The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
Candidacy of the Vice President
for the First Place
Officially Announced by Repub-
licans of His Own State.
HIS TARIFF IDEAS
Will Be Incorporated in the
Platform Declaration.
He Stands for Revision as Soon
As Elections are Over.

Indianapolis, Ind, April Indiana
Republicans went into state conven-
ton today to adopt a platform and
formally present to the country
Charles Warren Fairbanks, vice presi-
dent of the United States, as their
candidate.
For two days the hotel accommoda-
tions of the city have been strained to
their utmost. The 1,47O delegates in
themselves make a goodly crowd
which has been doubled by as many
alternates and multiplied twenty
times by federal, state, county and
municipal officeholders, friends and
supporters of contesting candidates
and the rank and file of the party
from every corner of the state
Prior to the opening session of the
convention, which is scheduled to last
two days the delegates met by dis
trtctS to name members of the con-
Ventfon committees which met imme-
dlately to complete their reports Ac-
cord1ng to the harmonious agreement
OF the party leaders, Representative
Overstreet of Indianapolis, was select
ed for temporary chairman, Repre-
sentative j. C. CLANCY of Sullivan, for
gates at large to the national conven-
ton, United States Senators Albert j.
Beveridge and James E. Hemenway,
Governor ]. Frank Hanly and James
P. Goodrich of Winchester, chairman
of the state committee, were agreed
upon.
| 1t was agreed by a large majority
| of the party leaders that the most
prominent pIanks in the platform in
addition to the strong resolution in
structing for Vice President Fair
| banks, should be one fayoring local
option with the county as a unit and
the other would follow the advice of
! Vice President Fairbanks and urge a
revision of the tariff by a special ses-
! sion of congress to be called imme-
diately after the fall election.
Outline Of Platform.
When the resolutions committee met
to adopt a platform leaders of the par
ty over the state after many confer
ences had agreed senerall,r upon some
ideas which were presented to the COM
mittee These ideas embodied prohibi-
| tion of campaign contributions by cor
| porations, an economic administration
of national affairs (arnly and navy be-
ing mentioned in particularly. general
| currency reform without naming any
| specific plan or bill now pending, re-
vision of the tariff by an extra session
| of congress to be called Immediately
| after the fall elections, national
| bureau of mines, extension of health
laws where state laws are inadequate
| and improvement of waterways.
A child labor plank written by Sen
ator Beevridge was also incorporated.
The resolutions committee when 1t
went into session did not expect to be
| able to read the platform before very
| late this evening or at the opening of
| the convention tomorrow. The COM
r1aif on or,iv to-, l.<J
Representative Jesse Overstreet, of
| Indianapolis, for temporary Chairman n,
| and Representative CLANCY, of Sulli-
van, for permanent chairman. At thc
opening Of the convention this after
| noon, following the adoption of COM
| mittee reports, Mr.. Overstreet deliver
ed an address, followed by speeches by
| United States Senator Albert J. Bever-
idge and James A. Hemenway and by
Governor J. Frank Hanly, who con-
fined his talk to state issues
Hemenway's Address.
Senator Hemenway said:
Republican conventions always can
be trusted to select good men. Lincoln,
Harrison. Mckinley and Roosevelt
were selected by Republican conven-
tions and l believe the next national
Republican convention will turn to In
diana and select as it's candidate the
Hon. Charles Warren Fairbanks. He
has the qualities combined to make a
great president and Indiana will pre-
sent his name to the national conven-
tion with proud and patriotic hope
that he will be nominated He stands
for the wise policies of Theodore
Roosevelt; as president, he will main
tain them
Some of our Democratic friends
have been encouraged to dream OF
Democratic success because of the re-
cent financial furry, but 1 am sure
that comparison Of our socalled pam
ic with that of the Democratic panic
will form contrast that will lessen
| their courage and destroy their hopes
What a difference between the two
panics.
THE panic of 1893 was caused by
the application of unwise policies that
were fundamental in their nature. The
agitation for free trade and for free
silver caused general stagnation of
business. The prospect of a Demo-
cratic tariff paralyzed our industries
The panic did not start with Wall
street. 1t started in the factories and
on the farm. and with every line OF
industrial activity. because there were
fundamental reasons for panic at
that time
1T makes no difference what great
resources nation may have or how
great may be her people. there also
must be wise policies. The present
panic primarily was a bankers panic
1t started among the high financiers
in Wall street. and it has been limited
to great extent to the banks
There is no question that the peo-
pie are overwhelmingly in favor of tar
| iff revision. In my own judgment the
tariff schedules must be revised.
Il believe in doing things when we
have power to do them, and it would
be great relief to the country to
know that when the tariff schedules
are revised, they will be revised by the
party that believes in preserving our
home markets to the American farm
er and IN protection to American la
boz
We know today that we have a ma
1ority in the house of representatives
| We knoN that the senate of H. Ir.s