Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1908 — MARSHALL [ARTICLE]

MARSHALL

Nominated For Governor By Democrats. RESULT REACHED OR FIFTH BALLOT An Excellent Ticket Placed tn (lie Field and a Strong Platform Adopted. The Ticket. GOVERNOR, Thomas R. Marshall, Columbia City. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Frank J. Hall, Rushville. ’ JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT, M. B. Lalry, Logansport. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Walter J. Lotz, Muncie. SECRETARY OF STATE, James F. Cox, Columbus AUDITOR OF STATE, Marlon Bailey, Lizton. TREASURER OF STATE, John Isenbarger, North Manchester. APPELLATE JUDGE, E. W. Felt, Greenfield. REPORTER SUPREME COURT. Burt New, North Vernon. STATE STATISTICIAN, P. J. Kelleher, Indianapolis. STATE SUPERINTENDENT. Robert J. Aley, Bloomington.

Thomas R. Marshall of Columbia City was nominated for Governor by the Democratc state convention Thursday afternoon on the fifth ballot. Senator L. Ert Slack of Franklin was Mr. Marshall’s nearest competitor. Samuel M. Ralston withdrew after the fourth ballot and the greater part of his strength went tp Mr. Marshall. The convention remained in continuous session from 10 o’clock Thursday morning until a few minutes before 10 o’clock that night, and all that time except the first hour and a half was occupied by balloting for nominations. The platform adopted is a strong one and favors: Bryan for President. Tariff for revenue only. Income tax. Postal savings banks. Election of senators by direct vote. Speedy completion of Panama canal. Improvement of waterways. Emergency currency. Conciliation of capital and labor. Pure food legislation. Weekly pay day. Honesty and economy in public office. Law to safeguard bank deposits. Local option with unit of city, ward or township. * Strengthening co-employes’ liability law. Primary election law. Appointment mine inspector on recommendation of miners and operators.

Repeal metropolitan police law. John W. Kern for vice president. It condemns: The republican party as father of trusts. Protective tariff. Centralized power at Washington. Favoritism in public deposits. Fowler and Aldrich financial bills. Ship subsidy bill. Indiscriminate use of injunctions by federal courts. Roosevelt’s efforts to nominate Taft. Republican extravagance in nation. Secretary Cortelyou for plan adopted to relieve panic. Republican party for close friendship with Wall Street. Creation of useless offices and boards by republicans. State official iniquity and incompetency.