The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-16
KEAN SHOWS HIS
STRENGTH But
FORT IS PICKED

vice-president, State Senator Ernest A.
Alderman.
Apart from the fight between Senator
Kean and Governor Fort. which may
have been interesting, the most inn
portant thing done was to decide by
unanimous vote to oppose the PROPOSE
ton advocated by President Roosevelt
and Samuel Gompers that h platform
contain a plank against the issuance of
injunctions in labor troubles. Even
Governor Fort opposed the adoption of
the anti-injunction plank and said he
would fight for the adoption of a
minority report opposing the plank.
The proposed plank, as read at the
caucus, was a declaration in favor of
an amendment by Congress to the
statute governing procedure in the
Federal Courts so as to prevent the
courts from issuing injunctions sum
rnarily and without proper considera-
ton.
The purpose of the President is to do.
something to mollify the labor people
who have been opposing the present
law which allows Federal injunctions
against labor unions n labor leaders
when strikes are called. The proposi-
ton has been strongly advocated by
Mr.. Gompers, and has been backed by
labor leaders all through the country.
Senator Briggs during the discussion
of the action to be taken said that the
Roosevelt position would force on the
party a crisis as great as that of the
silver question in 1896.
Governor Fort assumed the same
attitude and announced that he was
ready to fight the proposition OF the
floor of the convention and to advocate
a minority report even If New Jersey
were to stand alone on it.
When the Briggs resolution was put
by the Governor as chairman there was
a vociferous response by all the MEM
bers present, and when the Governor
announced that it had been unanimous
ly adopted the delegates broke out into
applause.
The adoption of the Briggs resolution
was followed by the adoption of a mo-
ton i~nstructing Mr.. McCarter as the
State member on the resolutions COM
mittee to oppose in the most strenuous
way the adoption of any anti-injunction
plank n to submit to the convention,
even if alone, a minority report oppos-
ing the proposed plank.
This action was followed later by a
conference between a number of the
New J~erseymen. including Senators
and Briggs. David Baird and Mr..
McCarter. at which they considered
means of interesting delegates from
other States in opposing the proposed
plank.
"MOst Vital Subject."-Briggs.
In speaking about the matter Sena-
tor Briggs said:
''This question is as important as
that the, party had to deal with in 1896.
At that time we had to consider
we should have sound money
or not. Now this plank is proposed,
and l consider it the most vital subject
before the convention, completely over
s%hadowing everything else. We should
all we can to kill this plank, which,
I understand, they have resolved to put
into the platform.
There are a number of people MAX
ing a fight fer the plank. Roosevelt
wants it, and | understand Gompers
has been pushing it.
II have been told hat the admins
is determined to pass the plank,
but New Jersey will do all it can
it. Other States are going to
join in, too"
Another declaration made by the dele
gates at the caucus was in reference to
the tariff. There was little discussion
it. The caucus adopted the fol-
resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
delegation that the tariff plank in the
platform should conform to the tradi-
tional policy of the Republican party.
A committee was named to visit dele
from other States in further
ance Of the boom of former Governor
Murphy for the vice-presidential nomi-
The members are Congressman Lou
denslager, who is secretary Of the Re-
Congressional campaign COM
Congressman Gardner, former
Governor Stokes, General G. Edward
Murray and Alfred n. Dalrymple.
Kean and Briggs are also
doing effective work.
Confidence is felt by the delegation
that Mr.. Murphy will succeed in get
ting the nomination despite the talk
of other candidates.