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that newspaper advertising pays.
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VOL II.
TAFT IS NOMINATED FOR
PRESIDENT ON FIRST
Ohio Man 'Chosen By National Republican
Convention In Chicago To Head Rep
ublican Ticket After An Exciting
and Eventful Day
RESULT OF THE FIRST BALLOT
TAFT
LaFOLLETTE
FORAKER.
FAIRBANKS
CANNON
HUGHES
KNOX
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, 111., June 18. Wm. H.
Taft of Ohio, Secretary of War, and
President Roosevelt's choice, was
nominated for the presidency of the
United States by the Republican Na
tional Convention here this after
noon on tho first ballot. Mr. Taft
had many more than sufficient to
nominate and tho convention went
wild when tho result was announced.
The vote on the first ballot was:
Taft, 702.
LaFollette, 25.
Foraker, 16.
Fairbanks, 40.
Cannon, Gl.
Hughes, 63.
Knox, 64.
The convention was all Taft and
Roosevelt. The influence of Roose
velt was shown when McGee was
closing bis speech seconding the
nomination of LaFollette, tho last
to be nominated, a picture of Roose
velt was displayed. The audience
wont wild, the cheering and de
monstration causing McGee to sit
down. Some of LaFollette's sup
porters thought tho demonstration
was for him. The demonstration
was even greater than that of yes
terday, and it was difficult even in
twenty minutes to restore order for
the roll call on the first ballot.
Tho platform committee was even
dominated by Roosevelt, the recal
citrants on the committee being
forced into line this morning by
telegrams from the President and
Taft telling them what they wanted.
Tomorrow, the nomination of a
vice-president will be taken up, and
it now appears as though It will be
Senator Dolllver of Iowa.
Nominating Speeches.
Following tho adoption of the
platform, the next order of business
was placing the names of candidates
for the presidency in nomination.
The nominations were by states
in alphabetical order, Tho clerk
ran down the list of states and there
was no response until Illinois was
reached. Then Representative Bou
tell took the platform to nominate
Cannon. The enthusiastic cheers
were hushed by Boutell holding up
his hand for attention. Just as Bou
tell commenced his address, Lodge
handed tho gavel to Senator - Hey
burn of Idaho.
The mention of the name of Can
non was the signal of an uprising of
the Illinois delegation. Tho demon
v stratlon was short. During the
speech, there were cries of "time"
from the impatient galleries. Ford
ned made the seconding speech
which was brief but did not escape
Interruptions from the galleries.
When "Indiana" was called by
the clerk, the delegates from that
state wero on their feet with cheers
for Fairbanks. The cheering was
Practically confined to the Indiana
delegation. Governor Hanly was
presented by Lodge. The restive
galleries cried "nominate him, nom
inate him" to Hanley annoyance. He
turned to the noisiest section and
Bald, "you keep quiet, I'll nominate
him when I get ready," but the inter
ruption did not cease.
When New York was called Gen
oral Stewart L. Woodford was rec
ognized and placed Governor Hughes
In nomination. His address met
with considerable applauso. When
the clerk called "Ohio," tho conven
tion broke into an enthusiastic
demonstration. Representative Bur
ton was unable to get tho audience's
Kttontion for some minutes and fre
uently, during his address, was ln-
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ONE TYPICAL AMERICAN.
Big Bill Taft is statuesque and
stately;
You couldn't guess his size if you
haven't seen him lately;
A middleweight before and a heavy
weight abaft
Monumental, transcendental,
Big Bill Taft.
Big Bill Taft is gentle as a mother
To still tho fretful wail of the sad
dle colored brothor.
Benevolent to woe, but Draconian to
graft,
Navigating, lubricating,
Big Bill Taft.
Big Bill Taft can melt a desperado,
Or hypnotize a king, or jolly a mi
kado. He smiles his little smile, and the
loving cup is quaffed
Humoristlc, eulogistic,
Big Bill Taft.
Big Bill Taft has problems to un
ravel, He hasn't any home, he's always on
the travel
By camel or balloon, by submarine
or raft,
Dedicated, consecrated,
Big Bill Taft.
Big Bill Taft, indeed we like to use
you;
We love to see you work, we'd hate
like time to lose you;
So keep your brogans dry, be careful
of a draft,
All-essential, presidential,
Big Bill Taft.
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terrupted by applause. After speak
ing over an hour, 'he concluded his
address. Many delegates and spec
tators left their chairs and with
flags waving and a large banner with
Taft's portrait paraded around the
hall. The "Texas Pants" were rais
ed on top of the pole. Several dele
gations, Missouri, Arkansas, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wash
ington and Minnesota lifted their
state standards and marched through
the aisles. After twenty minutes of
demonstration, they turned the de
monstration into song, various melo
dies being sung in different parts of
the hall.
