The San Francisco call., 1910-09-29
CRUSHING DEFEAT
OF THE old GUARD
Roosevelt Forces Completely
Dominate Republican Party
i'm New York State
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form to make his last speech of the
convention. He began by saying that
he held Bennett in high regard, but
that he believed Stimson to be the
proper nominee. He told of what Slim
son had done as prosecutor of the
sugar trust and as he finished his
speech the delegates stood up and
cheered.
The denomination of Judge Vann,
whose term expired December 81, was
followed by the appointment of a COM
mittee TO confer with a democratic
committee relative to the nomination
Of an associate judge to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the death of Edward T. Bart
lett. This points to the probability
that a democrat will be nominated, the
two nominees to be supported by both
parties.
SUMMARY OF PLATFORM
The platform opens with a declara-
ton OF relentless warfare against
official and legislative wrong doing in
the state.
The national administration is in
dorsed in the following language:
We enthusiastically indorse the
patriotic and statesmanlike leader
ship OF William Howard Taft and
declare our pride in the achieve
ments of his first 1S months as
president of the United States
Each succeeding month since his
inauguration has confirmed the
nation in its high estimate of his
greatness of character intellectual
ability, sturdy common sense,
extraordinary patience and perse-
Nerance, broad and statesmanlike
comprehension of public questions
and unfaltering and unswerying
adherence to duty.
He has strengthened our prestige
with foreign nations and treated
with Vigor and wisdom important
International problems, notably
tariff relations with Germany.
France and Canada.
Under his administration the
prosecution of those implicated in
the sugar and other custom frauds
tionS obtained; there have been
impartial and energetic enforce
ment of the Sherman antitrust
act; substantial reduction of
governmental expenses: the estab-
nshment of better business meth
oos. which Will result in greater
efflciency and real economy; re-
nlarkable progress in the construc-
tion OF the Panama canal and the
withdrawal from private entry of
over 100000 acres of the public
aondin, 70 preserve for public
benefit valuable and other mineral
deposits. timber land and water
power sites
On his recommendation congress
mas provided for a commission to
investigate and report on the regu-
laton of the issuance of stocks and
nonos by public service corpora
tions engaged in Interstate com
merce. He has advocated a new
system of appropriations for river
and harbor improvements, under
winch each item, after investiga-
tion by experts. shall be approved
and carried to completion as
separate measure. This recon-
mendation we heartily indorse.
The Payne tariff is commended as a
highly satisfactory measure. Presi-
dent Taft is praised for having ap-
pointed Governor Hughes to the su-
preme bench. OF Hughes it is said:
He has appealed to the con-
SCIENCE and intelligence of the
people and championed Iegisla-
ton demanded by the moral sense
wise recommendation and the eff
cient action of q republican legis-
lature the public service corpora
tions in the state of New York
of politics by being placed under
commissions of high character
After dealing with various matters
relating to internal Improvements. the
fostering OF agriculture, the better
ment Of wage earners and the like
the platfor' concludes as follows:
To rnor Hughes is due the
credit arousing the interest of
the pc lie and convincing them OF
the ne d of directly electing their
party lofficials and directly nom
mating their party candidates. We
promise legislation which will en-
act these principles into law.
Roosevelt and Hearst
In response to reports that he had
been in communication with William
r. Hearst since he came to Saratoga
and that he and Hearst had formed
an alliance for the coming campaign
Colonel Roosevelt issued this state
ment:
Il have not communicated with
Hearst or any one else outside the
convention and the candidates we have
considered here today have been dis
cussed purely on their own merits and
without reference to Hearst or any
one else
Colonel Roosevelt will leave for
home tomorrow morning, stopping en-
route at Poughkeepsie to speak at the
Dutchess county fair.
Democratic Timber
ROCHESTER, Sept 2S.-The names
Of Edward NJ. Shepard of New York
James S. Havens of Rochester and
Herman Ridder of New York occurred
most often today in the corridor dis
cussions of gubernatorial candidates at
the democratic convention here
Their relative chances appeared to
rank in the order mentioned. Riders
name is recent addition, but it leaped
into prominence today with an insist
ence as sudden as it was unexpected.
If any city man gets the nomination
the leaders seem to be agreed upon
Thomas NJ. Osborne of Auburn for lieu
tenant governor.