Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-02
FAIRBANKS ENDORSED

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life is pure; his home life ideal; his public
life unblemished
For these reasons we instruct the
delegates at large elected by this conven
ton and the district delegates heretofore
elected to present his name to the ma
tional convention. and spare no effort tC
secure his nomination as the republican
choice for the next presidency"
The platform Endorses Gov. Hany
Chairman Harry s. New of the republican
national committee. United Sta Sena
tors Beverage and Hemenway and Chair
man Goodrich Of the state central com
mittee.
Glad Hand for New.
One Of the most enthusiastic demon
STATIONS Of the day greeted the indorse-
ment OF Harry S. New. chairman of the
republican national committee, who oc-
cupied a seat as delegate from Marion
county Nominations for state officer.
no opposition for a second nomination
They are at present state officers. and
they were renominated by reclamation, as
follows:
For secretary of state, Fred A. Sims
For auditor Of state, John c. Billheimer
Washington.
For treasurer of state. Oscar Hsdley
Plainf1eld.
For attorney general. James Bingham
Muncie.
For reporter Of the supreme court
George w Self. Corydon.
For judge appellate court. David Myers
Greensburg.
The -twenty-six national delegates Sc.
lected February at district meetings were
oil Cd nit a. A
bert ]. Beveridge and James A. Hemen-
way. Gov. j. Frank Hanly and Chairman
James p. Goodrich of the state committee
were elected national delegates-at-large.
w. T. Durbn. Anderson and Fred
Gardner indianapolis, were chosen cleo
tors at-large.
Contest for Governorship.
The names of James e. watson of
Bushville. Charles w. Miller of Goshen.
William l.. Taylor of indianapolis and
Hugh T. Miller Of Columbus were present
ed to the convention for the nomination
for governor.
The name Of W. l.. Taylor was pre-
sented by Harry S. New, chairman of
the national committee.
The first ballot for governor resulted:
Hugh Miller. 1874 22-100; Charles Miller,
392 3O-1OO. Necessary to a choice, 1876.
A second ballot was ordered.
The second ballot for governor resulted
Watson. $50: Charles Miller, 800; Taylor,
259: Hugh Miller. 1866
Organized Yesterday Afternoon.
Organization was completed yester-
day afternoon. with Representative
Jesse Overstreet Of Indianapolis as
temporary chairman and the selection
of Representative John c. CLANCY of Sui
Ivan county as permanent chairman.
Vice President Charles Warren Fair
banks. In a regular letter read before the
convention. outlined his views on tariff
revision. suggesting that such changes as
may be desirable should be made after
the presidential election this fall and
before the present Congress adjourns next
spring. The Vice Presidents views were
incorporated in the platform. which the
committee on resolutions finished last
night for presentation to the convention
this morning.
Mention Of President Roosevelt and
Vice President Fairbanks brought forth
great demonstrations from the delegates
The speech Of Gov. Hanly. demanding a
county-unit local option plank was SO in
tense and dramatic that it carried the
convention to storm of applause. Adj
dresses were also made by Representa-
tives Overstreeet and Clancy and by SEN
ators Beverage and Hemenway.
The Fairbanks Letter
The following letter from Vice President
Fairbanks. addressed to Chairman Over
street. was read:
There seems to be no division of opin-
ion among republicans with respect to the
questions which are to be embodied in the
state platform. except possibly with regard
to the time when the tariff should be re-
vised.
II venture. therefore, to submit TO YOU.
and through You to the committee on
subject.
The sentiment In favor Of a revision Of
the tariff has SO far crystaIlized as to
make 1t reasonably certain that revision
Will be undertaken at no distant date. 1t
Is morally certain that both Of the leading
political parties will declare In favor of
some form OF revision in their national
platforms. 1t has been frequently sug-
gested that revision should be underta ken
at a special session of Congress to be CON
vened Immediately after the inauguratio
Of the next president. A number of re-
publican state conventions have already
made declarations to this effect.
"The time when revision should be made
Is second only IN Importance to revision
itself. 1t is obvious that there is a
wrong and a right time to attempt it, IF
revision had been entered upon during
the past few months incalculable injury
would have been inflicted upon the coun-
try. To have superimposed the uncer-
tainty and strain of revision upon the
acute. nervous financial conditions We
have experienced would have aggravated
UNNECESSARILY the distress.
ut is well understood that revision is
attended with more or less business dis
turbance. Pending the consideration of
new schedules. manufa cturers, merchants
and consumers will hesitate. They will
make no contracts for the future beyond
their immediate necessities. for the reason
that a change in duty may affect the basis
upon which their business is done. 1t is,
therefore. important that tho period of un-
certainty be reduced to the minimum in
order that business may speedily resume
its normal activity. and complete resump-
ton will not occur before the schedules
are definitely determined.
Importance Of Congressional Election
I'VE should not close our eyes to the
fact that there will be determined ef-
fort by the opposition to control the ne ut
House of Representatives,. If IT should
succeed. republican Senate and a demo-
cratic House would be charged with the
treme ndously important subject of revi-
sion. The two branches of Congress would
stand for Numerically opposite theories
the one for q protective and the other for
a revenue tariff II is manifest in such
an event that the contest would be pro-
tracted and the ultimate result a COM
promise. 1t Is easy to conjecture what
effect this would have llnoo the b,,sipo 10