The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-06-18

plank looked only toward return to
the old process of procedure in the fed
eraI courts, under which writs OF In
functions were not issued without no.
tice unless there was grave danger or
immediate damage to property or loss
Of life.
CHOATE's PLAN Is URGED
Exactly the opposite OF Gompers' res
olution and the administration plank
was the Choate declaration, which was
strongly urged. 1t Is nothing more nor
less than expression OF profound con-
idence in the judiciary, and. Of course,
plank as anything that could be agreed
upon. Many of the members Of the
resolutions committee believe that the
convention would be wise IL 1t would
adopt the Choate declaration as 1t stood
and let the anti-injunction plan go
overheard.
During the day the influence Of the
administration and OF such men as
Gary and Perkins OF the steel trust
combination was so strong that sew
eral of the nti-administration men,
bers OF the committee began to weaken.
OPPOSITION Is TERRIFIC
The opposition to the plank was tor
rife. but it was met by the openly sx-
pressed desire OF the president and
Secretary Taft that some plank OF this
character should be written into the
platform. The administration gradually
won over one member after another.
and the opposition late in the evening
was forced TO concede that the COM
mittee was changing its complexion
and would indorse the antf-injunction
plank in some form and report IL TO the
convention.
Among those who held a sort OF
middle ground was r. A. Ballinger, the
member from the state OF Washington.
He was formerly commissioner Of the
land Office at Washington. ID. C., and.
of course, had held peculiarly intimate
relations with the Roosevelt adminis-
tration. At the same time he was on
principle opposed to an antf-injunctiOn
plank. He, therefore. set himself at
work to see If a basis OF compromise
could not be reached which would bs
more or less satisfactory to both sides,
or which would at least enable plank
to be reported by the full COMMITTEES.
BALLINGER COMPROMISE
There was. therefore. an agreement
upon a compromise originally drawn
by Ballinger. The subcommittee. as
explained yesterday. stood to for
the original plank. and OF course. it
was equally as pronounced for tho
compromise. This Ballinger cOmprO-
mise, il 1t can be so called seeks to sat
isfy both wings OF the party, and IL
probably does so TO some extent. al
though the objection made most gen
orally Is that any mention made OF
anti-injunctiOn. no matter how OBJ
scure casts suspicion on the integrity
or the ability OF the federal judges.
This compromise in it's extended
form. therefore, declares that the re-
publican party has unalterable conf
dence in the honesty and ability OF the
federal Judiciary II cOmmends that
branch of the government as being the
safeguard OF the liberties OF the people.
and pledges the party not to interiors
in any way with any OF the legitimate
functions OF the court
At the same time the plank recites
that the republican party is convinced
that there are certain changes OF pro-
cedure which may be effected by stat
ute law without interfering with the
Inherent right OF the courts to protect
life and property
PROVIDES SAFEGUARDS
The platform. therefore. declares that
the writ Of injunction should not be
issued from any court except upon due
notice to the person interested. In an
emergency only the court would be al
lowed to protect life or property by a
summary injunction, but this would be
temporary IN character only and
would be subject to review IN open
court and with due notice to the de-
fendant at the earliest possible moment
This compromise. while far from
satisfactory TO the general committee,
was practically certain OF adoption be-
fore the committee met at 10 o'clock
1t was a struggle. OF course, but a re-
markably clever one. because il in
cluded two extremes and avoided alto
gether the dangerous Gompers prOpo-
sition, which proposed to make con-
tempt OF court case triable by jury.
There was in the general committee a
II will be reported to the convention in
that shape
DEBATE AHEAD
This seems to mean lively debate
on the floor. There will be. OF course,
a minority report. which will be signed
by more than 20 members Of the reso-
lutions committee These men repre-
sent influential states largely. and the
debate on the floor will necessarily be
bitter, but 1t may not be prolonged
It is the desire OF every one that the
shall be made at the after
noon session today. II that program
is followed II probably will be neces-
sary to limit the time sharply on the
debate, so as to have IL
closed up before the recess
What the convention will do nobody
can predict Inquiry develops the be-
lief that fully two-thirds OF the dele
gates are opposed to the adoption OF
any antf-injunction plank whatsoever
At the same time there Is a disposition