Connecticut western news., 1908-07-09


! from another box looked out the
| daughter of the Nebraska leader, Mrs.
Ruth Bryan Leavitt, beaming as she
waited the naming of her father for
| the presidency. On the platform. too
were many representatives of foreign
| countries-young N.scount de Cham
| brun of France, M. Kroupfsky of Rus
STA, Hon. H. F. Charters of England
and the ministers of Argentina, Greece,
Belgium and Chile.
The appointment of committees was
| quickly disposed Of For q moment
the Pennsylvania row threatened to
throw the assembly into wild confu-
sion. That state presented two sets
of officers, representing the two con-
testing factions. Ollie James of Ken
| lucky, voicing the Bryan sentiment
endeavored to refer the fight to the
| credentials committee. Against this
Colonel Guffey and his lieutenants,
pale and gesticulating wildly, sought
to interpose a protest, but it was of
no avail. For time pandemonium
prevailed, and then the smooth run
ming machinery consigned the question
to the credentials committee, where
Mr.. Bryan's adherents are supreme,
and the Guffey forces retired, full of
wrath and disgust.
Cleveland Resolutions Presented.
The presentation of resolutions of
respect to the memory of Cleveland
brought to the front two notable fig
ures-Judge Parker of New York, the
Democratic candidate of four years
ago, and Ex-Governor Francis of Mis-
souri,, one of the surviving members
of the Cleveland cabinet. The resolu-
tions as adopted emanated from Mr.
Rryan's friends and were presented by
i. j. Dunn Of Nebraska, who will make
the nominating speech for Bryan.
Judge Parker gave way in the matter
of his own resolution eulogizing Mr..
Cleveland, to which the Bryan men
had made objection. Mr. Francis
lauded Mr.. Cleveland's career.
When the credentials committee met
Christopher G. Callahan of Holyoke,
Mass, was elected chairman, and ID.
III. Limbaugh of Atoka, Okla, was
made secretary.
Five states and the District of Co
lumbia gave notice of contest Each
contest was limited to thirty minutes
for argument, although time for the
presentation of evidence is to be I'M
limited. The state notices were re-
ceived from Pennsylvania Idaho, lii
nois, Ohio and New York. The first
case taken UP was Idaho.
Immediately after being called to
order the platform committee proceed
ed to carry out the wishes of Mr.. Bry-
an by electing Governor Charles y.
Haskell of Oklahoma as. permanent
chairman. The committee then de-
cided to intrust the details of the
preparation of the platform to q sub
committee of seventeen members to
be appointed by the chair, but before
these appointments were announced
the full committee listened to argu-
ments in support of various planks
which will be offered for adoption.
After recess the committee re-
sumed its hearings, taking up the la
| Dor question. Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the Federation of Labor; John
Mitchell and other labor leaders were
present.
They presented for the consideration
of the committee the suggestions
which were rendered to the resolutions
committee Of the Chicago convention
and asked that they be Incorporated
in the platform.
Addressing the committee in support
| of the resolutions, Mr.. Gompers spoke
of their failure to secure recognition.
1--WE asked them for bread, and we
received a stone"
| The Republican injunction declara-
ton he declared to be an Endorsement
| of the existing abuse of law" He
asked the Democrats to "either leave
the subject entirely out of the plat
form or adopt a real remedy for the
wrongs complained of"
He reviewed the decision of the SUI
preme court in the hatters' case hold
| ing labor unions to be trusts or illegal
combinations in restraint Of trade I'M
der the antitrust law and made an
| earnest plea for an amendment of
| that law. He declared that it had
never been contemplated that the Sher-
man law should apply to those who
toll, but that, on the contrary, it was
intended to control combinations deal
ing with the products of labor. On
the subject of injunctions Mr.. Com
pers said the laboring man merely
asked to be regarded as equals. eve
do not ask for special privileges" he
said
Gompers Makes Promise.
Mr.. Gompers said that if the Demo-
cratic party would assist in righting
these two wrongs it would make it
| possible for labor to stand with it.
Labor could afford to wait for the
other reforms suggested. 'If you will
do what we ask you will electrify our
hearts," he said in conclusion, land
we would be with YOU
When Mr.. Gompers had concluded
George Fred Williams of Massachu-
sets asked him how far the principles
+" had been arguing for were Endorsed
! by organized labor. The reply was
that they had been Endorsed by cOnven-
ton after convention of organized la