The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
Associated Press

Associated Press,
Chicago, June l7.--It was after 4
o'clock this morning when the COM
mittee on credentials, after an all
night session, passed upon the last OF
the contests, closing with the cases
covering the entire state of Texas.
Every case was decided by a COM
mittee Ia accordance NTH previous
decisions Of the national committee,
and in almost every instance seated
delegates instructed for taft A dis
senting report will he made by a
minority Of the committee.
Down to business at last tho Re-
publican national convention entered
upon the second day with several inn
portant factors unsettled and with
trouble enough in sight to make it
practically certain that at least two
days more must be consumed be-
fore nominations can be made aud
the work Of the convention COM
pleted. In view Of important mat
tiers before the various committees,
1t was assumed that today's session
Of the convention will he compare.
lively perfunctory, so far as the main
purpose OF nominations Is concerned.
The features OF the day are expected
to be a parade OF visiting marching
clubs, reports OF committees and
the speech Of Senator Lodge as per.
manent chairman OF the convention,
When the subcommittee OF thir-
teen Of the resolutions committee be-
gan business at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, the doors OF their assembly room
were thrown open temporarily FOR the
purpose Of granting twenty minutes
hearing to rel 'e5entatiyes of the
American Federation of Labor and
those of the Illinois Manufacturing
association,
President Samuel Gompers and
Vice Presidents Keefe and Duncan,
appeared for tho Federation and
Gompers suggested the following
plank in the platform, saying it con-
tanned federation views:
The Republican party is in accord
with the great emancipation, Abra-
ham Lincoln, when ne declared labor
is prior to and independent to cap
Ital Capital is only the fruit Of la
Dor and could never have existed if
labor had not existed first. labor
is superior to capital and deserves
more consideration. Through his
wise and humane policy shackles
were stricken from 1000 chattel
slaves. The Republican party has
been staunch defender of property
and property rights, yet holds and
declares that personal rights and hui
man liberty must OF necessity be en-
titled to first and highest consider
atom. Recognition of new conditions
arising from our marvellous indus
trial development, our people and
our nation realize that fact that
the wheels OF industry and commerce
of our time require new laws and
new concepts OF law must be enacted
10 conform to modern industry and
commerce and advance freedom in
line Herewith.
I'VE therefore pledge the Repub-
lican party to enactment of law
by congress guaranteeing to wage
earners, agriculturalists and horti-
culturalists the right to organized ef-
fort, to the end that such associa-
tons shall not be regarded as lilo
gal combinations in restraint OF
trade.
ITO the enactment Of a law to pro-
hibit the issuance of injunctions in
cases arising out OF labor disputes,
when such injunctions would not APP
ply where no labor dispute existed,
and in no case shall an injunction
he issued when there exists a reme-