Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02
OBJECTION TO ANTI
INJUNCTION PLANK
FIGHT ON RADICAL PLATFORM is
BELIEVED TO BE cERTAlN-As.
sIsTANTs FOR CONVENTION
HAVE BEEN NAMED.

in connection with the forthcoming
Democratic national convention today
was the arrival of Frederick B.
Lynch of Minnesota as representative
in chief Of the presidential boom of
Governor Johnson. Lynch's coming
had the effect Of causing a renewal Of
the discussion Of the possibilities of
nominating johnson for vice president
rather than for president. 1t was
conceded on all hands. his nomination
for first position was problematical,
but he and his friends were staunch
in their determination to have his
name presented to the convention for
the presidency, even in the face of the
possibility of his defeat. Most of them
were quite as positive in the declara-
tion that he would not accept second
place even If it should be rendered
him.
Headquarters for Judge Gray were
thrown open today at the Albany ho-
tel.
To Honor cIeveIand's Memory.
After perfecting the temporary or
ganization next Tuesday the Demo
cratic, convention will adjourn for the
day out of respect to the memory of
Cleveland If the present plans Of the
committee on arrangements are car
ried out.
The forces opposed to a radical
labor plank were strengthened today
by the arrival of Charles G. Heifner
of Washington, who has the proxy Of
John Y. Terry, the national commit
announced emphatically that the
Pacific coast, and particularly the
state of Washington, was opposed to
the adoption of such plank as was
presented at Chicago by Samuel Com
pers and other officials of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. .The
adoption by our party of such plank
would be transparent sop to voters
in all sections of the country" he
said. ut would be a promise that no
lawmaking body would be willing to
fulfill. 1t would not help but injure
the Democratic ticket at the polls"
Hard Fight in Prospect.
The coming of Mr. Heifner with his
statement of the sentiment on the
Pacific coast against the proposed
anti-injunction plank and the an
nouncement in the east that Martin
w. Littleton of New York will come
here to make a fight against the in
sertion of such a plank in the plat
form easily makes this question the
most important under discussion.
New England is said to be opposed to
the plank, and New Jersey and
Pennsylvania also are accredited with
pronounced antagonism If the New
York delegation and the Pacific coast
In1nUotfNnc ctr fo1 Io4n ,>J
stand against it the fight would as
sumo formidable proportions. 1t is not
believed here that the opposition of
Sullivan of Illinois, and Taggart OF
Indiana means that the entire dele.
cations from these states would op.
pose Mr.. Bryan's wishes. Most of the
central and western and southern
states, it is said, will be lined up tc
support whatever program Mr. Bryan's
friends present.
CIerck Appointed.
Secretary Woodson of the national
committee, who has been elected sec
retary of the convention. today an,
nounced the appointment of the fol
lowing assistants:
Assistant secretaries-Ch S
Northen, Atlanta, Ga, H. G. Richmond
Fremont, Neb., G. A. Nash, Perry
Iowa; Edward Cahill, Springfield, Ill.,
Will Reid, Rawline ,Wyo., and Frank
B. Ross, Indianapolis
Reading clerks-William McEnery
Rock Island, ILL.,; T. F. Smith, New
York; William E. R. Bryne, Charleston
w. Va; c. j. Gavin, Denver; Rees P
Horrocls, Little Rock, Ark; and
Joseph l.. Reilly, Indianapolis.
Tally clerks-R. LaFoon, Madison
vile, Ky; V. ALERT, Langdon, N. D.;
E. e. Murphy, Leavenworth, Kan;
Thomas H. Lovelace, st. Louis
Thomas B. Collier, Memphis, Tenn.
and G. G. Ernst, Decatur, Ind
| Messenger to secretary-M. v
Richardson, Danville, KY.
Messenger to chairman Ernest
Brasley, Sullivan, Ind.