Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-23
DELEGATES ARE
PLEDGED TO TAFT
Minnesota Republican Conven-
ton Names Delegates=at=
Large to Chicago.
FAVOR REVISION OF TARIFF
Heffelfinger, Kellogg, Putnam and Haw'
kins Are Selected as the
''Big Four"

Minneapolis, April 18.-The Mime
terday elected four delegates at large
to the national convention at Chicago
and instructed them to vote for the
nomination of Secretary of War Taft
until he is selected by the conven-
ton"
The action of the convention yester-
day insures that the twenty-five votes
of Minnesota in the national conven-
ton will be cast for the secretary of
war. as all the eighteen district dele
gates are under Taft instructions.
Endorses Administration.
In addition to naming delegates at
large the convention yesterday named
four alternates at large, nominated
eleven presidential electors, adopted
a platform indorsing the administra-
ton of President Roosevelt, "especial-
ly his efforts for the establishment OF
a sound financial system, the enforce
ment of the laws and proper regula-
ton of corporations" and declared
for a revision of the tariff by a Re-
publican congress.
The delegates at large selected yes
terday are: Frank B. Kellogg of st.
Paul, Walter w. Hefferfnger of Min
neapol.s, State Senator Frank L.
Putnam of Blue Earth and E. B.
Hawkins of Biwabik.
The a!ternates are F. E. Bantley OF
Montevideo, c. M. Sprague of Sank
Center. D. c. Sheldon of Pine Island
and w. B. Marn of Aitkin.
Presidential Electors.
The list of presidential electors fol-
lows:
At Large-John J. Eklund, Duluth;
Job w. Lloyd, LIE Sueur.
First district, R. E. Thompson,
Preston; Second, R. C. Dunn, Winnie
bago City; Third, H. L. Stump;
Fourth, James E. Melin, Center City;
Fifth. Stewart Gamble, Minneapolis;
Sixth, A H. Turretin, Rice; Seventh,
Thomas Anderson; Eighth, Daniel
Anderson, Cambridge; Ninth, E. ].
Herringer, Ada.
Harmonious Convention.
The convention was harmonious
throughout the only element of con-
fiict being eliminated by the action OF
w. B. Parsons of Winona, who had
contested with Senator Putnam for
the honor of representing the south
ern Fart of the state as delegate at
large. He surprised the convention
by moving that the rules be suspend
ed and that the men who were finally
chosen delegates at large be elected
unanimously. The motion was car
ried by rising vote. All other reso-
buttons and nominations were made
without division.
The convention was called to order
at 11:25 a. M. in the Minneapolis Au-
ditorium by DR.. A B. Cole, chairman
of the state central committee, who
after the invocation by Rev. G. L.
Morrill, of Minneapolis, introduced
Former Congressman Samuel P. Sni-
der of Minneapolis as temporary
chairman.
Snider Makes Speech.
Mr.. Gnider on assuming the chair
maze a speech advocating revision
O. he tariff, the regulation of public
service corporations, with fair play
both to the public and to the corpora
tons and the supremacy of the ma
ton over the states.
At the conclusion of Mr. Snider's
speech the convention voted to dis
pense with the committee on rules
and on credentials and elected State
Senator Ripley P. Brewer of st.
Cloud permanent chairman.
While the committee on resolu
lions, which was headed by M. D.
Mum of st. Paul. was preparing its
report, the convention was addressed
by Frank B. Kellogg, Walter w. Hef-
felinger, Senator Putnam and Con-
gresham J. Adam Bede of Duluth.