Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-19

was about to nominate a man who be-
lieved in such a measure and that he
had declared himself in his speeches of
the last two years, and especially in his
recent one in Cooper Union in New
York City, as strongly in favor of such
action by Congress.
Mr.. Payne dwelt at considerable
length on the attitude of Mr.. Taft in
this connection and said that while he
himself had been pledged to vote for
Governor Hughes for the Presidential
nomination, he had no doubt that the
Ohio candidate would be the choice of
the convention. He believed the adop-
ton of this plank in the Republican
platform would insure Mr.. Taft's cleo
ton.
Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota fol-
lowed with an equally spirited and We
hement speech in support of the plank.
Wade H. Ellis of Ohio surprised his
hearers by quoting a telegram from
President Roosevelt and letter and a
telegram from Secretary Taft. The
President in his message first called
attention to a telegram sent in on the
previous day in support of the injunc-
ton plank, land hope very much" the
telegram continued, that it will be
adopted" The President said he stood
for the square deal" and was not in
accord with the extremist views of
either the manufacturers association
on the one hand or the trade union
lists on the other
Secretary Taft's communication re-
viewed the fact that his position on
this position was publicly announced
two years ago-before he became a
candidate. He favored a plank which
would make impossible the radical use
of the injunction but would continue
it's conservative benefits.
The plank was supported also by d.
Lawrence Corner of Virginia, H. l..
Remmel Of Arkansas and H. o. Burson
of New Mexico, Mr.. CcCarter of Ney
Jersey, William A. Drake Of Colorado,
B. F. O'Neil Of Idaho and Allen M.
Fletcher of Vermont, spoke in opposi-
ton to the plank but shortly before
2 o'clock it became evident that the
patience af all hands was becoming ex-
hausted and when the proposition to
bring to the business to a vote was
made, it received unanimous support.
Everybody was tired out.
The method of taking the vote oc-
casioned a brief discussion, some of
the members of the committee desir-
ing a simple division without record
of individual votes. This was met by
cries of mo, no." roll CALL" and one
committeeman said:
There is no harm in going on record
on this question for the vote will never
be made public
All hands seemed to take this COM
Portable assurance for granted and
the roll call by States was begun. The
actual test vote was taken on motion
Of Mr.. Carter to eliminate the refer
ences to the courts from the text of the
plank. Owing to the confusion of ex-
cited conversation, shuffling of chairs
and weary committeeman stretching in
in comfortable attitude after the long
session, the first vote, that of J. H.
Montgomery of Alabama was not
heard. The chairman, Senator Hop
kins of Illinois raped loudly for or
der but still there was continued con-
fusion, especially because some werS
in doubt as to the precise question up
on which the committee was to vote
Chairman Hopkins explained the sit
uation and the clerk again began the
roll Gail. Mr.. Montgomery of Alabama
voted mo" on the motion to strike
out. He was followed by Fl. M. Rem
mel of Arkansas, also in tie negative
but Henry A. Melvin of California and
William A. Drake of Colorado voted
yes Then came Connecticut, Della
ware, Florida and Georgia in the mega
tive and from that time on the OPP
ponents to the amendment gained
steadily until at the end the vote stood
35 to 16.
This roll call settled the question of
the injunction plank in the platform
and without further division the re-
port of the sub committee was accept
ed.
Under the rule of secrecy adopted by
the committee the officials record of
the vote was not obtainable but the
division is said to have been as fol-
lows:
For the injunction plank-Mont-
gomery of Alabama; Remmel of Ar
kansas; Uilman of Connecticut; Du-
pont of Delaware; Chubb Of Florida;
Johnson of Georgia; Hopkins Of Illi-
Kansas; Bullitt of Kentucky; Mace of
Maryland; Crane of Massachusetts;
Kellogg of Minnesota; Yellowly OF Mis-
sissippi; Warner. of Missouri; Field OF
Nebraska: Payne of New York; Adams
of North Carolina: Lemore of North
Dakota: Evans of Tennessee; Ellis of
Ohio; Harris of Oklahoma; Dalzell of
Pennsylvania; Dixon of Rhode Island;
Crawford of South Dakota; Ogden of
Texas; Groner of Virginia; Ballinger
Of Washington; Cooper of Winconsin;
Clark of Wyoming; Sloan of Alaska;
Flather of Arizona; Burson of New
Mexico and the Philippines, and Porto
Rico committeeman.
Against the plank-Melvin of Califor-
mia; Drake of Colorado; O'Neil of
Idoho; Lacey of Iowa; Dunn of Maine;
Fordney of Michigan; Bennett of Mon
tana; Nixon of Nevada; Moses of New
Hampshire; McCarter of New Jersey;
Selbridge of Oregon; Sutherland of
Utah; Fletcher of Vermont; Mann of
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