Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27
OHIO IS S1ANDPAI
ON TARIFF ISSUE
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
DEFEATS PLATFORM OF
PRoGRESSivES. y,
CONSERVATION PLANK e
CONCEDED TO eArS SID
President Taft Strongly End 3 ID and
Presented as Candidate F.. ie-elec-
tion-Tariff Law Extolled tho Best
Ever Written-"Regulars" Claim
Complete Victory-tiarding For Gov
ernor.
ernor.

Columbus. o.. July 27.--A 'progres-
| sive' tariff plank was voted down ear
! ly this morning by the resolution COM
n!ttcc which framed platform for
adoption by the Ohio republican con-
vention today. Congressman How
| land. in charge of the progressive"
fight in the resolutions committee. re-
| tired at o'clock this morning. stat
ing that his course as minority mem
| Der of the committee would be deter
| mined after Il conference with James
| r. Garfield.
| The recommendations of the sub
| committee which completed the first
draft Of the platform early this morn
| ing We're not closely followed. One
omission was of plank asking u re-
call law applying to the state eNecu-
tive and legislative officers. nis was
a feature of the Garfield platform given
out Monday night The platform: as
| finally evolved by the entire commit
tee on resolutions is practically re-
plica of the draft shown President Taft
| by Senator Dick and State Chairman
Ellis at Beverly. Mass. The conserva-
tion plank. however, is that presented
\
I and the endorsement OF the national
administration is a modification of the
suggestions of both sides. AS a whole,
it is claimed by the regulars" as their
| own in spirit and substance
| Taft Warmly Endorsed.
| The republican platform as present
| ed to the convention today opens with
Il warm endorsement of the TAFT ad-
/ y, 60
| nomination in 1912. The platform re-
cites the accomplishments Of Tafts ad-
ministration including the prosecution
and conviction of those implicated in
| the sugar frauds. the prevention OF
| arbitrary Increases In freight rates. i'm
| partial enforcement Of the antl-trus'
| laws. the saving of millions OF ex-
| penses in the postoffice department
| with the prospect of wiping out the
| annual deficit the withdrawal OF H.
| 10000 acres of the public DOMAIN
| from private entry, revision of the
tariff in accordance with the republi-
can doctrine of protection of home In
| dustries and American labor. Praise
| is given the railroad law. and list
| Of congressional achievements Is given
| Strong For Conservation.
| The platfor mthen declares III favor
| of improyem ent OF rivers and harbors,
| endorses the principle of conservation
| Of natural resources and cordially en-
! dorses the action of the present con-
| gress in cnacting. and OF President Taft
| in approving legislation along this line;
demands enforcement Of laws for the
protection, use and conservation of nat
ural resources. and calls for generous
| pension legisa ton The remainder OF
| the platform Is devoted to state issues.
| The plank endorsing President Taft
| follows:
Tho Taft Plank.
1--WE. the republicans of Ohio. in state
| convention assembled commend In
| highest terms the splendid adninistra-
tion of William III. Taft. are proud of
| the result he has already achieved In
| his seventeen months in office and
| pledge him our hearty and united sup
| port in his further efforts as chief exc
| c..tiya OF the nation. We renew our
| pledge Of loyal support given him In
| 1908 and endorse him for animation
| in 1912"
Tho Tariff Plank.
| On the tariff. the platform says:
| ''.rhe tariff has been revised In ac-
| cordance with the republican doctrine
| of protecting home industries and
! American labor. 1t did not raise the
| rate of duty on single common food
product The Increases were made on
| luxuries and articles not of ordinary
| use. 1t affords no more than adequate
! protection TO the Industries Of the ma
| ton. and is fair alike to consumers,
| laborers and producers. No tariff bin
! was more unjustly assailed 1t has
| justified the expectations OF is friends
| by turning the national deficit into Il
| surplus. while at the same time reduc-
| ing the average rate of all duties. It's
maximum and minimum rates have OPP
Grated to give us for the first time
equality OF opportunity with other ma
tions IN our foreign trade"
Harding Named for Governor.
Senator Burton this morning took
| charge of the republican state conven-
tlon as PERMANENT chairman. and de-
livcred n brief speech. I'm which he de-
clared there never has been n time
| when the individual man has had his
rights safeguarded as they are today
| and. referring to the traiff, presented
statistics to prove his contention that
the duties have been reduced. The
platform was then read by Chairman
Dick and adopted.
Warren G. Harding was nominated
for governor on the third ballot.
Harding is from Marion and was
| once lieutenant governor. His nom-
ination was brought about by a combi-
nation OF the "progressives" with the
national administration men.
f. w. Treadway. OF Cleveland. was
nominated for lieutenant governor.
Granville w. Mooney. was nominated
for secretary of state and Ruby A.
Archer, OF Belmont county, for treas
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