The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-13
DELEGATES RECEIVED
TALK IN SILENCE
Two Congressional Districts
ia Missouri Endorse
Governor Hughes

Omaha, Neb., March 13t-The fol-
lowing delegates at large ia the nation.
al convention instructed to vote for
Taft were named by the republican
staten convention: Governor Sheldon.
United States Senator Norris Brown,
Victor Rosewater Of Omaha, ana Judge
Allen w. Field of Lincoln The dis
trict delegates are
First district-United States Sena-
tor J. Il. Burkett Of Lincoln, and j. A.
Arends OF Syracuse.
Second-M L. Learned and A. G.
Smith, both of Omaha
Third-W. NJ. Huse OF Norfolk, and
F. p. Voter OF Wayne.
Fourth-Samue Rinmaker OF Bea-
trice, and r. A. Williams Of Aurora.
Fifth--A. w. Sterne Of Grand Island.
and j. c. Bammil of Stockwell.
Sixth-O. o. Snyder of O'Neill. and
w. A. George of Broken Arrow.
c. B. Anderson was permanent chair
man.
Tony Donahue. a local labor union
leader, who was delegate to the
Second district convention secured the
hoor and made brief. but flaming
speech against the nomination Of Sec
rettary Taft lie declared he repre-
sented 600 labor votes in his district
and they had Is delegates on the con-
vention floor He said:
1T is a matter of common notoriety
that Secrtary Taft is an enemy to or
ganized labor and I want to place the
union labor voc Of Omaha on record
as opposed To him. If this convention
endorses raft we will not support the
ticket and | want to register a pro-
test against the action the state CON
venion is about to take In the endorse
ment OF Secretary Taft for president"
I Donahue's talk was received in ST.
lence. The Central Labor Union OF
Omaha recently adopted resolution
placing the union and its members on
record as opposed 10 Taft. The plat
form as adopted says:
I'VE unreservedly endorse the adj
ministration OF President Roosevelt
/ He has sought TO curb the rapacity OF
predatory wealth without injury to the
/ legitimate industries of the country
He has demanded equal treatment un-
der the law for the rich and the poor
4 He has stood for equality of citizenship
! that the door OF opportunity may re-
main open to all alike Through his
/ inspiring integrity the political and
moral life of the nation has been lifted
to a higher plane.
I'VE declare ourselves irrevocably i'm
favcr OF a constitution of the wise pol
icies inaugurated and carried forward
by the Roosevelt administration.
I'VE demand the nomination of a
successor to President Roosevelt who
is committed to a continuance OF the
/ Roosevelt republican policies.
while we realize that our party Is
rich in statesmanship. we nevertheless
declare our belief that the candidate
who best meets the demands of the
N hour is Hon. William II. Taft of Ohio.
Il Possessing personal, moral and intel
lectual endowments OF a high order, to
these he adds judicial and administra-
tive training that pre-eminently hts
him for the worldwide duties that may
develop on our executive. Therefore,
be it resolved, that the delegates Sc
lected by this convention to the ma
tional be aud are hereby instructed To
vote for William Howard Taft for
president and to give him their support
until he Is nominated
"We are strongly In favor of re-
vision OF the tariff and believe that
this hould be done by a special session
OF the congress along lines that
win conserve and maintain the true
. principle OF protection which is given
expression in the following declara-
tions of the Ohio republicans. BY i'm
: posing such customs duties as will
: equal the difference between the cost
I of production al home aud abroad. TO.
/ gether with a reasonable profit, 10 the
) end that with the excessive duties
= American manufacturers, farmers pro
/ ducers and wage earners may nave