Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-02
INJUNCTION PLANK
Will Be Urged BY Monet, After Con-
ference With Bryan.

Denver, Colo, July 1.-What is re-
garded as the very latest Indication
that Mr.. Bryan does not contemplate
changing his position on the injunction
question to meet the ideas of the con-
servatives was brought to town today
by Frank S. Monnett, Republican at
torney general of Ohio from 1896 to
1900.
Mr.. MOnnett was in conference with
Mr.. Bryan at Lincoln yesterday, as the
result of which he says he will have
Mr. Bryan's Endorsement in appearing
before the resolutions committee of
the convention to state the legal and
political reasons why the injunction
plank should pledge the Democratic
party to an amendment of the law IN
these three particulars:
First, to prevent the issuing of the
writ in industrial disputes, except af-
ter notice to defendants and full hear
ings: second to permit trial before a
judge other than the one who issued
the writ. and third. to allow a jury to
be summoned in all cases. where the
legal contempt is committed outside the
province of the court
That Mr. Bryan heretofore has taken
his stand on an injunction plank con-
tanning these elements is the statement
toda" of Mr.. Monnett. and the fact that
Mr.. Bryan requested Mr.. Monnett to
urge their acceptance before the reso-
lutions committee is taken by the
Ohioian to mean that Mr.. Bryan will
be satisfied with nothing less.
Having recently been the legislative
attorney in Ohio for the Brotherhood
of Railway Conductors, Engineers and
F'iremen. as well as having close con-
tact with labor views through his legal
connection with the miners and brick
makers in the Hooking valley strike of
last February, Mr.. Monnett said to-
day that he informed Mr.. Bryan that
Roosevelt's 100000 majority from the
Industrial centers in Ohio and 100000
in Pennsylvania was given by labor
because President Roosevelt was with
them, particularly on the injunction
demands.
"This Independent VOTE as Mr..
Monnctt named it, today, would. he
said. surely go to an Independent can
didate should one be put in the field,
in the event the Democratic party fail
ed to pledge itself in positive language
on this question. Mr.. Monnett. how
ever. is of the opinion that while the
labor element of the country is ask
ing for jury trial and hearings before
the court that the question of notice
is the vital question.
The history Of the injunction issue,
Mr.. Monnett said, was what Mr.. Bryan
was most anxious should be given the
resolution. In complying with this
request Mr.. Monnett said today he con-
templated going fully into the legal
history of the question as we'll as the
political. The political history of the
question which Mr. Monnett will pre-
sent to the committee will bring Sec.
Taft into the case. On this point Mr..
Monnett said today:
"In February last. Thomas Lewis,
national organizer for the miners or
eanization, wrote Sec. Taft asking for
his views on the three demands of
labor on the injunction question-no-
tice. trial by jury and change of venue.
Mr. Taft is on record in response TO
this letter. and this response was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm by the
miners of Ohio and Pennsylvania, ana
accounts for the Taft delegates from
this district. The response stated thar
the secretary was in favor of the re-
storing the federal statute as it existed
prior to 1874: that he recognized that
as the law now stands an attorney
for a coal mining company, railroad
company or other large corporation,
having an industrial complaint, couid
make such a strong eX-parte afhdaVlt,
oo,,,1x-;po with all the necessary ana
legal requirements as to eltit'e nm
to an immediate injunction Witiiout
notice; that there was nothlns lelt ioi
an honest court to do but comply W.T."
the statute and grant the temporary IN
junction. This the secretary 1urthef
wrote had caused great injustice III
many instances to the employees VINO