The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-04
Foraker is Entirely Eliminated in
Ohio and Harmony and Taft Are
Watchwords of the Republicans.
Cheers Drown the Voice of
Temporary Chairman James
II. Garfield, When He Men.
tiOns FavOrite Son Of State.

Columbus. O., March A. The
state Republican convention today
ladopsed a platform on which Taft will
appeal for votes. II was dictated by
Traits friends and represents his poll
cles. II calls for the re-enactment In
la constitutional form of the en-
Iployers' liability act and limitation in
the exercise of iniunctions 10 prevent
abuses: revision of the tariff by a
special session OF the next congress.
II commends Roosevelt's administra-
ton. without mentioning names II
congratulates the people for having
Foraker and Dick in the senate. IT
instructs the delegates TO vote Tor
Taft until he is nominated. IL favors
the reduction of representation In
congress and In the electoral college
In states, where white and negro citi-
zens are DISTINGUISHED, and urges the
prosecution of trusts.
Columbus, O.. March 4.-The Re-
publicans of Ohio who met yesterday
afternoon in convention dealt a stag
gering blow to the interests OF Sena-
tors Foraker and Dick and placed the
entire party machine of Ohio In the
hands OF William n. Taft and his po
lltical followers. by wiping OFF the
state central committee every man
who was known to have any bias Ia
their favor.
OF the n members of the new com
mittee eleven were re elected and OF
the changes made seven were Foraker
men, and all the Foraker men that
were on the committee. The otheN
three who were not reelected were
! all for Taft and their retirement was
caused by local conditions alone.
Every member Of the new committee
lis Taft man. Attorney General
Wade II. WINS will be permanent
chairman.
James r. Garfield, secretary OF the
interior. was temporary chairman at
yesterdays session of the convention,
Cheers greeted every mention OF the
name OF Taft by Garfield in his adj
dress. and the prediction that Ohio
was about TO furnish another presi-
dent created a bedlam of approval.
Following the announcement of names
OF committeeman. adjournment was
taken until this morning at 10 O'Clock.
There will be no contest in the con-
yention for delegates at large TO the
Republican national convention, and
Governor Harris, A. !. Vorys, Charles
p Taft and Myron T. Herrick will be
chosen.
Garfield referring to the opposition
of the administration classed them in
two sections; those who said the
party had gone too far and those who
insist that the party has not gone far
enough. He concluded as follows:
What Are the Issues?
'ln this campaign the all-absorb'
ing question is this-shall these poll
cies be approved and continued?
Among our opponents there are the
two extremes: those who say we have
gone too far. and those who say we
have not gone far enough. The for
| mer attribute the financial crisis
through which We have passed and its
resulting depression to the presidents
policies and they appeal TO the per-
sonal interest of those who have fel,
the loss OF money and property as
well as those who are temporarily I'M
employed: we ask them to specify
where the government has taken un-
wise or extreme action which can
justly be held as the cause for the
panic. and We have. yet to hear their
answer. They object to the exposure
and decry those who have made the
Exposures. They are unwilling to
admit that trouble came because of
the wrong and the evil that was ex-
posed.
| Transportation companies aud ia
vored shippers have been guilty OF
granting and receiving rebates and
DETERMINATIONS. Offices OF corpora
tons engaged In interstate commerce
have misused the powers and funds
of the corporation; have by means Of
stock jobbing and stock watering