The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
THE IDEAL LEADER FOR 1908.

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everywhere and announce with pride
and devotion that every delegate here
assembled Is instructed for William
ii. Taft. He is the man equipped for
the day and its duties. His conspicu
GUS part In the achievements of a
greater America, his broad knowledge
and experience in law and government
his genius for the world peace and ad-
vancement, his rare tact and sturdy
courage, and more than all else, his
steadfast devotion to the enduring pol.
icies of republcanism, makes Ohios
candidate the ideal leader for 190S.'
Such is the message that Ohio sent
forth in the nation at its republican
state convention, held last week. 1t
was a fitting epitome of the character.
istics of its presidential candidate.
The convention itself was a splendid
endorsement of a splendid citizen. BY
the unanimous voice of delegates as
sembled from every quarter of the
state William II. Taft was presented
to the nation as Ohio's favorite son.
In the face of all the criticism which
has emanated from certain quarters
within that state during the last three
months, the endorsement is over
whelming and significant. Foraker is
rebuked, silenced and forgotten. The
great state which gave to the country
for its chief executive Ulysses S.
Grant, James A. Garfield and William
Mckinley now adds another name to
its illustrious list of matchless men,
in Secretary Taft.
And not alone Ohio. State after
state, as fast as conventions are held
are declaring for him. In every Sec
ton of the country he is without ques-
ton the one strong man with the peo-
pie. More and more he commends him
self to them and no where is he with
out enthusiastic following. He stands
in a class by himself. 1t Is true,
there are other men who are honor
ably mentioned, but of these the most
of them are recognized as merely fav-
orite sons whom their own states feel
obliged as matter of state pride and
courtesy to give complimentary vote
to and this being done their obligations
will cease. Illinois will cast on an in
formal ballot a vote for Joseph Can
non but it will be purely compliment
airy. The heart of the people of Him
OILS is overwhelmingly for William H.
Taft. Pennsylvania will recognize
fittingly the distinguished services of
its senator Philander Knox. Outside
OF Pennsylvania Mr.. Knox has little
strength. Indiana will give its vote
to Fairbanks, New York to Hughes.
Wisconsin to LaFollette, but 1t is
doubtful if any one of these men get
the vote of single state outside of
their own. The situation clears day
by day and it is generally conceded
that on the second ballot, at the
furthest, William H. Taft will be de-
clared the nominee of the convention,
and the most astute political observers
in the country believe that there will
be but one formal ballot and on that
ballot Mr.. Taft will be the unanimous
choice of the convention.
In no state in the union are the peo-
pie more enthusiastic for the great
war secretary than they are in Ne
braska. Anyone who thinks otherwise
is deceiving himself and Is not con-
versant with real public sentiment and
no where in the state of Nebraska is
this appreciation Of Secretary Taft
more definite and more determined
than it is in the Third district. Today
Norfolk greets this convention. The
people of this district, its republican
voters, anticipate nothing less than a
complete and thorough endorsement
of the nations great statesman. It is
the privilege of the convention today |
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the republicans of the Third district
Of Nebraska stand squarely, fairly,
and all the time for William H. Taft
because they believe with the people
Of his own state, with the people of a
great majority of all the states, that
he is the ideal candidate for 1908.
The delegates to be sent today should
be answering in their inference to
his sanest and wisest of all candidates
They should be out and
out Taft men.
With William H. Taft representing
all that is best in the republicanism
If the past, the sanest embodiment of
is present day policies which so high
y commend it to the nation; with a
most winsOme personality; with a life
10Th public and private which is
rreproachable; with a great exper
ence on world questions, the republi.
AN party can marshall its fOrces IN