Show MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS Plans for a Strictly Harmonious us COnvention Were Doomed To Disappointment PARTY FOR TARIFF REVISION So Says SU S Temporary ry Chairman ii Chairman Chin ehn ham ii c cm Same Samo Timing Minneapolis April 16 The Minnesota Republican convention met mot tummy today tutla to select four delegates at Ut largo to tho the na no national lionel convention and to name 11 it presidential l electors Before tic tho convention met It became evident that the tho plans for a harmonious ulI gathering ere ero doomed to disappointment The Time prediction of th supporters of oC State Senator Putnum Putnam that he would have havu no opposition for or were not fulfilled for W VU U j Parsons of decided to stay Hta In lit the race anti and make a It light tight for fOI forthe forthe the honor homier on the tho Hoor of ot the time conven conen convention tion Delegates Delegal s torn from the time Fifth FIrth and amid Ninth l districts raised objections to tho the election elec election tion of E U 13 for tor large but Mr lIll ir Hawkins It was thought would be 11 chosen choson without contest F p U B I Kellogg of St Paul nOd W V A ngel of or Minneapolis had no mm op opposition position as us to There ThereWa wan waK Wa no that flint 22 votes otes In tho the national convention would bo IJo registered for tor Taft TaCt It was planned to Indorse President admin administration is Dr D A B Cole chairman of the state central called tho time conven conon convention tion to order and und Introduced Introduce Samuel P 1 I Snyder us mis temporary chairman ADDRESS Temporary Chairman Samuel P I Soy der de said In Jn the time campaign In which we are mc about to enter this tImis tariff principle Is to tobo bo bu assailed upon the time one hand and an de 10 defended defended fended and maintained upon the other oilier In a recent speech by 11 the present Dem Dam Democratic governor of this state stute now no an active Democratic candidate can l for the thc presidency enc ho he openly open declared that our tariff system is as Iniquitous as a was the farming out of ot taxes In iii France prior to thu the French revolution That Is III but buta a mild statement of or tile the Democratic doctrine That t arty 1 has always I wa com coin batted tho th fundamental principle upon which tho tariff Is based While maintaining the tariff principle plo pit in its Integrity the tho Republican par por party port ty tIP t of or Minnesota Is firmly firm committed to the tho th proposition that a It revision of the thu present schedules shall now no be ha made ma e Another Issue the time Importance of or which is recognized by both political parties Is 18 the regulation und and control of ot grot great corporations now engaged In Interstate traffic tr m c That such control shall ahal be had arfe In tho the campaign now before us In Inthis Inthis Inthis this our OUI homo state of ot Minnesota ta are aro aree wo e 0 going to 10 maintain party purt allegiance upon national Issues Issue and nn disregard It Itin ItIn in lit state tato Issues Our beloved d president now voluntarily declining a renewal of his lila high has hns Inspired Republican lican sentiment through the time breadth of tho the land and commanded the tho confidence dence and arni respect of or all al parties It I Is IB no longer a n matter matei of or prophecy to de declare dare clare that his successor Hor will bo he his hits grand coadjutor our present pre ent secretary of war wd iv r William H j Taft The delegates voted to dispense with tho time committees on credentials credential II and aud rules as ns there ther were ero no contests State Sena Semma Senator tar tor t I Drow r of or St Cloud was then unanimously chosen permanent chairman said sal and amid addressing time the delegates tos FOR W H TAFT TAli In lii all al my m political life lo I have never before betor seen Icen tho tile acclaim of a IL conven convention convention tion where with wih ono one voice they thoy i to toone toone one cue man ma and amid that man Is the tho matchless 1 secretary of war William llam II ir I Taft Tar There Thoro Is ono one concrete proposition that tho time people of this timis state stand for ro Minnesota asks at the hands of a n Republican Congress a 1 reasonable re to revision vision of mit tho tIme tariff tarl If wo vo cannot get got It at ut the lime hands of tho time friends of Urn the tl tariff I 1 fear for tOI what wo we can expect from flom join Its IB enemies Wo Y o Uno 11 0 stand for fOI the progressive tendencies of or the tho administration of or Theodore Roosevelt Minnesota Minnesota wants ax as a u a 1 man who will wi not only emily stand for these policies but wi will mill also carry thom them on to time the ultimate des destiny destiny es tiny tny that the expect W v B i of ot surprised t time the convention today by b that Kellogg Hawkins and n Putnam m bo 10 elected The Tho motion was vali adopted |