The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-04
Announce Candidacy Of the Com
mOnweaIth's FavOrite Son.
HIS PERSONAL VIEWS
Are Set Forth at Length in the
Platform.
ROOseveIt's Ideas With Tariff
Revision Added Thereto.

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publican state convention was called
to order at 10 O'Clock by Temporary
Chairman James R. Garfield. After
a prayer by Rev. Lloyd G. Douglas
the committee on permanent organf-
zation reported that Attorney General
Wade H Ellis had been chosen for
permanent chairman. The announce
ment was greeted with great ap-
plause, and Mr.. Ellis on taking the
gavel delivered a short and energetic
cheers.
The committee on credentials re-
ported two contests, involving eight
candidates and recommended that all
of them be seated and given one-half
vote each The report was approved.
The committee on rules declared
against the adoption Of the unit rule
and their report was adopted without
debate.
Congressman Burton. chairman of
sentei the report of that body.
The first plank to be greeted with
applause was that relating to labor
and capital and from that time until
the reading was completed the en-
thusiasm invoked by the platform
The report concluded with the
plank endorsing the candidacy of w.
H. Taft and as soon as the delegates
caught the drift Of the endorsement
they broke in on the reader with
yell that caused him to pause for sew
eral minutes.
The report was unanimously adopt
ed amid wild applause. Congressman
Nicholas Longworth, presented the
names of Charles P. Taft. Myron T.
Herrick, A I. Vorys and Andrew L.
Harris as delegates at large and they
hv
Mr.. Longworth had committed his
speech to memory and his recollec-
ton failed him after he had spoken
few minutes An awkard pause fol-
lowed which Mr.. Longworth broke
with the remark: "Just wait. I'll get
started in a minute.
The convention broke into cheers
and laughter and Mr.. Longw orth soon
started" and finished his speech
happily.
Gunckel Arthur M. Orr, George M.
BradfieId and Alexander M. Martin
were chosen.
Charles A Cottril1 a colored dele
gate from Toledo, presented the
names of Edward Huggins of Col
urnbus and J. T. Carew Of Cincinnati.
They were nominated without opposi-
ton. Mr.. Cottrill made really able
and eloquent speech and was heartily
applaused.
Governor Harris was placed at the
head of the ticket amid enthusiastic
cheers. there being no other name
presented.
The Platform.
The Republicans Of Ohio proclaim
this platform of principles Of the cam
paign of 1908:
I'm the nation, we stand for those
ideals of government which mean JUS
tice, equality and fair dealing among
men.
of the laws commercial and industrial
liberty, individualism as against social
ism: competition as against monopoly;
government regulation as against gov
ernment ownership; the promotion of
the best interests of labor and capital
and the unf1inching protection of both;
compensation for injured employees of
the government; the re-enactment in
constitutional form of the employees la
hilitv act; a limitation in the exercise
of the power of injunction, in order to
prevent it's abuse; greater merchant
marine and an adequate navy; gener-
Gus provision for the old soldiers, the
vanishing forces of the republic; liberal
appropriations for the improvement of
waterways and harbors, in accordance
with a general plan which shall be COM
nrehensive and just to all portions of
tbe country: the organization of all
existing national public health agen-
cies into a single national health de-
partment.
Tariff Revision.
"a revision of the tariff by special
Session of the next congress, insuring
the maintenance OF the true principle
of protection by imposing such customs
duties as will equal the difference be-
twee, the cost of production at home
and abroad, together with reasonable
profit to the end that. without exces-
eive duties American manufacturers,
may have adequate protection.
ga sound financial system in har-
mony with the achievements of the Re-
publican party, and such notifications
Of the currency laws as will provide
for the demands Of commerce, satisfy
the needs of all portions of the country
and have at all times the quality of
undoubted security.
1.-The civil and political rights of
the American negro in every state, be-
progress in intelligence, industry and
good citizenship has earned the re-
spect and encouragement of the ma
ton and that those legislative enact
ments that have for their real aim his
Acknowledgement for reasons of color
alone and unfair. un-American and
repugnant to the supreme law Of the
land: we favor the reduction of
representation in congress and the
electoral college in all states of this
Union Wnere WnlIe ana cOiOreQ cItl-
zens are disfranchised, to the
end that the fourteenth amendment
to the constitution of the United
States may be enforced, according to
its letter and spirit. The speedy com
pletion of the Panama canal. the de-
velopment, step by step, of popular
government in the Philippines, and
the continued expansion of American
influence and trade in the interest of
peace and progress among the ma
tions of the earth.