The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

progress in promises to the people and
much greater progress in aiding selfish
Interests and SPECIAL privileges, That
party, guided by cXpcdlcncy and cam,
pnign necessity, would camp this year
y Democratic ground. 1t is apparent
4. { If recent progress is to continue
q pes not require very great sweep
q. . imagination TO see written into
2. publican platform four years
he lose immortal words Of Thorn.
rs % yon. Equal rights to all. spe
cal Q. Ngcs to none.
20 "My Policies"
ain 7uadrennial contest Mr.
Roosevelt las Identified himself with
Mr.. Taft. Alr. Taft has identified him
self with Mr.. Roosevelt The Repub.
lican party has inscparably identified
the two together. To praise one you
must praise the other; to criticise one
Is to crticise his pursuing shadow.
And So | must say, if it should APP
pear 10 any one that in noting and de-
nouncing abuses ana failures ON the
part of the present administration any
bility of separating the present occu-
pant of the White House from his own
anointCd one.
1T has been made evident in the
pending campaign that the Republ' cans
will seek to conjure with the name Of
Roosevelt and will rely upon the pres
idcnts policies rs a priced asset The
president has advertised himself and
his policies with a frequency and abil.
ity that SURPRISES the best efforts Of
the shrewdost press agent a distin-
guished Republican, Il former cabinet
officer, once publicly proclaimed the
president to bC tie greatest exponent
of the art of advertising the world has
known. The country has been told
and not allowed 20 forget that, in his
opinion, his encrg IS have been devoted
TO the accom-. slucnt of many high
purposes and tina. if his work is yet
incomplete 1t IS SO only because his un-
dcrtakngS were too vast to be carried
to success during his term of Office.
My policies mus continue.
When Chairman Clayton concluded
his address at 1905 he was loudly APP
plauded
A Francis Boom.
A band with the Jefferson club of
| ST. LCplis at once started to parade
| the hall with banners labeled David
r. Francis for Vice President" A
number of cheers for Francis came
from both the delegates and the gal
! leries.
Wait on Resolutions Committee.
At the instance of Judge Kern OF
Indiana, a committee of three was ap
pointed to learn when the resolution,
committee would he ready to report
Chicago Man Speaks.
In the interval Raymond Robins OF
Chicago was invited to speak. He
made a general attack on the policies
carried out by the republican party
He referred to the millionaires of
Wall street as Eau, 0mobile buns" He
claimed that the financial distress OF
the country was due principally tc
watered stocks. lie received enthusi
astic applause.
LttIeton Speaks.
Martin Littleton of New York, in
troduced by Chairman Clayton as {
man born in southern Tennessee, was
greeted wildly by the convention. A
statement that whatever the conven
ton did in the way of candidates OF
platform would be loyalty supported
by New York was greeted with cheers
His speech was chiefly a speech fol
harmony
National Committee Announced.
The new national committee was
announced by the secretary. The
name of James NJ. Guffey as commit
teeman from Pennsylvania was loudl!
Cheered.
Guffey Declared Out.
Chairman Clayton Immediately an
nounced that in view of the actor
of the committee on credentials thu
place of committeeman from Pennsyl
vania was vacant and would remain
so until a new committeeman wal
chosen by the reorganized delegation
The chairman then announced
various committee appointments, to
gether with the list of honorary vic'
presidents.
Platform at p. m.
Judge Kern of Indiana mounted thu
platform and reported that the com
mittee on resolutions would be read.
to report not later than o'clock to
night. He said that the committee
deliberations were entirely har
moniOus.
Convention Adjourns.
The convention then took a recess
until 7 o'clock this evening