The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-30
A PLANK ON
 PROHIBITION New Development for
 the Democrats. SOUTHERN STATES MAY AID Fight Over Anti-Injunction Plank
 to the Front. The Name of Governor Georsee O. Chamberlain of Oregon is Strong Iy Mentioned ss a vice-Pres-
 adentiaI Possibility.
SOUTHERN STATES MAY AID

 the anti-injunction plank in the Dem- ocratic platform is now the only strus- gle in which the Committee on Reso- lutions and possibly the convention it- self, may be involved.
 Tt developed today that the prohibi- tion question Is to be brought to the front and a desperate effort will be made to have a plank declaring Tn ats favor placed in the platform. Lhe prohibition movement Will De neaoeu by Gen. James B. Weaver. Of Iowa, who demanded of the recent Democrae ic Convention in that State that 1t de- clare in favor of prohibition. General Weaver and his followers were not successful in their efforts in tneir own State, but nothing daunted in their failure have made arrangements 10 bring the matter up before the Ma tionaI Convention
 They claim, moreover, to have strong backing from a number of the South- ern delegations which have recently passed prohibition Iav@ and 1t Is de- clared confidently by General Weav- er's adherents that If the Democratic National platform does not contain prohibition plank. it will only be for the reason that the hardest kind or fighting has been unable to secure It's adoption.
 The anti-in5unction plank continues to provoke 8 large amount of discus sion among such party leaders as have already arrived for the convention: While opinions differ as to the exact nature of the plank which should be adopted. all are of one mind in saying that it shall be definite and specinc statement and shall leave no possible doubt In the mind of any reader as to where the party stands on tnis 0ues- ton.
 It is. new generally believed. how ever. that the. anti~in5unctton reso- fution win not provide for trials py 4i,rv fn cases of contempt of court or Savor in any way measures which might be construed as interfering wt1n flie preroxatfves of the Federal courts.
 The friends of MT. Bryan say that such of his critics as are already ex- cal anff-iniunction plank. are nBht- ing the air. The plank has not yet heen written: it has not been dratteos and It's form is still matter when fs under deep and careful consioerA ffon. 1t Is said to be the desire or sf. Bryan 10 consult as many Of the members of the party as Is possible pc Fore any decisive action in formulatlng this resolution is taken.
 The vice presidential questlon mains to all appearances Just Wnee As xxae yesterday, although the boom oh TJautenant Governor Chanler, or New work seems to have weakened some what and his name Is not mentioned as prominently as 1t was several days aso' Thfg was largely due to the announce ruent made by Norman E. Mack Na- tionaI Committeeman from New AoIA . tt,at ha has no authority to speak for MT. Chanler, and that his interest Tn tha. movement was dictated by friend sl,in. and by a sincere belier that tnS Naw york official Is well qualified 10 take second place on the ticket
 Only one new name was mentloneu today as a vice presidential possibility Thia was Governor George C. Chamber ,at- oS oregon. He Is much in favor xvitb some of the party leaders ana IL ss aaid that he will be personally ac- centabIe to MT. Bryan if the laIter ls
 chairman Taggart. of the National Committee, today announced the chap Iains for the last three dayS oL 'ne convention and the complete tist IS as follows:
 Tuesday. July 2. Right Rev. James J. Keaue. of wyoming; Wednesday. Rev r T ReisinEer. of Grace M. E. ChIrch, Denver; Thursday, Rabbi Samuel Kerch, of Seattle. Wash; Friday, Rev P. r. Ramsey of St. Paul M. E. Church South Denver.
 tionaI Committee, did not announce today the names of the assistant secre- taries, reading clerks and tally clerks of the convention. press of routine work having rendered him unable to 6ll out the list from the large number of applications. The number Is hm- ited to fifteen.
 Notices of Contests.
 Notices of contest have been filed with the National Committee involv- ing forty-five States, but of this num- her the contests usually filed relate to thirteen seats. Six of these are from the District of Columbia. the contest having been filed today. and seven are from the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth ana Sixth Pennsylvania Congressional districts. The First and Second Dis tricts, however. have only one seat each in dispute. Notices of contests yet to be filed came from chicago and Brooklyn. In the Chicago cases, the First to the Tenth Congressional Dis- Sricts are involved, the contesting del. erations being led by Robert E. Burke of Chicago. Contesting delegations from Brooklyn will come from the Sec- ond to the Seventh New York Con- gfessional Districts, inclusive, and re. lats to the McCarren- Murphy fight. - Two delegations at large were elected in Idaho but no notices of contest against the seating of the delegation headed by former Senator DuBois has been feceived. Contests may DC nled any time before the meeting of the National Committee on July 6.
 The. Committee on Convention Ar arrangements paid a visit today to the auditorium which was pregnant in re- suits as far as increasing the seating capacity of the hall is concerned, but which brought woe to Architect VII son.
 That gentleman, with keen eye to the beauty and finished character of his work, had arranged the seating capacity in such a way as to produce the most pleasing effect on the eye of the spectator. In so doing, however, he had left a considerable amount of vacant floor space, much of which was in extra width given to the aisles. When the members of the committee visited the hall today. their eyes at once fastened upon this extent of emp ty floor and Roger c. Sullivan of Illin-