New-York tribune., 1908-06-16

,ha. .he Tars-adrninistration forces are weak
enine on the anti-injunction plank, while Speaker
Cannon has shown some disposition to waive his
opposition to the postal savings banks plank IN
return for a concession on the anti-injunctior
rlanks. which he regards infinitely more OBJ
iectionabie Senators Lodge and Crane are both
working energetically TO save the postal savings
banks plank. which is to be substantially tho
same as that included in the Massachusetts state
platform.
1t is predicted by those in position to kno"
that no fight on the antitrust law amendment
plank viii occur Senator Hopkins has been the
ambassador from Speaker Cannon and his fac
sfon at the Union League Club to Wade Elils
Frank P. kellogg and other custodians OF -the
administration platform draft When MI HOP
kins conferred with the Speaker, Senator Crane
Representatives Payne, Dalzeli, Tawney anO
others at the club this forenoon great pressure
was brought on the Illinois Senator TO make a
vigorous fight against the anti-injunction ano
the Sherman law amendment planks in the COM
rlittee on resolutions This Mr. Hopkins refused
10 DO saying that chairman, he must as
surae a judicial attitude: but he finally agreed
TO appoint the subcommittee on the platform
from among the conservatives. in so far as that
was possible
DIPLOMACY MAY BRING HARMONY.
The afternoon was spent by Senator Hopkins
.n conference with Wade Ellis and Frank P.
liogg but none Of these would say anything
as to the result of their deliberations Were this
a Democratic instead of Republican conven-
tion it would be safe TO predict the liveliest
kind of a war over the platform. Being a Re
publican convention. and in the light of the
recognized capacity of the Republican party to
adjust its differences, it is by no means improb-
able that diplomacy will Gerry the day and that
a platform reasonably acceptable TO all elements
in the party viii be perfected in committee and
that perfect harmony will reign on the floor of
the convention
Representative Tawney protested vigorously
to-day against assertions that Mr.. Cannon was
responsible for the fight the anti-injunction
plank
why don't you newspaper men quit putting
all the burden of this fight on Mr.. Cannon" he
asked. Don't you all realize. particularly those
of YOU who have been in Washington all win
ter that this is not the fight Of Mr. Cannon or
of any one individual? It is the fight of the
party. At least it ought to be. 1t is the hght
os the Republican organization in the House Of
Representatives. Every Republican who partici-
pated In the deliberations of Congress. including
every Republican Senator, should enter this
contest and leave no stone unturned to pre-
vent an anti-in3unction plank from going into
The party platform. If il is persisted in. what
a spectacle will offer to the country!
"All through The last session the Democrats
were saying that cid not truly represent Re
publican sentiment, that we were opposed -
rs per cent Of It throughout the country. ana
that there was great demand for this ant-in-
function legislation We stood firm against
the minority and prevented legislation In spite
of the demand from a special class that we
Jo+a 70 inf eXeD1p-
tion from the provisions Of the law. something
which we could not do under the constitutional
guarantee Of equality before the law
I'VE opposed an attack on the courts OF the
nation, which are the bulwark Of our system OF
government and must be sustained and strength
ened rather than attacked criticised What a
pretty spectacle It would be were We now TO
repudiate our creditable legislative record and
go before the country with plank which could
probably be construed reputation Of all we
have done in CongressI I say with conviction
and deliberation that, instead Of the party being
the party Of progress and conservatism and safe
" and sanity, threatened with the danger
of becoming the party of populism and sensa-
tionalism. and our Democratic enemies will fight
US that ground
Information has come to me through the men
who viii be most active at Denver that Mr..
Bryan viii bend every energy to secure a short
mild and innocuous platform. If that is true.
cannot afford to offer such a vulnerable front
to the Democrats as is proposed by the faction
which assumes to be in control Of the Repub-
1ican party. Let 81 be clearly understood that
the demands which made here bv the party
leaders in Congress are the same demands which
have been made by them in Washington. and
their policy has SO far prevailed and Will be
maintained by with the same firmness and
with the same care for the welfare Of the party
as has characterized the action of the majority
in Congress"
The Pennsylvania delegation has formally in
structed Representative Burke to present to the
convention the resolution declaring for the re-
striction OF Southern representation, and Senato
Penrose who will be the Pennsylvania rember
OF the committee resolutions. has been re
quested to press its adoption. similar resolu
tfon has been drafted by Representative Keifer
OF Ohio who will seek opportunity to urge it
adoption