Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-17
WOMEN PRESENT
PLEA FOR VOTES
APPEAR BEFORE COMMITTEE
ON RESOLUTIONS
JANE ADDAMs AND MRS. HENRo-
TIN HEAD DELEGATION
Representative Of Railway Employees
Presents Demand for Most Radi-
cal Injunction Plank That
Has Been Proposed
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 16.-The committee
on resolutions appointed today by the
Republican convention met in one of
the parlors of the Auditorium Annex
at p. M, and after listening for some
time to the reports of numerous per-
sons who desire to secure the inser-
ton of special palnks in the platform,
appointed a subcommittee of thirteen
to clear all disputed questions In de-
tail and add the finishing touches to
the document.
Senator A. J. Hopkins of Illinois was
made chairman of the committee and
Major John F. Lacey of Iowa secre-
tary.
Among those heard was a delegation
of women, including Mrs. Henrotin of
Chicago and Miss Jane Addams of
Chicago. Miss Adams argued that as
women are interested in legislation for
the protection of humanity in Its do
nestle relations, they should be grant
ed the franchise.
A large delegation represented Pol
ish, Italians. Bohemians. Germans.
Jews and other nationalities was heard
in support of liberal immigration leg
islation.
Henry D. Clarke of Omaha spoke in
support of inland waterways improve
ments and advocated the issuance of
$500, 1000, 900 worth of 2 per cent bonds
for the carrying on of the work.
Governor Curry of New Mexico, Con-
gressional Delegate Andrews of that
territory and Judge Rodey, resident
of Porto Rico, and now United States
Judge in Porto Rico, addressed the
committee in support of the proposition
to grant single statehood to New
Mexico.
A plank for Arizona statehood was
hxy Of
a member of the committee.
New Injunction Plank
H. R. Fuller, who said he represent
ed the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, Firemen and Trainmen-230,-
900 men-presented what Is regarded as
the most radical of all injunction prop
ositions In evidence. 1t read:
1--WE pledge ourselves to such legis-
lation as will guarantee to workmen
those rights necessary to their indus
trial protection, including the right to
strike and to induce or persuade 9th
ers to 40 so, and to such legislation
as will prevent the issuance of restrain
ing orders and injunction without hear
ing and guaranteeing trial by jury to
persons accused of contempt of court,
If such alleged contempt be not COM
mitted in the presence of the court, or
so near thereto as to observe inJus-
tice."
Mr. Fuller made the setatement that
an injunction in force was law. Con-
sidering 1t from this standpoint, he
dwelt on the manner IL which 1t was
formulated and often invoked by
judge without consideration and en-
forced with great hardship to labor.
Questioned by Frank B. Kellogg, Mr..
Fuller said he not only wanted no in
junction to issue without preliminary
notice. but he wanted guarantee or a
jury trial on the facts brought in issue
by injunction proceedings.
An answer to Mr.. Fuller was made
by J. e. Emery of New York, general
counsel for the National Association
of Manufacturers. Mr.. Emery pointed
out first that the legislators of the
party in the house had determined
that as lawmakers, they would not
attempt to invade the judicial realm
by changing a practice which had been
developed during the. past 700 years
for the protection of both property
rights and mixed personal and prop
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