The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-31
STATE CONVENTIONS
PARTIES TELL PEOPLE THEIR
VIRTUES.
ALL GATHERINGS HARMONIOUS
All Parties Were Represented and the
Meetings Take on a Semblance
of Old-time Enthusiasm
Various Platforms.
JAIL GATHERINGS HARMONIOUS

Lincoln TUESDAY In state conventions |
according to law to frame platforms
and to select state committees for the
ensuing year. All promulgated plat
forms. while the republicans and the
democrats, both by selection of the
committees. and by their organiza-
ton. perfected the working force for
the fall campaign.
The republican state committee at
night elected Will Hayward by a un
animous vote to the position of chair
! man of the state central committee.
| At the democratic convention an at
| tempt was made to elect Chris Guen-
Their as chairman of the state commit
/ tee. Later the matter was taken up
in the committee meeting and was
then left to a subcommittee.
From the standpoint of attendance
the conventions surprised the state
committees. From that of enthusiasm
there was something lacking There
had been little to fight over, and the
harmony among all was somewhat I'M
usual. Not a ripple ruffled the calm
of the republican convention except
difference of opinion between Chair
man c. o. Whedon and other speak
/ ers. At the democratic convention
Douglas Shewvan instilled a little
/ spice into the deliberations with his
\ contesting delegation from Boone
county.
! The republican platform contains
no mention of the county option ques-
ton and after much debate in the
resolutions committee nothing was
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Only slight mention was made of the
work of the Nebraska delegation in
congress. The democrats made no
mention of the county option question.
Most of the other ground was covered
by both parties in their resolutions,
they taking different form depending
on the view points of the authors.
The republican platform declared in
favor of a continuation of republican
state policies, praised President Taft
for his stand on the revision of the
tariff. declared that the Chicago plat
form meant nothing less than down
ward revision. pointed out the numer-
Gus successes that have attended re-
publican laws in the state, commend
ed the republican minority in the last
legislature, its attitude. criticised
freely the efforts of the democrats to
unseat republican officeholders by
the manipulation of the laws so as
to give berths to democratic faithful.
and declared that the non-partisan
law was a makeshift continuance to
further democratic ends.
The democrats are equally specific
in their declarations. but adopted a
different tone. They affirmed again
their fidelity to the doctrines of the
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republican leaders in the national con
vention of 1908 had deceived the peo-
pie shamelessly by the use of the word
revision" when the people interpreted
it to mean reduction, declared that
the republicans were stealing their
thunder in adopting the income tax
asked Governor Shallenberger to call
a special session of the legislature to
pass the constitutional amendment SC
that the state might be the first to dc
so. demanded popular election OF
United States senators. reiterated the
faith in the initiative and referendum
declared the contest in federal court
on the bank guarantee law only EN-
phasized the platform plank at Den
, yer which demanded more limited
, scope for the federal court, endorsed
the governor and the legislature for re
deeming so many pledges, and finally
condemned the republicans for theil
attitude on the bipartisan law The.
called on the voters to select thei
choice for judges of the supreme cour
= regardless of party, voting always TO
the man
While the republican resolution com
y mittee hesitated for some time as t,
5 whether to make some statemen
{ concerning the bank guaranty law an,
e finally compromised between thos
n who favored it and those who wante,
4 to denounce the principle, by making
4 no mention Of it, the convention wa
!, not so cautious. Chairman Whedo
: led of with emphatic declarations il
IL favor of the law, saying that he want
ed to see it extended to national bank
as well. by federal law, and propheSy
ing that this would soon come I
4 pass. He was not received with TIRE
3 mendous enthusiasm, and when Wi
n Hayward followed with a sweepin
y condemnation of the law. declaring
N was a democratic vagary, or possibl
n a cheap method of gaining votes, an
demanding that the republicans nc
: subscribe TO such demogogry, he wa
. welcomed with riotous cheering. Their
10 was no doubt where the delegatio
S stood on what they considered as den
n ocratic doctrine and for that part
alone.
Definite enough was the republica
In convention ON the tariff question
- Every mention of that principle whic
=. has been the center of the storm |
:. Washington all summer was met vii
vociferous cheering. Repeatedly spea
erS said that no party would ha,
.e dared to go before the people last ia
nk in favor of upward revision. and TIL
w the Chicago convention knew it wht
N they adopted the tariff planks. tt
he people voted for downward reyisio
lie and the convention demanded tn
an such results be secured from congress
nd Taft was praised for his attitude.
se- thousn speaers were careful 10 s.
that the party in the state did n