The Washington herald., 1908-07-15
HEARST LEAGUE
HAS CONVENTION
Continued from Page One.

+ Victor J. Evans. and until he attended
+ the meeting last night was supposed 10 be
/ a Republican. like his father.
I The resolutions adopted are as follows
Suffrage for the District Of Columbia,
with laws so limiting the right Of suffrage
as TO eliminate the undesirable vote
Advocating a change IN the govern
ment OF the District. with power 70 be
vested in a governor and other officials;
no legislature OF other elective body. but
the right OF representation in Congress
The elimination of a legislature viii pre-
vent the possibility OF Objectionable fea-
lures Of suffrage. as previously prac-
tiCed in the District. and yet in the per
son Of a governor viii give the citizens
q the District the necessary voice in
their affairs. Representatives in Con
gress viii give the District an active
voice and a vote II Congress. which
viii absolutely prevent all District legis-
latiOn being in the hands OF persons who
represent and look out for other dis
tricts. and will also prevent the time
allotted 10 the District In Congress be
Ing taken UP with other than District
affairs.
would Keep Philippines.
'Condemning the Democratic platform
for advocating the abandonment OF the
Philippines as reasonable The duty the
United States owes 10 the natives OF the
Philippines and to itself after the lives
lost and labor expended in such posses
sions renders such abandonment an ad-
mission Of weakness. and the Reputation
Of our policies involved in such an aban-
donment has a reasonable tendency.
advocating the nomination Of a South
ern man for Vice President on the na-
tional ticket Of the Independence Party
The strength Of the ticket Will thus he
materially increased. as the Independence
Party would thus be truly national as
the other parties do not recognize the
rights Of the South to a place on the
ticket
In other words, there Is no really na-
tional party to-day. and a party having
both Southern and Northern candidates
would more nearly represent the unifca-
ton Of the voters Of the country as such.
and would give to the South an active
representation TO stimulate its interests.
Furthermore, the questions more intf-
ulstely concerning the South can best be
handled by a Southern man In other
words. make the national ticket Of the
Independence Party truly national in
candidates"
Unanimous for Ticket
Dir. ByTne then followed with another
resolution, calling for an Endorsement Of
William Randolph Hearst and John TEN
pie Graves as the candidates OF the IN
dependence party. The motion was unani-
mously carried
A motion to adjourn was then taken.
Although the ayes apparently were in
the minority. they were recognized and
the meeting adjourned subject to the call
OF the president
John Temple Graves was scheduled to
speak, as was Max Ihmsen- The former
sent word that it would be impossible
for him to attend The latter did not
speak. but figured In the early proceed
ings of the meeting When the Evans
power was manifested he left, saying Il
was TOO much OF a one-man affair for
him
While the motion for adjournment was
being voted upon. Henry 2. Wilkins halt
ed proceedings long enough to tell the
Chair and audience that the meeting had
not accomplished what Il intended. and
that was voting 10 inject into the Ilde-
pendence Party's platform the plank cali
ing for suffrage II the District: