Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-11

!. Of new YORK
|NDORSE TAFT
Platform Urges Delegation
to Vote for denomination
Of President; Root and
Barnes on Delegation.
NO FIGHT ON FLOOR
OVER RESOLUTIONS

Committee Adopted Com.
promise as to Instructions
at Midnight Session That
Was Agreeable.
Rochester, N. Y, April 10.-The re.
publican state convention today adopt.
ed platform urging New York's dele
gates to the Chicago national conven-
ton to favor the denomination Of Presi.
dent Taft, elected four delegates at
large and alternates to the convention
and adjourned sine die.
The delegates chosen are U. S. Sen.
ator Elihu Root, State Chairman VIII.
liam .,arnes, Jr,< William Berri OF
Brooklyn and Edwin A. Merritt, Jr.,
speaker of the assembly.
Four or five speeches by prominen.
state leaders, including U. S. Senator
Root, State Chairman William Barnes,
Jr., Former Speaker James w. Wads-
worth, Jr.,, William M. WINS and Job
party policies preceded the final rati.
fication Of the platform.
Early today the committee on resolu-
tions completed its draft Of the plat
form in which the New York delega-
tion to the national convention was
urged to vote for the denomination of
President Taft. s
This action on the part of the com
mittee which was almost unanimous
was taken, to prevent fight on the
ho0rs0Eer the question OF whether the
four delegates at large should be
specifically instructed.
Temporary Chairman Butler was
made permanent chairman State
Chairman Barnes then read the plat
form, which included plank declaring
faith in the Sherman law but advocat-
ing additional legislation, including the
establishment of a board to define
more closely what is legal and what is
illegal under the act.
The endorsement of President Taft
brought forth general applause. SEN
atOr Root seconded the platform in a
speech in which he said:
"We can change the tariff laws, and
questions of general public moment,
but the eternal principles of justice can
never be changed without degrade
ton to the people,
Roosevelt Supporter Heard.
The platform was adopted by viva
voce after comptroller William A. Prem
dergast the Roosevelt delegation from
Kings county said he must make some
dissent to statements made at the con-
vention and to the platform.
Il am going to vote against the plat
form, believing that certain provisions
are not agreeable to the majority Of
our party and am not in favor Of the
denomination of President Taft de-
clared Mr.. Prendergast. There was ap-
plause amid cries of dissent. to which
the speaker answered by saying: "Illi-
nois is all right, too ..
81 protest against the idea of that
man who for half of fifteen years pre-
sided over the destinies of this nation
being characterized as patent medi-
cine man." continued Mr. Prender-
CAST The speaker defended the ini-
titative referendum and recall, citing
their adoption in western states and de-
caring that they had had the effect of
Strengthening representative govern
ment Fl.
Senator Root has told you not to en-
graft the recall in our judicial sys-
tenn as it would make towards of the
judges, but yon can't make coward
out of a man unless he is coward"
Mr.. Prendergast said that the recent
presidential primaries caused him to
believe that President Taft could not
be elected.
The platform then was adopted and
the convention adjourned sine die.
New York states delegates at large
to the republican national convention
will not be instructed" to vote for
the denomination of President Taft.
Instead the committee on resolutions
of the republican state convention
voted almost unanimously last night
to report resolution to the conven-
ton today, favoring Taft's renomina-
tion, and urging the entire state dele
CATION to carry out the party's choice.
Adopt Compromise.
The committee which drafted the
platform and settled the question OF
after sessions lasting
from early afternoon until midnight,
finally agreed to the following COM
promise:
"We applaud the patriotism, wisuom
and undramatic courage of President
William H. Taft.
"Tbe overwhelming majority of the
Of the party in the
assembled favor his re-
and we urge that the dele
large here elected in their
action at Chicago carry out this choice
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