Evening journal., 1908-07-03
INJUNCTION
ROW AT DENVER
Labor Leaders Arriving at
Denver TO influence the
Democratic Convention
GUFFEY IS HEADING THE
FIGHT AGAINST BRYAN

BY John E. Nevins. Stan Correspond
ent of the United Press.
DENVER, July S.--In the effort TO
retrieve the ground lost at Chicago, the
of organized labor to-
day hold the centre of the stage in the
preliminaries to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention. The prize is an
anti-injunction declaration in the plat
form next week
Following is a list Of the big
chiefs" who are now butonholing arriv-
ing delegates:
H. B. Perham, president of the order
of Railway Telegraphers; p. H. Nor
rissey, grand chief Of the Brotherhood
OF Railway Trainmen; A. B. Garretson,
grand chief of the Order of Railway
Conductors; James O'Connell, national
president of the Machinists' Union
En- route are Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent - - American Federation of
Labor; w. S. Stone, chief Of the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Engineers. and
John j. Hanrahan, chief Of the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Firemen.
I'VE must have real anti-injunction
Legislation" they say. I'VE don't want
regulated injunctions."
The Nebraskan's plank is all right
in its way. but it does not go far
enough. This position Of the labor
men has complicated the situation. The
Bryan followers believed that the sim
pie declaration that injunction should
not be issued, excepting in times OF
great emergency, whenever life OF
property is at stake; providing for jury
trials and changes of venire would
satisfy the labor people. They had a
rude awakeing to-day. What will be
done is problematic.
Conservatives Elated
The so-calleG conservatives are
elated. They characterize the demand
of the labor leaders as Outrageous
and hope that an emasculated plank
may be forced through. The conser.
vatives are organizing to-day The
arrival last night of Colonel James NJ
Guffey, of Pittsburg, boss OF the Key.
stone State, has helped their cause
Guffey is anti Bryan and makes no Sc
cret Of the fact
He sounded the keynote Of the anti'i
moement. Patriotism and not selfish
ness shall prevelI." said he in discuss
lig the situation, and placards bearing
this sentiment are being distributed
where incoming delegates may Sc
them.
incidentally Pennsylvania will max
a fight against the Bryan platform
The proposed planks are characterized
by the Guffeyites as savoring of an
larchy and as inane sensationalism. Tn
vote of Pennsylvania, Guffey admits
will be split.
Following a series of conferences to
day between the leaders of the anti
Bryan movement it was decided tina
the plan to hold a mass meeting o
instructed delegates who are person
ally opposed to Bryan, but who ar
held under the orders OF their Stat
and district conventions to decide oi
a plan Of action is impractciable.
The proposition now is to buttonhol
all such delegaes and try to get then
to refrain from voting at all on tn
Initial ballot or to disregard their in
structions and vote for either johnson
or Gray The men handling this prop
, osition admit II is their last hope, bu
, it is a gamblers chance and they ar
, taking it. They also have arranged 70
the posting throughout the city befor
Sunday of placards with the following
Inscription:
"Delegaftes-what States can Brya
carry this year that he did not 4
, l1900?"
When Mayor Dahlman, of Omaha
, was asked what effect this would hav
, he said:
probably none. but II we fid 1t
having any we will post alongsid
! others simply asking the delegates:
! wonder who paid for that lay