After twenty-five minutes, and
still no quiet, Lodge Introduced Geo.
A. Knight of California who second
ed the nomination of Taft. The
wonderful penetrating voice of this
man soon brought silence. At the
conclusion of Knights remarks, P. C.
McCoy of Ohio, was recognized to
nominate Foraker. He was followed
by Emery, a negro delegate from
Georgia, who seconded the nomina
tion. Nomination of Taft.
Secretary Taft's name was placed
in nomination by Representative
Theodore N. Burton of Ohio, and was
seconded by Geo. A. Knight of Cali
fornia. Mr. Burton said in part:
"The most perplexing questions of
today arise from the bountiful devel
opment of our material wealth. Such
a development can not occur without
the creation of Inequalities and dan
gers to the social fabric. I most
strenuously deny that tho American
business man or the American citizen
cherishes lower standards than the
citizens of any other country. The
American people are by no means de
praved, But by reason of their busy
absorption in varied pursuits and of
the glamour which attends success
in great undertakings, questionable
COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1908.
Gist of Planks Adopted By the,no,se ln the hal1 practically sub-
National Convention at Chi
cago Today Declares For
Progress in Many Ways.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, 111., June 18. The
following is a summary of the new
platform adopted by the National
Republican Convention here today:
Tho platform declares unequi
vocally for revision of tariff, estab
lishment of postal savings banks,
tho enactment and enforcement of
railroad rate laws.
The enactment of an employe's
liability act is heartily recommend
ed. It declares for a generous pro
vision for tho widows and orphans
of those who have died for the coun
try. It calls the attention to the fact
that the Republican party passed
the Sherman anti-trust law and en
forced it.
It declares for increasing the ru
ral mall service and for good roads.
Tho platform recommends the
amending of the interstate commerce
law to give railroads the right to
make and publish tariff agreements
subject to the approval of the Inter
state 'commerce commission.
It favors the eight-hour day on
all public works.
The movement to prevent the
waste of timber, water and other na
tural resources Is "approved.
The platform points with pride,
that the cause at peace has been so"
signally advanced by the Hague Con
ference.
Tho doctrine of encouragement of
American marine and the enlargep
ment of foreign trade is approved.
The establishment of a bureau of
mines and mining, and the admis
sion of the territories of New Mexico
and Arizona as states is urged.
The adoption of the resolutions
was by viva voice vote, no voice be
ing raised in the negative.
Court Procedure Plank.
The court procedure plank as
adopted by the Committee on Resolu
tions, is as follows:
"The Republican party will uphold
at all times the authority and In
tegrity of the courts, state and fed
eral, and will ever insist that their
powers to enforce their process, and
to protect life, liberty and property
shall be preserved Inviolate. We be
lieve, however, that the rule of pro
cedure ln federal courts with respect
to the Issuance of a writ of injunc
tion should be more accurately defin
ed by statute and that no Injunction
or temporary restraining order
should be issued without notice, ex
cept Irreparable Injury" would result
from delay in which case a speedy
hearing thereafter should be grant
ed." The injunction plank passed
the committee by a vote of 35 to 16.
Read Two Reports.
Senator Hopkins was assigned to
read the majority report on the plat
form, and Representative Cooper of
Wisconsin, who was to read tho mi
nority report. Both stepped on the
platform together receiving applause.
Senator l.odge presented Mr. Hop
kins who commenced reading. It
was not long before ho came to
passages in the preamble according
high praise to Roosevelt, and there
was cheering and applause but no at
tempt at a demonstration. Hopkins
was poorly heard even by some of
the delegates. His voice became
husky long before finished. The
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methods have been able to engraft
themselves upon tho business of the
country. Rich rewards have too fre
quently been gained by some who are
none too scrupulous. Monopoly, dis
honesty and fraud have assumed a
prominence which call for the earnest
attention and condemnation of every
nan who truly loves tho Republic.
"Against all these abuses and in
the work for restoring old ideals of
honesty and equality, as well as for
higher standards of civic duty, one
man has stood preeminent, and that
man is Theodoro Roosevelt. Against
corruption in every form ho has set
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uiergeu nopKins enoris 10 De neara.
Lodge rapped for order and Hopkins
proceeded. When he reached the
words "Integrity of the courts," there
was some applause out tnero were
cries of "no" when he read the
suggestion that it was necessary to
change the present manner of issuing
injunctions. At the conclusion of the
plank he was generously applauded.
