New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
TO INDORSE PRESIDENT.
Er-Gou. Larabee Of IosCa Sup
ports Railroad Rate Increment.

CIearmont Ia Nov 90 (SpeciaD .-Ex- Governor
William Larrabee. member Of the executive com
mittee of the Interstate Commerce Law Associa-
ton which recently held a convention in Chicago,
outlined a plan to-day by which the association
hopes to obtain the support OF hundreds OF com
mercaI and producing associations for President
Roosevelts railroad rate regulation platform in
addition to the Endorsements obtained at the Chi
cago convention. s.=....-~.-
Hundreds of copies OF the resolutions passed at
the so-called Bacon convention in Chicago com
mending the Presidents programme, have been
mailed TO the commercial clubs stockmen's asso-
Citations and manufacturers and shippers organiza-
tions in all parts of the United States asking thai
immediate action be taken on these resolutions,
and the resolutions adopted by each organization
be reported at once to Chairman Bacon of Mil
waukee.
Personal letters accompany the resolutions. urg-
ing the necessity OF acting before Congress meets
and it is believed by Ex-Governor I,arrabea and
other members Of the executive committee thar
hundreds Of organizations which could not be ron
resented in Chicago will indorse the action taken
.lele py the delegates from many commercial and
Industrial organizations.
Inc particular section of the Chicago resolutions
which the Interstate Commerce Law Association
VIII ask the business men to indorse reads:
We specifically agree with the President that the
9ny isIitut " and effective method for the
Is by amending the Interstate Commerce. act so as
sion should be vested with the power. where "a
given rate has heen challenged and after fiji hear
Ing found to be unreasonable to decide subject 10
Judicial review. what shall be a reasonable rate
10 take its place; the ruling Of the commission
to take effect Immediately and to obtain 1niesg md
until 1t IS reversed by the court OF review
In addition to asking that the resolution he in
dorsed the association requests that each or
ganization urge upon Congressman and Senator's
the necessity for the passage Of the proposed egs
lation, and already Ex-Governor Larrabee has re-
ceived dozens of favorable replies OF the plan ex
Governor Larrabee said yesterday:
This is to give chance for every commercial
BODY 10 Indorse the Bacon convention MANY did
not SEND delegates, because they did NOT under
stand the meaning or the Bacon movement. others
1la not care TO be represented, and gave as an
excuse that II was useless send delegates unless
lTey were instructed, and they did NOT know
what the convention would do they did NOT feaj In
position to instruct them. 49, "
But there Will be mstaking the meaning of
the simple resolution which they are now icing
posed by the President will have another cIanca
70 support him, and * will be another onnortvnit,
Tor locating those who against him The s1ae1
ana the goats VIII be separated for the last -ira
before the railroad rate regulation ouestio, 70
taken up by Congress 10
Something of sensation is expected when the
Interstate Commerce Law Association gives n The
public statement OF the recent oonveptto, a.
Chicago. showing that only forty-hve comrne.ciaI
bodles were represented the Federal Rata Pn1
railroad convention and that fifteen of So
organizations had delegates in the Bacon con-
Lons VINO voted TO indorse the measures pron,sal
by President Roosevelt. P'op'seu