Fair play., 1908-03-07
G. 0. P. CONVENTION
REPUBLICANS MEET IN ST. LOUIS
AND SELECT DELEGATES.
NAGEL WINS FROM NlEDRlNGHlUs
Endorses Taft fer President and Had
ley for Governor Of Missouri
Resolutions.

Resolutions.
st. Louis, Mo- The Republican
state Convention. which met in ST.
Louis Thursday indorsed William n.
Taft for president and Herbert s. Had
ley for governor of Missouri: indorsed
Charles Nagel of St Louis for national
committeeman over Thomas X. Med
rihghaus BY vote ss $50 to i35; elect
ed four delegates at large and four al
ternates to the Republican National
Convention, the aternates being all
negroes, and nominated eighteen pres
idential electors.
Not hitch marred the work of the
convention, over which Senator Will
liam Warner presided as permanent
chairman All of the points of dissen-
sion except choice between candidates
presented for national committeeman
were threshed out in the committees,
so that when the convention set to
work everything moved with the pre-
cision of clockwork. Senator Warner
declared this to have been the most or
derly convention in his experience.
Cyrus 2. Walbridge was temporary
chairman. The convention was opened
by state Chairman Walter S. Dickey.
Rev w. G. Coleman offered a prayer.
The band played the "Star-Spangled
Banner" and the work of the conven-
tion began
Kansas City Fares We'll.
81 Kansas City came in for the lions
share OF the honors at the disposal of
the convention. The city by the Kaw
secured two delegates at large, one
alternate, and one presidential elector
y at large. St Louis landed the national
c0nnmitteeman and elected Henry w.
Kiel, the other presidential elactor at
large. Thomas r. Marks Of Kansas
4 City was elected unanimously as pres.
tdential elector at large. He was nom.
mated by Chairman Dickey of the
state Committee. Kiel had to fight for
B the honor and John B. owen of the
a Twelfth district threw ten delegates
4 from the Sixth ward to H. G. Orton Of
4 Frinceton. Hiram S. Lloyd nominated
4 Kiel.
Crews Defends Warner.
Nelson Crews of Kansas City. the
cOlored orator who goes as one of the
8Aiternates at large to the National Con
"a vention, made an address before the
convention, in which he defended Sen.
II ator Warner from attacks by members
ssof his race through circulars scattered
gabout the convention hall
N Warner Is Applauded
After the organization committee
& mad made its report, Walbridge led
Forward Senator Warner and delivered
the gavel, gilded beribboned, heavy
I mallet, to him.
Ef8 Had been consulted" said Senator
Warner, in answer to the applause and
N hat-waving that greeted him, 1.-The tenn.
II porary organization would have been
made permanent 1t was never a
greater honor than now to be repub-
III lican, Never since 1861 has a greater
4 american occupied the executive
I Chair, never since Lincoln has there
2 been president closer to the people,
N than Theodore Roosevelt Let us con.
duct these proceedings so that the
rule of addition rather than that of
subtraction shall prevail in the repub.
Iican party in Missouri. We may diff
Ter here as to men, but after the party
s mas spoken its voice SHOULD be the
voice of every republican. In me the
shadows Of life are lengthening and
the fires of ambition for future prefer
ment are burning low. All ask Is the
privilege Of fighting for the success of
the party and not for the success OF
one man"
The committee on resolutions re.
ported as follows:
MIssourIans Are Indorsed
Be it resolved, That we the Republi-
cans OF Missouri, in State Convention as
semhled, proudly roafflrm our devotion tc
the doctrine and principles of our party
doctrines and principles which the unan-
swerable logic of history have proved tc
he conducive to national prosperity good
government and all the blessings incident
thereto
We indorse especially the administra.
iion Of Theodore Roosevelt and commend
his efforts to secure square deal for al
the people. Throughout his admlnistra
tion the rights Of the common people have
been recognized and upheld as never be-
fore in the history of this country. W.
candidate of the Republican party fol
the presidency OF the United States; thai
ne represents the Republican principles
and policies which for the last decad,
have made this the greatest and best
ruled nation on earth: and we hereby in
dorse his candidacy for president anC
pledge him our active support and co
operation to bring about his nomination
and election, It being our firm conviction
that there could be no safer or more ex
perienced statesman to guide our futur,
national destinies. His high persona
character and world wide knowledge rem
der him peculiarly fitted to successfulll
pD1n Nyl tho x.tlaf fNt fyn
us as a nation. And In furtherance o
this sentiment we hereby instruct ou
delegates to the National Convention I,
cast their votes for William H. Taft ant
to use all honorable means to secure hi
nomination for the presidency.
We hereby instruct the delegates elect
ed by this convention to vote for tn
choice Of this convention for tho menNbo
of the National Committee of the Stat
of Missouri.
We indorse the splendid records of Sen
ainr Warmer and tho Republlcan repro