought the last of
the Republican leaders for what promises
to be one of the most important. as we'll
as one of the most interesting state con-
ventions the Republicans of Ohio have
ever known in an off year. The con-
test on the state leadership and of the
endorsement of two United States senators
aroused intense interest and has resulted
in an almost complete ignoring of the can
dldateS for the state offices for which
the convention was being actually held.
What promised 10 be simply a routine
beginning of the work of the convention
developed into a somewhat remarkable
discussion of party policy this afternoon
Former Governor Myron r. Herrick who
had been announced as temporary chair
man by the state central committee deliv-
cred the regular opening address, in which
he denounced bOSsism, approved a revision
Of the tariff and spoke at some length
on other matters of party interest.
Loud Calls for Foraker.
At the conclusion of the speech the
crowd insisted on hearing Senator Fora
ker. After some urging the senator de-
lfYered characteristic address in which
he commented on some of the points made
by Chairman Herrick, criticisng i'm a
somewhat jocular way some of the mat
ters acted upon by President Roosevelt
and especially joking about the matter of
spelling revision, called attention to the
presidents desire for stand pat tariff
policy and the demand in Mr. Herrick's
address for tariff revision, earnestly de-
| Tended his own course in the senate and
ended with some remarks on the round
the-world trip of Mr. Bryan and his home
coming.
The speech was warmly received. espe-
cially when the senator paid his tributes
to the various prominent Republicans in
the convention and talked about Mr..
Bryan.
Although other speakers were called for
b. the crowd none responded. and after
the usual announcements OF committees
the convention adjourned until 10 o'clock
| tomorrow morning.
| FOTdkCT . OpccCHs
Senator Foraker opened with an elo-
quent tribute to Governor Harris, and,
continuing, said in part:
Congressional elections are always i'm
| portant but they are especially and par
| ticularly so this year. They are thus I'M
usually important because this year they
! involve not only the political complexion
| OF the next house of representatives but,
as the governor has suggested and others
| have pointed out, they involve also direct
| ly and Immediately the question whether
o. not the Americans propose in Novem-
| Der next to endorse and approve the adj
RooseveIt's Idea.
President Roosevelt has had more to
| do than any other president ever before
| had with the legislation that congress has
been enacting. President Roosevelt recog-
nizes that. 1t was for that reason he
himself took the initiative as to this cam
paign. He took it when few weeks ago
| he called in conference with him at Oys-
ter Bay the speaker of the house. Mr..
| Cannon, and various members of the con-
| gressional campaign committee and there
determined what our platform should be
in this campaign, and determined, not
! that it should be as Governor Herrick
has suggested merely tariff revision but
next election If the people of
Ohio stand for whatever Theo-
dore Roosevelt stands for, they will not
stand for tariff revision this year For
he himself has determined 1t. has spoken
it, has proclaimed it, not alone as the
official result of that conference, but in
his small celebrated letter to Mr.. Watson.
His idea is that our platform i'm this con-
/ test should be not promises as to the flu
ture, but the performances of the past.
Let us take an account of stock, says he
let us hold up to the people what we have
done and let us find out whether or not
they approve of what be have done. Now
what is il we have done? 1t is too late fOI
me to tell you; the list of achievements is
too long for me to enumerate.
Whack at Mr.. Bryan.