The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
HOT FIGHT OVER INJUNCTION PLANK Taft Men Predict a Declaration for Modifying Statutes, But Admit Battle Will Be
 Desperate. CANNON CLAIMS VICTORY Railroad Brotherhood at Committee Hearing Demands Insertion of
 Most Radical Plank Yet
 Presented.
CANNON CLAIMS VICTORY

Chicago, June 16.--The Taft forces claim tonight to have the advantage in the struggle over the injunctlon plank of the platform. They assert that the appointment of a sub-com- mittee of thirteen to consider the var ious controverted blanks is a distinct success for them, and pointed with much satisfaction to the fact that Chairman Hopkins had appointed on this committee nine men who favor the injunction plank and four who are opposed to 1t.
 The Taft managers predict a favor able result in the full committee and In the convention. but admit their light will be desperate.
 The opposition, still under the lead ershp of Speaker Cannon. who directs his forces from his quarters at the Union League club. is tonight claiming thirty votes to twenty-two on the full committee, and expressing confidence that when the platform goes to the convention, the objectionable plank will be missing
 The preliminary meeting of the full committee, which began at { o'clock gave no evidence of strife. Senator Hopkins was made chairman without dissent, and former Representative L.a- lcey of Iowa, secretary There was like- wise no opposing vote to Senator Longs motion for the subcommittee of thirteen. to be selected by the chair man. Then followed two hours of open hearings on many questions. The com mittee then adjourned to aawit the re- port of the subcommittee. This body began it's session at o'clock.
 Besides the opposition to the in- junction plank, 1t is understood fight is 10 be made against the postal savings bank declaration; against the trust and railroad blanks, and efforts put forth to insert number of minor propositions
 The railroad and banking blanks of the platform were agreed to by the subcommittee, practically as drafted 1 by Wade Ellis and Senator Long.
 The subcommittee adjourned for the might at 1920 o'clock. At that time practically the entire platform had been gone over and most of the blanks except those relating to injunction and 1 the admission of the territories had been passed upon. Those included the railroad. banking and currency, savings banks, pensions, Philippines, Cuba, Ne groes and others. The negro and say ings bank resolutions were both noii- | fled considerably, so were most of the others. There were two or three diti- sions and in each case the vote stood 9 to in favor of the administration policies.
 The declaration for the admission O. | New Mexico and Arizona as separate states was passed over after a dis cussion indicating the probability o adverse action, and the injunction ques ton was postponed until 10 o'clock to- morrow morning.
 II. R. Fuller, who said he represented the Brotherhod of Locomotives Engln eers, Bremen and Trainmen-230,00 ,00, men-presented what is regarded as tn, most radical of all injunction proposi tons in evidence. Ii read:
 We pledge ourselves to such legis,a ton as will guarantee 10 workmel those rights necessary 10 their indus trial protection. including the right ,t' strike and to induce or persuade others to do so; and to such legislation as vii prevent the issuance of restraining or ders and lnjunctons without hearing and guaranteeing trial by jury to per sons accused of contempt of court, 1 such alleged contempt be not commltte, in the presence of the court or so nea thereto as to obstruct the adminlstra tion of justice"
 Questioned by Frank B. Kellogg, Mi Fuller said he not only wanted no in junction to issue without preliminar notice. but he wanted guarantee of
 jury trial on the facts brought in in junction proceedings. In thls connec ton he made the point that persona rights would thus be conserved, an such rights ought to be held abov property rights of any character whic
 might be involved.