Tho reference to the negro in the
platform and the reiteration of the
party's demand for enforcement of
the thirteenth, fourteenth and fif
teenth amendments of the Constitu
tion, mot with applause. The roar
of the convention and from various
parts of tho hall and galleries greatly
annoyed the speaker and tho efforts
of the chairman to bring about order
were only temporarily successful.
The delegates and spectators
seemed lost in discussing the injunc
tion plank and seemed to have little
concern over other features of the
platform.
When the reading of the platform
concluded, Representative Cooper ad
vanced to present the minority re
port. He was greeted with cheers
and cries of encouragement from the
Wisconsin delegation. Lodge an
nounped that the debate would be
limited to twenty minutes to each
side. , Cooper announced that the
minority of the committee were un
able to agree with the majority in re
gard to the tariff, trusts, railroads,
injunction and trials in contempt
cases. .
Mr; Cooper said that the members
of the committee who signed the re
port, that they were not ashamed of
it and need never apologize to a
human being for having done so.
The Minority Report.
The minority report substitute em
bodied the LaFollette idea of phy
sical valuation of railroads as a
basis for fixing freight rates.
The tariff plank provided for du
ties on Imports equal only to the dif
ference between the cost of produc
tion at home and abroad and de
mand was made for the appointment
of a permanent tariff commission by
the president. The minority recom
mend that a Republican congress
and a Republican president act to
enforce tho law requiring managers
of political campaigns to publish
from time to time during the cam
paign the names of all contributors
and the amounts contributed or
promised and the purpose of all dis
bursements, and to whom paid.
The minority plank recommended
the enactment of a law prohibiting
the issuance of Injunctions ln all
labor disputes. Also tho Issuance
of Injunctions should be forbidden
ln all cases where the exigences of
tho situation can be covered by
ordinary processes of law.
Defeat Minority Report.
Governor Hanley of Indiana, ask
ed for a separate vote on the minor
ity plank for publicity of campaign
expenditures, and another delegate
asked for a separate vote on the phy
sical valuation of railroads and the
election of senators by the people.
The roll call on the original ques
tion resulted ln ayes 28, and noes
950, thereby defeating the minority
report except those three planks on
which the separate vote was to be
taken.
The publicity plank of tho minor
ity report was defeated, ayes 94, and
noes 880.
The vote on the minority report
favoring the physical valuation of
railroads was ayes 63, and noes 917,
defeating the plank.
The minority plank providing for
the election of senators by popular
vote resulted ln ayes 114, and noes
886, thereby defeating tho plank.
Hard Committee Fight.
The victory of tho Taft forces on
tho Resolution Committee camo with
dawn. A platform which contained
an injunction plank satisfactory to
tho prospective candidate was em
bodied in the substantial structure
of verbiage upon which will be made
Taft's appeal for popular approval.
Tho adoption camo only after a pro
longed discussion and a letter from
Roosevelt, and a letter and a tele
gram from Taft urging tho action.
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E. H. HAHHHN
BRYAN SAYS
HE HAS IT
Nebraskan Claims 25 Votes
More Than Enough to Nomi
nate Him For President.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 18. It is all
over at Denver but the shouting.
William J. Bryan Is absolutely as
sured of the Democratic nomination.
This is the announcement of the Neb
raska publicity bureau maintain
ed by the friends of Bryan in his own
state.
Conventions have been held In all
of the states and territories but ten.
The Bryan bureau proclaims that 630
delegates are already instructed for
the NebraBkan and that 67 others
in states not bound by the unit rule
have declared their personal prefer
ences for him and will give Bryan
their votes.
This gives Bryon 697 votes, 25
more than will be required to nomin
ate on the first ballot under the two
thirds rule.
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VOTE TODAY
Tax-Payers Pass Upon Issue
of $50,000 For New Build
ings Here. -
THE RESULTS 1:15 P. M.
For bonds 57
Against bondo 0
Doubtful ballots -1
Marshfield property owners are
voting this' afternoon on tho ques
tion of Issuing $50,000 school bonds
for the purchase of a site and the
construction of a new high school
and for other Improvements. Tho
special election was called ln order
to legalize the former election, a
technicality over the calling of which
had been raised. It Is believed that
the vote ln favor of the bond Issue
will be even more overwhelming
than It was the other time.
The polls will close at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. Only tax-payers are per
mitted to vote. The election Is being
held at the school house.
In case the bond Issue carries, as
it undoubtedly will, the work on the
new building will bo rushed. Plans
and specifications have been pre
pared and the contract can probably
be awarded ln two weeks.
G. W. B0HLEN GETS
GRANDSTAND CONTRACT.
