Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1908 — CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS FOR PRESIDENT U. 8. 1908. [ARTICLE]

CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS FOR PRESIDENT U. 8. 1908.

This was visible and constant evidence of the feelings of the convention on that point, which was emphasized in no uncertain terms when, upon reference by the several speakers to the support which Indiana will give her “favorite son” tn the coming Chicago convention, the delegates broke Into storms of applause. The first refer* enoe to Vice President Fairbanks's name came at the peroration of Mr.

Overstreet's address and there was no Iha delegates, who' broke into a perfect tumult of applause which contln- ’ led for several moments. It was but a few minutes after 2 I’clock when State Chairtnan James P. Goodrich called the convention to order and introduced the Rev, Alfred 1. Waller of Crawfordsville, whose elotuent and singularly impressive invocation for a divine blessing upon the leliberatlons of the delegates and a prayer for divine guidance in the affairs of the convention was listened to amfd a hush quite unusual In a political gathering of this magnitude.' Chairman Goodrich then introduced the Hon. Jesse Overstreet, representative in congress from the Seventh Indiana district, as temporary chairman of the convention. Mr. Overstreet was greeted with warm applause as he arose to address his great audience. This applause was also unstinted throughout the course of his address, the many telling points of the admirable “keynote” speech being cheered with a spirit that showed that the speaker had his hearers with him. Mis reference to the importance of an early revision of the tariff produced a "hand” which showed Indiana Republicans were agreed with him on that point. This was further attested later when similar declarations on the part of the two senators were loudly applauded. Senator Beveridge Speaks. Upon the conclusion of the temporary chairman’s address, loud cries came from the delegates for Senator Beveridge, who was greeted with the favor which Js always accorded his presence in an Indiana audience, and whose eloquent address was frequently punctuated with the most enthusiastic applause. Particularly vigorous was the convention’s indorsement of the senior senator’s eulogy of President Roosevelt. His reference to the child labor question and declaration of the need of more stringent laws in that direction was applauded in a manner which proved the temper of Indiana Republicans on that point. "We are going to Chicago for Charles W. Fairbanks,” said Senator Beveridge. "He Is Indiana’s candidate for president, and we will stand by him, work for him, fight for him. There is no division in our ranks. Let the slander about factionalism in Indiana be rebuked. United and determined, let us rally arbund our candidate, giving to him not only our support, but all the strength and power that is In us. A long pull, a strong pull and a pull altogether for Charles W. Fairbanks, our candidate for the Republican nomination for president of the United States.”

An innovation in the way of convention entertainment was introduced at the close of Senator Beveridge’s address, when a quartet of young women from Huntington were introduced, the convention showing so demonstratively its appreciation of the rendition of “The Good Old Hoosier State" that the young ladies responded to an encore with “When AH the Democrats (Are Gone We’ll Try to Get Along Somehow,” which made a tremendous hit with the delegates. Senator Hemenway Speaks. Senator James A,. Hemenway was then introduced. When Mr. Hemenway declared that Indiana would carry the state next fall by a “Roosevelt majority” of 100,000, his audience demonstratively showed that it was in agreement with him on this estimate of coming party success. Senator Hemenway was accorded the closest attention as he presented his numerous sound business reasons for the continuation of Republican policies in the coming campaign. “There isno question that the people are overwhelmingly in favor of tariff revision," said Senator Hemenway. “In my own Judgment the tariff schedules must be revised. “I believe in doing things when we have power to do them, and it would be a great relief to the country to know that when the tariff schedules are revised, they will be revised by the party that believes in preserving our home markets to the American farmer and in protection to American labor.

“We know that today we have a majority In the house of representatives; we know that the senate of the United States is composed of a membership two-thirds of which is Republican; and we know that we have a great Republican president. “We know also that we shall have complete control of legislation from the day after election in November until March 4, 1908 —four months. “This is ample time to revise the tariff, while we know that we have absolute control, and I will earnestly urge that an extra session of congress be called immediately after the election for the purpose of revising the tariff.”