Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-25
COUNCIL BLUFFS
W. |. SMITH Is RENOMINATED
CONGRESSMAN from Ninth Iowa District
Again Chosen by Republicans.
THREE JUDGES ALSO ARE RENoMlNETED
ARooseveIt IL Endorsed, hut Conven-
don Has NpthinE TO say About
GoverROF Cummins and
His Administration.
THREE JUDGES Also ARE RENOMINATEG

CONGRESSMAN walter 4. Smith was renom-
mated by the republicans of the Ninth Iowa
congressional district In Council Bluffs
yesterday morning and Judges ~ u. Cor
nell. w. r. Green and O. H. Green we're
fenominated By the republicans Of the
Fifteenth judicial district Of Iowa in the
same city a few minutes previous. State
Senator Shirley Gilllland of Gienwood
presided over the congressional and At
torney Earl Peters OF Ciarfnda over the
judicial convention. The latter adopted no
resolutions, while the congressional con
vention adopted resolutions endorsing the
administration OF President Roosevelt and
Congressman Smith. This convention had
positively nothing to say upon local state
politics and the name Of Cummins was not
publicly mentioned
Both conventions were devoid Of facttonal
strife and marked by no contesting spirits
Congressman Smith made an address, in
which he did not mention the name of
Cummins, but made Il pain hs was not in
sympathy with "eary" revision OF the
tariff. He denied being an aspirant for
the senate and pronounced Senator Allison
the most potent factor In public life today
Takes Up that Tariff Talk
In the course OF his address he said:
have not even heard It contended by
those who believe In the early revision OF
the tariff that congress should have turned
aside from these measures to which I have
referred until they were disposed OF to deal
with the tsrift question.
As the truth is Interchangeable. so the
FUNDAMENTAL principles of republica nism are
enduring. The republican party has always
believed ana now believes in the protective
principle rather than to any given schedule
or rate, andi1t has always recognized that
the rates and schedules must from time TO
4 time be modified, especially to meet changes
in the relation of foreign and domestic
" markets, but 1t Believes that when such
cnanges are. made they should be with the
principles of protection constantly in ~fnind
In my ewn opinion a general revision of
the tarin viii not take place Until after
the next presidential election and | will
tell you why.
These details necessary to a revision of
the taTin @can only be obtained from long
and laborious hearings of witnesses upon
all sides and the result has been, as /
\ years been impossible 70 complete a ie-
ysi4n except After many months Of labor
was not busy at the last ' Session or tbat II
Fshould have laid aside the important
measures It was considering TO take up the
planned, would have consumed the entire
session; aud probably more. The next SEES
ninety days in length, but in reality only
about seventy; days in lspgth. exclusive Of
sundays sHs sHd hoIiSays This session oanno!
March, because the terms of office Of all
the members expire on that day.
my duty to say a word personal.
When was chosen your representative
in congress Senator Dolliver was Just en-.
terins upon his new duty in the so-cailec
upper house Of CONGRESS. He has now
served in that body six years, and wher
the rate bill had been conducted in safety
through the house by Colonel Hepburn Of
Iowa II fell to the lot OF the Junior senator
from iowa TO ieed the battle for Its passas
For rnoaths ne was its steady and con.
struggle and with the final passage OF the
bill will carry his name into the permanent
hs Weary az ms on s sss %S
there was not a great difference OF opinion
as to the passage OF the bill, there were
ireconcilable differences as to details
Finally William B. Allison was called from
his absorbing labors in charge Of the ap
experience Of more than forty years in "a,
congress of the United States, reconcileC
all differences and expedited the bill to III
The manner in which he thus adjusted
these differences was but characteristic o.
the man, He was elected to congress II
1852 and has, with the exception OF TIVE
years, been In the house and senate dur
may talk about. the power OF Aldrich, bu
William B. Allison Is not only the mos
Judgment the the most potentiai man nn Il" h
! American public life. All the power OF
great president and a. great administra
, the valuable services Of william B. Ali
NJ son were enlisted in the. struggle Tn
titled to credit for this measure are Theo
dore Roosevelt, William B. Allison, j. F
Doiliver, and william p. Hepburn, thre
] am deeply grateful that any Of M
Dt n S,s ose mn se1n TOT the hs sensI,
ventions think L ought to say to yol
that l am net an aspirant for a seat Il
have sought reelection, FIRST, becaus
/ hoped in a small way. II returned, to b
You. and second, because I have AWAY y
FOUND my chief gratihcation In the fac
that the nominations were made appar
emily with a quite general consent of l.,
republicans Of this district So long a
that feeling exists II is my hope and m
desire to represent you In congress. bu
The republican party in Iowa h,s 4
what bitter contest, which now draws I
close, but IL We will all remember tina
ss5Srs We are republicans io we are A%sT
we are members OF the great national. re
publican party. patriotieslly. strugglin
Welt for the welfare OF ali the people, 0 an
that before we belong to any element 0
iioans, I trust and believe that when IN
excitement OF this preliminary strugKl
The xurSst Convention. in suS ppo Of Sf tS
republican state and local tickets.
ROOSEVELT aad smith Endorsed.
The candidates adopted the followin
resolutions:
The republicans OF the ninth conKrer
sional district OF Iowa, In convention al
sembleds recognise In President Roosevelt
our courageous and fearless leader, thoS
high qualities OF manhood and Statesman
ship, which characterize him the higt
est type OF the American citizen. "A
sincerity OF purpose and persistent aetiN
ity In behalf OF all the people mark him G
one OF Americas greatest presidents and
NJ person 10 guard the rights and shRT
the destiny OF the republic. and we hereI
heartily endorse his administration.
We recognise IN Hon Waiter /. Smith
man OF highest worth and sterling intes
Tity, and We fully endorse bis labors
assisting 10 place upon the statute bool
OF the nation those wise ana epoch-mal
ing laws which were enacted IN the T,
cent session Of congress. and which al
Of such vital Importance 20 the people
the United States. With full faith In h
integrity and ability, we take great prlC
In again presenting him TO the voters
the ninth congressional district, as a ma
snutled'to their eonhednoe and support.
New Committee Named.
Before sdjournins a roll call by counts
was held for the selection Of new membei
Of the congressional committee and thei
were named; .. 49,.
Adair, William Halliday; Audubon, Hem
~, Herbert. Cass, sherman F. Meyer
Guthrie, George w. Cook; Harrison, III.
BostWick; Mills, l.. 5. Robinson; Pottawa
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