The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-17

i1IblkllOul Tic HE'LL AHi0 1OiuEltltO It's
work and would be able to present its
report to the committee within an hour.
There was no possibility of transacting
business until the report was presented
and the convention settled down Il
await it's arrival.
Mayor B~ookwalter, of Indianapolis
one of the leaders of the '%allies," in
presenting contests to the national com
mittee and the committee on creden-
tials, authorized the statement upon ar
irving at the convention hall that the
idea of presenting a minority report
from the credentials committee had
been abandoned.
Senator Lodge was made permanent
chairman and Immediately started his
speech.
As he stepped forward TO the speak
er's table, manuscript in hand, he was
loudly cheered. In a voice which car
ried clearly to the furthermost corners
of the immense auditorium, he began
by thanking the delegates for the honor
of his selection to preside permanently
over the deliberations of the convention.
1t was precisely 1875 o'clock when Sena-
tor Lodge uttered the first sentences of
his speech.
The credentials committee report
simply seats all the present delegates,
except adding six delegates from New
Mexico. giving them a third Of a vote
each The report was adopted.
No Reduce Representation.
The effort to secure a reduced rep
r~esentation of delegates to national Re-
publican conventions again has failed
by a vote of "a to II, the committee on
rules today rejecting the Burke resolu-
ton, providing for such reduction, and,
also. by practically the same vote,
tabIing the Parsons substitute. Rep
resentative Burke and his sixteen sup
porters announced that they would file
a minority report.
"Cummins or I airbanks!" Such the
Cummins men were declaring at the
beginning of today's activities, and
they were adding that Fairbanks would
not take the nomination if rendered.
and that if he would take 1t the admin
istration would not accept him.
The supporters of the Vice President
did lot for a moment accept this anal
ysis of the situation, but contended
that with the presidency disposed of,
the supporters of the successful candi-
date will be only too glad to welcome
the denomination of the Vice President.
II1GX also urge that uuOtT buCn pIES-
II as is likely to be brought to bear
on him, Mr.. Fairbanks will not be able
to refuse to permit the use of his
name.
Cummina Men Hopeful.
The Iowa supporters of Cummins are
increasing in numbers, and they began
the day with an earnest effort to obtain
the support of the full delegation for
their man. At IL o'clock some OF them
were still firm in their opposition, but
the Cummins people were not without
hope of success
Senator Borah, who started the Cum
Minis boom. o note of the Iowa
movement ~ said that the outsiders
who favored Governor Cummins, would
now wait upon the Governors own
state.
When the subcommittee Of thirteen
OF the resolutions committee began bust
ness at 10 O'Clock today the doors of
their assembly room were thrown open
temporarily for the purpose Of granting
a twenty minutes hearing TO represen-
tat1ves Of the American Federation of
Labor and to those Of the Illinois Manu-
fao1urers' Association President Sam
; uel GomperB and vice-Presidents Keefe
ana Duncan appeared for the fedora
ton. and at the beginning Of h hear
ing Mr. Gompers suggested the follow
ing al y plank in the platform, saying
that At contained tina embodiment Of the
federation's viewsi
1.-THE Republican party is in accord
with this great emanoipator, Abraham
Lincoln, when he declared that Labor
is prior to and Independent of capital.
Capital Is only the friend of labor and
could not have existed IL labor had not
first existed. Labor Is therefore the
friend of capital and deserves much
more confederation Through his wise
and humane policy the shackles were
stricken from the limbs of four million
chattel slaves. The Republican party
has been the stanch friend of property,
and property rights, yet holders declare
thai personal rights and human liberty
are and must of necessity be entitled
to the first and highest consideration.
The Desired Labor Plank.
Recognizing the new conditions
arising from our marvellous Industrial
development, our people n our ma
ton realize the fact that the wheels
of industry and of our time
require that new law and new concepts
of Law must be enacted to conform to
modern industry and m and adj
vance freedom in line Herewith.
W. therefore pledge the Republican
party to the enactment OF a law by
Congress, guaranteeing to the wage
earners, agriculturists of our country,
the right of organized effort, to the end
that such associations or their mem
bers h not be regarded as Illegal
combinations in restraint of trade.
"We pledge ourselves TO the en-
actment of a law to prohibit the is
nuance of InjunctiOns in cases aris-
ing out of labor disputes, when such
In5unctiOns would NOT apply when
Nd labor disputes existed; and. that
in no case shall an Injunction be is
sued when there exists n remedy by
the ordinary process of Iawj and
which act shall provide that In the
procedure for the punishment of
contempt Of court, the party cited
for contempt shall, when such con-
tempt WIS mot committed In the ac-
tuRl presence of the court, be en-
titled to n trial by jury.
w pledge the Republican party To
the enactment of an amendment ex-
tending the existing eight-hour law to
all government employees and to al
workers whether employed by con-
tractors or sub-contractors doing work
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