Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-06-17
CHIEF FIGHT ON INJUNCTION
Strenuous Efforts Being Put Forth to
Defeat This Clause.
SECRETARY TAFT IS DETERMINED
His Mind Fully Made Up TO Insist
Upon It's Inclusion I'm the Re-
publican Platform at
CHICAGO.

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over night has only strengthened the de-
termination OF the war secretary to In
sist upon the inclusion in the republican
party platform Of the anti-intunction
plank on the lines OF that tslegraphed
from Chicago last night. Therefore long
telegram went forward from the War de-
partm snt today TO Frank II. HITCHCOCK,
Secretary raft's Chicago manager, in
structing him to insist upon the anti-in-
junction plank.
CHICAGO. June 1s.-The injunction plank
Of the tentative republican platform looms
up today as the subject of the big fight
of the convention. Those who favor the
plank are more and more convinced of the
supreme necessity for its Incorporation In
the platform, while those who oppose II
are making every preparation to carry the
struggle TO the floor of the convention in
the event of failure to eliminate the plank
in the resolutions committee.
To fail to say that the republican party
is in favor OF the reasonable use of the
injunction IT is said, is emitting the neccs-
sary answer to the charge which is antici-
pAted in the campaign that Secretary Taft
is the father Of the injunction and approves
its radical as well as its conservative use.
Positive statements are made early today
In denial of the suggestion that Washing
ton wishes to withdraw the plank. 1t was
indicated that word from that quarter was
decidedly the reverse and that the command
had gone forth that the plank must be
adopted at all hazards.
No Claim of strength.
All but five of the fifty-three members
OF the resolutions committee had been Sc
lected this morning. OF this number the
Tai rlo h
sitions but will make no claim of strength
on the injunction plank
Those favoring the plank plan to have II
scrutinized first by subcommittee OF the
resolution committee. The size and per-
| sonnel of this committee is one of the mat
/ ters being considered and will be finally
/ determined upon at the first meeting OF
/ the full committee, which is to take place
! this afternoon.
1t is predicted this subcommittee will be
| composed of nine, eleven, thirteen or fif-
! teen members. Eight of this number have
heen practically determined upon. They are
Senator Hopkins of Illinois. Senator Crane
OF Massachusetts, Senator Long of Kan
sss Wade Ellis attorney general of Ohio
Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota, Represen
tative Dalzell of Pennsylvania. Represen.
tative Payne of New York and r. A. Bal
| Iinger OF washington state. or this mum
| Der Senator Crane and Representative
Payne and Dalsell are counted on by the
opposition to the plank.
! Favorable Report Likely.
There seems no doubt after analyzing IN,
personnel lof the subcommittee and the
power of the Taft forces to fully indicat,
it's membership, that favorable repor
will be made on the plank, perhaps in {
modified form, to the full committee, and
then will follow the report to the conven
tion, with the possibility of a minority
report and consideration on the floor o
that body.
There are other planks of the platform
which will also give trouble These arr
the railroad plank. which includes a de
claration in favor of supervision of th'
issuance in the future of stocks and bond
by interstate corporations; the trust planl
or proposed amendment to the Sherman
antitrust law for the purpose of relieving
trades unions farmers organizations anC
kindred sEgregations of persons from thu
Implication of being illegal because o.
their very existence.
The postal savings bank plank will b,
vigorously opposed by the banking inter
ests. on all of these propositions thu
plan now is to open doors of the sub
committee for the presentation of fact
on those subjects