The Springfield herald., 1908-09-18

AND ENDORSE NATIONAL Al
Denver.-The Colorado Republican
State Convention met at the auditor
ium Saturday. Lieut.. Gov. E. r. Har-
per was elected temporary chairman
and DIR. Hubert l.. Work Of Pueblo
permanent chairman.
Early in the convention considerable
controversy arose over the action of
the credentials committee in deciding
in favor of the Burger or Guggenheim
delegation from Denver and against
the Parks or Evans delegation. but the
committees report was adopted by
large majority.
Republican State Ticket.
Following is the full Republican
ticket placed in nomination by the
state and congressional conventions:
Governor-Jesse F. Mcdonald, Lake.
Supreme Bench-10-year term, JUS
tice j. C. Helm, Denver; 1syear term,
Justice John NJ. Maxwell; S-year term,
A. r. King. Delta; 6-year term, Justice
l.. NJ. Goddard, Denver.
Railroad Commissioners - 6-year
! term, G. G. Withers, Pueblo; 4-year
term, NJ. j. Guerin, Chaffee; 2-year
term, w. L. Dayton, Denver.
Attorney General-George I. Hodges,
Denver
Secretary of state-Timothy o'Con-
nor, Boulder
Treasurer-George D. Statler, Weld.
Auditors. H. Stevens, Las Animas.
Lieutenant Governor-C. V. Benson,
Larimer.
Superintendent of Instruction
Katherine l.. Craig, Jefferson.
fl arpo Jnmpa G
Burger, Denver.
Congressman First District-Robert
w. Bonynge, Denver.
Congressman Second District-War-
rem A. Haggott Clear Creek.
Chairman State Central Committee
John F. Vivian, Jefferson.
Presidential Electors-J. S. Carna.
han, Mesa; w. w. Storey, Jr.. Ouray;
C. A. Ballreich, Pueblo; Thomas +.
Walsh, Arapahoe; John w. Springer,
Denver.
Regents to State University-Dr. o.
J. Pfeiffer, Denver, and w. j. King,
Saguache.
Platform Of Colorado Republicans.
"The Republican party of Colorado,
in convention assembled, renews its
allegiance to the national organization,
and heartily indorses its platform and
It's candidates, Taft and Sherman.
in William H. Taft the Republican
| party has presented to the American
people a candidate for President who
Is statesman, tried in the hard school
of experience, who has successfully
| discharged the gravest responsibility in
the high offices he has honored under
Presidents Harrison, Mckinley and
| Roosevelt
I'VE commend Senator Guggenheim
for his efficient and faithful services
in behalf of the people of our state;
and commend and indorse the public
| services of Congressman Bonynge,
Haggott and Cook, who have also la
bored diligently and successfully for
the states best interests in our ma
tional law-making body.
I'VE pledge our representatives In
| the national congress to continue tc
support the Republican doctrine Of pro
lection to American industries. sup
porting such revisions as are proposed
by our national platform. The Re
blican party is pledged to and will pro
| tect the beet sugar and other indus
tries of this state as against the at.
tacks of the Democratic free traders
| who will continue to declare that a
protective tariff is robbery, and who
would place sugar upon the free list
1--WE endorse the administration OF
Governor Buchtel and his official asso
ciates. They have given the people a
clean business-like administration and
have performed their duties with cour-
age, fidelity and conspicuous ability.
among the most important officers
to be elected at the coming election
are the justices of the Supreme Court
To the enforcement of the law by this
court we owe it that for four years
past law and order have prevailed in
Colorado; to that court it is due that
honest elections are now possible in
Denver. In all cases that have come
before 1t, it has maintained an uneX-
celled reputation for probity, learning
and ability. We condemn the out
rageous and unwarranted attack upon
this court by the Democratic platform,
which should be resented by all citi-
zens. irrespective of party.
I'VE appeal with confidence to the
people Of this state to maintain the
present exalted standard of our high
the Republican candidates for mem
bers of the Supreme Court.
THE Democratic party. while In con-
troll of the state did nothing toward i'm
proving the public services. On the
contrary, incompetence, extravaganza,
scandal and downright dishonest
were rampant In the state capitol when
they turned the government over to
the Republican party.
"A Democratic governor had to bor-
row money to pay certain of the oper-
ating expenses Of the state govern
ment. The Democrats then, as now,
were fiercely attacking the corpora
tions, but they did nothing to restrict
thair powers or to make effective the
supervision of the state over such cor
porations as may have been dealing
unjustly with the public. The Demo-
cratic party has not dared to refer to
its record in its state platform, and
particularly omits any reference to its
lack of legislative action on corpora
tion regulation.
"As against the record Of incompe-