The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
Republican Convention Names
 OhiOan For President
FIGHT AGAINST ALLISON
Iowa Senator Is Finally lndorsed By Narrow Margin and Roosevelt's Policies Come In For Party
 Commentator.

Des Moines, Ia., March 1S.-The re- publican state convention today elected four delegates at large to the national convention, instructed them to vote for William H. Taft indorsed Senator VIII Ham B. Allison by vote of 6T2 17-24 to 507 7-24, and approved the plank of the platform calling for revision of the tariff at special session of Congress. The Allison people dominated the convention from It's opening to its close and had things their own way throughout. The Cummins people, al- l though defeated in the convention. took l especial delight in having, as they de- clared, forced the stand d-patters to in- | dorse plank calling for revision of the tariff and they made a point of | frequently reminding the Allison peo- | pie of the fact.
 l The latter insisted however there l are as many revisionists In tn cir ranks | as with the Cummins measure and de- | clared that the vote in the convention | today showed conclusively the relative ! popularity of the two men throughout l the state. It was generally expected be- | fore the final session of the convention l that tn ere would be a majority and minority report the tariff and the | Cummins men had prepared to make | a strong fight for the adoption of the | Ohio plank. When the committee was | actually settled down to work. how 1 ever, 1t was evident that the Allison people were determined to indorse the plank themselves and the only fight that was made on the report of the committee the resolution was l gajust the indorsement of Senator All lison. Several members of the com mittee united on a minority report ob- jectng to the indorsement of the sen ator, but did not offer any substitute. Aside from the vote on this question and on the report of the committee on credentials, the convention was unan- irnous in the selections of delegates and 1 alternatese at large which were made by exclamation.
 Chairman Chosen.
 The committee on permanent organiza- | tion reported in favor of c. G. Saunders of Council Bluffs as chairman. The re- l port was adopted.
 Judge John S. Lacey. the chairman of the committee resolutions, presented the report. He announced before the l reading of the platform that a minority of the committee dssented from the fourth plank which was the indorsement | of Senator Allison and in behalf of the l committee as a whole, he asked for a vote on that plank.
 Judge Lacey read the first three blanks and asked for their adoption before read ing the indorsement of Senator Allison It was done unanimously He had no | sooner reached the name of Senator All lison than he was interrupted by tre- | mendous outburst of cheering. Thomas | A. Chessie of Des Mones presented a | minority report, asking that the Allison | indorsement be omitted from the plat | Y-aralfa fa6 tn i'm | urging that the fourth plank be adopted. I The roll call was made directly on the | adoption and rejection of the platform. l The ballot resulted: For indorsement of | Senator Allison, 672 17-24; against, BOT 7-24
 For delegates-at-large to the republican | national convention George D. Perkins of Sioux City, Lafayette Young of Des | Moines J. R. Lane of Davenport and Frank W. Simmons of Ottumwa were | chosen by exclamation.
 Platform In Full.
 Following Is the platform in full:
 Resolved, by the republicans of the | state of Iowa, in convention assembled, That the record of our party during more | than 50 years of unexampled national his- | tory is the largest asset of the republican | party and the pride of all republicans; that we earnestly desire the continued | supremacy and expanding influence of this great organization; and we hereby renew our expression of pride in the re- cent record of the party in administration and legislation. We have faith to believe that the republican party under the guidance of the people will meet Just public requirements in the future as in the past
 we declare unequivoealy for protec- | ton as the cardinal principle of the re- | publican party and we affirm our unalter- | able purpose to maintain it.
 'Events have confirmed the wisdom of the makers of the national platform of | 1904 which pledged 'readjustment Of | rates of duty only when conditions so | change that the public interests demand | their alteration in acordance with this | declaration of four years ago, the re- | publican party of Iowa indorsed the de- l claration of the Ohio republican platform 1 of this year in behalf of revision of the l tariff by a special session of the next ] Congress insuring the maintenance of the | true principle of protection by imposing | such customs duties will equal the | difference between the cost of production | at home and abroad, together with | reasonable profit, to the end that without | excessive duties American manufacturers, | farmers. producers and wage earners may have adequate protection
 Taft Favored.
 | "Resolved that we will favor the noml- l nation of William H. Taft by the repub- | lican national convention to assemble an the 16th of June We have confidence in | his ability his independent manhood. his | comprehension of large and vital public questions his uncompromising integrity and unfalterng courage. We believe him to be the choice of the republicans of this state, who have never failed to in dorse the official record of President | Roosevelt.
 "Therefore we unequvlcally instruct our delegates at large to vote for William H. Taft and we earnestly request them and our district delegates to use their united influence in support of the Taft candidacy.
 'Resolved, that we favor the retention of