The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-21
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
 CONTRARY ID FORECAST
STATE ISSUES PRECRBE N1- 110NAL IN IM-
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 The republican state convention at lts second session held at the Hyperinn theater yesterday morning narnAs 4ha following ticket:
 For goveruor-Rollin 8. Woodruff, OF New Haven.
 For lieutenant governor-Everett T. Lake, of Hartford.
 For secretary of State-TbaodnrA Bodenwein, of New London.
 For state treasurer Freeman Patton, of Stafford.
 For ptroller-Thomas D.. Rrad. street, of Thomaston.
 For attorney general Marcus H. Holcomb, of Southington,
 For congressman -at-harge - eenroa L. Lilley, of Waterbury.
 This ticket had been anticipated, ana phe only contest on 1t was for second place, in which MT. Lake was opposed by Frank B. Weeks of 0riddletovsn.
 The platform, contrary to early Noue- casts took up a number of state fssy1es that were the strong blanks in tha democratic platform, and stated 4ba party's attitude upon them.
 Both Colonel Woodruff and MT. rhFe addressed the convention and were weu received. The former pledged l1arnseif to be governor of all the people ana the latter asserted his irsdependence of all political associations and declared uhat the call of the times Is for an open, frank and honest performances ff public duty
 approval Of a new platform drawn up over night by the committee on ses- olutions and the caucusing by senahori- al districts for members of the st4&a 1 central committee made the deleea+es 70 the state convention breakfast early. TOT meeting of the former corlfn1fttea began at o'clock. The convention wa.s scheduled to begin at 10 o'clock and the order of business indicated fhat most of the delegates would be absa to taKe the noon trains for their respective I homes.
 | Ifle resolutions committee approved of the draft submitted by the s,1b-corr! mittee and it was handed to chairn,a,, Kenealy. It's contents came as a great surprise, as there was eonnleta change in the text. The original draSf principally made reference to national issues, while the new one mainly treat. ed of state affairs
 The text of the platform in full fol- lows:
 The Platform.
 The republican party of Connecticut 1 is proud of the record of the party from its inception to the present time Under republican management capital and labor are enjoying unprecedented prosperity, and under republican states manship our nation has come to be rec ognized as first in influence among the nations of the world. M
 We heartily endorse the administra- tion of Theodore Roosevelt, which, with the cooperation of the republican ma jority in congress, has resulted in the adoption of measures to secure the con- struction of the Panama canal free from foteign intervention, the pure food bill the meat inspection bill, the dena- tured alcohol bill, the railway rate bill, with adequate powers to prevent re- bates and determinations, and amend ments to the antitrust laws to prevent and punish unlawful combinations in restraint of trade.
 | Adopting the language of our presl- dent, i've stand unequivocally for protection tariff and we feel that the phenomenal industrial prosperity which we are now enjoying is not to be light ly jeopardized for it would be to the last degree foolish to secure here and there small benefit at the cost of gen eral business depression"
 We favor the str1ctest economy in the management of the affairs of the state, consistent with liberal support of our schools, humane care of the unfortunate are entitled to public aid, and of con- tinuance of the present wise policy of the state relating to good roads. We invite inspection of the management of the business of the state, which, under the control of the officials elected and selected by the republican party, has amply provided for all legitimate de- mands and has, during the ten years last past, resulted in reducing the debt of the state from S2969, ,466.15 to less than $3O0,O0O, and this without the Ievye ing of state tax, and we invite the fullest examination and discussion of the methods adopted in the collection and expending of the revenues of the state
 We urge the next general assembly assembly to carefully consider and. act upon the report and recommendation of the committee appointed by the last general assembly to consider the sub stitution of the salary for the fee sys- tenn for town clerks, sheriffs, judges of probate and clerks of the courts of common pleas; also the report and reo- ommendation of the committee appoint ed by the last general assembly to con- slider the laws relating to primaries and the laws prohibiting corrupt practices at elections and we urge the adoption of laws that will result in giving the fullest and freest expression of the electors of the state in the selection at the primaries of candidates for office and will guarantee the purity Of the ballot and prevent the corruption of in dividuals and corporations.
 We. recognize the mutual dependence of capital and labor upon each other, and deprecate any agitation Or action Continued on Page Five.l