The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17

have a majority fayoring the Taft
plank, the outcome remains prob
lematic. Notifications of the orig
inal plank are understood to have
been drawn by its friends but the op-
position claims that the full commit
tee stands 81 to Fl against mention
of the subject, while the Taft forces
maintain that the figures should be
reversed. The opposition claims
their strength makes II unnecessary
to consider compromise. In the
meantime the prospect is for a re-
port to the full committee at 400
O'Clock.
CHICAGO, H., June 1.-THE Re
publican National convention today
entered upon its second day with sew
eral important factors unsettled and
with trouble enough In sight to make
1t practically certain that at least two
days more will be consumed before
the nominations can be made and the
work of the convention completed.
There was a striking contrast last
night between the gaiety of the
crowds in the hotel corridors and the
cafes, and grim struggle in which
two most important standing commit
tees were engaged, that on credentials
continuing throughout the night.
The hotels were scenes OF harmless
riot. singing and cheering crowds
passing back and forth. There were
cheers for everybody from Roosevelt
and'th favorite sons down.
Bone OF Contention.
Meanwhile the real questions at
issue were being threshed out in the
committees on resolutions and cre-
dentials. The proposed plank in the
platform relating to the limitation
OF the use OF court injunctions in
labor controversies was the principal
bone of contention. The committee
referred the question to sub-com-
mittee and the subcommittee late in
the evening adjourned until this
morning. At that time surface in
dications pointed to long and bitter
struggle. Later in the night, how
ever, 1t became known that COM
promise was likely and that efforts
we're making to get together on an
injunction plank fairly acceptable to
all the various elements interested in
the subject. Such compromise would
remove the factor which not only
would have greatly prolonged the de-
liberations of the committee, but il
carried to the floor of the convention
would have .precipitated struggle.
the final outcome of which would be
difficult to forecast.
Taft Wins Contests.
All night the committee on ere
dentials ploughed through the con-
tests and few were surprised to find
all the decisions confirmed those Of
the national committee.
There is much interest in the an
nouncement that dissenting report
from a minority of the committee
will be presented to the convention.
This does not seem formidable as inn
plying a struggle on the convention
floor as the Taft people have appar-
entity more votes and can dispose of
the matter without serious delay.
The committee on rules and order
OF business also had its troubles and
adjourned until this morning with an
unsettled controversy on its hands.
This was over the proposition to re-
duce the ratio of representation in
future national conventions. A live
ly discussion on the matter was ex
pected when the committee resumed
its session this morning. In view
of these important matters before the
committees 1t was assumed at the
outset that today's session of the
convention would be comparatively
perfunctory so far as the main pur-
nose of nomination was concerned.
Features Of the Day
Features of the day were expected
to be a parade OF visiting marching