The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-04-03
NOMINEE
FOR GOVERNOR
WINS OUT IN THREE-CoRNERED
CONTEST IN INDIANA REPUB-
IIcAN CONVENTION.
Delegates to ational Convention In
structed' for Fairbanks. Conven-
tion Harmonious in Every Detail
and Rest Of State Officers Had no
Contest. Speech of Congressman
Overstreet a Feature.

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Indiana republican convention yester-
day adopted platform, endorsed vice
President Fairbanks and instructed
the thirty state delegates to the ma.
tional convention at Chicago to vote
and work for his nomination for
the presidency and named The follow
ing ticket:
s Governor, ]. b. Watson, Rushville.
Lieut.. Governor, Fremont G. GooJ.
wine, Williamsport.
II Secretary of State, Fred A. Sims,
Auditor Of State. John G. Billhe:1n-
er, Washington. ii..l
Treasurer of State, Oscar Hadley,
Plainfeld. Ri
Attorney General. James Bingham,
Muncie.
Reporter Of Supreme Court, Geo. w
Sseiif, Corydon. 15s \.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, Lawrence 4McTurnan, Anderson.
State Statistican, J. L. Peetz, Ko-
komo.
Judge Supreme Court Fifth District
Quincy A. Meyers, Logansport.
Judge Appellate Court, First Dis
trict, David Myers, Greensburg.
The platform incorporated plank
written by Vice President Fairbanks
insisting upon a revision of the tariff
by a session Of congress to be called
after the fall elections. Other planks
favored child labor laws; local OPP
tion law with the county as a unit;
economy in public expenditures es-
pecially mentioning the army and na-
w; modification Of the financial sys-
tenn; complete regulation of capital
istic corporations, and the creation CT
a bureau of mines and mining.
The speech Of Chairman Overstreet
was feature of the convention and
was enthusiastically received. He
spoke as follows:
For eleven years the republican
party has held full control in the
state Of Indiana and in the federal
government. No period in the history
of the country since the egfrst decade,
excepting the period Of the Civil war
has contained more interesting, In
tricate and important problems than
the eleven year period just closing.
It has been period Of wonderful
material development; Of new and
parplexing problems; of Relationship
of the United States to foreign gov
lernments, which makes a new chap
ter in international affairs. Through
out this trying time old problems
have continued for consideration,
while the policies upon which party
control was secured in the campaign
of 1895 have been carried out. Thru
out the time each question has been
met with candor and openness OF
spirit, and courage and determination
Of purpose, and the confidence of a
solution which would meet the ap-
proval of the people Of the republic;
which has even characterized The
course of the republican party since
its organization.
II the republican party was able
to take the reins Of government at.
ter the panic Of 1s93-1s96, and re.
build the prosperity Of the country
that party can be expected to restore
business conditions which have suf
fered from the recent panic. Indeed
| 1T is far better for the American
people to have six months Of panic
out OF eleven years Of Republican
prosperity, than to take the chances
of six months of prosperity out O.
Continued on Pass AZ