The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
Pennsylvania Republicans in
State Convention Assembled,
Put Him Forward as a Candi-
date for Presidency.
ENDORSE ROOSEVELT.
They Approvingly Quote His
Utterances ON the Tariff.
Favor a Continuance of the
Administrators Policy.

Harrisburg, Pa, June 6.-The en-
dorsement of United States Senator
Knox for the presidency. the nominal
ton of John o. Sheath of Philadelphia
for state treasurer and the adoption of
platform indorsing the policy and
ministration of President Roosevelt
were the net results of today's Repub-
lican state convention.
The platform also commends the
course of the Fifty-ninth congress, in
dorses the action of Senators Penrose
and Knox and the Pennsylvania dele
CATION in that congress- particularly in
upholding the hands of President
Roosevelt; declares adherence to the
principle of tariff protection; COM
mends the administration of Gov
ernor Stuart and the work of the re-
cent legislature and demands speedy
prosecution of those who profited by
the alleged frauds in furnishing and
equipping the new state capitol.
The platform adopted by the con-
vention is a departure from those of
previous state conventions in that
more than two-thirds of it is devoted
to national affairs. President Roose-
velt's administration. is given high
praise, the concluding paragraph of
that part of the platform reading as
follows:
This convention heartily renews
the expression of confidence, that has
come so frequently, emphatically and
directly from the Republicans of
Pennsylvania, in the integrity wisdom
and devotion to the public good of
Theodore Roosevelt; with equal
heartiness we record our approval of
the work of his administration and
we pledge the. Republican party of
Pennsylvania to a loyal adherence to
the policies inspired by the principle
of equality, OF right and opportunity to
ALL
The platform then indorses United
States Senator Knox for the presi-
dency and presents him to the Repub-
lieans of the other states as Pennsyl-
vania's candidate for the presidency
before the Republican convention of
1905.
Continuing the platform says:
I'VE commend the course of the Fifty
ninth congress which, without attempt
ed confiscation or reprisal or vested
rights or any spirit of unfairness and
injustice to those who have interests in
carrying, and more. corporations, never
theless, passed more important legisla-
ton than any. Protecting congress for
the proper regulation and control of cor
pOrationS and trusts and the punish
ment of improper practices. We indorse
and approve the course of our United
States senators and representatives in
the said congress and particularly in up
holding the hand of President Roose-
Welt.
'.The representatives of Pennsylvania
believe that the payroll of American
labor should continue to be higher than
that of any other nation and the aver
age American home a model for the
world
President Roosevelt has publicly de-
clared that the general tariff policy to
which. without regard to changes in de-
tail 1 believe this country to be irrevoca-
bly, committed is fundamentally based
upon the recognition of the difference
in labor cost here and abroad.
1--WE indorse those declarations and
declare our unfaltering adherence to the
great principle of protection to Ameri-
can labor American industries and
American products"