The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-23

Spokane, May lo.-Ine uTdnideio
and unexpected feature of the Wash
ington Republican state convention
was the adoption of local option
plank by vote OF SOC to 25S. A
minority report, signed by only four
of the thirty-seven members of the
platform committee, declared:
"This convention records itself In
favor of reasonable local option bill
to be enacted by the next legislature,
and it was adopted with loud cheers
Then came a unique incident. The
Elks' quartet, of Spokane, was in the
big armory, and had entertained dele
gates with a number of songs. A dele
gate called for, the singing of Where
Is My Wandering Boy Tonight; the
famous old temperance song was
readily given, and a large number OF
the delegates joined in the song.
The convention adopted unani
mously the following resolution tor
Taft:
1--WE recognize in the Hon. William
H. Taft, of Ohio, statesman OF lofty
patriotism. He has proven his gen
ius for public affairs; he is expert
enced in the public service and is in
sympathy with the aims and desires
of the people as to governmental prin
ciples. We want the Roosevelt poll
cies continued, and we believe Mr.
Taft is pre-eminently the man for the
task. We pledge him the support Of
the Republicans of the state of Wash
ington if he is nominated, and we in
struct the delegation from this state
to vote for his nomination as long as
his name shall be before the conven
tion."
General James M. Ashton, of Ia
coma, was temporary chairman of the
convention, and former Governor
John H. McGraw, of Seattle, perma
nent chairman.
The following ticket was nomi
mated:
Presidential electors-J. R. O'Don
nell, of Chehalis; c. G. Kerlee, of Pa
cific; w. P. Trimble, of King; j. M
Fish, of Stevens; Frank M. Dallam
of Okanogan.
Delegates-at-large to national con
vention-R. A. Ballinger, of Seattle;
Emerson Hammer, of Skagit; R. L
Mccormick, of Pierce; Frank T. Post
of Spokane
Alternates-F. B. Hubbard, Of
Lewis; DR.. M. Pietrzycki, of Colum
bia; DR.. J. J. Smith, of King; A. l.
Rodgers, of Stevens.
Delegates from district No. Rob
ert Moran, of San Juan; w. j. Rucker
of Snohomish.
First district alternates: Pat Halo
ran, Skagit;' F. X. Baker, Snohomish
Delegates from District No. &C. S
Eaton, of Thurston; A. L. Miller. Of
Clarke.
| Alternates-Dr. F. H. Collins, OF
Klickitat, and H. H. Bugge, of Clal
lam.
Delegates from district No. 3-Dr
]. c. McAuley, of Kittitas, and D. T.
Ham, of Spokane.
Third district alternates: Thomas
Bollman, Chelan; D. L. Bradley
Ferry.
The Platform.
| The platform as reported by the
committee before amendment is as fol
lows:
I'VE, your committee on platform
and resolutions, report the following
for your consideration:
Section Preamble. The great.
est issue of the coming campaign is:
Shall the Roosevelt policies live with
the next administration? The Repub.
! lican party of the state of Washing.
ton unanimously declares that the
honor of the nation and the welfare
and happiness of the people demand
| that those policies be perpetuated as
cardinal principles of the Republican
party.
Section 2-We indorse the ma
tional and state administrations. We
commend the delegation in congress
for its devotion to the interests of the
state and for the spirit which its
members have manifested in cooper
ating and working tremendously in all
matters.
Section 3-We recognize in the
Hon. William H. Taft, of Ohio, a
statesman of lofty patriotism. He has
proved his genius for public affairs.
He is experienced in the public SER
vice and is in sympathy with the aims
and desires of the people as to the
governmental principles. We want
the Roosevelt policies continued, and
we believe Mr.. Taft is prominently
the man for the task. We pledge him
the support of the Republicans of the
state OF Washington If he is nomi-
mated and we instruct the delegation
from this state to vote for his nomina-
ton as long as his name shall be be-
fore the convention.
For Tariff Revision Commission.
Section 4-Tariff: In the proposed
revision of the tariff, to which the
Republican party is virtually commit
ted, and which we favor, the principle
OF protection for the American la
borer, farmer and manufacturer
should not be impaired In the slight