Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-15
Chooses Taft Delegates to the
County Convention, in
Aberdeen May Is
ROOSEVELT IS STRONG
Ringing Platform Adopted,
Which Condemns Advo-
Gates of Revolution


which met Friday in the Grand thea
ter. selected twenty-one delegates to
the state convention, which meets in
Aberdeen on May 16. The primaries
the delegates to the county conven-
tion were nominated by the adherents
Of President Taft, while the vote
showed Roosevelt sentiment in Che
halls county of more than 40 per cenT
of the republican voters.
Following are the delegates, select
ed by commissioner districts:
First district-Clem Brown, L. L.
Minard, E. S. Avey. Henry McCleary,
f. X. Bishop, H. A. Wade, T. F..
Brown
Second distrct-E b. Benn f. F..
Boner, Neal Cooney, L. II. Burnett, +.
w. Loomis, w. j. Patterson. f.
France. l.. G. Humbargar, W. A. Rupp.
Third district Albert Johnson,
Thayer Lamb. Alex. Poison, Peter
Hunley, A. F. Peterson.
The platform adopted was quite
lengthy for a county convention, and
favored the denomination OF Taft and
Governor Hay, and endorsed Albert
Johnson, of Hoquiam for congressman
at large II favored free passage OF
American ships through the Panama
canal; asked for more rigorous re-
i
the recall of the Judiciary and declar-
ed in favor of a minimum wage scale.
Referring to the recent labor trou-
BILE on Grays Harbor, the platform
gives out no uncertain sound when II
declares:
"On account OF the landing on our
shores of ignorant, malicious and in
many cases criminal immigrants who
are of anarchistic tendencies, we ia
vor the enactment of q national law
restricting immigration to this coun-
try from Russia, Greece, Italy. Hun
gary and countries of southern Europe
TO the end that all undesirable indi-
~''.'ci., and persons incapable of ap-
preciating American free institutions
be excluded.
"For like reason, We favor an amend
ment to the naturalization laws Of the
United States requiring ten years resi-
dence after declaration of intention
Is made, together with the ability to
read and write the English language
and a proper respect for the Ameri-
can flag and American institutions, as
a prerequisite to the admission to citi-
yenshp of the United States We be-
iieye that the federal courts alons
should be vested with exclusive juris-
g. - the matter of the admis-
sion of aliens to citizenship. and that
adequate laws sh0V'l be enacted to
facilitate the can3e aton of the citi-
zeship papers Of lftsons Of foreign
birth who have been admitted to citi-
1enship and who later prove them
selves unworthy thereof.
"We favor the enactment of laws
making it possible to convict, punish
or deport persons of foreign birth
who teach sedition and revolution
against the established government Of
the United States. or of the states, or
who treat the American flag with
contempt or disrespeCt, or who show
contempt or disrespect for the es-
tablished laws and who participate in
movements for the overthrow OF this
government.
I'VE advocate a thorough investi'
CATION by the federal government OF
organizations of individuals apparent
ly having for their object the over
throw of the government OF the Unit
ed States, and of the several states,
as we believe such organizations en-
ist and that adequate laws, both ma
tional and state. should be enacted
dealing in severe way with these Sc
ditious and anarchistic organizations,
and the members composing them.