Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-29
TOM TAGGART
LOSES FIRST
ROUND
KERN PARTYS CHOICE FOR
UNITED STATES SENATOR


nv Morning journal sDrc'aI LEASED wirsl
indianapolis, Ind, April Is open
ing In rotous dseord and CLOSING In
enthusiastic harmony the Indiana
democratic convention today adopted
Governor Marshall's proposition that
il endorse "a candidate for the United
States senote and named John W.
Kern. who was the partys candidate
tor president in 1905
The opposition made grim fight
under the leadership OF Thomas Tag
CART, former chairman Of the demo
cratic national committee ana HIM
self a candidate for the nomination
for senator
when the count of the ballots,
showing SIS l-2 for. to SOS ~
against the plan. was announced Il
Wu4 received with mighty cheer
Kern made his way to the platform
and made an effort to withdraw his
name. He said he had been charged
with vacillating in the hope OF cap
turing the nomination His protest
was in rein.
Taggart shouted that the Indiana
democracy wanted Kern in the SEN
ate" ana Kern retired before the
cheers. Then the landslide for him
started and he quickly was nomin-
atnd
other nominations follow
Attorney General Thomas N IIo-
nam at present speaker cf the house
Of representatives.
Clerk supreme Court j + France
Of Illumination
superintendent Public Instruction
Bobcrt j Alley of Bloomington
State ogist-Edwmd Barrett of
Plainfield.
state Staustican-Tho Brolloy
of North Nernon
Judge supreme Court tSecond dis
irict1- Douglas Morris of GushNille.
bidge supreme Court CIhird dis
trict)-Charles T. Cos of fndianap-
oils
TIE Platform
Following is the platform adopted
Democracy fixes no Limits on hon
est accumulation of capital but it
denies that wealth and cunning,
ieagucd together, may lawfully con
centrate into Few hands the fruits
ol the productive encrgN Of the world
I'VE denounce the Payne-Aldrich
,aritf act as masterpiece of injus-
tive, involving remorselcss eXactions
from the many to enrich The few
through the trusts and monopoics
which il fosters Tariff taxation. like |
other taNation, should be fol public |
purposes only and not for private |
profit and should be So levied as not I
TO discriminate against ary section, /
class. industry or occupation ana linn [
ited To the actual necessities OF the I
GOV erumcnt economically admins
tercd
we condemn the cowardice Of the |
republican party In Indiana in failing |
"a moet the issues in fair and manly |
way. That in it's cnueasor TO gain
votes il has ON the tariff |
question one proposition IN state plat
forms and different ana opposing /
in congressional plat
forms. that by the endorsement II
condemns President TAFT, who APP
proved the Payne-Aldrich tariff law,
lnd in The same resolutions com
mends senator BeNeridge who voted
lgainst tho same measure Tor his
curse i'm opposing such a. tarift
president Tart has endorsed can
non and Allrich We submit 70 the
,coplc whether relief may bo eN-
,ectcd from party standing for
rart. cannon. Aldrch and Ber"iidge 4.
40 M The same time.
We favor the immediate onaction
Of ID pension law 10y congress provid-
ng ter pension Of not less Than
~, dollar "a day for an Union veter-
ms of the civil war.
we most heartily favor the ratili-
afiun to the proposed amendment to
he constitution of the United states,
authorizing congress to levy an IN
ono tuX
w. arr, opposed TO all subsidies by
he government and We especially
ondemn the present ship subsidy
ill
I'VE condemn the oxtravagant adj
Of the affairs of the ma h
ion by the republican party
I'VE favor til" conservation ui our +
laturul resources and demand the !
withdrawal from entry of our re-
mining timber, coal and iron lands i
nd watcr sites ir
1--WE favor an amendment 10 the n
constitution Of the United states pro- ~
fdinc foi IN. election Of United
t1tcs senators boy direct vote of the :,
coplc 30 la
Tho platform heartily commcnds
-nifcd States Senator +. r. ShtNelN NJ
nd the Indiana democratic represen- Ia
liivcs boo congress and the admins
ration of The affairs OF the state by
o.crnor Marshall In
Chairman ShivclN's speech.
Calling the convention to order A
cnHtor -. ShiNclN permanent
hartman. said.
.'On the fourth OF March. 1903.
-fuiam H. Tuft entered upon the du-
~ of tho high office attended by
lc generous good viii and best
iehcs OF thc whole American poo ;
le with him was returned when r.
10 vacancies were filled. a congress J.
,mpo.ed of eIa republicans and l'2 tI
..mocfats in tho house and siNty rec ~
biIcans and thirty-two democrats d
fhe senate.
That congress WAS immediaiti>
lu.d into extraordinary session Re-
sion or fhe tariff was made the cap
u measure and only party measure ! u
that session After months of u
,usideration "a tariff bin Was passed q
ad approved By the president. So
hereafter iu % series oi public ad- 20
-esees the president pronounced that
wus 3D., best tho country ever had t
noe then The republicans in Indiana -