The Delta independent., 1912-03-15
COUNTY CONVENTION
HELD ON TUESDAY
t. ROOSEVELT Is ENDORSED.
Eighteen Teddy Bears Sent as
Delegates to State Convention.
b. T.. smith Endorsed for
National Convention.

The county Republican convention
held ia Delta Tuesday was an en-
thusiastic aggregation of Roosevelt
Republicans, having, however, ii
lair sprrnkling of Taft followers.
At IL a. IN. the convention hall
was packed with delegates.
County chairman +. F. Hubbard
called the meeting to order. Mr..
Hubbard was chosen temporary
Chairman and Clarance Smith tenn
porar secretary. Committees on
credentials and resolutioGs were
named.
Reassembling at 1890, p. m. the
temporary organization was made
permanent. Committee reports were
taken up and after discussion, were
adopted. Following is the report OF
the committee on resolutions:
RESOLUTION.
The Republicans of Delta coun-
~ in convention assembled affirm
their belief ald tehir loyalty to
those constructive principles OF gov
crnment which the Republican party
was created to Flnaugurate and
maintain. We believe that these
principles adhered to and fairly in
terpreted means administration
whose first consideration is the
greatest good to the greatest num-
ber.
To effectuate these principles. we
declare our belief in necessity for.
and pledge our support to the enact
ment of laws providing for;
FIRST: Vestfng in the Interstate
Commerce Commission final power
to regulate rates and service. cap
italization and Indebtedness of all
Interstate public service corpora
tions.
SECOND: Creating a federal COM
mission and vesting It with power
Germs from creating monopolies.
from fixing the market price on
commodities. and imposing criminal
penalties for violations of these
laws.
THIRD: A permanent tariff bu-
reau so that tariff schedules may be
treated as business and not as po-
litical questions.
FOURTH: A graduated income
tax.
FIFTH: And we emphatically en-
dorse the statement OF Republican
principles contained in the address
made before the Ohio constitutional
convention by Theodoree Roosevelt;
that the success or failure of these
principles is vital to the life of
the Republican party. and involves
the legitimate business interests
and political rights of our people
is our firm conviction; and at this
crisis we feel II is necessary for us
to support as our candidate for
president a man whose opinions are
in full accord with our views. and
whose ability and integrity are
guarantee that II entrusted with
leadership he will treat his selec-
ton as trust to be executed in
strict accordance with the opinions
and judgement OF n majority of his
party.
We therefore endorse for the Re
publican nomination for president
of the United States. Theodore
Roosevelt. and we instruct the
delegates to the Republican state
and second congressional district
conventions from Delta county to
vote for delegates to the national
convention who will support Mr..
Roosevelt and who will vote for in
structions to that effect. and the
delegates attending each of said
conventions shall cast the votes of
the entire delegation in accordance
with the foregoing instructions.
NJ. ID. VINCENT.
ELIAS wENGER.
e. S. BoBBITT,
JOHN A. CAMPBELL,
Il. p. SMITH.
PRECINCT DELEGATES.
Precinct 11.-Mrs. Il. NJ. Ballard,
Malcolm Clay. joseph d. Hawkins, e.
]. Mathews, II. c. .Kenney. Anna f.
Mathers. Mrs. John Taylor.
Precinct 12.-Commodore Seeley,
VIM. Wood, C. =. Shaffer. John w.
Gibson.
Precinct 13.-J. A. Curtis. c. b.
Elliott. Guy Meyer. G. p. Nutter'
II. X. Porter, A. II. Stockham. Geo.
Wonders, T. A. Hazelett.