The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-07
Decision of Republican Voters
at Primary Election Unani-
mOusly Ratified.
POLICIES OF ROOSEVELT
ARE STRONGLY IND0RSED
Rap Is Taken at Southern Paci-
fic for Its Alleged BOssism
in Politics.

a single negative vote on any question
that came before the state convention,
the progressive wing Of the Republican
party in California took over the OF
ganization management today, indorsed
the nominees chosen at the recent pri-
maries and adopted party platform.
There was no echo of the bitterness of
the late campaign. Concessions had
been made to the "regulars' before
the convention was called to order, the
former dominant faction granted fair
representation upon the state central
committee, and in turn its leaders Of
fered never a protest against the for.
NAL assumption of authority by the
victorious "lnsurgents.
Throughout the proceedings the ma
tional leadership of Theodore Roosevelt
was recognized in speech and resolu-
ton, Every mention of the former
president IS name was received with tu-
multuous applause,
Roast for Bosses.
The convention organized with the
unanimous election of Chastcr A. Row
ell, of Fresno county, chairman of the
state organization of the Lincoln Roose.
welt league. as temporary chairman. Mr..
Rowell's S keynote speech was an appeal
for party harmony. Speaking of the
insurroctionary movement within the
Republican party against entrenched
bossism," he said:
''Most of you have had the expert
ence in this fight of being unpopular,
but YOU have lived TO see the day when
in the economy of American politics it
has become respectable to be decent
Frank R, Devlin Of Solano county
was elected permanent chairman. a
state central committee consisting of
l61 members was selected.
Gist of Platform
The platform declares the continued |
allegiance of the party in this state to
the progressive Republican policies
enunciated by President Roosevelt and |
reaflirmed and already in part enacted
into the law under the administration
Of President Taft. -
The tariff plank declares "unswerv
ing adherence to the Republican doc
trine of protection without which tn"
American standard Of living cannot b,
and says:
tWe believe that the methods of
trade and barter heretofore prevailing
in the framing of tariff bills have re
suited in unsatisfactory tariff laws W.
therefore Join with the president in dc
the appointment of a perma
nent tariff commission, wholly removed
from the possibility of political pres
sure of improper business influences
Such commission should ascertain the
difference between the cost of produc
lion, which is mainly the difference oil
abor cost, and distribution here and
abroad
cas- fast as its recommenda tions are
made, congress should revise one sched
lle at time. We oppose any future
general revision based upon insufficient
latq TO determine the amount of pro
ection actually needed -
Under the caption Of railroad 20
ical control the platform says:
Railroad Repudiated.
"The Republican party of California
'epudiates the dominating influence
heretofore exercised in the councils of
he party organization and in the con
luct of the government Of the state by
he Southern Pacific railroad and al
led corporations We call upon the
eglslative and executive officials now I
bout TO be elected to eliminate that
from all participation OF con-
rol In the governmental affairs of the
tate. We recognize the value of the
ervlcc of all transportation companies {
md we make no attack upon the legiti-
nate business of the Southern Pacific
Ott Va any Otiti buC
We deny the right of any corporation to I
lsurp the functions of government or :
'arty management and we expect a Re. |
ublican governor and legislature to
axe such action as will terminate that |
ontrol.
eve repudiate also the domination
f like interests, in so far as 1t has
'een manifested in the national gov
rmment and in national politics, and e
all on our representatives in congress. T
of their past attitudes on a
he immediate parliamentary issues $
alsed by the insurgents in the last I
ongress, to Join with the progressive a
orces in needed reforms in the meth. =
DIS of congress, and in the elimination s
rom control therein of the renctionary b
orces.' &
Teddy's Policy Upheld.
The conservation policies of Roose.
cit and Pinchot are indorsed as fol
)ws:
We lndorse and heartily approve the
dmlrable policies of national conser
alton initiated by President Roosevelt s
nd organized by Clifford Pinchot. We =,
commend the enactment by the leg n
Iature of laws which, without con. "
lct1ng with national conservation shall Il