New-York tribune., 1908-06-16
ATTACK SOME PLANkS
Opposition to Anti-Injunction and
Trust Statements ActiUe.
EBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


| Chicago June 15.-The air has been filed to-
day with r11rnors of over the platform TO be
adopted by the Republican National Conven-
ton Speaker Cannon. who has all day been
heading an indignation meeting at the Union
League Club. having returned to Chicago to
save the party from the periIs of radcalisn1. has
even threatened himself TO go upon the floor of
the convention and speak against those proposed
blanks which he regards as the most objection
able At Mr.. Cannon's headquarters 1t was
serted this morning that the draft approved by
the President and Secretary Taft contained a
plank declaring that labor unions and kindred
organizations should be exempted from the pro-
visions of the Sherman antitrust law. and Rep
resentatfve Tawney waxed furious in his. denun-
ciation of this and the anti-fnjunction plank IL
was also asserted that Representative Little
field. of Maine had been telegraphed for. as IT
WAS desired that he should command the forces
which were preparing to combat the adnninistra-
ton policies.
Those close to the administration. WHO put
responsibility for the national platform largely
=, their own shoulders. deny emphatically that
,b.,s 10 n, the draft which will be submitted to
,bs committee on resolutions anything exempt
ing labor unions agricultural organizations and
kindred associations from the operation OF the
Sherman or of any other law
These same authorities explain that some re-
cent decisions under the Sherman law have
raisd the question to whether any quasi
Industrial organization. such as labor unions.
the National Grange, the Farmers Alliance. etc,
can enjoy any legal existence whatever. that
there was obviously no intent the part Of
the men who framed the Sherman law to make
II apply to the mere existence Of such organiza-
tions when organized for perfectly proper pur
poses and when conducted with due regard to
law and order The amendment proposed TO
the Sherman law they insist. is merely a dec
Iaration that such organizations have the right
TO exist when properly conducted and not con-
trary TO law and order
ANTI-INJUNCTION PLANK FIGHT.
The fight on the proposed anti-injunction
plank is also being pressed vigorously. and It's
opponents claim to have made great progress
with it. The usual custom of appointing sub
committee of the committee on resolutions to
draft the platform will be pursued and the
opponents of the plank purpose to take ad-
vantage of this custom TO pack the sub-com-
rntttee against it. II has not been decided
whether the subcommittee shall be composed
OF seven or eleven members. but it will be ap-
ponted by the chairman. Senator Hopkins
who has agreed to appoint Senator Crane OF
Massachusetts. and Messrs. FOrdney. OF Mich
tgan; Payne, Of New York; McCarter of New
Jersey; DaIzeI. of Pennsylvania. and other
ultra conservative members of the committee on
resolutions.
The work has also been pressed vigorously
among the several delegations. with the result
that New Jersey has instructed it's representa-
tive MI McCarter. TO vote against II. and it is
said that the delegations from Michigan. In
diana Illinois. Iowa. Colorado. New York and
PENNSYLVANIA will formally instruct or informal
ly request their representatives on the COM
mittee do the
There are some striking indications tonight