The sun., 1908-06-18
BIG Stick Breaks Majority
Presidents Opponents
Had Counted On.
HIS ORDERS SENT. DIRECT
Taft With Injunction Plank or.
Roosevelt Without, tho
Telling Threat

Telling Threat
Subj Committee on Platform Agrees 70
Declaration That Praises she Courts
and Promises Full Support, but Calls
for . Limit to he Placed On Their Power
70 Issue InJunotions witheut Netiee
-Frieuds Of the Judiciary stin Hope
to Defeat the whole Scheme In the
FUN Committee or In Fisht on the
Floor OF the Csnventaon n Ncccssary.
CHICAGO. June l7.-By the frequent and
foroeful use Of the Big Stick the Adminis-
tration was able tonight to force an agree
ment In the platform subcommittee Of
the committee on resolutions in regard to
the anti-injunction proposition.
Extraordinary means were employed to
bring about the compromise which was
reached by the subcommittee,
A telegram addressed to members Of the
committee generally insisting that an In
junction plank be inserted In the platform
was received from President Roosevelt
and later on a similar telegram came from
Secretary Taft in which he went to the ex-
treme In saying that he would not accept
tho nomination for the Presidency on any
platform which did not contain declara-
ton with q reference to the alleged abuse
Of the power Of the Federal courts to issue
writs Of injunction and restraining orders.
SHEA HEARS FROM THE BOSS.
George Shea, the member Of the roso'1-
tons committee from ALASKA, who 10 the
ynits atataAlaanahaA N flaat tsrTitoyx. had
declared that no was opposed to an anti
injunction plank and would vote against II
unless he received personal request from
President Roosevelt to vote the othef way.
this position Of Delegate Shea's
was made known TO the President, for to-
night Shea received telegram signed by
Mr.. Roosevelt personally asking him to
vote for the injunction declaration.
Another effective means employed to
bring the subcommittee on platform to
agree to tho wishes Of the Administration
and Mr.. Taft was the announcement Of
some Of Mr.. Taft's closest friends that as
none Of the candidates mentioned, including
Mr.. Taft. could win on a platform which did
not contain d declaration in regard to in
junction failure to insert such plank In
the platform would cause tho nomination
Of a man who could win on any platform or
without a platform. The reference was
obvious.
THE COMPROMISE PLANK.
The compromise anti-injunction plank
10 understood to be In the form Of declara-
tion that while the Republican party will
always uphold the processes and proceed
ngs Of the courts and has absolute faith in
their integrity and uprightness. neverthe-
less 1t believes that tho practice Of issuing
njunctions ought to be % modified as to pro-
vide that only where irreparable damage
to property is imminent the courts may
grant injunctions without notice. There
s also in the plank. 1t 10 understood. an ex-
precision that where notice Is given It should
be due notice.
Those Republican leaders who are
battling with might and main to prevent an
attack on the Judiciary from being inoor-
oorated In the party's platform are facing
Tho real crisis tonight.
They have great odds to contend vita.
but are encouraged by the belief that ma
|ority Of the committee on resolutions,
which will decide whether the platform to
DO reported to the convention shall contain
IN anti-injunction plank. are opposed to
he dangerous doctrine involved In this de-
,arturs from Republican principles and
will vote according TO that convention.
The committee on resolutions consists OF
iftytwo members. The opposition to the
plank claims twenty-eight,
. majority Of four.
The committee is In session tonight The |
,hances are that 1t win sit until morning.
. wants 10 report the platform to the CON-
,ention tomorrow. and there will be little
nance Of doing 20 unless It continues its de- |
iberatsons unremittinsiy until an agree
nent b reached.
Il 10 being represented TO those who arc |
or who have ahown q determine |
lon not 70 sanction anything ssSsas would |
avor Of fling at tho integrity Of Federal
Judges that both President Roossveit and |
secretary Taft are determined that the
plank shall have place
n the Republican platform.
Tho tremendous potency Of tho sug-
,estion that opposition to tho proposed |
flank means disfavcr at the whits House
n the prssent Adninistrstion and prob
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