Arizona republican., 1905-10-28
GOULD NOT
COALESCE
Two Interstate Commerce
Law League Bodies
Both are for Railroad Legislation,
But Widely Divided as to
the Kind.

Chicago, Oct. 27.-Both conventions
Of the interstate commerce law league
adjourned sine die today without max
ing any effort at reconciliation and as
a consequence there will be two reg
ularly organized bodies working in the
interest Of railroad legislation. The
title the new association after much
discussion selected was the Federal
Rate Regulation association. \. w.
Mcleod, the temporary chairman of
the "anti' convention, was elected
president of the association and an ex-
ecutive board of vice presidents from
different states was elected and ratified
by the convention.
The purposes of the new Organiza-
ton as outlined by President Mcleod
and by G. X WendeIing of California,
are to be the same as that of the reg
ular body except that the views of the
regular body are not to be followed as
set forth in the resolutions. Besides
the board of vice presidents, President
Mcleod was authorized to select d
board of twelve delegates at large to
formulate the bylaws and rules Of the
association.
The regular convention before ad
journing adopted resolutions endorsing
President Roosevelt's plan for federal
government to regulate freight rates
by eularging the powers OF the inter
state commerce commission. It was
also decided to send a copy of the plat
form as adopted direct to the White
House by a committee of five.
The committee which viii go to
Washington and present the resOlu-
tions to President Roosevelt is as fol-
lows: E. 2. Bacon. Of Wisconsin; J.
H. Call of California; s. B. Burnett
OF Texas; r. w. Higsbie of New York,
and S. II. COwan of Texas. In addi-
ton to such action the convention Dc
termined to send President Roosevelt
a telegram saying the convention, rep
resenting fOrty-four states and terri
tories and a large number of business,
commercial, producing and manUfac-
turing, concerns, had adopted resolU-
tiOns endorsing the presidents position
on the rate question as laid down in
his message.
At the close of the regular conven-
ton, the executive committee organized
for the ensuing year by eIecting these
officers: Chairman, E. P. Bacon, Wis
consin; vice chairman, J. E. Howard of
Kansas; secretary, Adolph Muller of
Illinois; treasurer, R. S. Lyon of Hi
nOts.
'It was decided by the executive
committee to organize in every state
and enter upon a vigorous campaign
for the success OF the Roosevelt rate
regulation plan. According to the pres
ent plans. a strong lobby will be sent
to Washington at the next session of
congress and business and commercial
bodies in each state will be asked to
petition the United States senators of
their respective states to vote for the
Roosevelt measure. In addition to this,
the proceedings of the convention will
be published and distributed, along
with other literature, in the interest
of the government. After several
amendments to the report submitted
by the resolutions committee Of the
"antis" had been considered, the report
as presented was adopted by a unani-
nous vote. The resolutions as adopted
declare that the railroads shall be
kept within their definite rights and
that "such legislation be taken as will
remedy existing evils"
In the addresses of its members to
the convention they protested that the