New-York tribune., 1908-06-19
FIGHT In COMMITTEE
HOW TAFT FORCES ZION
Long and Payne Headed Anti-
Injunction Plank Supporters.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune J

Chicago June 1S-It o'clock in the
morning before the final vote was reported in
the full committee on resolutions which gave
victory to the Taft forces through the adoption
of the anti-njunction plank in form satisfac-
tory to the prospective candidate For hours
behind closed doors the contest had been carried
on with speeches for and against the resolution
The debate came up motion Of Mr. McCar-
ter of New Jersey. to strike the entire plank
from the platform as reported by the sub-com-
mittee.
Senator Long. Of Kansas. the leader of the
Taft contingent declared that the proposed
plank was in attack upon the
courts but merely proposed statutory confirm
alton of procedure IN line with previous actions
of Congress He recalled the fact that Re
publican Congress had recently passed the K
pediting law. making IL possible for the Attorney
General, when, in his opinion. the public In
terest required. to place cases involving such
interest at the top of the docket. He also made
powerful use of the precedent Of the Overman
BILL recently passed by a Republican Senate,
taking from single federal judge the power
to suspend the operation of state law and
requiring the concurrent action of majority
of three judges in a circuit for the enforcement
of any such process in the federal courts. II
the Judges were not menaced by such measures
regulating the method by which the process OF
the federal courts should be employed. he said.
a provision prescribing the procedure to be fol-
lowed in the issuance of lnjunctiOns when that
procedure In harmony with the practice
already observed in many circuits could not
fairly be construed interference with the
judiciary.
He urged that the Republican party should
stand neither for extreme conservatism nor ex-
treme radicalism. but should strive to meet
,L,o hnTJ, ,f
gressive persons who felt that practices had
grown up in some courts which might possibly
operate untustIy and should the aspira-
tions of such persons for reform. Representa-
tive Payne Of New York whose reported oppO-
sitiOn to the anti-injunctiOn plank had Occa-
stoned objection to him as New YOrks
member of the committe. also champiOned the
compromise report Of the subcommittee. of
which he had been a member
FOR INTEGRITY OF COURTS.
The concession which brought about the com
promise agreement was the insertion of the
declaration that the Republican party would
uphold at all times the authority and integrity
of the courts" In the plank which otherwise
declared. in the exact form suggested by the
Taft people. for the regulation of the injunction
process In his speech Mr.. Payne said:
Gentlemen. / stand here instructed TO vote |
for New York's great Governor. Charles f |
Hughes and | shall vote for him until he is |
rejected by the convention; but realize, as |
YOU do that nv will be futile and you ex- |
pect to nominate William II. Taft tomorrow |
Gentlemen, two years ago. before he ever
thought Of becoming a Presidential candidate |
he declared for this law. for statute in accord
ance with this plank. and only few months |
ago he declared for the same thing a Cooper |
Union. In New York. And when he is nomi- |
mated all hope to elect him.
Are YOU then going To slap him in the face !
by rejecting this proposition to which he is |
hi faB
issue in this convention. Are you going to ask |
the votes of the people for candidate whom |
you. by your action in this convention. have |
repudiated? Gentlemen. | beg YOU stand |
for this plank. as | shall stand for it. for IL is |
reasonable and a moderate plank and il !
makes law OF that which all of YOU who are |
lawyers admit 10 be just and right and prOper
TELEGRAM FROM MR.. TAFT
Frank p. Kellogg. of Minnesota followed |
with strong speech in favor of the plank and |
read the following telegram from Secretary |
Taft:
am heartily and earnestly in favor of the |
adoption of the judicial procedure plank | am |
the last who would seek to impair the |
power of the courts | would rather cut off nv |
hand than do SO But this proposed statute |
will not do So neither will 1t satisfy the cx- |
treme labor agtator; but IL Is right. 1t will |
make obligatory that which is right and IL we |
are right We can make a good fight, Mr Roose- |
welt ana | are agreed the absolute justice |
of this plank, and hope it will be adopted.
WILLIAM II. TAFT
The question was put on Mr. McCarter's reso-
luton and the anti-injuncton plank adopt |
ed by vote of 35 to Is The vote by states |
was as follows:
For the antrim junction plank-MontgOmery
of Alabama Remmel. of Arkansas; Jliman- or /
Connecticut. Du Pont Of Delaware; CnuDD or |
Florida; johnson. Of Georgia; Hopkins, OF ilIl- |
nois: Hemenway Of Indiana; Long. OF Kansas; |
Bullitt OF Kentucky: Mace. of Maryland Crane |