Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19
NJ 'LACHLAN IS
AGAIN CHOSEN
REPUBLICANS GO THROUGH
THE FORM
Nomination Of Congressman lie Made
UnanInous--Announees His In
tentIon to Resist Reform
In the Tariff

James McLachan was nominated by
acoiamatlon as the Republican candi-
date for congress at the Seventh dis
trict congressional convention yester-
day. His name, Of course, was the
only one presented to the convention,
and the work of the delegates was
merely OF perfunctory nature There
was no hitch In the proceedings at
any point or any discordant note to
mar the harmony that prevailed at.
the meeting
Chairman Clarke of the congress
sional committee called the conven-
ton to order, and after the reading of
the roll call by Secretary Brown, DR..
Walter Lindley was elected permanent
chairman. DR.. Lindley said that his
election was a surprise, but II was a
delightful one, In that It afforded op-
portunfty to preside over q convention
that would nominate the man who had
represented and would continue to rep
resent this district in congress. He
expressed the belief that all the voters
In this district, Irrespective Of their
political affiliations, would unite to
support Congressman McLachlan.
Nominations then were called for,
and Oscar Lawler presented the name
Of Congressman McLachlan. He said:
1T must be especially gratifying to
a candidate, for any office to feel that
he Is the real si1non-pure programmed
candidate. Mr.. McLach1an will not
only represent the Republican party of
this district in congress, but believe
he is the choice of both parties. He
has brought greater results for this
district than any other representative
In congress. Every man who is true to
himself will decide thar there is only
one man who can fifty represent this
district, and I therefore present the
name of James McLachlan, feeling
sure that his selection this time will
be unanimous" A
Is Made Unanimous
When the cheering that followed the
presentation Of Congressman McLach-
lan's name had somewhat subside1
Chairman Lindley, with a smile, asked
II there were any further nominations,
a question that was the signal for still
further cheering. McLachlan's nomi-
nation therefore was made unanimous,
and a committee was appointed to es-
cort him to the chair.
Upon Congressman McLachlan's ap-,
pearance DR.. Lindley suggested three
cheers and they were given with a
whoop. The congressman then adj
dressed the convention briefly.
"This Is the fifth time my nomina-
ton has been unanimous" he said,
land come here with heart full of
appreciation of the wonderful demon
stration have just witnessed. The
salary of a congressman is nothing
compared to a feeling that his efforts
in behalf of his constituents are ap-
preciated. Without such a feeling any
congressmans work may well be said
to have been in vain.
"You are not here today to listen to
long political discussion, but let me
say to you that one of the greatest is
sues looming up in the distance is
protection to American industries
There is demand on the part of some
of the people for a revision of the
tariff. 1 am firmly convinced that no
law ever enacted has brought such
prosperity to the country as the Ding
ley act, and there is no state In the
Union whose industries are so literally
protected as California.
Opposes Tariff Revision q
do not forget that when we begin
to revise that great law every schedule
will have to be revised. We struggled
hard a few years ago to obtain cent
pound duty on the fruit industry of
California. When we went to Senator
Allison and asked for this raise he
said But what shall I say to my
friends in Iowa, where they do not
raise oranges?' But we got what we
were after, and California has been
receiving the benefit of this duty ever
since Remember, however, that when
we come to revise the tariff act, Alli-
son and other senator's and congress-
men from the middle western states
will again ask why they should favor
so small a part of the whole country,
and 1T will mean hard fight to retain
what we now have.
"The position of the Republican
party on this question is well known.
When the question of a revision of the
schedules was suggested to Uncle Joe
Cannon some time ago he said: Let
us take poll of congress on this ques-
tion first, and see how the members
stand on It, That poll showed that 80