The Washington herald., 1908-06-16
Declares Rough Draft Gives
This Indication.
La TOILETTE FORCES A FACTOR
They VIII Fight for Railroad Valu-
alton, Definite Tariff Revision,
and Popular Election of Senator's
PIRnks-AppeaI to Manufacturer to
Oppose LabOr's Radical Demands.

cussing the platform to-day. told friends
that from what he knew OF the rough
draft Of the platform it is quite a radical
document
Others say that the antitrust feature
Of the proposed platform is stronger than
the anti-injunction plank, and those who
gave this Interpretation of the proposed
platform seem TO think that the PLATFORM
may be a straddle All sorts OF in.erpre-
tation OF the proposed platform can be
obtained, although the general view seems
10 be that 1t is a radical document
James w. Van Cleave. president Of the
National Association of Manufacturers.
who is here trying to prevent the adop-
ton by the convention Of any plank in
the platform dealing with anti-injunction
or any form OF class legislation, made a
statement to-day. in part as follows:
The personnel Of the committee on
resolutions will be known TO the country
through the press tomorrow morning.
The sentiment here is overwhelming
against any such declaration In the plat
form. There is no division OF opinion
about that: it is manifest 1 urge the
business man Of America who is alive to
his interests 10 urge his representative
on the committee by wire before night
fall to avoid any reference 10 matters af-
fecting any class in the platform. There
Is little more TO add This IS time TO
settle this critical situation in the interest
OF business as well as Of labor"
Have Judiciary Plank Ready.
Senator Hopkins and Representative
Payne said to-day that they would pre-
sent the judiciary plank TO the committee
on resolutions when appointed but they
refused 10 say Just how much of a fight
they would make for II.
Convinced that there is now no chance
for landing Senator La Toilette. Of Wis
consin, at the top OF the Republican
ticket, the delegates from that State and
the friends Of the Senator who are here
with his boom made their plans to-day
Tor raising a big fuss in the convention
over the PLATFORM. They are for a radical
platform. II. Allen Cooper. Of Racine
was named at the caucus of the delega-
ton this afternoon FOR the committee on
resolutions, in obedience 10 the order of
Senator La Toilette. who Is reported 10 be
almost beside himself with grief over the
fact that. being a favorite son. he must
remain away from the convention.
Representative Cooper is a red-hot La
Toilette man and a believer in the La
Toilette platform He has been picked 10
make the fight for a partial. if not a
complete. Endorsement of La Follette's
theories by the committee. Failing there.
this fight. il was announced after the
caucus to-day. would be taken 10 the floor
OF the convention, where minority re-
port would bc presented embracing La
FOllette's principles and declaring that
unless some OF these principles were in
corporated In the Republican platform
and the platform made specific on GER
tain points, the party would be in grave
danger Of defeat
Fight for Tariff Revision.
Tho three personal planks in the La
Toilette platform whose adoption is 10 be
urged. no matter what happens are: The
physical valuation Of railroads. the pop
ular election of United States Senators.
and tariff revision. On the matter of tariff
revision the La Toilette idea Is 10 have a
declaration favOring this made as plain
as words can make it, They want the
platform to declare just when the tariff
will be revised and just how it viii be
revised, and the whole thing made so
would like the party u promise the pop
ular election Of Senators I'm an equally
plain fashion. End they would like 10 see
a physical valuation plank right At the
top. as a paramount issue. All Of this
would please La Toilette they say. and
would more than make up for the col
lapse Of his Presidential boom and his in
ability 20 be here in person.
Alfred T. Rogers, the Senator's law
partner who IS TO be the new national
committeeman from the State. and other
heutenants of the Wisconsin candidate.
declared after the caucus to-day that
they had assurances of support from
other quarters, and that the fight for
these principles Of La Toilette would not
be made by his delegation alone
wisconsin Delegates Busy.
All the afternoon there has been lot
Of mysterious goings-on around the
headquarters Of the La Toilette folks. at
the Grand Pacific Hotel While the
suite of rooms there was originally
opened as n lodging house for the La
Toilette boom for President, they are
now the rallying point for the radicals
Of the convention.
We are opposed to a straddle Of any
kind" said Mr. Rogers. "and If the party
this year is going TO try any such game.
il is going to lose. The Bryan platform
at Denver is going to demand reforms In
specific fashion"
A straddle or tariff revision, for in
stance, is not going to deceive the peo-
pie this time. We are going 10 fight for
our principles and for a platform that
viii be as plain as the platfrom they are
going 70 put Bryan on at Denver and one
that will cell for things that the people
want"
Rogers Succeeds Babcock.
At the caucas held by the delegation
this afternoon the last vestige OF power
retained by the old stalwart crowd passed
when Rogers was elected national com
mitteeman to displace former Representa-
tive J. w Babcock Speeches were made
pledging the delegation to give lovaI sun
port 10 Senator La Toilette and his nrin-
ciples Walter L. Houser was named for
the credentials committee and Henry
Lockley for the committee on rules.
Senator Stephenson read "A letter from
J. II Publisher. withdrawing himself as
candidate for national committeeman and
thus the only chance OF discord was re-
moved. the election Of Mr.. Rogers Ia
Follette's partner and former private SEQ
retary being unanimous
Many of La Follettes delegates want
Roosevelt renominated.
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