Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-27
WARREN HARDING NOMINATED
CONTINUED from page H.

The PLATFORM was read by Senator
Dick, chairman of the resolutions
committee. 1t endorsed the Taft ad-
ministratio =, and starts second term
boom, recommending his re-nomina-
tion in 1912.
The Ohio delegation in congress
, is praised for it's record, and the tar
iff is endorsed. The platform favors
ship subsidy, larger navy, improve
ments in rivers and harbors, ali
, amendment to the antitrust laws en-
abling quicker adjustment of differ
ences and endorses conservation and
urges further generous pension legis-
lation.
The state laws, the platform says,
should include measures for the su-
pervision and regulation of public
utilities, child labor, direct vote on
franchises for public service corpor-
ations, publicity Of campaign ex-
penses, an income tax and the indi-
vidual punishment of corporation Of
ficials in case trust laws are violated.
The plank referring to Taft reads
1--WE commend in highest terms the
splendid administration of President
i William Howard Taft, and are proud
of the results he has achieved in II
months in Office. We pledge him our
hearty and united support, and en-
dorse him for reelection in 1912.
"The record of the achievements
of the administration and of the 61st
congress is unequaled in history and
guaranteed the adherence to the
pledges of the last Republican ma
tional platform. The election of a
Republican congress is imperativeiy
necessary, to accomplish the entire
program of the administration. The
tariff has been reduced in accord
ance with the Republican doctrine of
protection of home industries and
American labor.
Congress has not raised the duty
on a single common food product.
The tariff affords no more than an
adequate protection to the industries
of the nation, fair to consumers and
producers. The tariff law has ever
been most unJustly assailed. 1t has
justified the expectations of it's
friends, turning the national dencit
into a surplus, and reducing the av-
erage rate on all commodities. The
maximum and minimum rates oper-
ate to give us for the first time an
equal opportunity with nations for
foreign trade"
The document is the strongest
''stand-pat" platform that has beeh
presented in Ohio for many years.
Garfield, soon after the adoption
of the platform, announced his with
drawal from the gubernatorial race
He declared he could not be a can
didate on such platform. His lead
ing supporters failed to get into the
fight for him. He was out-generaled
by the stand-patters, and the pro-
gressives were put to rout when the
final test came.
1t was expected that Congressman
Rowland would present a minority
report. but he failed to do SO. Gar
field and Howland conferred this
morning. They eonversed for a short
time, but, it is said, reached no un-
derstaAding regarding the progress
siye fight Progressive supporters at
first accused GARFIELD of treason,
Howland finally declared that he had
not prepared any minority report,
and rushed TO the convention hall.
The progressiyes expected, after
the Dick platform was read, that
Rowland would present a minority
report They We're dumbfounded
when Howland refused to present
such q report. The collapse OF the
platform fight ended Garield's con-