Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-01
Roosevelt Forces Dominate
Pennsylvania Convention.
SLATE FIXED LAST NIGHT
Ticket for State Officers and Con.
gressmen at Large.
Finn ARRANGEs PROGRAM
Platform Halls Roosevelt as the
Man of the Hour, and Calls
Him a Second Lincoln,

H.
HARRISBURG. Pa, May 1.-The re-
publican state convention, in session here
today, was under the control OF the
Roosevelt forces. headed by former State
Senator William Finn OF Pittsburgh. In
the platform Roosevelt was hailed as a
second Lincoln. Before the convention
adjourned it is planned by the Finn men
to put through a program that will be
progressive from top to bottom. The
regular republican organization, which
lost control of the state organization as
a result Of the primary vote cast April
b. had but one candidate in the field.
He is Charles +. Wright OF Susque-
hanna county, the present state treasurer,
who sought denomination. Mr.. Wright
before the convention met said that he
had the support of United States Senator
Penrose, head of the regular organization
wing of the party. and added that he had
hopes of winning the nomination.
The Roosevelt Slate.
The Roosevelt forces caucused last night
and made UP the slate which they expect
the convention to adopt without any ma
terial changes
Their program calls for the nomination
of State Senator A. w. Powell of Pitts
burgh for auditor general and Robert K.
Young Of Toga county for state treas
urer.
The Roosevelt slate for the four candi-
dates to be nominated for congressman
at large was follows:
Fred A. Lewis, Allentown.
John NJ NORM. Pittsburgh.
Arthur P. Ripley. Carlisle.
Anderson III. Walters, Johnstown.
There were about forty candidates for
congressman at large. and the Roosevelt
leaders had some difficulty in reducing
the number to four.
The caucus also selected Henry q.
Wason of Pittsburgh for state chairman.
to succeed Henry F. Walton Of Philadei-
phia, and w. Nevin Dietrich OF Cham
bersburg for secretary Of the state COM
mittee. to succeed w. Harry Baker liar
risburg.
The Penrose men have held no caucus.
Features Of Platform.
The features of the platform adopted
today follow:
I'VE hereby declare our faith in the
cardinal principles OF the republican
party of Abraham Lincoln, which we
have been instructed by the republican
electorate to reaffirm
THE republican party came into ex-
istence solely upon this issue of the con-
f1ict between the rights Of mankind and
arrogated powers of money.
to destroy special privilege, the chief cit
adel Of which was slavery. After the war
the people. wearied by years OF strife
and bloodshed. turned their thoughts TO
peaceful business pursuits. Then fol
lowed an era of the greatest material
development and expansion in all his
tory. Then came a period Of concentra-
ton and combination Of financial and in
dustrial power. the mightiest the world
has ever known. This power reached
out for the remaining natural resources,
the end Of which was already in sight.
This concentrated power obtained spe-
cial rights from state and national legis-
latures. 1t became the dominant infiu-
ence in social and business life. Special
privilege again dominated the nations
business and social and political life.
This rule of special privilege was build
ed:
"on illicit favors from boss-controlled
ION the political power to select sympa-
thetic judges; and
ION the rulings Of courts which View
ed life through narrow legal Journalism
rather than in the broad spirit Of social
and economic justice.
1.-THE power Of special privilege to DOM
mate legislatures and to create or con-
troll courts came solely from the political
boss. The peoples power. misused. was
money power. thus creating the special
privilege of today.
Roosevelt Another Lincoln.
again the recurring historic parallel
The guiding Of the American people had
raised a Lincoln to destroy special priv
ilege Of his day. The same power now
raises another leader, Theodore Roose-
welt. fashioned by temperament, character
and human experience to direct the bat
tie against special privilege OF our own
time.
I'VE urge the adoption of the measures
advocated by Theodore Roosevelt because
we believe they will hasten in our own
time another birth Of freedom such as
that of which Lincoln spoke. They will
aid in the restoration Of government OF
the people, for the people and by the
people.
we believe in simple direct and
short ballot, properly safeguarded to in
sure purity, as the easiest and most GER
tain means of registering popular will.
I'VE pledge the republican party of
Pennsylvania to such legislative and ex-
ecutve action as will:
Provide for the nomination by direct
vote of all candidates for public once
Give the party members In each con-
gressional district and in the state at
large the right by direct vote to record
their choice for President and make the
result binding on the delegates elected
Enable the people by direct vote to in
dictate their choice for United States SEN
ator, and make the result binding on the
members Of the general assembly.
Define the purposes for which money
may be contributed and spent in any gen.
eral or primary election; limit the total
expenditures: and. in addition to penal
ties for violations. make as a condition
precedent to the right of taking Office the
grant of a certificate Of election, to be had
only after due accounting and public
audit;
Make the wtllful violation of all laws
governing elections felonies punishable by
imprisonment.
I'VE believe that our entire system OF
primary and general elections and laws
governing and relating to the same
should be recast.
Reaf6rm Platform Of 1908.
I'VE pledge the party to the enactment
of comprehensive and effective public
| utilities law; to an employers liability
and workmens compensation act; to
| whatever legislation may be necessary
for the protection of women and children
in industry. and to whatever measures