The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-13
ROOSEVELT GETS
MAINE DELEGATES
TWELVE CHOSEN AND PLEDGED
At STATE AND DISTRICT
CONVENTIONS.
TAFT WINS IN VERMONT.
President Taft Carries 81 Out of %
Wards In st. louis.-New York
Is Firm for the
President.

President.
Bangor, April 1.-THE candidacy of
Colonel Roosevelt will be supported
by Names twelve delegates in the
Republican national convention. Ten
were chosen at the Republican state
convention and at three of the four
district conventions held. The other
two were elected week ago in the
first district.
The Roosevelt leaders had a good
working majority in the state conven-
ton, the vote for delegates at large
being 739 to 4a7.
OF the 1880 delegates entitled to
seats, 1902 were present. The con-
vention lasted five and one-half hours.
as the conduct of business under the
provisions of the new primary law
was slow and often confusion pre-.
vailed.
The platform adopted for the state
election in September indorses the
Republican national administration
from that of. President Lincoln to
that Of President Taft; declares that
prohibition as the settled policy of
Maine was decided at the referendum
last September, and demands a faith
full enforcement of the liquor law as
1t stands; favors presidential primar.
les; accuses the present state admin
istration of incapacity and blunder-
ing. and of partisan bias in the in
vestigation of the recent York county
bribery charges.
Vermont Delegates Split Up.
Montpelier, Vt.-Of the eight Yer
mont delegates to the Republican
convention at Chicago, two district
delegates will go instructed for Taft
and two for Roosevelt. The four del
egates at large are unp]edged, al
though the state convention indorsed
President Taft's administration and
all four delegates expressed person
al desire for his denomination.
The platform condemns the princi.
pies of recall of judges and of deci-
Bions.
The suggestion of a popular review
of the decisions of the court in 3
particular case is declared to be "a
subtle and dangerous attempt upon
the foundation of free government
ITSELF"
The convention was noisy one
and the proceedings were interrupted
frequently by boots, yells, changing
OF cowbells and cheering by both the
delegates and spectators.
The platform included a memorial
on the death Of Congressman Foster
and an Endorsement of President Taft,
with references to the tariff and sew.
eral other Republican issues. The
platform was adopted by voice vote.
Although the Roosevelt leaders pro.
tested stoutly and asked for ballot,
Chairman Dillingham; decided against
them.
Senator Townsend of Michigan,
closed the proceedings with speech
lndorseing President Taft.
New York for Taft's denomination.
Rochester, N. Y.-The Republican
party of New York state, in conven-
ton here, declared for the renomina.
ton of President William H. Taft,
and adopted resolution urging the
states delegation to the Chicago ma
tional convention to vote to that end.
The Taft presidential plank found
an opponent only in City Comptroller
William A. Prendergast of New York,
Roosevelt delegate, who made Wig.
orous speech against the platform
and declared that President Taft
could not be reelected. The platform
was adopted viva voce, with only
few dissenting votes from the LOIS
delegates.
United States Senator Elihu Rsot,
one of the four selected to go to Chi.
cago, was the chief champion of the
platform and delivered speech in
which he made vigorous defense of
the American judicial system and a
sharp attack on the recall of Judges
The days session was given over
entirely to speeches on the platform
made by Senator Root, James W..
Wadsworth, former speaker of the as.
sembly; Mr.. Prendergast and Job
Hedges of New York. After the vote
on the platform and the selection Of
the delegates at large, and their alter.
mates, the convention adjourned with
out date.