Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-18

Chicago, June 1S.-A complete vic
tory for the Taft forces on the resolu-
tions came at dawn today The plat
form. which contains an injunction
plank satisfactory to the prospective
candidate for the presidency is en-
bodied in the substantial structure Of
the verbiage upon which Taft appeals
for popular approval. The result was
obtained with suddenness upon the
collapse Of the opposition.
Two hours before this the opponents
of the injunction provision were OBJ
jecting to offers to compromise and
asserting with positiveness their abil-
ity to eliminate the injunction plank.
A telegram from President Roosevelt
as we'll as letter and telegram
from Secretary of War Taft, urging
action, closely followed an ultimatum
in substance If not in words, which
had been delivered shortly before to
the allies" which was interpreted
as spelling the denomination of Presi-
dent Roosevelt should the convention
refuse to frame platform upon
which Taft could make the race for
president with confidence.
Then followed protracted discrs.
sion and the final adoption Of the con-
tested plank by a vote Of 36 to l6.
There are a number of minor conten-
tions in the committee, but the Roose-
velt-Taft idea prevailed in the ulti-
mate analysis and while Thomas M.
Carter, of New Jersey insisted on the
right to take the injunction question
to the floor of the convention, predlc-
tion was made In an authoritative quart
er that no murmur of a preliminary
fight would be heard in that gather.
ing.
Beginning with the adjournment on
Tuesday, the work Of the resolutions
committee was practically continuous
until 4:30 o'clock this morning, when
the finished platform was produced.
Not until 10 o'clock last night, how
ever, did the scales begin to tip in
favor of the administration forces, but
after the dissolution of the opposition
began 1t was rapid and complete, leav-
ing to mark Its existence but few
unrecorded speeches and slim min.
ority when the vote was taken.
Synopsis Of Platform.
The platform as adopted by the com.
mittee on resolutions contains about
5000 words. Regarding the trusts the
platform says:
"The Republican party passed the
Sherman antitrust law over Democra
tic opposition and enforced it after
Democratic dereliction. 1t has been a
wholesome instrument for good in the
hands of a wise and fearless admins
tration. But experience has shown that
its effectiveness can be strengthened
and its real objects better attained
by such amendments as will give the
federal government greater supervis.
ion and control over the trusts so as
to insure greater publicity in the man
agement Of that class of corporations
engaged in interstate commerce hav
ing power and opportunity to effect
monopolies."
The railroad rate law and the Wig
orous enforcement by the present ad
ministration of the statutes against
rebates and determinations, as a re
suit Of which advantages formerly
possessed by large shippers over the
small shippers have substantially dis
appeared, is approved.
The enactment in constitutional
form at the present session of Con
|gress Of the employers liability Law
and the passage and enforcement 0
the safety appliance statutes and tn,
law reducing the hours of railwa,
trainmen and railway telegraphers Il
advocated. In regard to wage earner
generally, the platform points to man!
laws passed by the Republican part.
for their protection and says that th'
same policy towards It's bettermen
will be pursued.
| The court procedure plank is as fol
lows:
THE Republican party will uphold a
all times the authority and integrit.
of the courts. both satate and federal