Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-18

teenth fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to the Constitution called out
brief period of applause.
For a third time the delegates on the
floor called for order in an effort to stop
the Veritable roar of conversation which
Welled from all quarters of the hall. Sen
ator Hopkins also turned in appeal to the
chair Senator Lodge pounded heavily
on the table. but his admonition was
needed for only few seconds. when the
mum OF voices again grew to proportions
that practically drowned the speakers
husky and fast failing voice.
The vigorous and continuous waving
of fans by the 1900 spectators ana dele
gates in the Coliseum gave to the immense
living picture, viewed from the stage
the tiuttcring effect of a kinetoscopic film
on exhibition
Senator Hopkins made another appeal
Ia the chairman for senbance of order
and Senator Lodge welded the gaveI with
some strength, but again the rapping was
of little avail
Delegates and spectators alike still were
lost in discussion of the anti-injunction
plank and seemed to have little concern
with the other features outlined by The
reader.
once again personally appealed to the
chairman for assistance in his struggle
against the uprOar i'm the convention. and
once more Chairman Lodge asked the gal
leries to cease audible conversation" and
once more the galleries subsidized for a few
seconds and then broke out again.
Senator Hopkins went steadily on and
suddenly he was himself brought to stop
by sharp rap of the gavel. intended to
produce quiet. He turned to the chair
man expecting him to again address the
galleries but the eyes and attention of
the chairman were elsewhere and Sena
tor Hopkins turned again to his task.
The reading of the platform was finished
at 11:16.
II move the previous question on the
report ] have just read and the minority
report which will be read by Representa-
tive Cooper"
cit was Senator Hopkins who spoke.
Kansas and Ohio seconded the motion,
and il was put to a viva vOce vote and
declared carried. although there were
many noes" raised in opposition
Minority Report Submitted.
Representative Cooper, as he advanced
to the front, was greeted with cheers
and cries of encouragement from the Wis
consin delegation. None came from any
other direction.
Chairman Lodge. before Mr. Cooper be-
gan the reading of his report announced
that the debate the question would
be confined within forty minutes one
hal' TO each side. Senator Hopkins, he
said. would have charge of the debate
on the side of the majority, and Repre-
sentative Cooper would lead the fight on
behalf of the minority.
The minority of the committee being
unable to agree" began Representative
Cooper. with the majority in regard to
the tariff, the trusts. railroads. injunc-
tons and trials in contempt cases has
feit compelled TO submit a minority re-
port on those SUBJECTS
He then proceeded to read first the
long plank proposed a substitute to
hat offered in the reported platform
The substitute is the La Toilette idea
OF n physical valuation of all railroads
as a basis for the fixing of rates
Points in Minority Report
The minority report of the committee
on resolutions insisted ON the physical
valuation of railroads the basis of a
proper adjustment of rates. as decided nv
the United States Supreme Court and rec
commended by the Interstate commerce
commission.
Publicity of campaign contributions.
The election of United States senators
by direct vote of the people.
No railroad rate TO he advanced until
after the interstate commerce commission
has had opportunity TO judge Of it's JUS
tice. This latter proposition is the one
demanded by the shippers of Chicago last
summer
These several planks were duly present
ed to the full committee on resolutions
bot rejected.
While the republican party has done
much. the platform declared. there vet
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