Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-26
Venerable Speaker Endorsed for
Successor to Roosevelt
At Springfield.
FAVOR TARIFF ADJUSTMENT
Platform Contains Many PlanISs Look
inp IN This End--Need of Finan-
cial Legislation Recognized.

Springfield. H., March 26.-At 1t
o'clock today the Republican conVen-
tion which is to send four delegates
ana elternates at large to the Chicago
convention was called to order by Roy
a. west. chairman of the state cehtrat
committee. The original hour was
noon, but last night 1t was oecioec
10 move it forward by two hours FOR the
n,,r-pose of allowing delegates TO eaten
the afternoon trains. George Bucking-
ham of Danville. was made temporary
and permanent chairman
THE convention was soltdly for Jo-
s.nh G. cannon for president, and en-
dorsea his candidacy i'm as sIron"
tsrms as language permitted. II also
,,nhcld the administration of Governor
1oo,,cen and commented his conduct OF
public affairs. Ali 'ther state officers
or the party were endorsed, as We're
United states Senator's Culom and
IIonlkins The administration OF Pres
ident Roosevelt vas also highly
praised. The tariff plank OF the plat
| form was the subjed of much discus
| sion and nothing definite was done with
ar night with the las Washington ideas
nj Inc best way in which It should be
| ,vorded The final draft OF the plank
| dia not however differ greatly from
| Tho original wordin'. II declared Ia
| favor OF tariff adjustment in place
| of revision" it beng the idea OF its
| trainers that the frmer word is the
| more comprehensiv.
The platform adofed ny the cohNeh-
ton was as follows;
TRUST LAW.
That we approx tie vigorous en-
forcement OF IN Interstate laws
against all combptlons monopolies
ond trusts. and vi support the en-
forcement OF such laws until Justice
We urge that I the laws now on
the statute books &c not suiilcleht 10
rmo,b e,,e,.,, case eNtortion or dis
limitation. a6diti0al laws be enact
cd by Congress utIl no guilty com
hination or trust GapeS
ENDORSE dccuLLoM
That WE endors the Republican
,,,o,,'bars of toth ranches OF Con-
"ress Who nave God firmly by the
,,,.eaidont and hay enacted into hWs
40 many measure recommended by
him. for the comIDn good ana $50
have enacted NtOnw many other TX
~client measures dginating in en-
rress That Wc hartily endorse orr
| senior senator. In. shelby NJ, Cu-
I Iom for his long ahlc and spote's
,,hiic life and win him many yeats
rf health and neac. We also endorse
,hc record of ouriunlor senator, Al.
Iert / HOPKINS Who has given al,
matters pertamin 10 the interest OF
Nc whole countr especially 10 llli-
nois. auiok aud elective attention and
las shown himse one OF the ablest
senators Illinois lS sent 20 the upper
house Of ConRies
5 T'he state administration ~ cpp'-
, mended and the jlatform continles;
) STAND Far CANNON.
+ The loyal ard able services u
eneaker Ioseph Cannon are ven
.nnwn. also hls forts for good gov
,,,,,, sor safebusinesa and better
onndttions of labG and his loya sup-
,,ort az president Grant, Hayes, Gar
ncid Arthur. HaAson, Mclfinle' and
il.,o, ar7 ntters OF history.
~ has adgoc!ed, voted for and
Az tnpress Don all Inc laW for
3 Ihtin u'sifars wtten upon the stat
: r,,a hooks ~ III United Statel for
~ ,iird OF century. President
~ g,,oit blmsd. tells the cuntry
; ~. sat,hfully cd efficiently SPEAKER
\ no,,d', mas stoo by him IN his great
Z ma no or h moIe disposed 10
z carry forward tpss Sle', lei",tsi AZ ~.
]. better prepared do 80 man eIs@"sr