The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-03
Tom Hall VIII be the Active
Head Of the Coming
Campaign
PLATFORM COVERS MANY
!. NATIONAL AND STATE ISSUES
Favors. the Guarantee Of Bank De.
posits, the Revision Of the Tariff BY
tho Republican Party, Guarantees
: :. Perpetuation Of Prohibition Law


publican state central committee was
organized late yesterday. evening BY
the selection of James N. Johnson of
Minot for chairman, e. g. Wanner Of
Valley City for secretary and James
A. Buchanan for treasurer. All the
elections were unanimous.
The executive committee, which
will have personal charge Of the cam
paign, is composed of one member
from each judicial district. The mem-
bers selected are as follows First
district, G. N. Erich, Lakota: Second.
D. Theo. Koh9l, Esmond; Third. K.
8. Groth, Mayville; Fourth, p. X.
Myhra, Wahpeton; Fifth, w. G. Tay-
lor, LaMoure; Sixth, "A. VanHorn,
. Bismarck; Seventh, Gunder Olson,
Grafton Eighth, A. j. Stafne, Willis
ton; Ninth, E. A. Borsheim, West
hope: Tenth. p. B. Wickham, Glen
d. Ullen.
Tom Hall Of Fargo. who has been
acting as secretary Of the temporary
organization Of the state central COM
mittee, was selected as secretary Of
the executive committee, and will
have personal charge of the execu-
tive work OF the campaign.
Outside Of the organization the
work Of the committee the construc-
tion of party platform was the most
important work of the committee.
The following are the essential
planks of the declaration of princi-4
pies: |
The Platform. /
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President Roosevelt.
enthusiastically fay0rs the election
Of Taft and t9iie iefmat ats sssss Il
Fayors q revision Of the taan ;by,
the -, n:pSs'isss = ~ tsr,,, 3 q @ e.
ticles. :
Favors the. deepening Of the water
ways Of the country, the reclamation
Of the arid lands Of the west, and the,
Representation of the timber regions
Of the nation. .. ~
Favors either postal savings banks
with the money retained in the. COM
munity where the deposits are made
or the guarantee OF the deposits Of
national banks by, the federal gov
ernmenx. 4s
Recognizes the right OF both capital
and lsbor to organize for mutual pro-
lection, but opposes the issuance Of.
injunctions In labor cases without a
prior. hearing and notice thereof be-
fore the restraining order. is issued.
Phdges the party to the perpetua-
tionAof the primary; election law.
Favors the election of United States
senator's by direct vote of the people.
Demands that state omcials give
their personal attention to the duties
Of their offices. and demand sa resi-
dence by such officers at the state
capital.
Pledges the party to the main-'
tenance Of the prohibition law and
calls upon oflcials the party pledge
% to the enforcement thereof. .F
C0mmends and endorses the action
Of the Republican equalization board
In raising the valuation Of railroad
properties in the state for taxation
purposes, and declares that the ply.
sical valuation of public service cor
porations should be made by the
state and federal governments.
Advocates liberal appropriations by
the general government for the Inn
provement Of Rivera and waterways.
Demands the passage Of q stringent
anti;pass law by the next 1eglslature.
Favors state aid for the rural
schools. s
Favors the promotion Of forestry,
irrigation and drainage by the state.
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