The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-02
Lake and Porter Counties Hold Their
Joint Senatorial Convention in
Hammond This Afternoon
Resolutions Passed
by the Convention

The republicans of the Thirty first
judicial district of Indiana, in conven-
tion assembled. indcrse and approve
the administration Of President Taft.
His wise and far-reaching recommen-
dations to congress of legislation for
the best interests of the country meet
with our enthusiastic supper. We APP
plaud his brave and earnest effort to
give life. meaning and purpose TO the
tariff board which congress authorized
him to employ to aid him in the ad-
ministration of the tariff law. In go
ing to the utmost limit in his construc-
ton of this provision of the tariff act
President Taft has met, as far as he
was able to do, the needs and the de-
mands OF the American people.
I'VE rejoice in the fulfillment of our
campaign prophesies that President
Taft's great ability, dauntless cour-
age. wide experience and unrivaled
preparation for the presidency and his
devotion to the welfare of the people
would make him one of the greatest
presidents in our history. His winning
personality, his patience, firmness,
bravery and industry have long since
won for him not only the confidence.
but the affection of the great mass of
American citizens. We pledge to him
our staunch and unfaltering support in
all his efforts to secure sound and pro-
gressive legislation needed by the
country, and we confidently predict his
continued growth in the esteem of all
| American citizens.
First, last and all the time, the re-
publicans of this district are for AL
bert ]. Beveridge to succeed himself as
/ United States senator. We declare
| only what every citizen regardless OF
| party knows. that his reelection is
/ the great and overshadowing issue of
/ this campaign st the present time
! the people are demanding wise and
| good laws in their interests and fear
less, able and Industrious public men
to write and fight for those laws Ev-
cry man and woman in Indiana knows
that Albert ]. Beveridge stands for
| their interests and fights for them.
His records speaks for him. He has
| written enduring laws for the welfare
of the masses.
He has fought reaction and dema-
gogy alike.
He has fought dishonest interests
and he has fought designing dema-
goges with equal earnestness.
The laws he has originated. bat.
tied for and secured the passage of are
a part of the nations permanent legis.
lature.
Policies that. he was first to outline
and advocate have been accepted b.
the republic sound statesmanship
| Attentive to the business of the peo
pie, hard working beyond precedent
Albert ]. Beveridge has won the faitf
of every party, faith and race. from
the humbliest to the highest, from tn,
poorest to the richest.
Therefore we proudly declare tha
' our only candidate for senator and tn,
man to whom we pledge ourselves t
3 return to the senate is Albert J
l Beveridge-
4 1--WE indorse the administration o
| Charles E. Greenwald. our presen
: prosecutor.
3 And we further indorse and approx
$ the work and achievements of ou
present congressman, Edgar D. Crum
packer. We know him to be a tire
less worker for the best interests of tn
= Tenth congressional district, and tha
: during his service in congress he ha
4 proved to be fearless. Industrious an
" ! able public servant giving fair an
impartial consideration to the publ
: questions affecting his district and tn
Z nation at large. We have with prid
d noted his growth in the esteem of hi
r constituents, and that his constant Wig
: ilance. wide experience and unerrin
h Judgment have won for him a hig
: place in administration circles and
J. the most important councils of his pal
r ty His great ability and fitness fc
e the position he now holds can be n
e better illustrated than from the fa
IS that his opinion on the great publ
i questions of the day is greatly sougf
d by his colleagues in congress. We rea
ize that such a representative can
of invaluable service to his distric
n We therefore give him unqualihe
!. approval and Endorsement"
W. J. MAILER.
= CLYDE HUNTER,
" THEO. BINZEN,
]. H. WILSON,