Putnam patriot., 1908-06-26

will take their final stand in the im- pregnahle fortress If the supreme inliciary, the approval of the dele- gates. especially from New York. Penn sylvania and Massachusetts, found en- thusiastic expression, the first out break of handclapping being followed by prolonged cheers On being asked after he had concluded his speech if he intended his interpolation as an at- tack on the proposed anti-injunetion plank Mir Burrows replied, "lt was not an attack. but merely as strong a state ment as I could make against lt.
 Anti in junction" Plank.
 Routine business of organization fol lowed. The main thing of interest in connection with the convention's first day was the struggle of the committee on resolutions. the duty of which was to present a platform over the anti iniunctien plank Three drafts of q plauk on the injunction issue were pro t..4sed to the committed The first con sifered was from the tentative plat form prepared by Wade II. Ellis, at- tarnev general of Ohio, under the gnid- anee of President Roosevelt and Secre- fary Taft. the second was the plank demanded by Samuel Gompers, presi- dent of the American Federation of I.ahor while the third was the plank finally agreed on by the committee.
 The chief difference between the tentative plank and the one adopted is that the former called for amendments to the present law to provide for ..proper consideration of applications for restraining orders. while the iat- tar is A declaration of belief that un- less there is immediate danger Of in fury to life ar property a court snouio not issue . temporary order except after the defendant has had q chance to oppose the motion.
 The tentative plank read:
 We declare for such amendments oi the statutes of procedure in the feoe.ai courts with respect to the use ot .ne vrit of injunction as will on 'ns oi'o hand prevent the summary issue oa see orders without proper consioefa e'on .'.a. on the other. will preserve ahain'ini,ns ss. fhe power of the courts to enforce tnei1 nrocess. to the end that justice may DC done at all times and 10 all parties
 The plank requested by MT. Gompe1' was wor,ied AS follows:
 We pledge ourselves to the enac.H'sns m of a law to prohibit the issuance oi hIi functions in cases arising out oi ,, Ao,s dfspufes when such in1unetiohs
  ,x,ed and that in no case shall an ihluhc .sap t, issued when there exists rem eav by the ordinary process ot law aii" vs,ch aet shall provide that in the pro e,.i,,re for the punishment of coflteaiap. of court the party cited TUT t sbalI when such contempt was not com rnitted in the presence or the c'eis' entitled 10 trial by jary
 The plank finally accepted anu made part of the platform rsaos;
 ~na RepuAlican parry will uphold at all fines the authority and integfity eA s.az ra,srts s5at. and federal. and VIII sNsa " snsis, that their powers to enforce tlsels nvoeeSs@s and to protect life. hosfy %..- x.s+ property shall be preserved iEis.2ists. ls -. ha5s..ve however that the rule Si iat''. s-.,s,,r,s ,v tbe federal courts with rssF'esi1 ro Ire writ of injunction sho1<t oe 1.',1e accurately defined bs statute and Lsass as. Extraction CT temporary restraining si1 -. sta,ssa be issued without noact irr4narabt4 injury would res1i frAin ..s lav in which case a speedy hTai1s'1 thereafter should be granted
 pnnosifion to the plank af nrSf pro ra,SasI was started by melnoFaai the convention signed by fres''iea''