The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-19

that they arrayed themselves IN fav,
OF the reduction.
The Vermont delegation met il s.
Adams Saturday evening and LEFT il
special sleeping ear for Chicago
District Delegate n. G. Williams d
Bellows Falls was unable to make he
trip on account of illness and bis seat
has been taken by Alternate Gilbsr.
Davis of Windsor. The delegation o..
ganized Monday by choosing Senator
w. p. Dillingham; as chairman and Gil.
bert Davis secretary. The convention
assignments are as follows: HonorsT
vice president, Gov. Fletcher b. Proc.
tor of Proctor; committee on resolu.
tons, Allen NJ. Fletcher of CayeRiist;
committee on credentials. Frank l.
Greene of st. Adams; committee On
permanent organization, Gilbert "
Campbell of Lyndonville: committee Oh
rules and order of business. Gilbert Y.
Davis; committee to notify candidate
for president, Roger w. Hulburd Of
Hyde Park; committee to notify candi.
date for vice president, Thad NJ Chap
The Vermonters who are in Chicago
IN addition to the delegates and alter.
mates include Senator John W, Stewart
OF Mlddlebury, eX-Gov. John G. McCul'
Tough of North Bennington, Olin Mer.
Till of Enosburg Falls, O. NJ. Barber
and E. l.. Bates of Bennington Col G
). Forbes and G. G. Austin, ir.. of St.
Adams, Harry II. Reynolds of Cam
bridge and James B. Estee of Montpel.
lei.
The platform adopted by the repubi'
can national convention Yesterday
commends the administration Of Presi'
dent Roosevelt and praises his official
achievements. 1t refers to the in
mense wealth and resources of the
country and comments on the revival
OF business under a republican regime
AFTER a disastrous financial panic. II
reviews the republican legislation Of
the last congress and blames demo.
cratic flibusters for failure to enact
certain laws for public benefit 1t de-
clares unequivocally for immediate re-
vision of the tariff by special session
OF congress. 1t approves the emery
ency measures adopted by the govern.
ment during the financial crisis and
urges more elastic currency system,
1t favors the establishment of postal
savings banks. 1t urges amendments
TO the Sherman antitrust law giving 70
the government greater supervision
over and control of corporations en-
gagged In interstate commerce and nav.
ing power and opportunity to become
monopolies. 1t favors an amendment
TO the interstate commerce law relative
TO railroad traffic agreements and legs,
latlon to prevent further over-issue OF
stocks and bonds by interstate carriers
1t favors the enactment of an employ,
ersD liability law, reduction in hours Of
labor of trainmen and railway telegra,,
piers, and compensation for injured
government employees.
The text of the injunction plank fol
lows:
The republican party will uphold a.
all times the authority and integrity Of o.
the courts, state and federal, and VIII
ever insist that their powers to enforce
thelr processes and to protect life, hu,
erty, and property, shall be preserve.
inviolate. We believe, however, tina.
the rule of procedure in federal coul's
with respect to the issuance OF tl'
writ of injunction should be more az,
curately defined by statute, and that NJ
injunction or temporary restraining o.,
der should be issued without notice. el
cept when irreparable injury would T.,
suit from delay, in which case :,
speedy hearing thereafter should 70
granted.''