The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-19

action by congress, Mr., Payne dwelt
al considerable length on the attitude
| Of Mr. Taft in this connection and
said that while he himself had been
| pledged TO vote for Gov Hughes for
the presidential nomination he had no
doubt the Ohio candidate would be
the choice. lie believed the adoption
Of this plank in the republican plat
form would insure Mr.. Tafts cleo
| ton.
| r. y, kellogg Of Minnesota fol
lowed with an equally spirited and
vehement speech in support OF the
plank. Wade Fl. Ellis Of Ohio sur
prised his hearers by quoting tele-
gram from President Roosevelt and
a letter and telegram from Mr..
Taft The president called attention
TO telegram sent on the previous
day on the support Of the injunction
plank" and hope very much" the tel
egram continued that il will be adopt
ed" The president said he stood for
a square dea! and was not in accord
with the extremists Of the manufact-
urers on the one hand or Of the trad;
unionists on the other hand"
Mr. Tafts telegram reviewed that
fact that his opinion on this question
was publicly announced two years
ago before he became candidate.
lie favored a plank which would
make impossible the radical use Of
the injunction but would continue its
conservative benefits, The plank was
supported also by d. Lawrence Gron.
cr OF Virginia, II, l.. Rcmmel Of Ark
ansas and II. c. Burson OF New Mex
leo.
| Mr. McCarter OF New Jersey, VIM.
| A Drake, OF Colorado, B. T. O'Niel Of
Idaho and Allen NJ Fletcher OF Yer.
mont spoke in opposition TO the plank
Mr. Carter and several others op-
posed to the measure, replied briefly
but shortly before a. IN. it became
evident that the patience Of all hands
was becoming exhausted and when
the proposition to bring the business
to a vote was made il received unani-
nous support. Everybody was tired
out.
The method OF taking the vote oc
casioned brief discussion, some OF
the members OF the committee desir-
ing a simple division without record
OF individual votes. This was met
with cries OF mo, no. roll call, 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 Tor granted, and
the roll call by states was begun.
The actual test vote was taken on
motion by Mr. Nc Carter to elm
mate the references to the courts
from the text OF the plank.
Owing to the confusion of excited
conversation, shuffling chairs and
weary committeeman. stretching into
comfortable attitudes after the long
session, the frst vote, that of J. H.
Montgomery OF Alabama, was not
heard. The chairman, Senator Hop
kins, OF Illinois, raped loudly for
order but still there was continued
confusion especially as some we're in
doubt as to the presise question upon
the committee was to vote,
Mr., Hopkins explained the situa-
ton and the clerk again began the
roll cali Mr.. Montgomery of Alaba-
ma voted "No" He was followed by
II. NJ. Remmel of Arkansas, also in
the negative but Henry A. Melvin of
California and VIM A. Drake of Col
orado voted "Yes" Then came Con-
necticut, Delaware, Florida and
Georgia in" the negative and from
that time on the opponents to the
amendment gained steadily until at
the end the vote stood IS to 10.
This roll call settled the question
of the injunction plank in the plat
form and without further division the
report of the subcommittee was
adopted,