Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05
G. or. CONVENTION
REPUBLICANS MEET IN ST. LOUIS
AND SELECT DELEGATES.
AAGEl WINS FROM NIEDRNGHAUS
Endorses Taft for President and Had
ley for Governor Of Missouri
Resolutions.

Resolutions.
st. Louis, Mo.-The Republican
etate Convention, which met In st.
Louis Thursday, indOrsed William II.
Taft for president and Herbert s. Had.
ley for governor of Missouri; Endorsed
Charles Nagel of St. Louis for national
committeeman over Thomas X. Vie
ringhaus by a vote OF GO to 435; elect
ed four delegates at large and four al
ternates to the Republican National
Convention. the altrrnates being all
negroes. and nominated eighteen pres.
idential electors.
Not a hitch marrcd the work OF the
convention. over which Senator VIII.
liam Warner presided as permanent
chairman. All of the points OF dlssen.
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 clockworh. Senator Warner
declared this to hay" been the most or
derby convention in his experience.
Cyrus p. Walbridgc was temporary
chairman. The convention was opened
by State Chairman Walter S. Dickay.
Rev. w. G. Coleman offered a prayer.
The band played Inc "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
the convention. The city by the Kaw
secured two delegates at large, n
alternate. and II presidential elector
at large. st. Louis landed the national
committeeman and elected Henry w.
kiel, the other pre- s!dential elgctor at
large. Thomas X. Marks of Kansas
City was elected unanimously as pres.
dental 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 II. 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
~altcrnates at large to the National Con.
ventiOn. made an address before the
convention, in which he defended Sen.
ltor Warner from attacks by members
81 his race through circulars scattered
about the convention hall.
Warner Is AppIauded.
After the organization committee
had made its report, Walbridgc led
forward Senator Warner and delivered
the gavel. Il gilded beribboned, heavy
mallet. to him.
Had ] been consulted" said Senator
Warner, in answer to the applause and
hat-waving that greeted him. the TEN.
porary organization would have been
made permanent. II 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 Lincs,n 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.
llcan party in Missouri. We may dir.
Ter here as to men. but after the party
haa spoken Its voice should be the
voice Of every republican. In me the
shadows of life are l%engthening and
the fires of ambition for future prefer.
ment are burning low. All ! ask Is the
privilege OF fighting for the success OF
the party and not for the success OF
one man"
The committee on resolutions re.
ported as follows:
M%IssourIans Are Endorsed.
BE II Resolved. That We. the Republi-
cans Of Missouri, In State Convention as
sembi"d, proudly reaffirm our devotion t.
tho doctrine and principles Of our party,
doctrines and principles which the unan-
swerablc logic Of history have proved Ia
be conducive to national prosperity. good
thereto.
We inGorse especially the administra
non 0f Theodore Roosevelt and commend
nis EFFORTS to secure a square deal for al
me people. Throughout his administra.
ton the rights Of the common people bay,
been recognized and upheld az never be.
tbrc In the history OF this country. W,
helieve william II. Taft to be the iogica
candidate Of the Republican party fol
the presidency Of the United States: tina
he represents the Republican principle,
and policies which for the last dccad,
nave made his the greatest and best.
ruled nation on earth; and we hereby In
dorse his candidacy for president an,
pledge. him our active support and co
operation TO bring about HIS nomination