The Ordway new era., 1908-04-10
INDIANA FOR
FAIRBANKS
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
PLEDGES ITS THIRTY
DELEGATES.
URGES MINING BUREAU
PLATFORM FAvoRs CHILD LABOR
LAWS, LOCAL OPTION AND
TARIFF REVISION.

Indianapolis.-The Indiana Republi-
can state convention Thursday adopted
Il platform. indorsed Vice President
Charles Warren Fairbanks and in
structed the thirty state delegates TO
the national convention at Chicago to
vote and work for his nomination Tor
the presidency, and nominated fuA
state ticket.
The platform incorporated a plank
written by Vice President Fairbanks
insisting upon a revision of the tariff
by IA special session of Congress TO be
called in November after the fall cleo
tions Other planks favored child Ia
bor laws, a local option law with the
county as a unit favored economy IN
public expenditures especially men-
tionne the army and navy, favored
modification of the financial system,
pledged a complete regulation oil cap
italistic combinations in the interest OF
trade. commerce and the general wei
fare of the people and urged the crea-
tion of a bureau of mines and mining
Following are the principal nomina-
rions:
Governor-Jamcs L. Watson. Rush
vile.
Lieutenant Governor-Fremont u
Goodwine. Williamsport.
Secretary of Statc-Fred A. Sims.
Frankfort.
Auditor-John C. Bn,heimer, Wash
ington.
Trcasurcr-Oscar Hadley. Plainfield.
Attorney General-Iamcs Bingham,
Muncie.
The platform adopted included the
following plank:
I'VE unrcservedly and enthusias-
tically indorse the administration OF
\, ,ta I'M
tive and under his guidance the Pan
anna canal has been begun and is rap
idly being driven to completion. Upon
his recommendation Congress has
passed many laws which secure many
rights for the people and insure that
honesty in business upon which alone
permanent prosperity Is builded.
president Roosevelt's fearless and
impartial enforcement OF law. regard
less of the wealth and power OF the
lawbreakcr. has secured not only
greater observance OF and respect for
law than ever before. but also has
quickened the moral sense OF the ma
tion.
THE Republicans OF Indiana, voic-
ing the opinion of the great majority
Of the people of all parties. congratu-
late President Roosevelt on his admin
istration of the country's affairs and
pledge our continued support of his
policies.
The Republican party notes with
pleasure the growing determination to
eradicate political corruption. from
whatever source the same originates:
and to the end that the party may re-
spond to that sentiment We oppose the
contribution to political parties for
campaign purposes by corporations OF
/ the state or nation. or by officers or
persons in behalf OF such corporations.
and we hereby commend the Indiana
| Republican state central committee Tor
its refusal to accept contributions from
| corporations within or without the
| state.
I'VE approve the laws enacted for
the proper regulation OF the railroads
and other combinations of capital and
we pledge the party to all additional
safeguards necessary to complete reg
ulation OF these combinations in the
interest OF trade and commerce, ana
in the interest OF the general welfare
OF the people.
"The last convention of the Republi-
can party in the state OF Indiana do
clared in favor OF revision Of the tari2
whenever such revision would do more
good than harm. We believe that re-
vision would now be beneficial and to
minimize the harmful disturbance that
tariff changes necessarily produce, We
insist that revision be speedily done.
We therefore favor the calling Of an
extra session early in November. 1908.
| to make such revision"
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