Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-27
Independent
WILL B|DFOR
LABOR VOTE
RADICAL PLATFORM
CERTAIN OF ADOPTION
viii Probably Advocate AboIi-
ton of Preliminary lnjunc-
ton Writ Scant Prospect of
Fusion With Democracy.


iBy Morning Journal special Leased Wire
Chicago, July 2G.-The platform of
: the Independence party which is to
meet In national convention tomor-
re W Will If present plans are carried
ont contain much more radical
declaration on the question of lnjunc-
tions than was embodied in the plat
forms OF either the democratic or re-
publican parties.
From present indications the tenn
per of the convention viii be in favor
of declaration doing away entirely
with preliminary iniunctions in cases
of labor disputes The majority of
the delegates who have arrived also
believe that there should be no pun
/ ishment for contempt of court until
after trial by jury
The sentiment OF the convention
so far as II can be forecasted Is
/ somewhat divided concerning the II
nancial plank of the platform The
majority seems to favor a declara-
! ton that all money should be issued
! directly by the government without
/ an intermediary Others incline to
the view that the money should be is
sued through national banks.
Another declaration which will
likely be in the platform viii be in
favor of giving to the interstate COM
merce commission the power to i'll
itiate changes in railroad tariffs and
that no rates should be reduced
without the permission of the com
mission.
An amendment To the sherman act
will ho favored. adjusting that stat
ute in such manner that It can he
made to apply only to such combi-
nations as are clearly acting In re-
straint of trade or tcnding towards
monopoly. over capitalization of cor
porations viii be condemned
strong and specific declaration
VIII also be made In favor OF the re-
striction Of Asiatic immigration.
continued to arrive in large numbers
continued to arrive I'm lareg numbers
throughout the day and the represon-
tation from the eastern states was
proportonateiy stronger than from
other sections of the country 1t was
confidently asserted that when MIR.
Hearst as temporary chairman. begins /
his address tomorrow night fully 900
delegates will be in the hall
Much less than that number, how |
ever, arrived today
1t is asserted on all sides that the !
contest for the nominations will be |
free and open
OF the candidates now In the field
Thomas l.. Hisgen of Massachusetts, !
has strong following. and he is ap-
parently in the lead. w. NJ. Howard !
Of Louisiana has many friends who
are fighting hard in his interest. The
Indiana delegation Is pushing Charles
f. Neal of that state. although Mr..
Neal himself said today that he hardly
expected his name to go before the
other candidates are
John Temple Graves OF Georgia and
Howard s. Taylor Of Chicago. The
name of Charles A. Walsh Of Iowa.
secretary of the national committee.
md who for many years acted in a
similar capacity for tho democratic
party. is also mentioned.
william II. Hearst, who is to be
temporary chairman OF the conven-
ieveral hours In company Of friends.
onght began work on his speech.
Mr.. Hearst today reiterated the
statement he had made I'm New York
hat he was not a candidate for the
presidential nomination and that he
would adhere positively to his declara-
ion that he must not be considered
% that light
Mr. Hearst was asked IT. in his ,
opinion, there existed any probabil-
ty OF fusion with the democratic par :
y or endorsement Of Mr.. Bryan. He ,
eplicd. Il
IT has been my understanding that I
he convention viii nominate IT. own Il
andidatc and that ne will conduct
campaign independent Of the re- \
ublican and democratic and AL other @
arties since coming to Chicago I d
ave heard mo- sentiment other than II
his aud I do not believe there Is even q
remote possibility of fusion or the
Of any candidate except n
ar own" p
ON the question of the presidential v
Mr.. Hearst declared he "
ad no particular preference but that d
q would checrfully support AIRY
rong man who might he named by K
le party.
Al conference held early in the
vcning II was decided that Charles
). walsh should be the permanent n
hartman Of the convention
Thomas T. Hisgen. whose candidacy
pr the presidential nomination Is
tronEly favored boy many delegates.
rrived in the city today. He made
be- assertion that there was no possi-
iity OF fusion with the democratic
Hrty adding.
There are many Of us who like
Ir Bryan personally hut We can not
gree with some OF the things he ad-
ocatcd. nor do we fancy some of the
men upon whom he seems 20 lean
most strongly. Personally. I lost my
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