Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-21
A FIELD DAY FOR
SPEAKER CANNON
To Be Indorsed by Republicans
for Presidency
AT ILLINOIS CONVENTION
Senator Cullom to Be Given Indorse.
ment for Reelection.
LARGE GATHERING AT CAPITAL
Unstinted Praise Handed Out for the
President, Gov. Deneen and the =
Congressional Delegation.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, August 21.-Before
the republican state convention met today
to name candidates for secretary of state.
superintendent of public instruction and
three trustees for the State University IL
was conceded that Speaker J. G. Cannon
would receive an emphatic Endorsement as
the republican presidential candidate for
1908. and that Senator Cullom would be in
dorsed for reelection to the United States
Senate.
BESIDES fndorsing Speaker Cannon for the
presidency and Senator Cullom for re-elec.
ton the resolution. it was said this fore
noon. would give President Roosevelt's ad-
ministration a strong Endorsement and
would warmly praise the administration of
Gov. Deneen and the services of the I'LL
nois congressional delegation
Before State Chairman Roy O. West called
the convention to order it was settled that
Senator o. F. Berry should be the tempo.
rary chairman and Edward Shurtlefr
speaker of the Illinois house. permanent
chairman.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, August 21@State
Chairman Roy O. West called the conven
tion to order few minutes after noon
State Senator o. F. Berry was elected tenn
porary chairman. In taking the chair he
said:
Temporary Chairman's Address.
Senator Berry's speech dealt mainly with
national issues especially the tariff and
corporations. OF the former he said:
Ever since Mckinley signed that charter
OF American progress, the Dingley tarin
bill. and the republican party established
a gold basis for the worlds business, our
nations advancement, its power and use
fulness has risen like mighty tidal wave.
gathering strength year after year.
THE gold standard and protective tarin
have showered their blessings upon Us all.
And II ever in response to some they should
be blotted out or taken away the people
would again cry as they did In 1895 to
have them back again.
On the question of corporations he said:
"The question of the proper control OF large
corporations, representing large wealth, is
q matter OF great Importance to our peo-
pie. Under our present national adminis-
tration and by the act Of our last Con-
gress much important legislation along this
line has taken place. That corporations
need regulation there cannot be any doubt. .
but we should not forget that corporations
are just as honest or dishonest as the men
composing the corporations. The difference
between the democrats and republicans in
dealing with these matters Is, the demo-
Gratis seek to destroy them entirely. while
republicans seek to encourage their good
qualities and destroy their bad ones. A cor
poration should not be punished just be-
cause it Is a corporation, but should be
dealt with on its merits the same as an
individual. The position of the republican
Is that the power of the government both
state and national, over corporations, trusts
and combinations is absolute. The Bryans,
the Johnsons and the Heartss believe or at
least say, they can only be regulated by
state or national ownership The next CAM
paign is likely to be fought out this is
sue with Mr. Bryan, who is now paying
his respects to the crowned heads of Eu-
rope and purging the democratic national
committee, or trying to, Of members OBJ
jectionable to him as candidate and gov
ernment ownership as the battle cry. The
doctrine advocated by these men is
manifest drift to socialism, and means, II
carried to a successful conclusion as ad-
vocated, nothing less than revolution
The following is the abstract of the plat
form adopted by the conventions:
Abstract of Platform.
The platform indorses the national re-
publican platform of 1904; favors tariff re.
vision when changing business and indus
trial Conditions shall make revision bene-
fcial and when necessity for such change
arises from a fair and candid considera-
ton of all of the business and industrial
interests of the whole country; approves
the work of the last Congress in enacting
the railroad-rate law, the pure-food law.
the employers liability law, the meat-in-
spection law, the law making alcohol free
for the arts. manufacturers and all indus
trial purposes, and the final legislation for
the construction of the isthmian canal;
commends the policy of the national admin
istration and = characterizes President
Roosevelt as lone of the bravest, most
fearless aiad most just men who ever held
the high office of the President of the
United States. whose influence for good has
not been confined to our own country. but
among the great nations, no less than
among smaller states has been potential
factor in all that works for the good Of
mankind" indorses the course pursued in
Congress by the senators from Illinois,
Shelby M. Cullom and A. j. Hopkins; in
dorses the course Of the republican repre-
sentatives in Congress from Illinois, and
expresses pride in the fact that that
splendid statesman, Joseph Cannon, has
been twice chose1 Speaker of the House OF
Representatives.
After indorsing Senator Cullom heartily
Speaker Cannon for the presidency of the
United States in these words:
Mindful of the great responsibilities OF
the Office Of President Of the United States,
hoping for a Continuation of the successful
policies and wise administration of the re-
publican party, with full confidence in the
experience, ability, mental equipment and
lofty patriotism of Mr.. Joseph G. Cannon
of Illinois for the discharge Of these duties
and great responsibilities, Illinois most
strongly favors and recommends to her sis
ter states and to the national republican
convention to be held In 1908 the nomina-
ton of Joseph -. Cannon OF Illinois to the
high Office of President of the United
States"