The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-07

DO|NGs OF DELEGATES
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JuuS0 Trays DOOM WHICH WAS
young and vigorous when it started for
the convention, is now in a state of
collapse, while not even the arrival of
train load of Minnesota trained
nurses was able to revive the waning
spirits of the Johnsonites.
The last pulse beats of Gray's boom
are being counted today.
johnson ard Gray. managers, con-
tinue to assert that the names of their
candidates will be presented to the
convention, though they have given up
all hope of preventing the nomination
! of Bryan
Indications today are that Bryan
VIII receive eight hundred votes on
the first ballot, and there is a strong
possibility that when the rOllcall is
ended and before they are officially an
nounced the states voting for john
| son and Gray will withdraw their bal
| lots and cast them for Bryan, thus
| giving him the entire 1902 votes of
| the convention
Ideal Weather.
/ The weather. on the morning of the
opening cf the twenty second quad
| rennial convention of the democratic
party is ideal. The sky is cloudless and
the air cool and crisp in pleasing con-
trast to the sweltering torpidity of ST.
| Louis four years ago.
| A few 1.-the odds and ends were to
be cleared up by the national commit
tee before the convention was actually
called to Greer.
| At 10 O'Ci.ck this morning the ma
meeting to dispose of the Pennsylva-
MIA and Idaho contests.
| The New York delegation met again
this mon ing to receive reports from
| its own l'ttle subcommittee on plat
FORM of Which Lewis Nixon, Bryan's
| friend. is chairman.
| Meantime Samuel Gompers and his
| associates e the executive committee
| of the Am. rican Federation of Labor
are putting the finishing touches on
the planks desired by organized labor
at the hands of the convention.
! The vice presidential nomination is
still in the air, and will probably re-
main there until the platform is out
CT tho way.
| BY vote of II to the Connecticut
delegation decided to yield to Mime
inaticn tor president, in order that
Representative Hammond of Minneso-
ia, may riace in nomination Governor
! Johnson.
! The irrepressible Casey
| The GtteE;pt to force a coast defense
and anti JaLanese planks into the plat
form is beng made by Thomas j.
Casey, secretary of the Bryan volun-
| teers, Of Seattle. Casey has prepared
two resolut: ons which the Washington
| delegation n y bring before the COM
mittee on resolutions. One says Orien-
| tai laborers are employed by the thou
| sands in every branch of labor on the
coast. tler. y reducing wages and de-
| priVing american citizens of means of
earning a liv elihood. The resolution ia
! vOrs the enactment of law preventing
| the immigration of Oriental labOrers.
The other resolution says it is impera-
| tive that III Atlantic fleet be kept on
| the l cific.
| Although Gompers is hopeful he
may come to satisfactory terms with
the convention. there is at present con-
siderable discrepancy between what
the representatives Of organized labor
are demanding and what the Bryan
managers are willing to concede.
| What Gompers and his associates
are asking is that no INDUCTION shall is
| 10, Nf lob Gicn
| The text of the GOmpers' resolution is
as follows: I'VE pledge ourselves to
| the enactment of law to prohibit the
issuance of injunctions in cases arising
cut of labor disputes when such in
| functions would not apply when no la
Dor disputes existed, and in no cases
shall an injunction be issued when
there exists a remedy by the ordinary
process of law, which act shall provide
that in the procedure for punishment
oe contempt Of court the party cited for
contempt shall when such contempt
was not committed in the presence
| If the court. be entitled to a trial by
jury
Radical Resolutions.
Tammany has ut-Bryaned Bryan.
It has decided to present to the res
Olutions committee the most radical
pla:f,r m ever suggested from a sub
| committee of New York delegation.
| TIE b-committee favored practi-
callv all the suggestions made by the
| American Federation of Labor affect
ing labor. especially those favoring an
| IT, in. JUNCTION.
Rryar's friends are furious and
openly assert that Tammany is trying
to embarrass him. Theys say Bryan
does not desire to go so far as to pro-
hibit the use of the injunction.
| The Tammany men let the cat out of
the Tag today, saying: I'VE have a
/ citv election a year from this fall. and
we need the votes of labor If Bryan's
friends oppose us we can put the re-
sponsibility up to them; if he forces a
Conservative platform. God nelp his
chances. as both the west and east will
r, sent it,
The Tammany platform also pleases
t,e Pacific slope 1t insists on the ex-
clusion of Asiatics, favors an increased
navy.
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