The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-18
FREDERICKSBURG VA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1s 1908

which viii be presented To the plat.
form committee favoring a change in
representation To- t6e national c0nvrn n.
tion on basis OF one delegate iGr
every 10000 votes Tor the candidate Tor
president in the last election Senator
PeurOse was reelected TO the national
committee without opposition. Great
enthusiasm was manifested i'm the cau-
didacy of Senator Knox. and every
mention OF his name caused applause.
New Jersey at its caucus put the
state squarely on record as opposed to
any mention OF the courts in the party
platform or any tinkering with the
tariff. The caucus was not without its
enliveninE features. but after a brief
debate the voting on the two platform
propositions that are occupying SO
large a place I'm the minds OF all the
convention delegates was unanimous
The first resolution adopted by the
caucus protested vigorously against an
anti-injunction plank. and declared
there should be no mention OF tn
courts IN the party's pronouncemcnt 10
clared It TO be the unanimous sense Of
the New Jersey delegation that the
traditional policy of the Republican
party on the question of the tariff BE-
strictly adhered to.
The delegation was instructed 20 vote
solidly for former Governor Franklin
Murphy for the vice presidency.
The new national committee was
made up at the state caucuses Among
the members are the following: Della
ware. r. Coleman DUPONT; Maryland.
William =. Jackson: New Jersey.
Franklin Murphy: New York. William
L. Ward; Pennsylvania. Boies Pen
rose: Virginia. Alvah II. Martin. West
Virginia. y. b. Scott
Fight over Platform.
The fight over the anti-injunction
plank of the platform promises 10 be-
the feature OF the sessions OF the reso.
lutions committee The preliminary
| skirmish on this plank has in fact
waged with intensity from the moment
the provisions of the plank became
known. Speaker Cannon has directed
the fight against the provision from
HIS quarters at the Union League club.
Just what progress has been made By
| the friends and the opponents Of the
| provision is one OF the questions which
willH DOT be ascertained until the plank
is finally passed upon In the com.
mittee.
Senator Hopkins who il Is said Is To
be chairman OF the committee. Is
known to favor the elimination OF the
plank from the platform Failing in
this. Il is understood he will favor a
much more mild expression on the
subject.
| Il was reported 10 Speaker Cannon
| that the delegations from New York
New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Indians
and Illinois had formally declared
against the injunction plank. and that
efforts to obtain similar action by
other delegations gave promise OF sue.
cess.
The compromise measure which the
opponents will urge. il it becomes evi.
dent that a pronOuncement on the sub
ject is to be included in the platform
has been determined upon. 1t will be a
simple statement that the party be
lieves the federal court procedure
should be So amended as to provide
| against arbitrary orders being made
by court but at the same time that
nothing should be done to interfere
with the authority of the court over
its own orders.
The trust plank. which at first
aroused some opposition, is now un.
derstood TO be acceptable 10 all ele
ments OF the party. The explanation
OF this is that upon first reading the
plank seemed to- be an exemption ex.
tending to labor unions and farmers
associations from responsibility under
the law. That this was not the inten
ton was soon discovered. and the Ian
guage of the plank upon closer scru
tiny was passed as unObjectionable
The plank intends to pledge the party
to establish afiirmatively the doctrine
that labor union. or farmers asso
citation. or in fact any other duly or
ganized aggregation of individuals is
not. from the simple fact of its organi.
cation and existence. Illegal.
Roosevelt Boomers Busy.
The promoters OF the Roosevelt
boom movement" now claim that they
nave secured the services OF a dele
gate, from a state other than Ala
bama, that will be reached early In the
roll call. 10 present the presidents
name to the convention. Former Rep
resentative Thomas w. Phillips. of
New Castle, Pa, declared that Mr.
Roosevelts name unquestionably will
be sprung in the convention. but H.
declined to give the delegates name
or the state he represents in part.
These facts. he says. will remain Sc
crets until candidates are placed in
namination. The Roosevelt boomer
are counting on stampede OF Tai
delegates to the president If they can
get the latter's name before the con
vention in 1 forceful mann r. ~
opinion was expressed by Mr. Philip
that the hOOrn which ha ic anoinoa-gr. .