Show ROOSEVELT f L T AND CYR CYRUS W WALBRIDGE ALB I b That is tile the Ticket the thc Republicans ns Of Missouri Would Like to Sec See Nominated WELCOMED BY A DEMOCRAT Kerens Sprung Strung a Surprise Hy fly 1 Saying He lie le Was IVas Not Candidate For Tor National Kansas City CI March 22 The can state convention to elect four dole dele delegates delt gates gatcH at nt large with whIm alternates to tho the national convention convened here to today toda today day da State Chairman Thomas Thomal J 7 Akins In calling caling the convention to order said The Time Republican party In Missouri now tow has the best be t chance In Its Is history his lor for tor a victory vIcor We will make our fight against the ring domination In the Democratic party art Unity and Ind success s shall bo be our watchword and no faction facton nl 1 will vill wi receive encouragement at nt tho the state headquarters Chairman AkIns declared hat Theo Timeo Theodore Theodore dore doro should hould be b nominated for Cor president and also urged the convention to endow C P r Walbridge of St Louis Luis Louisor for or Ico president Both suggestions were roundly cheered Benjamin F Russell of at the tho tie temporary chairman In addressing time the convention praised In high terms the time administration o 0 01 President Roosevelt and urged time the convention to endorse him for tor nomination unanimously to together together gether with Cyrus P Walbridge for tor torIce vice Ice president With Wih Roo Roosevelt and head headIng headIng heading Ing our ticket declared he ho It will vili willbe willbe be elected As when Chairman Akins Akina mentioned the tho name 1110 of Roosevelt the to convention now again cheered lustily for tor the chief executive keeping up the applause for tor fully tuly two minutes Continuing Mr Russell said that the Republicans would seek to eliminate not only ani but from the tho state and said that tho time party would woul 1 stand for tor homo home rule and fair elections Mayor James Jame A Reed Heed tho the Democratic candidate for governor In welcoming the delegates to Kansas City took tok oc ace cn to reply to 10 thrusts mado made nt at the tho Democratic state administration bo ho cause of bodling disclosures There were he said sal two sides to every eVer ques question tion anti and those charged with beetling should be given a n chance to 10 prove pre their Innocence before being branded There were he lie added Republican as II well wel as ns Democratic Richard Kerens then sprung a n sur eur upon the tho convention by b ing InG nt at the conclusion of a brief brie speech ho would not nOI bo be a 1 candidate for tor reelection re roo election as national Committeeman from Missouri He would fO ho said continue to devote his hI time lIme working In for tor time the Interests of the party but he ho did not no care longer for the position Thomas J Akins whom President Roosevelt recently recent appointed to a fed federal eral erni position nt at n t St SI Louis LottIe finally an nn announced announced that he ho would not bo be a 1 candi candidate date for reelection as n chairman of ot the state central cental committee as no n It would he Ito considered be bo Inconsistent to hold both bolh positions |