The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-06-26

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party favors such protection as viii
lead to the production on American
soil of all the sugar which the Ameri
can people use and for which they
pay other countries more than 800,
100000 annually"
He has been a consistent opponent
of the Cuban reciprocity which has
handicapped the home industry and
is today a distinct menace to Ameri'
can sugar production.
He disa greed with the policy OF
| the President and Secretary Taft as
to the Philippine tariff proposition,
and for this reason favored Speaker
| Cannon for the nomination. He was
| not elected a Taft delegate and has
gained national reputation as a
| hard hitter and as a champion of the
| Michigan sugar industry when other
congressman from this state took to
| cover.
He incurred the enmity Of certain
Detroit newspapers because of his in
dependence and aroused a faction in
his own district which has been and
will be futile in its efforts to injure
him in his own party.
AS a Saginaw newspaper says the
michigan delegation was only in
fuenced in it's work by desire to
fill every Office as best it was able"
His selection for the most important
place on the committees by his own
state delegation was a distince recog-
milton of his ability and the conf
dence reposed in him. Congressman
Fordney is today one of the most con-
spicuous figures in the Michigan
congressional delegation and in the
Republican party OF the nation. He
is recognized as a man who can at all
times and under all circumstances be
depended upon to stand by the indus
trial interests of his state. His
fealty to the sugar industry is mark
ed, and could the pledges made in
the platform of 1896 as championed
by Mr.. Fordney been carried out,
there would be more than fifty
sugar factories in this state instead
of sixteen.
Mr.. Fordney need feel no appre-
hension as to the future. His place
in congress is secure, for the people
love a man who is fighter for their
interests at all times and who is
tried and true.
ssssss f'lt srr'sts1ss8;
Great Honor for Mr. Fordney.
From the Saginaw Courier-Herald:
The election of Congressman Jos.
w. Fordney of the, eighth district
as Michigan member of the important
committee on resolutions of the Re-
publican national convention is the
most distinct honor paid to a Michi-
gan Republican. Mr.. Fordney won
over Dallas Boudeman, capable
and popular leader of Kalamazoo, be-
cause the delegates believed him best
qualified by experience and associa-
ton to have hand in the framing of
the national platform. His election |
is the more notable because of the |
fact that Mr.. Fordney has been one |
of the two Michigan delegates who |
were not elected as Taft delegates, |
the preference of the eighth district |
and his colleague, Mr.. e. |
o. Dewey of Owosso being for "Uncle |
Joe" Cannon.
The point of Mr.. Fordney's cleo |
ton is one that should not be lost by |
his constituency. With strong con-
stituency. With a strong contro-
versy in prospect over the make
up of the national platform and all |
factions in the convention anxious to |
be well represented on the committee
every possible influence was exerted |
in the matter of this election. Mr.. |
Boudeman had strong support and |
Is man of standing and ability. Yet |
with many favorable combinations
in his behalf he was defeat
ed by Mr.. Fordney because the dele
gates recognized and believed that he
was better qualified to fill the place.
IN other words, recognition of ma
Lional services was given the con-
gresham he was named because
his record was such as to inspire
every utltSdCt WluIi III no |
actions as a member of tho commit
tee.
Mr.. Fordney's election is a hard
and bitter coated pill for the various
Detroit newspapers who have oppos-
ed him to swallow. 1t Is sharp
blow at them in many ways. and indi-
Gates that the Michigan delegation
was only influenced in its work by q
desire to fill every Office as best it
was able. Naturally these papers
which have assumed the duty of try
ng to embarrass Mr.. Fordney are in
4 dilemma to explain his election.
Rather they will refuse to admit the
real situation and attempt to put for
eign and incorrect interpretations on
he delegations action; but the fact
will loom up large that Mr.. Fordney's
election to the most important COM
nittee place within the delegations
gift was due to the delegates con-
idence in him and his ability.
Congressman Fordney has proved
n many ways that he is leading