The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-01
Brilliant Indiana eitizen'Makes
Ringing Speech at State
Republican Convention.
FEW TARIFF CHANGES
Are Needed and They Should
be Made at an Extra
Session Of Congress.
tny Assoclatea proap.l

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April
Indiana Republican, went Into state
convention today TO adopt a plat
form, formally present to tiie connl
TRY Vice President Charles W. F'air-
banks as their choice. Tor the presi-
aency, Instruct thirty Indiana dele
gates to the national convention 10
vote and perslstently work Tor his
nomination and to name state tiels-
let.
The hotels of the city were strainsd
to their utmost accommodate i,47O
delegates, alternates and other friends
and supporters o., the contesting can
dldates.
Prior to the opening Of tho con-
vention the delegates met by districts
to name membes Of the convention
committees which met Immediately to
complete their report
According to harmonious agreaa
ment the party leaders selected Rep
resentatlye overstreet as temporary
chairman, Representative chaney.
permanent chairman and for dele
gates at large to the national con.
ventlon, Senators Beverldgo ana
Hemenway, Governor Tanly and j.
7. Goodrich, chairman OF the state
committee.
1t was agreed that most Of the
prominent planks in the platform in
addition to strong resolutions In
struotlng for Fairbanks, should Be
one favoring local option with the
county as unit and the revision of
the tariff by a special session Of con
gress to be called Immediately aftert
the Fail elections as pdglsed by Mr..
Fairbanks. Il.
District meetings were held at ii 4
o'clock in the state house. Each SCI
lected members on rules, organiaa-
ton. credentials, resolutions and
committee for a vice president and
assistant secretary The vaflosM
committees met Immediately follow
ing the district meetings.
Planks Agreed Uupon.
When the resolutions committee
met to adopt a puatform it vas gem
orally agreed that the committee
would embody in the platform the
prohibition of campaign contributions
by corporations, an economical ed-
ministration of national affairs. the
army and navy being mentioned as
particulars; a generl currency reform
without naming any specific plan orr
bin now pending, revision OF the tar
III by an extra session Of congress 10
be called Immediately after the Fall
elections, a national bureau OF mines,
extension Of the health laws where
the state laws are inadeouase, iins
provment Of waterways ana notico t3
defendant and hearing before The ls-.
suance Of federal injunetipns.
Child Labor PlanlS.
A child labor plank written iy
Beyerldge was also ln9orpofatadi
The resolution committee when it
went into session did not expect 70 be
able to read the platform before ito
this evening or at the opening of
the convention tomorrow The com
mittee on organization recommended
Representative overstreet as temp5r-
airy chairman, and Representative
Chaney as permanent chairman, and
Julian Hogatt, Of Danvllle, as score
tary. At the opening OF the conyen-
tlon following the adoption Of COM
mittee reports. MIR. overstreet dellv-
cred the keynote address He was
followed by speeches by Senators
Beyeridge and Hemenway and Gov
ernor Hanly The latter confined
his talk to discussion OF state issues.
Hemenway, in his speech, expressed
the belief that Fairbanks will be
nominated by the national convention
for president
! Mr. 0yerstreet 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 his
tory Of the country since the lrst de-
cade. excepting the period Of the
Ciyil War, has contained more in
terestlng, intricate ana Important
problems than the eleven year per
iod just closing u has been a period
Of wonderful material development;
Of new and perplexlne Political prob
lens; Of relatiorsaip og the United
States 10 foreign g8gernments which
makes a new chapter n international
affairs ThrouEhout II trying dime
old problems have coniiiued for
! sideration, while me policies li
which party control vas secure
the campaign OF sss ha been