Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-18
TAFT TRYING TO WIN LABOR VOTE.
IpuDcon Plank Goes Iuio Platform Satisfactory he Pres ideut and His Biz Secretary Scared By
 Threat To Nominate Roosevelt

form which contains an injunction plank satisfactory to the prospective candidate is embodied in the substan- tial structure of verbiage upon which is to be made the secretary's appeal for popular approval. This result was attained with suddenness upon the collapse of the opposition early in the evening Two hours before this the opponents of the injunction pro vision were rejecting offers of com promise and asserting with positive ness their ability to eliminate any in junction blanks.
 A telegram from President Roose- welt arrived as well as letter and telegram from Secretary Taft, each substance If not in words had been delivered shortly before to the "al- lies" which was interpreted as spell ing the renomination of Roosevelt should the convention refuse a platform upon which the secretary of war could make the race with confidence. Then followed protract- ed discussion, and the final adoption of the contested plank by vote of 35 to Is.
 There were a number of minor contentious in the committee, but the Roosevelt-Taft idea prevailed in the ultimate analysis, and while Thomas M McCarter of New Jersey insisted on his right to take the question of injunction to the convention floor, the prediction was made in authoritative quarters that no murmur of the pre- liminary fight would be heard in that gathering. &.
 Beginning with the adjournment of the convention Tuesday, the work of the resolutions committee was practically continuous until 4:30 o'clock this morning, when the finish ed platform was produced. It was not until 10 o'clock last night that the scales began to tip in favor of the administration forces but after the dissolution of the opposition be- gan, 1t was rapid and soon com plete, leaving nothing to mark its ex- istence but few unrecorded speeches and slim majority of votes
 The injunction plank was reach ed in the full committee few min utes after a. m, with Committee man McCarter, of New Jersey, open ing the fight against its adoption. Mir McCarter. whose resonant tones fill- ed the hall, declared that such a plank would be a reflection upon the Int Af hA nd tirely unnecessary. He asked those in favor of 1t to show a single in stance where the power of injunc- ton had been abused by any court, and emphasized his remarks by de- nuncia ions of the stand and de- mands of the labor people. Mir Me- Carter's remarks occupied nearly IS minutes, and during that time the committee sat apparently unmoved and there was no response in the way of applause or audible dissent as he concluded.
 Representative Serene E. Payne of New York, who Is chairman of the committee on ways and means in the house of represen atives, came out strongly in favor of the pro- posed plank.
 Mir McCarter of New Jersey. Will liam A. Drake of Colorado. B. F.. . o'Neil of Idaho and Allen M. Fletcher of Vermont spoke in oppo- sition to the plank. bur shortly be- fore o'clock 1t became evident that the patience of all hands was becoming exhausted and when the proposition to bring the business to a vote was made. 1t received unani- nous support. Everybody was tired out.
 The method of taking the vote oc- essioned a brief discussion, some of the members of the committee de- siring a simple division without rec ord of individual votes. This was met by cries of "No. no" Roll call. roll call. and one committeeman said: There Is no harm in going son record on thls question for the vote will never be made public" All hands seemed to take this comfort able assurance. for granted. and he roll call by states was begun. The actual test vote was taken on a mo- ton of Mir Mccarter to eliminate the references to the courts from the text of the plank.
 Owing to the confusion of excii.d conversation, shufiing Of chairs and weary committeeman stretching into comfortable attitudes after the lone session. the first vo.e, that of I. H. Montgomery of Alabama. vas not heard. The chairman. Senator Hop kins Of Illinois. rapped loudly for order. but still there was continued confusion. especially because some were in doubt as to the precise ques-. ton upon which the committee was 10 voc.
 Chairman Hopkins explained the situation and the clerk again began roll call MT Montgomery Of Ala hama voted mo" on the matter to' strike out. ihus recording himself in favor of the injunction plank. He vas followed hy H. M. Remmei of Arksnsss. also in the negative. but Henry A. Melvin of California and William A. Drake of Colorado voted yes. Then came Connecticut. Delz-. ware. Florida and Georgia in the negative and from that time on the opponents the amendment gained steadily until at the end the vote Etood 35 to is
 This roll call settled the question of the injunction plank in the plat form and without further division the report of the subcommittee vas. teceptsd
 The oHeisl record of the vote vas not oetsinable but the division is sssd