The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29

With these three sFdefs y; Frank Lar
bee. member of the regular Interstate
ommerce Law league convention at
hicagb, meets the critics of the two
slegatss, himself@and former. Governor
amuelRR. Van SAINT, Who did not bolt
lie convention He has no apology
ID offer for not going over to the rump
invention with the majority of the
minneapolis delegates. He says that in
ne light Of the official call for the
-pnvention no one who did not wish
B indorse President Roosevelt IS posi-
on ION rate supervision had: any,&rlght
the convention. The dlssenters mad
be Fight of American citizens to go
nd hold a convention anywhere they
hose. g-g
Makes Strong Charges. #-.
Mr.. Larrabee makes strong charges,
regard to the purpose of railroads
- nd big shippers to produce a counter
on. Over four hundred were sent to
hicago, he says, to. help accomplish
he defeat Of, the: stated purpose Of
ae gathering.
The Minneapolis delegates, in part,
.e not spared in Mr.. Larrabee's re-
lew of the rise Of the rump conven-
on.3 No body but the board of direc-
RS of the Chamber of Commerce sent
le representatives of that organlza-
on Mr.. Larrabee says. It was not
me by vote of the whole body. Their
;tion would not be sustained by
ajority vote Of the members Of the
lamber, he AYERS. In regard to the
elegation from the Commercial club
, makes the same charges. He is
illing to wager that the majority OF
ne members of the club WoSld not
ote Ito sustain the action of the dele
ates sent down by the public affairs
>mmittee.
cit was the public affairs committee
the Commercial club that sent the
elegation and I II bet that the vote
: a: majority of the members would
2 in favor of sustaining the presi-
-ent,'' said Mr.. Larrabee with consid-
able aeerbity. - In sfact either sthe
ig shippers or the railroads, or the
trelings of these, composed the rump
pnvention. The majority of the Com
,ercial, club and, the, majority of the
hamber" of Commerce would not up
Did the board of directors in not sus-
lining President. Roosevelt. s ..
All Railroads Opposed,
"In the first place, all the railroads
the country are opposed tosrate%regu-
lace, the little. railroads Have to- use
abates and favoritismt to- get business
I'D they are opposed to rate5regulation
/ the third place, the big shippers who
ct the, rebates unite to oppose rate
equation. s@:....s::. - Gss@
- Every many rich men, and manu-
! actnrers and many big shipping firms
ereSin the regular convention and all
ere. unit. 1T would, make a man Is
Z air straight to hear some of the tales
( rebates and DETERMINATIONS ane
Dads are max Ing 1:.i 80 .i-i" s.-aa
Mr.. Larrabee received his appoint
hent to represent this congressional
- istrict at the regular convention from
: Governor John A. Johnson. . q 4 -
The object of the interstate com:
cree law convention was outlined in
le: Following paragraph from the off
al, call: 80 y.
.'HThe. object of the convention is tc
Impress upon congress the extent anG
Persistence of the demand of the people
- all parts of the country for legisla
ION outlined in the president s last
,lnual message to congress in the fol
swing language: The interstate com
'erce commission should be vested
18th the power, where given rate has
ieen challenged and after fu1F hearing
,'und to be unreasonable -to-=aecide
object to judicial review, what shall
3 a reasonable rate: to take it's place
~F~ pc ruling of the commission to take
feet Immediately and to obtain unles:
,ad. until it is reversed by the court Of
sview.' -, /. -. .tF|. : ..-.>.>' p,
! Van SAINT Enthusiastic.
:On his arrival from the conventio,
lday, former Governor Van SAINT, tn
lher delegate who stuck to the orig
aal purpose of the call, was2very ZEN
over the outcome of tn
ieeting. ~ - - a..
elf, said he, ":.we had planned 70
seeks, to have aided our cause we coul,
BIT have helped it as much as our op
.onents did by holding a rump conyen
,on. The lines are not drawn, thank
! them, We know where the enemie
!: rate regulation, as proposed in sou
use !. and advocated by. Presiden
| ,oosevelt, are to be found. BY thei
1,stion they have called attention. t
;eople to take sides. 1t. is now a
pen fight. We will meet fact wit
jet, argument with argument, organ
,ltion with organization. In my jude
cent thereswiI be zsucha tidal wave 9
'ublic sentiment that the senate wi
ave to capitplate.
southerners Enthusiastic.
i" You have no idea of the enthusiast
1.-THE delegates from~the south. The
| re, if possible, the heartiest support
/ es on the question. the president ha
/ fne ardent adn1ifer from Texas d.
/ xared that he believed that if Pres
4 9nt Roosevelt would run again, an
f-~Flis were the issue, he would carr
Il sekas. He declared further that bot
4 anators and every representative fro
/ nat state would vote for the propose
heasure. . tx. FF==#.s$ IS Il
Il r,ssThe delegates from Florida, Geo
II "a, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi
I'D other southern states were. GU
HI 3oken and earnest for a vigorous fgh
I'll ;he resolutions were short, to the poi1
m I'D unanimously adopted Mr.. Baco
al las MghlyS5eo mp liment ed and no doul
Il i'll remain chairman of the executiv
q Htnmitt y
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