The state herald., 1908-04-10
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
PLEDGES ITS THIRTY
DELEGATES.
URGES MINING BUREAU
PLATFORM FAVoRS CHILD LABOR
LAWS, LOCAL OPTION AND
TARIFF REVISION.

Indianapolls.-Th Indiana Rcpubif
can state convention Thursday adoptsd
II platform. indorsed Vice Presidont
Charles Warren Fairbanks and in
structed the thirty state delegates TO
the national convention at Chicago TO
vote and work for his nomination for
the presidency and nominated inh
state ticket,
The platform Incorporated plank
written by Vice President Fairbanks
insisting upon a revision of the tarin
by a special session OF Congress to bo
called in November after the fall cleo
tions. Other planks favored child la
bOr laws, a local option law with tn"
county as a unit, favored economy in
public expenditures especially men
! tiOninC the army and navy, favored a
modification of the financial system,
pledged a complete regulation OF cap
! italistic combinations in the interest OF
! trade, commerce and the general well
| fare of the people and urged the crca-
! tion of a bureau Of mines and mining.
Following are the principal nomina-
| tiuns:
Governor-Iam Z. Watson. Rush
vile.
Lieutenant Govcrnor-Fremont o.
Goodwinc, Wnliamsport
Secretary OF Siale-Fred A. Sims.
| Frankfort.
Anditor-John c. nnheimer. WASH
| ington
Treasurer-Oscar Hadloy. PlainGcld.
Attorney General James Bingham,
| Muncio.
The platform adopted Included tho
! following plank
we unrogcryedly and onthuBias-
l tlcally indor8c the administration of
| Theodore Roosevelt Upon his militia
/ tive and under his guidance the Pan
| anna canal has been begun and is rap
! idly being driven 10 completion. upon
! his recommendation Congress has
/ PASSED many laws which secure many
| rights for the people and insure thar
| honesty IN business upon which alone
! permanent prosperity is builded.
"Presldcnt Rooscvclrs fearless and
] impartial enforcement Of law, regard
| less Of the wealth and power Of tho
| lnwbreakcr. has secured not only
/ rrontor observance of and respect for
/ law than ever before, but also has
| anickened the moral sense of the m
/ tion.
"Thc Republicans OF Indiana. vote
| lnr tho opniOn of the great majority
I of tho people ~ aii parties. congrutu-
| late President Roosevelt ON his admin,
! istratlon of the country's AFFAIRS ana
I pledge our continued support ni bis
policies.
THE Republican party notes WITH
pleasure the growing determination 10
| eradicate political corruption. from
whatever source the same originates;
and 10 the end that the party may re-
| spoud to that sentiment We oppose the
| contribution 10 political parties Tor
campaign purposes by corporations OF
Z the state or nation, 0r by officers ur
persons In behalf of such corporations.
and We hereby commend tho Indiana
Republican state central committee for
It's refusal 10 accept contributions from
corporations within or without he
state
we approve tho laws enacted for
the pToppr regulation Of the railroads
aud other combinations Of capital ana
we pledge the party TO all additional
safeguards necessary 10 complete reS
ulation OF these combinations In tho
interest of trade md commerce. ana
In the interest Of the general welfare
OF the people.
THE last convention Of the Repnbii
can party In the state Of Indiana DO
clared In favor of revision Of the ,arin
whenever such revision would DO more
good than harm We believe that ~"
vision would now be beneficial and 10
minimize the harmful disturbance thAt
tariff changes necessarily produce. -s
Insist that revision be- speedily dops
We therefore favor the calling of Hn
cxtra session early In November, 1905,
TO make such revision"