Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1910 — NO OPPOSITION BUT A FEW UNSIGNED POSTAL CARDS. [ARTICLE]

NO OPPOSITION BUT A FEW UNSIGNED POSTAL CARDS.

Crnmpacker Renominated, Endorsed And Loudly Cheered at Tenth District Convention. The convention of 10th district republicans at Lafayette Monday was a very excellent meeting and while the nomination of Edgar D. Crumpacker was a foregone conclusion because there was no opposition to his candidacy, there was much interest in the convention and the evident satisfaction' which the delegates bespoke for the conditions at homes in general matters of business proved that there is really no one kicking about the manner in which the Payne tariff bill is working. The convention was called to order at 1:35 o’clock in the Victoria theatre by District Chairman Hickey. Practically every seat in the delegate section . was occupied, notwithstanding the fact that there was no contest. Chairman Hickey asked for nominations for permanent chairman of the convention and George P. Haywood, the Lafayette attorney, was placed in nomination, and he was selected without opposition. He made a very appropriate speech in which he talked fairly of the prevailing tariff laW, admitted its imperfections but stated that the McKinley bill was unpopular for some time after it jvent Into effect, and that he thought time would largely efface the criticism made against the present measure, which he considered came any how largely from democratic sources. He did .not deny that there is some internal trouble in the republican party, but he believes that the differences are not serious and that they will get together for the common good of the country. L. R. Skinner, of Laporte county* was made permanent secretary and all the republican editors of the district assistant secretaries. The chairman then appointed committees on order of business, credentials and resolutions. On motion of W. E. Peck, of Remington, each committee consisted of one man from each county. W. E. Peck was the Jasper county member of the first named committee; W. V. Porter of the second and C. C. Warner of the third. There were no contested delegations and the delegates were declared eligible as seated. The resolutions committee then made its report and following the reading and adoption of the resolu-. tions, Judge Tuthill, of Laporte county, placed the name of Edgar D. Crumpacker in nomination. The presentation of the name as well as its mention in resolutions and by different speakers was lustily cheered and when Chairman Haywood called for a standing vote every delegate raised to his feet and three rousing cheers for the nominee were raised. While awaiting the report of the resolution committee a letter from Congressman Crumpacker was read and several speeches were made. One of these was by Judge Rabb, of Williamsport, who spoke encouragingly of the conditions of the present and the outlook for the future. Judge Rabb is inclined to think the present tariff bill is all right or almost all right. He thinks we are too much inclined to listen to the statements made by the democratic and mugwump press, which is constantly and ingeniously made in an effort to create dissatisfaction. In Judge Tuthlll’s speech he touched upon the sending out last week.of a number of unsigned postal .cards from .Chicago to prominent republicans of the tenth district, which sought to create distrust of Crumpacker and if possible to instigate trouble between him and Benator Beveridge. The cards came in two installment and seam to have been sent all over the district. At first they might have had the appearance of being from some one opposed to Mr. Crumpacker, but later it was evident that they were simply sent out by democratic instigation for the- hope of future results. Judge Tuthill.branded them as being of democratic origin and said that the only opposition to Mr. Crumpacker was that shown in a lot of unsigned postal Cards. His remark brought a round of applause from the delegates and it is claimed that all over the district the

cowardly assault has served to enliven all republicans in the ranks, to loyalty to their congressman. The following letter from Judge Crumpacker was read at the convention: Washington, D. C., March 24, 1910. Chairman and Delegates, Congressional Convention. Gentlemen—The time for the republican nominating convention for the Tenth district finds me so busy with public affairs that I have decided to forego the pleasure of attending the convention and extending a personal greeting to those assembled to nominate a candidate for congress. We are entering upon a campaign that is unique in some of itß phases. The republican party has had uninterrupted control of the affairs of the federal government since March 4th, 1897, and during this period many great historical events have occurred and many historical laws in untried fields have been enacted by congress. The people have enjoyed a measure of material prosperity unequaled by any other people in the civilized world, and business conditions throughout the country, taken as a whole, were never hetter than they are today. No president was ever more faithful and efficient in endeavoring to secure an honest fulfillment of the pledges contained in the platform upon which he was elected than President Taft has been. Never has there been such substantial progress along safe and sane lines, in the regulation of transportaticfh companies and great industrial corporations, with the view of protect* ing the people against injustice and oppression on the one hand, and of securing the highest and best developement under the law of those great wealth-producing agencies on the other hand.

The Payne tariff law, which is the most important law enacted by the present congress, has been criticised by many of our people. Some of the criticisms are just, for it is not a perfect law, and raanv ol them are unjust, because the law contains a large preponderance of good. There never has been a tariff law in this country that suited everybody, and it is safe to say there never will be such a law. Most of our people expected downward revision in the Payne law, and that is its chief commendable feature, notwithstanding assertions to the contrary. I was a member of the committee that framed that law and I am familiar with its provisions, and I know that it contains three times as many reductions as increases, and the reductions, as a rule, are upon articles ot general use. The law does not suit me in every respect, bu'. it was the best that could be obtained under the circumstances, and I vo<:ol for it. In addition to the reductions secured, I did the best I could to secure free lumber, free coal, free iron ore and substantial reductions in wools and woolens, sugar and cottons. That law has already shown its capacity as a revenue raiser and time and experi ence will, vindicate its wisdom as a prosperity producer. Its inequalities will doubtless be remedied'in due time. The present congress has already enacted a number of measures of general importance, and it will enact others before this season ends, including a postal savings hank law, a law amending and perfecting the Hepburn railroad rate act, conservation legislation and provision for separate statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. There is every reason why the republican party should win at the coming election, and there is no legitimate reason why it should not win. I have great faith in the sturdy common sense and patriotism of the American

There is every reason why the republican party should win at the coming election, and there is no legitimate reason why it should not win. I have great faith in the sturdy common sense and patriotism of the American people, and, therefore, I feel sure,of a republican victory next November. With acknowledgements of gratitude and expressions of best wishes to the republicans of the district in general, and the members of this convention in particular, i am - • Yours Obediently,

E. D. CRUMPACKER.

Stops earache in two minutes; toothache or pain of burn or scald in five minutes; hoarseness, one hour; muscle-ache, two hours; sore throat, twelve hours —Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil, monarch over pain. * Qalen Clarke, the discoverer of the Mariposa grove of big trees,'land for twenty years guardian of Yosemite Valley, died Thursday night at the home of his daughter, Or. Elvira Lee, in Oakland.