The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
COLORADO REPUBLICANS
IN STATE CONVENTION
NOMINATE JESSE r. SECOND TERM 40 oovERMoR
AND ENDORSE NATIONAL AND STATE ADMINISTRATIONS.

| Donver.-The COlOradO h6pupllcdi
State Convention met at the auditor
ium Saturday. Lieut.. Gov. e. r. Har
per was elected temporary chairman
and DR.. Hubert l.. Work OF Pueblo
permanent chairman.
Early in the convention considerable
controversy arose over the action o.
the credentials committee in deciding
In favor of the Burger or Guggenhein
delegation from Denver and agains
the Parks or Evans delegation, but the
committees report was adopted by
large majority.
Republican state Ticket.
Following is the full Republican
ticket placed In nomination by the
state and congressional conventions:
Governor-Jesse F. Mcdonald, Lake
Supreme Bench--10-year term, Jus
tice ]. C. Helm, Denver; 1Syear term
Justice John NJ. Maxwell; 8-year term
A. r. King, Delta; 6-year term. Justice
L. M. Goddard. Denver.
Railroad Commissioners - 6-yeaI
term, G. G. Withers, Pueblo; 4-year
term, NJ ]. Guerin, Chaffee; 2-yeas
term, w. l.. Dayton, Denver.
Attorney General-George I. Hodges,
Denver.
Secretary of Stats-Timothy O'Con-
nor. Boulder.
TreaBurer-George D. Statler, Weld.
Auditors. H. Stevens, Las Animas.
Lieutenant GovernOr-C.-V. Benson,
Larimer.
Superintendent OF Instruction
Katherine L. Craig. Jefferson.
Congressman-at-Larg - James @.
Burger, Denver.
Congressman First District-Robert
w. Bonynge, Denver.
Congressman Second District-War-
rem A. Haggott. Clear Creek.
Chairman State Central Committee
John F. Vivian, Jefferson.
Presidential Electors. s. Carna
han, Mesa; w. w. Storey, Jr.. Ouray;
G. A. Ballreich, Pueblo; Thomas F.
Walsh, Arapahoe; John w. Springer,
Denver,
Regents to State University-Dr. o.
]. Pfeiffsr, Denver. and w. J. King,
Saguache.
Platform Of Colorado Republicans.
"The Republican party OF Colorado.
In convention assembled, renews its
allegiance to the national organization,
and heartily indorses Its platform and
Its candidates, Taft and Sherman.
I'm William H. Taft the Republican
party has presented to the American
people a candidate for President who
10 a statesman, tried in the hard school
of experience, who has successfully
discharged the gravest responsibility in
the high offices he has honored under
Presidents Harrison, Mckinley and
I'VE commend Senator Guggenheim
for his efficient and faithful services
in behalf of the people of our state;
and commend and indorse the public
services OF Congressman Bonynge,
Haggott and Cook, who have also la
bored diligently and successfully for
the states best interests in our ma
tional law-making body.
I'VE pledge our representatives In
the national congress to continue to
lection to American industries, sup
porting such revisions as are proposed
by our national platform. The RE
blican party is pledged to and will pro-
tect the beet sugar and other indus
tries OF this state as against the at
tacks Of the Democratic free traders,
who will continue to declare that q
protective tariff is robbery. and who
would place sugar upon the free list
I'VE endorse the administration oil
Governor Buchtel and his official asso
ciates. They have given the people q
clean. business-like administration and
have performed their duties with cour
age, fidelity and conspicuous ability.
Among the most important officers
to be elected at the coming election
are the justices Of the Supreme Court
To the enforcement of the law by thi.
court we owe 1t that for four year.
past law and order have prevailed IL
Colorado; to that court it is due tha
honest elections are now possible IL
Denver. In all cases that have come
before 1t. it has maintained an unex
celled reputation for probity, learning
and ability. We condemn the out
rageous and unwarranted attack upoi
this court by the Democratic platform
which should be resented by all citi
zens, irrespective of party.
I'VE appeal with confidence to tn,
people of this state to maintain tn,
present exalted standard of our high
est tribunal by voting for and electin,
the Republican candidates for mem
bers Of the Supreme Court
THE Democratic party, while in cor
troll OF the state did nothing toward i'm
proving the public services. On tn
contrary, incompetence. extravaganza
scandal and downright dishonest
were rampant In the state capitol whel
they turned the government over t
the Republican party.
"A Democratic governor had to bo,
row money to pay certain of the opel
ating expenses of the state govern
ment. The Democrats then, as nov
were fiercely attacking the corpora
tions, but they did nothing to, restric
their powers or to make effective tn
supervision OF the state over such col
porations as may have been dealin
unjustly with the public. The Demo
cratic party has not dared to refer I
Its record in its state platform, an
particularly omits any reference to 1t
lack of legislative action on corport
tion regulation.
"As against the record of incomp,