New-York tribune., 1908-06-15
1NTI-INJUNCTION PLANK
NAY CAUSE TROUBLE.
The Selection of S. f. Payne as
Member of Resolutions Com
mittee Starts RumOrs.
rBy Telegraph to The rribune.I


convention. despite the numerous reports to ths
contrary which printed this morning le
has been widely reported that Mr.. Ellis had
made some material changes in certain pIanks
In Difference to the views expressed by Senator
Hopkins, prospective chairman of the COMMITTEES
Resolutions. Mr.. Hopkins's views. 1t Is all
legged. are in accordance with those OF Speaker
Cannon and other ultra-conservatfves-
Wade Ellis spent the afternoon in conferences
with Samuel Gompers. president OF the Anerf-
Federation Of Labor. and with James Van
C1eave, who heads the manufacturers orzani-
zation, successfully. To Mr. Gompers he said
that the tanti-injunction'' plank OF the platform
strong declaration Secretary Taft
and other sound lawyers could indorse, and that
if the labor leaders persisted IN their demands
for the adoption of a radical plank. they
would only effect the entire elimination OF any
plank Of that character. To Mr.. Van C1eavs
he Sid that there nothing in the anti-in-
junction plank which any fair-rninded man
could object to- and that it would be the part
of wisdom If the conservatives would desist
from their opposition.
The fact is that the plank. has been in
dicated in these dispatches, is very moderats
In the main 1T merely declares for the
embodiment I'm a statute OF what is now the
almost invariable practice OF the courts. This
being the case. it is argued in quarters
that there is no reason for putting It in the
platform. but the platform makers say that
there have been instances where court has
departed from the general practice. and that In
at least two cases the departures have afforded
the labor unions their chief argument against
in1unctions. Had there been statute prescrib-
ing the procedure such deviations could hardly
have occurred or had they occurred they would
doubtless have been subject to appeal so that
ultimate justice could have been obtained.
PLANK MAY CAUSE FIGHT
Notwithstanding these arguments. there ~
reason to fear that there will be vigorous fight
on the plank when the resolutions COMMITTEES
meets There are some members Of the New
York delegation who are strongly opposed Tn
the anti-injunction plank. and their opposition 15
shared by certain others who will be repre-
sented on the committee by Senator Crane
Massachusetts delegates who oppose the plank
saw that the situation is not unlike that which
existed with regard to the money question IN
1886 Then there disposition to "straddle'
on the money question for fear of the effect pf
a gold plank upon the labor vote Those who
were for sound money. however. got through a
sound money plank, with what result IS wen
known. These men say now that IL IS tmpos-
sibIe to please the labor leaders without de-
parting absolutely from the principles OF the
Republican party. That they are unwilling 10
do and Secretary Taft is equally So There
all There is nothing to be gained and nothing
to lose by doing
There is some ground for tine belief that ac-
crrate information of the attitude taken BY the
New Workers reached the White House as fast
as electricity could carry it, for the discussions
OF the leaders promptly followed by a re-
port that the President had objected to the Sc
lection of Representative Payne as the New
York member of the committee on resolutions
ted objections
resentatfve Parsons with whom he discussed
the platform as recently as last Wednesday.
The objections which were attributed to the
President were based upon Mr. Paynes sup
posed attitude Of opposition to the anti-injunc-
tion plank
AS soon as Mr.. Parsons received the message
he got into communication with the President
ovsr the teIephone and had an extended conver-
sa+ion with him. The way the story ran here
President Parsons told the President that the
sentiment of the delegation was In favor of Mr..
Payns as member Of the platform committees
and that It would embarrass the delegation to
leave Mr. Payne off. Thereupon. 1t is said. ths
President withdrew his objection to Mr. Payna,
who has been chosen tentatively. as already told
in The Tribune as the New York member OF the
platform COMMITTEES. Later tonight denial was
received here from Washington Of the accuracy
of these reports
NO OBJECTION TO MIR PAYNE.
Representative William S. Bennett who knows
what took place. said tonight: 'The President
did not object to Mr.. Payne being appointed
the New York member of the platform commit
tee. The President preferred Mr.. Parsons to
Payne on the committee Mr. Parsons told the
President. l understand. that il was the sense
of the delegation that Mr.. Payne should be D
pointed because of his seniority and the fact
that he is chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee I do not believe that the President
is dissatisfied with Mr. Payne's attitude on the
antf-fnjunction phase of the platform. Mr.
Pavne introduced an anti-injunction bill in the
House which I think substantially met the
views of the President and of the House
Congressman Bennett spent half of to-day at
the Hull University Settlement House. and
talked with Miss Ida NJ Tarbell on the tariff.
The incident caused unusual amount OF talk
at the Auditorium to-day. The delegates who
heard the story hurried to Representative Payne
and asked him II it was true. Mr.. Payne told
them he didn't know. When a Tribune repre-
sentative asked Mr.. Payne about it he said:
"I do not know whether objection has been
made TO me- 1 do believe that majority are in
favor of my being appointed to the platform
committee
Another fight. sort of tempest in a teapot
will occur II the effort of Senator La Toilette
to obtain a minority report is successful OF
course. IL is not expected that such a report win
receive many. IL any. more votes than that cast
by the Wisconsin member. who will doubtless Se
Representative Cooper The effort Of the Wis
consin Senator is to have submitted TO the con-
vention a minority report declaring for the phys
ical valuation OF railroads and protesting against
the adoption of the financial plank. which. as al
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