Show STRUCK BY NELSON ST. ST PAUL Minn July 1 Former t.-Former Former State Senator chairman of the State central committee in calling calling- the Republican State convention to toor or r r this afternoon quoted the name of oC United States Senator Knute Nelson for temporary chairman The selection was approved el b by a heart hearty burst of or applause applause ap ap- ap- ap at the conclusion of which Mr r. r Nelson addressed the convention He lIe said in part Dart The tendency of the age is combination combination tion Uon and concentration and where the chief object of this is to lessen the cost of production so asto to cheapen the cost to the consumer and not to obtain a n monopoly suppress s comp competition or check the reduction of ot price to the con consumer sumer the public will public wUl not be he injured and has no fair ground for complaint A monopoly national in its Its' scope and consequence should for the protection protection tion of ot the entire people eople b be subject to national control Whoever er s seeks ks to enjoy enjo national protection and national I advantages l also s submit to na national national na- na inspection regulation Protection Protection Protection Pro Pro- in such cases casl's should be mutual Compete consolidation whatever Its pui purposes poses ma may be be nevertheless in 11 its essence a a. monopoly and a complete complete com corn monopoly necessarily J ar Involves absolutism absolutism ab ab- ab- ab and Is repulsive lve to the tile thereat great reat bod body of the people cople and is dreaded by them in the realm of traffic no less than in the thc political world The glory the h honor nor and the prosperity prosperity pros pros- of our country at home and abroad under the leadership of or President dent Roosevelt are safe sate In th the keeping and charge of ot the Republican party We Vc shall meet and successfully solve the Philippine problem as we c have met and successfully sCully solved every other great pr problem blem we have hn been confronted with since Wo We shall in time plant the fla flag of oC liberty order an and good government gov gov- O as firmly in the distant Orient as here at home and millions o of oppressed op pressed and downtrodden humanity will worship and forever bless the great Republic of the West est |