The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
PROHIBITION PLANKS
will Involve Democratic Con.
vention In Discussion.

TOT vice FTeSluent seems 10 1dNe
Vanished - Five Candidates From
New York - Seating Capacity Of
Auditorium Increased to 12,50o.
Denver, Colo, June 30.-The fight
over the anti-injunction plank in the
Democratic platform is not the only
struggle in which the committee on
resolutions, and possibly the conven.
tion itself, may be involved. 1t has
developed that the prohibition ques.
tion is to be brought to the front and
that desperate effort will be made to
have a plank declaring in its favor
placed in the platform.
The prohibition movement will be
headed by General James B. Weaver
Of Iowa, who demanded of the recent
Democratic convention in that state
that it declare in favor of prohibition.
General Weaver and his followers
were not successful in their efforts in
their own state, but not daunted by
their failure, have made arrangements
to bring the matter up before the Dem
ocratic national convention.
They claim, moreover, to have
strong backing from a number of dele
cations from the Southern states
which have recently passed prohibi.
ton laws.
The Anti-lnjuncton Plank.
The anti-injunction plank continues
to provoke discussion among party
leaders who have already arrived for
the convention. Such members of
the national committee who have dis.
cussed the matter are a unit In say
ing that the wording of the anti-injunc-
doubt in the mind of any reader as to
where the party stands on this ques.
tion.
1t is now generally believed that
the anti-injunction resolution will not
provide for trials by jury in cases Of
contempt of court, or favor in any way
measures which might be construed
as interfering with the prerogatives of
the federal courts.
The friends of Mr.. Bryan say that
those of his critics who are express.
ing themselves in fear of a radical
anti-injunction plank are fighting the
air. The plank has not yet been writ
ten but is under consideration. 1t Is said
to be the desire of Mr.. Bryan to con-
suit as many of the prominent men,
bers of the party as possible before
any decisive action in formulating
this resolution is taken.
The vice presidential question re-
mains, to all appearances, just where
1t was, although the boom of Lieuten-
ant Governor Chanler Of New York
seems to have vanished and his name
is not mentioned as prominently as it
was two days ago. This is largely
due to the announcement made by
Norman e. Mack, national committee.
man of New York, that he has no au-
thority to speak for Mr.. Chanler and
| that his interest in the matter was
dictated by friendship and by sincere
belief that the New York man is well
qualified to take second place on the
| ticket.
Only one new name was mentioned
as vice presidential possibility. This
was Governor George E. Chamberlain
of Oregon. He is in much favor with
some of the party leaders and 1t is be-
lieved he will be personally acceptable
to Mr.. Bryan, if the latter is NOM
mated.
The sponsors of the vice presiden-
tial booms located outside OF New
York state, claim to be generally en-
couraged by the fact that already five
men have been mentioned as aspir.
] ants to the vice presidential nomina-
tion. They believe, with the New
York delegation divided among that
number of candidates, an outsider has
far better chance of securing the
prize than would be the case if the
delegation from the Empire State
were standing solidly for a single man.
Chairman Taggart Of the national
committee announced the chaplains
for the last three days of the conven-
tion, and complete list is now as fol-
lows:
Tuesday, July Z, Right Rev. James
J. Kean of Wyoming; Wednesday,
Rev. C. F. Beisner of Grace NJ. E.
church, Denver; Thursday, Rabbi
Manuel March of Seattle, Wash; Fri
day, Rev. P. T. Ramsey Of st. Pauls
NJ. e. church, South Denver.
Secretary Urey Woodson of the ma
tional committee did not announce the
names Of the assistant secretaries,
reading clerks and tally clerks of the
convention, a press of routine work
Saving rendered him unable to fill out
the list from the large number Of ap-
plications The number is limited to
fifteen.
Notices of IS Contests For Seats.
Notice of contests have been filed
with the national committee involving
| As seats, but of this number the con-
tests actually filed relate to 13 seats.
Six of these are from the District Of
Columbia, and seven from the First,
Second, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Penn
sylvania congressional districts. The
First and Second districts, however,
have only one seat each in dispute.
Notices of contests yet to be filed
came from Chicago and Brooklyn. In
the Chicago cases the First to the
Tenth congressional districts inclus-