The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-15
DaIzeli
For few
Chan geS
Labor Leaders Fight for Plank
and Employers op-
pose 1t
TARIFF TO Be REVISED.
At a Special Session of Con-
gress-Several Are Boom
ed for Vice President. I

CHICAGO, III, June i 5LAddition-
al clubs and delegates arriving today
have given somewhat belated as
pect of gaiety to the convention city.
More flags and bunting were display
ed, and with the formal opening and
thronging Of state headquarters,
there was every indication that the
time of assembling the history max
ing convention had arrived.
Practically all the state delegations
held caucuses today TO select their
representatives of various convention
committees. The platform building
and the welding of opinion as to the
most available of the vice presiden-
tial candidates to be put in nomifa-
tion for selection by the votes of the
delegates in open convention, also are
occupying and directing Influences OF
the various state delegations today.
The situation as to the vice presi-
dency continues quite remarkable in
its aspects of complete uncertainty
and lack of definite Information or
decision or decisions and is serving
to encourage the managers of VAR
ious candidates that are openly an
nounced or widely minated.
Senator Dolliver, OF Iowa, Repre-
sentative Sherman New York
Vice President Fairmanks and former
Governor franklin Murphy, of New
Jersey, continue to be more generally
discussed as vice presidential posi-
bilities.
There still remains undercurrent
an opinion that an attempt might be
made to nominate Governor Hguhes
for second place on the. ticket with
Taft, but 1t is also generally under
stood that under no circumstances
will Hughes either accept the nomi-
nation or qualify for the office In the
event of his election.
Proposed anti-injunction and tariff
revision planks in the platform to be
adopted by the convention, continue
to attract attention and discussion
among parry leaders and are said to
be the only points upon which any
Issue may be raised.
Speaker Cannon came hurriedly to
the city from his home late last night
and today is scheduled for a confer
ence with Senator Hopkins, who is
slated for chairman of the resolutions
or platform committee, If the Taft
people are successful in their plans
for organizing the convention.
Speaker Cannon said he would he
opposed to an anti-injunction plank
in the form generally accepted as
drafted. The plank as passed upon
in Washington declares for an
to the statutes which will
on one hand prevent summary is
sued writ Of injunction without
proper consideration, and on the 9TH
er hand will preserve the undiminish-
ed power of the courts to enforce
their process to the end that justice
may be done at all times and to all
parties.
Labor leaders are urging its adop-
ton and hundreds of kilograms are
pouring in from manufacturers and
other employers of labor opposing the
measure.
The tariff revision plank proposed
by the Taft people declares unequivo-
cally for a revision of the tariff by a
special session of Congress.
Representative Dalzell, of Penn
sylvania, who is one of Speaker Can
mons lieutenants in the lower house
of Congress. said today that with
some verbal changes the plank will be
entirely satisfactory to him. This
is considered import
ant.
Considerable alarm has been arous-
ed by the announcement that Tenn
porary Chairman Burrows has pre-
pared a keynote speech practically ig-
noring President Roosevelt. Bur
rows. who arrived here this forenoon.
will be called upon by friends of Taft
and requested to introduce compli-
mentary reference to the President
and at an early point in his address.
The presidential ticket makers
were busy as the day progressed on
the question OF the vice presidency,
There is an appreciable falling off in
the talk for Dolliver. Iowa men are
out giving their undivided attention
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