| Show REPUBLICANS Or Of COLORADO IN HOT tiu a Resolutions Committee Differences Dif Dif Dif- Have Reached Beached Floor of Convention COMMITTEE MAKES THREE REPORTS Nomination for Governor Depends on Outcome of Platform Fight BULLETIN P. P M. M COLORADO SPRINGS 21 Minority report resolutions committee adopted COLORADO SPRINGS Colo Cob S Sept pt 21 The The Republican state convention proceeded immediately this morning to consideration of the report of the resolutions resolutions reso reso- committee made by Chairman t Clarence O. O Hamlin Hainlin Thomas H. H Devine presented a minority mi mi- nil nil- report signed by seventeen members of the committee dealin dealing exclusively exclusively ex ex- with the initiative and ref refer r- r It did not approve of tho the proposed pro pro- posed amendment bu but stated that it would be presumptuous to attempt to tell the people how they should vote on this important question Merle D. D Vincent submitted another minority report striking out the indorsement indorsement indorsement in in- in- in of United States Senator Guggenheim Gugg-enheim commending LaFollette Dolliver Bristow avid and Beveridge e for their attitude in national affairs welcoming welcoming welcoming wel wel- coming former President Roosevelt's Roosevelt s 's return to the field of political discussion discus discus- sion sion and approving his enunciation of Republican doctrines also favoring direct di di- reet primaries and the pass anti-pass and frank anti law Jaw It also indorsed the tho initiative initiative ini ini- ml- ml and referendum Vincent Report Tabled On motion of Chairman Hamlin of the resolutions ons committee the provisions provi provi- provisions provisions provi- provi of the Vincent report with the exception of that portion referring to the initiative and referendum we were e laid on the t table ble The Tho convention voted to limit I peeches speeches to fifteen minutes The majority majority major major- ity r report port o of th the reso resolutions A emphatically approves the able en cut cut- t an tt n- n of Taft de declaring laring he had bad introduced efficiency economy and strict business methods into every overy department department de do- of the government Thanks chiefly to his tactful but resolute insistence insistence insistence in in- in- in the vital part of the reforms advocated by former President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt volt is now statute law At once constructive constructive con con- and progressive patient under misapprehension and anel detraction William William Wil Wil- liam H. H Taft has set an example of official official of of- fidelity and pure patriotism to all his successors in the presidency The report further says We We reaffirm our adherence to the principle of a protective tariff as declared declared de de- dared in the Republican national platform platform plat plat- form of 1908 We Ve point to our present tariff Jaw law as a substantial step in the direction of downward revision to which the Republican party is unqualifiedly committed As a rey revenue nue measure it has proved an entire success Inequalities Inequalities Ine mc- qualities will be found in any tariff law lawand lawand lawand and other reductions will be necessary These changes es should be made as speedily speedily speed speed- speed speed- ily as possible and in such manner to avoid the disturbance and derangement nd of business inevitably attending what is known as a general revision Tariff Board Approved This is made possible by tho the es of a permanent tariff board No No president who has ever been called upon to deal with this tariff trying question has bas rasped it in so broad so 80 sane and so so- effective a manlIer mauner man mau- ncr ner as has bas President Taft The initiative and 1 referendum ques lion tion has assumed proportions that make mako it practically the issue between Republicans an and Democrats in in this state in the comin coming campaign and will decide the fate of tho the two leading candidates for the Republican gub gubernatorial nomina nomina- tion John B. B Stephen and Rush L. L Holland Stephens Stephen's s 's position is such that he can scarcely accept tIle the nomination on a platform which condemns con con- the initiative and referendum while Holland has announced that he ho will not run on a a platform which in it The initiative e and referendum has already al ready been indorsed by the tho Democratic state convention Jon and an amendment to the state constitution embodying those thoo principles will bo ho passed passel upon upon by bythe the voters at the tho comin coming election The measure submitting this amendment to the people was passed recently at a special session of the tho lc legislature islat re Republican Re Re- Te- Te publican members of the senate aiding the Democratic to secure the two thirds vote |
