The San Francisco call., 1910-07-27
NEBRASKA &. O.P.
LIKE A SPECTRUM
Shows All COIOrs at Once and
BewiIdered Partisans Gasp
for Breath

LINCOLN, Neb.. July 26.-The state
convention of the republican party OF
Nebraska today adopted platform
strongly indorsing the administration
of President Taft, expressing unal-
terable opposition to the system
known as Cannonism" and hearty
sympathy with the "insurgent' move
ment in and out of congress. The plat
form includes a declaration for county
option as the method of regulating the
liquor traffic and for an amendment to
the state constitution providing for di-
rect legislation.
These resolutions were not adopted
without strong opposition, both in the
resolutions committee and on the floor
Of the convention, but the vote in their
favor in the convention was over
whelming
AS a general proposition. it had been
understood, the Endorsement of county
option and Of insurgency were sup
ported by the same people. In conse-
Quence when, at the opening OF the
convention at noon. United States Sen
ator Norris Brown, a ''standpatter,
was chosen permanent chairman over
Congressman Norris, a leader in in :
surgency," by an Overwhelming vote,
the rank and file of the county op-
tionists" began to fear for the fate of
their pet resolution.
OPTIoNISTS APPEASED
1t developed, however, that while no
compromise was added by either side,
there was a conference last night at
which Senator Brown assured the "op-
tioniStS" of the character of the reSo-
lutions committee he would appoint If
he was made permanent chairman. The
committee of seven appointed by him
included three in favor of county op-
>tion, three in favor of the present law
and one in favor of the submission OF
state wide prohibition amendment.
The last named member finally voted
for the county option plank.
minority report opposing such a
resolution was defeated in the conven-
tion, ESQ ayes to $50 noes. There was
no division in voting on the majority
report.
The resolutions adopted strongly in
dorse the national administration and
the new tariff law. In state matters
they call for a reapportionment of the
senator's and representatives OF the
state. AS an amendment, a resolution
calling for a constitutional amendment
providing for direct legislation was
adopted.
Near the close of the convention Con-
gressman Norris offered the following
resolution:
Every protest against wrong is in
surging' for the right. We are unalter-
ably opposed to the system known as
'Cannonism' and are in hearty sympa-
thy with the insurgent movement in
and out of congress. We urge our
senator's and representative to con-
tinue to use their votes and influence
along progressive lines in the future"
There was a storm of protest when
the resolution was first presented, but
when put to vote it was declared
adopted.
In assuming the temporary chairman
ship Of the convention Brown spoke
only along general political lines, max
ing no illusions to the questions up
permost in the minds of the delegates
the Endorsement of the insurgency"
of some of Nebraska's s congressman and
the county option plan of regulating
the liquor traffic.
Mentioning the democratic state con-
vention being held today at Grand ISL
and, Neb., Senator Brown declared that
1t is useless for democrats to fight over
platform. as democratic platform is
neither useful nor ornamental"
CONTRASTS PARTY RECORDS
To support this declaration he said:
Their last national platform pledged
the party TO free lumber but they
ised a postal savings bank. They kept
their promise in the senate by casting
81 out of 81 votes in that body against
it. They promised the people free COAL
they voted for duty on coal. They
promised free iron ore; they voted no
on the proposition"
Contrasting this record with that of
the republican party, Senator Brown
said:
"Eourfaan wars a0o yybaD MoKin1a,
was chosen president on the pledge
that he would pass a tariff law with
protection to American industries in
1t, he kept the pledge and the country
Five years later Roosevelt
succeeded to the presidency and in 1904
W hen reelected by the people he prom
ised to carry out the Mckinley policies
and retain the protective features Of
tariff act; he. too, kept the
pledge and the country continued to
prosper. When four years later in 1908
II. Taft was chosen president
on the pledge to revise the tariff law,
but to retain its protective principles,
he likewise kept the faith and the
still prospered.'
Is PRAISED
Senaton Brown declared that never in
the history of the country has con-
gress in single session enacted so
many important and progressive laws
as did the republican congress Just ad
iourned.
OF the new tariff law he said:
mo one has ever pretended that tina
act was perfect It's warmest friends
rave always admitted its imperfections.
But Notwithstanding its imperfections.
With the information congress had It
he time it was a better law than the
aw it superseded, and is entitled to
he commendation and support of the
American people as step toward the
'elief of the public from the duties of
he Dingley law, which the country
lad outgrown.v
He closed with warm tribute to the
PRESIDENT.
Convene
LINCOLN, Neb., July 26.-Forty dele
rates, representing the socialist party
# Nebraska, held their state conven-
ion here today. A new central com
nittee was selected and platform
.dopted in which a demand was made
or home rule for all municipalities |