Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-17
CANNON FIGHTING
INJUNCTION PLANK
Speaker Of HE House Arrays Him
self Against President Raess'
welt and Secretary Tail.
REASON Why he IS n CACAeo
Uncle Joe" Says Such a Platform
Would Out-Bryan Bryan and the
House Car Does Not Propose 10
Stand for the Rooseveit-Taf Plan
Bitter Fight Ahead.

Dy Associated Press.l
CHICAGO, June 10. -. Desperation
marks the contest Still IN progress
OVER tn" a"t:iujunCtion plank IN the
Roosevelt TAFT nlatfoTn. but 1t VIII
not be "Xpungch If the secretary OF
war ls Che nominee for the Presi-
dcncy.
The secretary sent word to Chicago
that it must T. main. aud that under
no circumstances would he assent 10
It's elimination. This marks the cru
cial stag" III the contest over this IA
nous declaration OF the national ad-
min.stration. L is certain to bolster
UP the prospective members of the
resolutions committee who have, bcch
bearing the brunt OF tn" terrific oppo-
sitiOn of the conservative clement that
las been seeking to knock out this
Objectionable plank.
The fact that the secretary saw fit
to send message of this character
shows also that his friends on the
ground deemed ii cxpcdicnt to report
to bin on the progress Of the ceutro-
versy, and to ASK his advice rs to tha
course they should pursue.
Sp. akcr Cannon came here to work
against any arti-injunction declara-
ton. Last night tn" announcement
came from his rooms that he world
remain here until he had achieved his
purpose.
Cannon Calls II Insane.
~ am too much Of candidate to
"" her" h" said 20 som" of his in
timatc friends. but no. enough Of
ranhidar" to STAY away when the plat
form cc principles on which We must
all stand ncv; November is at stake.
tn" R"puhliCan party must have
safe and sane platform. Thor" shOuli
he no insane straddlo on such vital
subject as the constitutional powers OF
thc Federal courts Mother must
there hc any dangerous or anarcnis-
TIC doctrines written into the plat
form
"ITr~lc Ior' said great d"a! more
than this. hut III" foregoing conveys
q sufficient idea Of how Intensely
wrought m he is over tn" inclusion
of tho anti in junction Dlark When
he was asked whether h" intended to
STAY here Will" the convention was
in session tho Speaker said with char
actcristic ychcmcncc that :" would re-
main until tho fight was over tho anti
:nirnrticn ISSUE was crf'd ami in his
judgement IL would not hc dc'CrmiDed
until tho plank hal h""n cut ont OF
tho draf. s"nt on here from IN" ma
'ional caTita!.
Headed u on in house.
Til Speaker cx"rtrd his powerful
iafiucuC,. throughout IN" recent scs-
sion ~ Cobgr, IS 10 p:"y"nt tn Loose
Of Representative lrcm yr"I.inS IN
frich, 10 the demands Of j. Il ia'ivc
a-cais Of organized idl.pT. and IiicT
h=,,a~ won his fiSh; In Washrn"' on
n" * too much Of Tar:i"- :" sur-
rrrI. the fruits of his had Unn VIC
tory.
Reinforcing the Speaker in his
strur-Ic AGAINST Tho President AVID The
secretary of war are MANY "f The
Icadinc figures IN the United S'7'"s
Srnarc Fvcn Senator IT"r-v r''of
Ilr,!yc. ~ arhusH,is. or" ~ H5t.::-
iicuf pu.gry"li's MAR y fr.'Ii.. -
IinoI w o. 'hc Cannon ST IT, "'.d -
cvcriins h.s pr;"ni inu' n" a-'''-'
,h~ rel .C'i"r, 81 IN" ari' 'ntrn'''''
rIank IN Tho platform His ooh" .
=. raj~r wfu'hr"p MURRAY Cran" w.
Eas rc"r IN Disagreement with him -
rc-a.d tn rhc Taft caudi.lI' g. 90.
n;..raiing With him "n this nc ...'
rurrrw. ~! Michigan. wh" VII. w.
temporary chairman: Galling r. ~
Ncr Uampshr": K"an". ~ N"r "
rvr and MANY others in an ~ -
-. Sc7aic. havC voiuut"c-"A IN NE
hvhi acairs. tho admiris'ra' ~ .
amo1~ On g. forrn"r C"' vernon "
r~n r Hsrr'ck n Ohio. IN" ~ ~.
m,.si I"vaI ~ ~" Tai ErUr"r''rs
conecrvaiiyes JubiIs-t.
Turigai n" en-caIl"d CON-
iivrv or "rhc rc1~i"nari"s w. 80
bIao, over 30 rrnSr~ci ~ vi''"~.
cvo- 80 r-s-,i'~-t ND W Tsf' ~ ~.
anti i--irn~tsor E-hi That ~ ~ s1"
cacacd IN making h~avv d""' r.