The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10


mated A. c. Aady of Rock Dell, Ohm
stead county, and w. H. Mcbride OF
Fergus Falls nominated John H. Grass
of that city.
Created Sensation.
Senator E. Fl. Garfield of Luverne
andl Senator B. E. Sundberg of Ken
nedy seconded Grass and Grant, Pine
Wilkin also seconded Grass. H. T.
Halbert of st. Paul created sensa
ton by shouting in stentorian tones
that on behalf of few independent
delegates from Ramsey county he sec
Onded the nomination of Grass. The
convention then proceeded to a roll
call.
When the ticket had been nominal.
ed, j. F. Jacobson was led to the plat.
form by Messrs. Young and Snider
His acceptance speech was brief and
to the point.
While the convention was waiting
to hear the vote on railroad commits.
sioner, and after Mr.. Jacobson's speech
of acceptance. Frank M. Nye of Min.
neapolis and Senator Clapp of st. Paul
made short addresses.
1t was then announced that Judge
Ira B. Mills and c. E. Elmquist had
been nominated for railroad commits.
sioners.
The convention by q rising vote
adopted resolutions expressing deep
sorrow over the death of Albert L.
Cole, the party's candidate for gov
ernOr in the last campaign.
The resolutions express deep admi
ration for President Roosevelt and
appreciation of his exceptional services
to the country, and declare that by
Furnishing with unsparing hand the
lawhreaker, whether obscure or pow.
erfu1, he has created a wider respect
for law and ORDER
:, While regretting the prospective
loss to the country of the leadership
of Roosevelt, the Republicans of Min
nesota rejoice in the fact that in w.
H.; Taft he will have a worthy sue
cessor, strong, capable and energetic,
the man who above all others is best
fitted by training and by temperament
to take up the work which, Theodore
Roosevelt SO successfully inaugurated
sherman's Selection Endorsed.
The selection of James S. Sherman
of New York as the Republican candi.
date for vice president is heartily en-
dorsed. The platform adopted by the
national Republican convention is en-
dorsed, and the services of the Repub-
lican senators and congressman from
Minnesota are commended.
Regarding the tariff, the resolutions
declare in favor of revision as de.
clared by the national Republican
party in It's recent convention at Chi
cago, and that such revision should
provide for only such duties as are
necessary to'eequalize the difference
fni Cost of production at'ohomes and
abroad and continue the high standard
Of living and maintenance of the stan.
dafd 6f Wages heretofore paid to
American iIabof.oG q lpt BeoHpijcoD
President Rooseveit's policy for the
conservation Of BUR natural RESOURCES
and the extension of Our system Of
watefwaysois cohhfnendea,, Sand a State
policy Of ref0restration IS urged!h tp6
1.-THE" declaration of the Republican
national platform favofingi the control
by federal authority of futile issuaIYee
Of securities BY Interstate carriers. Is
Endorsed and "a Similar policy Is sad.
vocated on the part Of the state as to
Carriers Within its control es 50 4ES
Revision and Amendment of the
state tax flaws care Advocated SO that
property shall contribute Its just
measure of the state and local ex-
penditures.
The resolutions point with pride to
the record of the Republican party in
the nation and state, and refer with
pride to President Roosevelt's cham
pionship of the cause of labor in urg-
ing the enactment of an employers
liability law covering the defects of
the law that the federal supreme court
declared unconstitutional.
Regulation and control of the liquor
traffic in. this state is favored aud
such. legislation urged that may be
necessary to strengthen the laws and
insure their strict enforcement. e.tf
The work of the state immigration
commiss ion is commended, and uni,
form system of good roads and adop.
ton of modern laws to equitably ap,
portion the. cost thereof is favored.