The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
SEVERAL CANDIDATES
 FOR TIE PRESIDENCY
William c. Hearst Has Arrived In chl- cago, and Says His Party Will Not Fuse With Any Other On
 Any Candidate.

| ChicaSo' July zb.-Ihe platform of the independence party which Is to meet in national convention tomorrow. will, if present plans are carried out, contain a much more radical decIara- tion on the question of injunction than was embodied in the platforms of either 1 the democratic or republican party
 From present indications the temper i of the convention will favor doing away entirely with preliminary injunc- tions in cases of labor disputes. The majority of the delegates who have ar. rived also believe that there should be no punishment for contempt of court until after trial by jury
 The members of the independence party make the identical statement re- garding the democratic platform that the democrats made concerning the re- i publican declaration of fnjunctions I They assert that 1t means nothing. says nothing and leads nowhere. The sentiment of the convention so far as it can be forecasted is somewhat divided concerning the financial plark ] of the platform. The majority seems to favor declaration that all money should be issued directly by the gov ernment without an intermediary. Oth CTS incline to the view that the money should be issued through national banks.
 Railroad Control.
 Another declaration which will likely be in the platform will be in favor of giving to the interstate commerce corl- l m
 In railroad tariffs and of providing that no rates shall be increased without the permission of the commission.
 An amendment to the sherman act will be favored, adjusting that statute in such manner that 1t can be applied to such combinations as are clearly act ing in restraint of trade or tending to- ward monopoly. vereapitalization of corporations will be condemned.
 strong and specific declaration will be made in favor of the restriction of Asiatic immigration.
 The delegates to the convention con- tinued to arrive in considerable num- i bers throughout the day. the represen- tation from the eastern states being approximately stronger than from other parts of the country. It was con- f1dently asserted that when MT. Hearst, as temporary chairman, begins his ad- dress tomorrow night fully goo dele gates will be in the hall Many fewer than that number, however, arrived to- day.
 Open Contest. i It is asserted all sides that the contest for the nomination will be free and open. So fan the indications are that such will be the case. aOf the can didates now in the field, Thomas l.. Hisgen of Massachusetts, has strong following and he is apparently in the | lead. M. W. Howard of Alabama has | many friends who are making a strong | fight in his interest. The Indiana dele gation is pushing Charles s. F. Neal of i that state, although Mr. Neal said today that he hardly expected his name to go before the convention. Other candidates are John Temple Graves of Georgia ard Howard s. Taylor of Chicago. The name of Charles A. Walsh of Iowa, who was for many years secretary of the democratic national committee, is also mentioned.
 William Randolph Hearst who Is to be temporary chairman of the conven- ton, arrived today and after spending | several hours with friends returned to the Auditorium Annex tonight to b..- gin work on his speech.
 Mir Hearst today reiterated the state ment he made in New York that he was not a candidate for the presiden- tial nomination and that he would ad- here to his determination that he should not be considered in that light.
 No Fusion.
 MT. Hearst was asked if in his opinion, there existed any probabilitv of fusion with the democratic party or indorsement of MT. Bryan He re- plied
 "It has been my understanding tha. the convention will nominate its own candidate and that we will conduct a campaign independently of the republi- can and democratic and all other pa..- ties. Since coming to Chicago I have heard no other sentiment than this and I do not believe tn ere Is a remote possibility of fusion or the indorse- ment of any candidate except our own"
 On the question of the presidential nomination, MT. Hearst declared that he had no particular preference, bat that he would oh heerfully support any strong man who might be named by tue party.
 At conference held early in tho evening it was decided that Charles A. Walsh should be the permanent chair man of the convention