22 Jun 1904
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1904
Page
1
Reports from several committees were received and quickly adopted without friction. The motions passed smoothly, reflecting broad consensus among members and efficient governance methods. The session highlighted orderly process and prompt approval of routine items.
June 22 Chieves reports the Republican national convention in session with Speaker Cannon chosen for permanent chair. Delegates, governors, and diplomats fill lakefront hotels as credentials and seating debates unfold, Osterhaus seated, Cannon's address underway amid fervent cheers.
The mid committee of resolutions worked into the early hours drafting a Republican platform. It favors continued protective tariffs for American labor and industries and endorses reciprocal measures with safeguards for established industries. A tariff plank dominates debate with opposition to certain reciprocity language. arbitration on the Canadian boundary is discussed but not finalized. Proposals on suffrage for the District of Columbia and a Philippines tariff plan were reviewed, with some items deferred or rejected.
The article details a Republican platform discussion in Chicago, with Lodge announcing full committee reporting. It highlights a plank urging immediate reunion of continental territories under protectionist policy and notes the subcommittee’s approval of a 5,260 word document. The platform recalls Lincoln era governance, praise for protective tariffs, Cuba and Philippine actions, and plans for an isthmian canal.
Chicago June 22 Senator Fairbanks will be nominated for vice president unanimously. The Illinois delegation met today and decided to withdraw the name of Representative Robert T. Ht, removing all remaining speculation.
A condensed sketch of Senator Charles Warren Fairbanks outlines his Ohio roots, Puritan upbringing, Methodism influence, and disciplined rise from a farm boy and toolmaker to Indiana lawyer and Republican leader. The piece notes his early self denial, steady study, legal ascent, marriage to Cornelia Cole, and gradual entry into politics amid wartime and party service, framing him as a poised candidate in the Illinois convention context.
The Topeka site near Vinewood Park will host the Kansas National Guard encampment from August 18 to 24 with about 1 300 men, two regiments and two batteries. The state government funds part of the costs under the Dick military law, and several conditions include artillery target practice grounds, mobilization plans, and a formal order from Adjutant General Kelsey designating Vinewood Park as the training site.
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