The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-27
Regulars Defeat Progressives
In The Convention
COUNTY OPTION INDORsED
Platform Indorses Taft, Opposes Cnn-
nonism and Expresses Hearty SYM
pathy with Insurgent Move
ment in Congress

Lincoln Neb July 26-The republican
party of Nebraska today adopted plat
form strongly indorsing the administra-
ton of President Taft, expressed unalter-
able opposition to the system known as
Cannonism and pledged hearty sympa-
thy with the insurgent movement in and
out of Congress-
The platform includes a declaration for
county option as the method of regulat-
Ing the liquor traffic.
As a general proposition it is said the
Endorsement of county option and in
surgency in the republican party were
supported by the same leaders and In
consequence at noon United States Sena-
tor Norris Brown, a so-called stand
patter, was chosen permanent chairman
over Congressman George w. Norris,
q leader among the insurgents, by an
overwhelming vote.
I The rank and file of the county option
lists were literally swamped From the
start they feared the defeat of their
pet resolution
Near the close of the convention Con-
gressman Norris offered the following
resolution:
Every protest against wrong is in in
surging for the right. We are unaltera-
bly, opposed to the system known as
'Cannonism' and are In hearty sympathy
with the insurgent movement in and out
Of the republican party. We urge our
senators and representatives to make use
of their votes and influences along
progressive lines in the future
The convention selected the state CEN
trail committee and adjourned sine die.
In assuming the temporary chairman
ship of the Nebraska republican state
convention United States Senator Nor
ris Brown spoke only along general
lines. making no allusions to the ques-
tions uppermost in the minds OF the
delegates-the Endorsement of the In
surgency Of some of Nebraskas congress-
men and the county option plan of regu-
llating the liquor traffic
Mentioning the democratic state con-
vention being held today at Grand Island
Ncb.. Senator Brown declared that 1t is
useless for democrats to fight over a
platform, as a democratic platform is
neither useful or ornamental" Said he
The men who make it forget II, and
the men who are elected on it are ex-
pccted to repudiate it."
or the new tariff law he said: mo
one has ever pretended that that act was
perfect. Its warmest friends have always
admitted its imperfections. But notwith-
standing, its imperfections with the in
formation Congress had at the time. 1t
was a better law than the law 1t super
seded and entitled to the commentator
and support of the American people as a
step toward the relief of the public to-
wards the duties of the Dipgley law,
which the country had outgrown.
II am glad to say. he continued, "the
entire Nebraska delegation in Congress,
those splendid fighting, courageous and
progressive republicans ip the House
Kinkaid. Norris and Hinshaw-and your
two senators voted for the law. They
did 1t because 1t Is a better law than
the one 1t repealed. They did 1t because
1t contained the provision which taxed
the incomes of the corporations, which
alone has brought into the federal treas
ury in its first year of its operation more
than $23 900. They did 1t because 1t
contained redemption of the platform
pledge to establish a maximum and
minimum tariff. a dual system employed
by every tariff country of any impor-
lance in the world. They did 1t because
1t reduced the duties on many necessities
of life, and because the principal In
creases in law touched the luxuries of
iffe