The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-18
FIRST BALLOT TAKEN
AFTER FOUR O'CLOCK
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Republican Platform to Victory at Polls
Next November--SeVen Candidates
In All Were I'm the Field.

cause they limit their production.
This clause got cheers. 1t was strong
er than the majority report.
When ROoSevelt's name was men,
toned in connection with the trust
prosecution, the speaker paused mo-
ment, but there was no response.
The report continued: We urge the
enactment of such legislation as will
prevent all such abuse by unlawful
combinations and will foster and pro
tect competition and lawful business" ;"
There was not any doubt about the.
earnestness of the minority in pre-
senting it's report and it was all re-
flected in the voice ii Senator Coop
er as he shouted CT the resolutions.
Il was the Cnly man. declared
Cooper at the end of the reading, that
signed that report, and | am in favor
of it and never will apologize for it.
Conducts Losing Fight.
Cheers and laughter greeted this re
mark and then Senator Coore~ began
his fight for hts report II was a los
ing fight he fought though. The dele
gates were nailed down. They could
cheer for him but they couldn't vote
for him Sc they cheered for awhile,
then gave way to the heat and sat
back and tried to keep cool.
Cooper Effective Speaker.
Mr.. Cooper is an effective stump
speaker and caught the crowd better
than any one else who has yet ad-
dressed the convention, except Chair
man Lodge.
Herman L. Ekor1s, of Wisconsin, to
whom MIR Cooper yielded, took up the
question cf the anti-injunction plank
this
Calls Report "Sociaiistic."
Senator Hopkins then began his
speech in favor of the report OF the
majority He denounced the report OF
tt g minority as the "s0cialistic, demo-
cratic utterance of Wisconsin,
A roll call was demanded on the
minority report by Wisconsin. Gov.
Hanly. of Indiana, moved that the
vote on the resolution regarding the
publication Of campaign funds be TAX
Ell separately. South Dakota asked
that separate vote be taken on the
amendment regarding the fixing of the
physical value of railroads. The roll
call was ordered on the minority re-
port with the exception of the provis-
ions noted above. The report of the
minority was lost with the exception
of the provisions already named by a
vote of 952 TO IS.
Campaign Expense Plank.
The plank providing for the publish
ing of campaign contributions on a
brief is as follows: Certain expenses
cannot be separated from campaign
and these demand large contributions,
but in some special instances they are
made for corrupt purposes to influ-
ence nominations. If they were known
it would be condemned by the public.
We propose to have a republican con-
gress and republican president pass
a law to compel the publication of
contributors including the names of
contributors and the amount given"
Proposed Plank Defeated.
The provision was lost by big ma,
jority. almost as big as the vote by
which the preceding provisions of
the minority report had been defeated.
Then Chairman Lodge announced that
Wisconsin demanded a roll call on the
proposition re garding physical val
uation of railroads and South Dakota
seconded the motion after some hesi.
tation. The roll was called and the
motion. like the Others was over
whelmingly defeated. The total vote
on the proposition was 6S ayes
| against 917 noes On demand OF
South Dakota, seconded by Wisconsin
a roll call was then had on the pro-
position providing for the election of
senators by direct vote. 1t was lost
| too.
The report of the resolutions com
mittee was then adopted by acclama-
| tion.
Nominations in Order at 12:45.
At 1915. after the report of creden-
| tials committee had been adopted.
Chairman Henry Cabot Lodge an.
nounced that nominations were in or.
4 fConrinuad an po0o T-on