The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-03-06
G.. O. P. CONVENTION
REPUBLICANS MEET IN ST. LOUIS
AND SELECT DELEGATES.
NAGEL WINS FROM NIEDRINGHAUs
Endorses Taft for President and Had
ley for Governor of Missouri
Resolutions.

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State Convention, which met In st.
Louis Thursday, Endorsed William H.
Taft for president and Herbert s. Had
ley for governor of Missouri; Endorsed
Charles Nagel of st. Louis for national
committeeman over Thomas X. Med
ringhaus by a vote of $50 to 435; elect
ed four delegates at large and four al
~ternates to the Republican National
Convention, the alternates being all
negroes, and nominated eighteen pres
idential electors.
Not a hitch married the work Of the
convention. over which Senator VIII
liam Warner presided as permanent
chairman. All of the points of dissen-
sion except choice between candidates
presented for national committeeman
were threshed out in the committees,
so that when the convention set to
work everything moved with the pre-
cision of clockwork. Senator Warner
declared this to have been the most or
derby convention in his experience.
Cyrus P. Walbridge was temporary
chairman. The convention was opened
by State Chairman Walter s. Dickey.
Rev. w. c. Coleman offered a prayer.
The band played the 'Star-Spangled
Banner" and the work of the conven-
ton began.
Kansas City Fares Well.
Kansas City came in for the lions
share of the honors at the disposal Of
tho nnn vnnftnp Tho pifv hv tho u W
secured two delegates at large, one
alternate. and one presidential elector
at large. st. Louis landed the national
committeeman and elected Henry w.
Kiel, the other presidential elector at
large. Thomas R. Marks of Kansas
idential elector at large. He was nom.
mated by Chairman Dickey of the
State Committee. Kiel had to fight for
the honor and John B. owen of the
Twelfth district threw ten delegates
from the Sixth ward to H. G. Orion of
Princeton. Hiram S. Lloyd nominated
Kiel.
Crews Defends Warner.
Nelson Crews of Kansas City, the
colored orator, who goes as one of the
alternates at large to the National Con.
vention, made an address before the
convention, in which he defended Sen
ator Warner from attacks by members
of his race through circulars scattered
about the convention hall.
Warner Is AppIauded.
.
After the organization committee
had made it's report, Walbridge led
forward Senator Warner and delivered
the gavel, a gilded %beribboned, heavy
mallet, to him.
Had been consulted" said Senator
Warner, in answer to the applause and
hat-waving that greeted him, "the tenn.
pOrary organization would have been
made permanent. 1t was never a
greater honor than now to be a repub-
lican. Never since 1861 has a greater
American occupied the executive
chair, never since Lincoln has there
been a president closer to the people,
than Theodore Roosevelt. Let us con-
duct these proceedings so that the
rule of addition rather than that of
subtraction shall prevail in the repub-
lican party in Missouri. We may diff
fer here as to men, but after the party
has spoken its voice should be the
voice of every republican. In me the
shadows of life are frightening and
the fires of ambition for future prefer
ment are burning low. All l ask is the
nriyi1nOn IF fohtipn far 49, -
the party and not for the success of
one man."
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows:
Mlssourians Are Endorsed.
Be 1t resolved. That we. the Republi-
cans OF Missouri, in State Convention as
sembled. proudly reaffirm our devotion to
the doctrine and principles of our party,
doctrines and principles which the unan-
sWerable logic of history have proved to
be conducive to national prosperity, good
thereto.
We indorse especially the administra-
tion OF Theodore Roosevelt and commend
his efforts to secure a square deal for ali
the people. Throughout his administra
tion the rights of the common people have
fore In the history of this country. we
believe William H. Taft to be the Logical
candidate of the Republican party foI
the presidency of the United States: mai
he represents the Republican principles
and policies which for the last decade
have made this the greatest and best.
ruled nation on earth; and we hereby in.
dorse his candidacy for president ant
pledge, him our active support and CO.
operation to bring about HIS nomination
and election. it being our firm conviction
that there could be no safer or more ex.
perienced statesman to guide our futur,
national destinies. His high persona
character aud world wide knowledge rem,
der him peculiarly fitted to successful,
grapple with the problems which confron
us as a nation. And In furtherance O
this sentiment we hereby instruct GU,
delegates to the National Convention I,
cast their votes for William H.. Taft anc
to use all honorable means to secure hi
nomination for the presidency.
We hereby instruct the delegates elect
ed by this convention to vote for tn,
choice of this convention for the membe
Of the National Committee of the Stat
of Missouri.
We indorse the splendid records of Sen
ator Warner and the Republican repre-