Coos nnd Curry Fair Directors
Award Him Work of Repairing
and Overhauling Structure.
G. W. Bohlen was today awarded
tho contract for the labor of repair
ing and overhauling tho grandstand
at the fair grounds by President F.
P. Norton and tho directors of tlfo
Coos and Curry Fair Association. Tho
bidders wero as follows:
Bid No. 1 W. W. Ladd and J.
W. Hunt ?57
Bid No. 2 Wm. Hagquist; J.
Bjorkqulst 04
Bid No. 3 Brown and Erlcson 60
Bid No. 4 G. W. Bohlen 57
Bid No. 5 W. H. Brown 83
Bid No. 6 Loyd Roso 49
Bid No. 7 Jno. Miller 210
Bid No. 8 J. L. French 85
Bid No. 1 of W. W. Ladd and J.
W. Hunt for $57, and bid No. 0 of
Lloyd Roso for $49 did not comprise
tho six new seats in front of the new
grandstand, therefore, bid No. 4, G.
W. Bohlen, is awarded tho contract,
he being tho lowest bidder for all tho I
work advettlsed for bids.
PIANO STUDIO of Louis H. Boll,
located ln First Trust and Savings
Bank building, second floor, parlors
17, 18, 19 and 20. Will teach during
tho summer months,
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BOND
No. 295.
10 SPEND
Southern Pacific Magnate and
Family Plan Outing In
State.
FRIENDS TO COME
WITH THE PARTY.
Most of Time Will Be Spent
at Country Place Near
Klamath Lake.
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 18. Ad
vices received from New York are
to the effect that E. H. Harrlman,
owner of the Southern and Union Pa
cific and wizard of tho modern rail
road world, will spend not less than
two months ln the wilds of the Upper
Klamath Lake country, and possibly
southwestern Oregon, this summer.
Heretofore dispatches have conveyed
the Information that the railroad
chieftain would not be able to visit
his sylvan mountain retreat, Pelican
Bay Lodge, this year, as ho did last,
but the later advices Intimate that
he will not only accompany Mrs. Har
rlman and their two sons to Oregon
next month, but that he will bring a
special train-load of prominent Now
Yorkers with him, also that ho will
throw his game preserves open to his
Nlmrod guests and will supply them
with plenty of launches and boats,
with suitable tackle for fine lake and
stream fishing. Game of every sort
abounds ln the untrameled fastnesses
In the environs of Pelican Bay, and
the Innumerable small lakes and
mountain streams will furnish end
less sport for the disciples of Izaak
Walton.
Harrlman has already dispatched
Colonel W. H. Hollowblrd, df his
personal staff, together with a largo
party of workmen, to thoroughly
overhaul tho Lodge, to Install new
electrical equipment, to provide all
the necessities, comforts and luxu
ries, for the party of distinguished
visitors who will accompany Mr. Har
rlman on this outing trip.
While It Is not known exactly
,when tho Harrlman party will arrivo,
It is understood that It will bo around
July 15, or as close to that dato as
will bo convenient for Mr. Harrlmnn
and party to arrange buslnesB mat
ters for the junket.
Among the wild game that is
abundant along the forest-clad shores
of Upper Klamath Lake, where the
Lodge is located, are black bear and
herds of deer and elk, while tho
mountain brooks which feed tho lake
are filled with trout.
Instead of being obliged to travel
100 miles by stage, launch and
steamer, as he did last year, Mr. Har
rlman may now travel on special
train over the California & North
eastern to Dorrls, Cai., to tho steam
boat connections on Klamath river, a
distance under 60 miles. Fine tele
phono and telegraph connections are
being established between Ashland
and Klamath Falls and tho Pelican
Bay Lodge, and tho party will carry
with them a complete corps of oper
ators and stenographers, so that ur
gent business may bo attended to.
Harriman's personal staff will accom
pany him, as will tho family physi
cian.
According to reliable Information,
at hand. Harrlman will rough it
until woll toward September 1, and
his family may remain at tho lodge
even longer.
NEW RANGERS NAMED.
Government Selects Men to
Look
After Oregon ForcBts.
WASHINGTON, June 18. Tho
Forest Service has Just announced
tho following appointments on Na
tional Forests for Oregon:
George H. West has been appoint
ed a Forest Guard on tho Cascado
(Mazama) National Forest, and
Smith L. Taylor on tho Cascado
(Wlllametto) National Forest.
E. Barnes and Walter Allison have
beon appointed Forest Guards on tho
Bluo Mountains (E) National For
est. Miss E, A, Nowell has beon ap
pointed a clerk (temporary) on tho
Cascade (Wlllamotto) National Forest.
WEEKS IN OREGON
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