The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-11
MASSACHUSETTS DELEGATES UN
INSTRUCTED --t TAFT MAJOR
iTY ADMITTED.
CONTEST pREC|p|TATED
When Negro Delegate Nominates
Two OF His Color For Alternates
Against White Men--Latter
Win Out.

BoStcn, April lp.-Ine 1ouF men
who will hea dthe Massachusetts dele
cation to the Republican national con
vention will go to Chicago unpledged-
These four delegates were selected at
the state convention today and are
Senators Lodge and Crane, EX-Secrc'
tary of the Navy John d. Long, and
Sidney o. Bigney, a business man
The convention adopted resolutions
endorsing Governor Guild, Jr, as a
candidate for vice president and al,
yocating wise revision" of the
tariff On the question of the presi-
dtntial candidacy of Taft the platform
held that the convention recognized
that majority of delegates to the con
vention desired his nomination, but
that ii was uncertain whether the reso-
luton of preference would be carried,
and its presentation would certainly
lead to a contest, whicn would be in
furious to the welfare of the party"
This last named plank, the adoption
of which was the feature of the con
vention, was admitted by all party
leaders as compromise. 1t was sub
mitted to the committee on resolutions
this morning by the Taft league, aftef
an all night session The compromise
was effected when the leaders of the
unpledged cause admitted that the
majority of the delegates to the state
convention favored Taft and the lead
ers agreed that resolution expressing
a desire instead of preference for his
nomination would be satisfactory.
There was lively contest on the
selection of four alternates.
After speaker John II, Cole, of the
Massachusetts house, had presented
the names of four well known mon,
a colored delegate nominated Charles
w. NJ Williams of Boston, another
coored man. This nomination was
followed Immediately by that of DR..
Samuel E. Courtney, OF Boston, also
colored.
Williams was charged by the speak
ers with being bitter antagonist of
Taft and President Roosevelt, AMI
Courtney with having run for school
committeeman on the Democratic.
ticket
The votes showed that Williams led
Courtney. but that the convention de-
sired neither, and the Cole ticket was
selected. Postmaster General Meyer,
was permanent chairman and made a
speech.
Chairman Meyers Speech.
"Ws have passed through a none
tary crisis of late; but we should
remember that since the CIVIL war
the country has experienced two
great financial crises, namely in 1873
end in 1893, and in each instance il
recovered the lost ground and then
advanced to still greater heights of
success and prosperity.
"The financial disturbances of 1907
are now recognized as due to credit
conditions among the several nations
which were favorable to crisis.
"In our own country distrust was
first engendered by the revelations
as to the methods employed in some
great life insurance companies I'M
New York state, and later was in
creased by the facts brought to light
through the New York Public Utili-
ties commission. The enormous
money requirements of the railroads
and industrial enterprises, and the
stupendous demand for money caused
by the widespread extravaganza on
the part of municipalities and in
dividuals living beyond their means
demonstrated the insufficiency of un
employed money.
Roosevelt's Policies.
who in Massachusetts, would dare
TO take the responsibility for the
adjustment of the Board of Railroad
commissions, or who would now ad
vocate that quasi-public corporations
issue securities in. our state without
supervision What the national ad
ministration is attempting to do isl
to follow the example of Massachu
setts by adopting laws which viii
give federal supervision in the issu-
ance of bonds and stocks by our rail-
roads doing an interstate business
The presidents policies have been
maligned, misinterpreted, misrepre-
sented; vet the people believe in him
because his actions stand for right
ecUsness.
President Roosevelt in a special
message has recommended to con
gress the Importance of making
preparation at this session through a
committee or commission for gather
ing at once necessary and practical
information looking to the revision
of the tariff in order That the subject
shall receive efficient and proper
consideration by congress-.
The postmaster general further de
clared that the laws regarding the