Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-11
LABOR LEADERS, CONFERENCE
viii Begin Soon as Gompers Ar
rives, and Result May be
important.
Cuilom Wants judiciary Supported,
And Says Tariff Revision VIII be an
Issue--Boomcrs Arriving.

Chicago, June 11.--W1th more IMAM
majority of the contests filed before the
national Republican committee wiped
off the books and with Taft delegates to
the number of 504 already accredited to
to the convention, interest in today's
developments conferred in the makeup
of the convention committees and the
declarations which will be made in the
platform of the party The national
committee still has contests involving
"a seats to consider but strenuous ef-
forts are being made to rush this work
to completion In order that other busi-
ness may be disposed of in advance of
the eve of the big gathering and the
attitude of leaders of the allies gives
good grounds to believe this can be
done.
South Carolina contests were sched-
uled for the opening work of the ma
1 tonal committee today. Tennessee,
Texas and Oklahoma VIII probably
follow and then will come the contests
from Arizona and Alaska. The work
of the committee was simplifled TO
considerable extent owing to the agree
ment already announced to consolidate
the contests from Texas
A SIDE ISSUE.
One of the side issues of the conven-
ton which may attract considerable at
tention Is the coming conference of the
union labor leaders scheduled to begin
as soon as Samuel Gompers, president
OF the American Federation of Labor,
arrives The conference will devote con-
considerable time TO a consideration of
methods by which the Republican con-
vention may be induced to insert an
"anti-iniunction' plank in its platform.
Seth Low of New York, president of the
Civic Federation and delegate-at-
large from New York, may take part
In the conference, this supposition being
strengthened by the fact that Ralph
Easily of New York, secretary of the
civic federation is already here and
frankly avows that he came to attend
the labor conference.
FOR COMMITTEE PLACES.
With the national contests receding
in interest, the politicians are begin
ming to take notice of the sectiona!
struggle for places on the national
committee. Last night the Illinois and
Ohio affairs held the center OF the
stage, the former giving evidence of
developing into a sharp contest while
the latter was largely dominated by
gossip. 1t Is asserted that A. l.. Vorys
is to succeed Myron T. Herrick as the
member from Ohio but neither of these
gentlemen would discuss the report.
The Illinois contest is between Frank
o. Lowden, congressman and present
member, and Frederick w. Upham
who has been the chief worker In ar
ranging for the convention and IN rals-
ing funds for Chlcago's part In en-
PERTAINING the delegates Upham has
been endorsed by many commercial III
terests and also has supporters among
the party leaders in this city. Low
denis chief strength seems to lie among
the downstate delegates to the con-
yention. although his friends claim that
he has more support from Chicago than
he has been given credit for. The
number of party men who intend to lie
AT the convention in the role of spec
tators Is unusually small thus far.
Senators and members of the house OF
representatives who are not accredited
TO the convention as delegates are ex-
pected in considerable numbers before
the end of the week as we'll as state
chairrnen and other party chiefs cf'
varying degrees OF prominence To
date, however, the number of arrivals
of this class have been so few as to
excite comment.
CULI.OM'S VIEWS.
one of the late arrivals is Senator
Cullom who will probably head the
delegation from this state. Immediate
ly after his arrival he came out with
a strong plea for harmony. He declar-
ed himself in favor of a plank In the
platform endorsing tho present federal
administration in the strongest possl-
BILE terms, said that he hoped to see
a resolution supporting the judiciary
OF the country adopted by the conNen-
ton and asserted that tariff revision
will be an issue OF the campaign
THE BOOMERS. -
Preparations are well under way for
the reception Of the real boomers
of the various candidates for places on
the tickets. The Knox managers have
announced that hundreds of strong
voiced "shouters' Will be here to ere
ate echoes for the cause of the Penn
sylvania senator, and the Fairbanks
managers also expect big contingent
nom Indiana. The Fairbanks root
ers" win include George AIDE who is
said to have evolved "A number OF orig
inal ideas calling attention TO the pres
ence Of the HOLSTERS In this city. Mr.,
AIDE. however, may not be able to
take an active part In the demonstra-
lions, as reports have II that recent
accident TO his foot has not yet healed
and he may be forced to make his
way TO the convention hall on orutch-
es. The Foraker La Toilette and
Hughes camps are also preparing To
turn out en- masse, but their plans for
making the welkln ring nave mus lar
been kept more or less secret
ON the early days Of the committee
work, the hall outside the committee
room was iammed When the COM
mittee commenced work today nobody
was present except thtse who had
business connected with the contests
which are TO be heard during the day
FIRST CASE CALLED.
The first case called was that OF the
First South Carolina district. There
are but two contests from this state
and an effort 10 consolidate them fall
"a, the counsel for the anti-Taft fac
lions declaring that the issues inyolv-
I'd We're 80 different that II was out Of
me question to hear the evidence IN
both disputes at the same time, The
nearing occupied but a short time, and
me committee decided the contest by
seating The TAFT delegation.
hefoio the hearing of evidence was
commenced In the contest from the
First South Carolina district, the ma