New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

nerve and denotes an anemic or bloodless con-
dition Of the nervous system,
This was adopted and the nomination and cleo
tion of Mr.. Bruce as temporary chairman was
! speedily out of the way.
SPEECH BY Mr.. BRUCE.
During the delivery of Mr.. Bruces speech
there frequent and prolonged applause fol-
lowing both the mention Of the names of Presi-
! dent Roosevelt and Governor Hughes and the
enuncation of some fundamental principles Of
the Republican party.
Mr.. Bruce said:
Never in its history has the Republican party
possessed in so large measure the confidence and
me re!lance OF the great masses Of the peop'e.
never has 1t been more completely representative
rT FOR peRnf m rho opg44 rg6 never ne T mas % II T9od more
has mas It been more faithful 70 its principles or
While mindful Of vast material resources and
Of the nasterfui energy and the moral and intel
leCtual force of our people il is well remembered
mated and has given effect 70 all those great gov
erumental policies which have shaped the political
which our present position Of pre-eminence has
= And so t6ege is to be neither hating nor hesitation
and guided by those poicies Which have radp :
the most efficient agency for the administration Of
hqT In fTfT fbig s6i2f E92Tn addresses .a, with al,
Of its indomitabe leader 10 the problems Of to-da y
Mr.. Bruce then said that the Republican party
believed that the time had come for read
iustment Of tariff schedules that the navy
should be increased until it is adequate to insure
peace al home and A proper respect for Ameri-
rights abroad, that the party favored effective
arbitration. that II stands for the largest liberty
of the individual and is opposed to every form
Of socialism. He expressed the party's belief in
government regulation of public utilities. and
said that within proper limits combinat ations of
oily should b. permitted. A word was said also
in favor Of national employers liability law.
Then Mr.. Bruce sketched the government OF
the state during the last fourteen years under
Republican control and said:
For the last fifteen months several of the de-
paIlments OF ne stat soLernnent haye been in
close scrutiny and comparison of the present ad-
ministrstions which have preceded it since lS94
& We ask @ W4e'her s or poa II tS ~9s & he paT{ o Wis
yaEts whose integrity and efficiency had been at
departments IN the hands of those who now admin
lister th"m-
PRAISE FOR GOVERNOR
m NE @ Cs nrI1d fe' in Ir0 65 5fairs ts
His life had been devoted TO the practice of his
i bfgIeS4R s{i1co H "cn ne "ad attained position OF
His brilliant service as attorney for the commit
Of the Legislature the gas investigate and
ton and excited the admiration only of the /
people Of our own state but OF he entire country.
ZION he freely and frankly proclaimed his policies /
entered upon his admnistration with the Sane in
telgent purpose deliberate judgment, courageous /
leader the ahlost bar in the United States
mn3 he h parg to @ Psy Fenewed 9ase
ton to ITS prnGlples and to clear realization /
standard Of public service and high test Of en-
He has insisted that legislative or executive ac-
ton To he intelligent ami Just predica ted
do
quste investigation must precede action.
the people and has not hestated to appeal to them
t9r iheir approval aao support. The response has
insisted that It is the duty Of Republicans profess
triotic purposes support nea sJIres that are Tor
the moral betterment and moral uprt OF our
His administration has received not only the un
qualified approval Of his own, party but the com
meniation Of the Deople Of the state, without re
As Investigator and as Governor he ha. pro-
foundy impressed the people Of the entire country
him as one worthy 10 receive The hGheet honor or
rin ra Ine ~ G s2,t eT tRG pe9pr nerSTIIned h3T
ence his administration as Governor, he persist
hualv 70 an overwhelmlnE demand without fear
Giarei his views upon national questions Tpon
his record "a citizen. es public servant and as
New York gave Tho nation Theodore Roosevelt
Charles F Hughes
Early in the morning it became known that
the rumors Of attempt at a stampede for
Taft which had been imputed TO the Ward
men from Westchester would not be carried out
in the convention There was some evidence
Of the Taft boom, however. in the small crcu-
lar in every seat. giving summary OF Secre-
tary Taft's life
Before the convention the Ward men held a
caucus in the Manhattan Hotel, al which full
delegation present. Here Ward made a
speech. in which he said that he had never
announced his personal preferences in the mat
ter of the Presidency but in various ways had
found ont that the majority OF the voters OF
Westchester were in favor OF Taft. and he
feared that the delegation stood for an IN