The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08
HUGHES BANNER
FLUNG TO BREEZE
Republican State Committee
4 Endorses the Governor
for President.
TAFT PEOPLE KEPT STILL
GEN. STEWART L. WOODFORD
HAS SOME MiSGIVINGS.

New York, March 7e-Gove-nsr
Charles z. Hughes was formally in
dorsed as New FORKS candidate for
the presidency by the Republican state
committee at the meeting here. Reso-
lutions endorsing him which were pre-
scented by former Congressman Will
liam H. Douglass, who represents the
home district of the governor in the
committee, were adopted unanimously
and without discussion.
The committee decided upon April IL
as the time and Carnegie hall, New
York, as the place for holding the
state convention which will elect dele
gates-at-large to the national conven-
ton at Chicago, nominate presidential
SECTORS and elect new state commit
Tee. Justice NJ. Lynn Bruce Of New
York was decided upon as temporary
chairman of the convention.
Resolutions Adopted.
The resolutions endorsing the candi-
dacy of Governor Hughes as adopted
were as follows:
New York holds the proud position
of having given to the nation one of
her iilustrious sons who now occupies
the presidential chair. Few, if any,
presidents have ever been held in so
high regard by the nation and the
world. He has done great service to
his country by a rugged determination
to oppose wrongdoing and in demand
ing justice for all. We tender him, as
his term of Office draws toward its
close, our hearty thanks, and his name
viii undoubtedly go down to posterity
as one OF the greatest and most heroic
figures in American history. justly
linked with that of Washington, Lin
coin, Grant and Mckinley.
Greatness of Hughes.
The citizens of the Empire state
very properly expect that our dele
gates to the national Republican con-
vention will present and urge the Sc
lection again of one of our many wor-
thy sons for the greatest office in the
gift of our people.
The state committee believes that
the wisdom of our choice will undoubt-
e - commend itself to all classes of
QUIZ citizens and to the country gener-
ally if We earnestly advocate the Sc
lection of the governor OF our state
Honorable Charles E. Hughes, for the
presidency. He is a man of the Lin
coin type. able. upright, intrepid. hon
est, fearless in duty and devoted to
the peoples best interests. Since he
his strong individuality has greatly
impressed us all. In all his public ut
terances he carries conviction by his
evident sincerity and the unquestion-
able purity of his motives In placing
his name before the country as our
standard bearer, we are convinced we
are presenting another great leader to
the nation, one who will add addition
al glory to our state, and uphold the
traditions of the Republican party.
viii Present United Front.
Resolved. That we commend the
selection of delegates in the various
congressional districts and of dele
gates-at-large who will act in COM
plete harmony with the purpose of this
resolution, to the end that the delega-
tiOn to the national convention from
this state may present a united front
in behalf of our candidate"
I'VE are approaching another great
political campaign said Mr.. Doug
lass. in a brief speech introducing the
resolution, land the people do not an
ticipate the same walkOver the Re
publicans had eight years ago and four
years ago. It is our duty to voice the
sentiments of this committee 80 the
, people will know where we stand. New
York is the greatest state in the Union
as New York goes, so goes the
United States. We want to go to Chi
cage. and say we can guarantee to elect
our man. The time has come when
we should unfold our banner and write
upon IT in letters of gold the name of
our candidate"
Hands of Fate Point to Hughes.
Mr.. Douglass said the hand of fate
had often pointed TO one man, and
that man he believed was the sovernC
of New York.
eve have in our White House,
continued Mr. Douglass, "a man who
has blazed the way, who has done
much for the country. Let us call this
man the pathmaker."
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