The sun., 1908-06-19

adopted naturally approve the dsclsra-
ton In this national platform, the expres.
sionB OF gome newspaper writer's TO the
contrary Notwithstanding
THE YIuHT IN COMMITTEE.
There was opposition TO some of the pro-
posed planks In the committee on resolu-
tions. but no real flght until the anti-in-
| junction declaration was reached.
Representative Cooper, who presented the
minority report In tho convention to-day,
proposed all the planks which were included
In the La Follette platform, and these wero
knocked out In order.
There was a pretty, lively fight against
ment that the National Grange was In favor
OF II did much to bring about Its adoption.
George II. Moses, the New Hampshire
representative, tried to have the negro plank
amended by declaration calling for legisla-
tion restoring the civil rights statute re-
pealed by a Democratic Congress, but was
unsuccessful.
1t was after o'clock this morning before
the anti-injunction plank was taken UP for
consideration. Senator Long OF Kansas
declared that 1t was not a straddle, although
IL was not as radical as the plank proposed
by Samuel Gompers. General criticism Of
the Republican party would follow failure
maintained that while the courts as rule
issued injunctions in strict compliance
with law and propriety the plank offered
would tend to make the practice universal.
PAYNE SPEAKS FOR PLANK.
Representative Payne. who has been
one OF the opponents Of the anti-injunction
proposition. made a redhot speech in which
he pointed out that the man about to be
nominated for the Presidency had advo-
Gated such a declaration before he became
a candidate for the Presidency and had
come out for 1t squareiy in his Cooper Union
allnAinD IN ct haf
he was pledged to vote for Coy. Hughes
Mr.. Payne said that he had no doubt that
Mr.. Taft would be the choice OF the con-
vention and he believed that the adoption
OF the anti-injunction plank in the plat
form would insure Mr.. Tafts election.
Mr.. Kellogg of Minnesota grew very en-
phatic in his insistence that the plank should
be- adopted.
Then Wade Ellis. the Ohio member and
Mr.. Taft's personal representative. pro-
duced telegram from President Roosevelt
received yesterday In it the President
called attention to another telegram which
no had sent the day before adyo-
plank and added that be hoped very much
that the plank would be accepted. Il
stand for the square deal" said Mr.. Roose-
yelt in his message. and he said also that
he was not in aocord with any extremists,
whether of the National Association Of
Manufacturers or OF the trade unions.
TAFT's POSITION STATED.
Mr.. Ellis read also Secretary Taft's letter
and long telegram which backed it up.
Mr.. Taft brought out in his communica-
tions that two years ago, before he became
a candidate for the Presidential nomina-
ton, he had expressed himself as in favor
Of a declaration In favor of a statute re-
strioting the power of the courts to issue
injunctions and had .amplifed his views
on the subject in his Cooper Union speechl
What he had advocated, he said, was a
plank which would make it impossible
to use the writ Of injunction in a radical
way. but would permit continuance Of
its conservative benefits.
The fight against the adoption OF the
plank was led by Thomas H. MoCarter. At
torney General OF New Jersey. who got
support from Drake OF Colorado, O'Neal of
Idaho and Fletcher of Vermont But the
real hero Of the fight against this declara-
ton was A. j. Bennett of Montana He told
of the great interests which had been saved
from destruction by the exercise Of writs of
injunction and pleaded with tears in his
eyes that there should be nothing done by
the Republican party toward favoring a
restriction on the powers of the courts to
issue such writs.
Croner of Virginia. lRommel Of Arkansas
and Burson OF New Mexico supported the
proposed plank.
PAYNE REsENTs aoMPERs CONTROL.
Representative Payne in the course Of
some further remarks on the subject de-
clared that he had not become so low as to
take orders from Samuel Gompers and would
be ready to retire to private life before
he would do it. He declared that the plank
was not Gompers plank.
just before 2 O'Clock the vote on the
plank was taken. The plank was adopted
by IS to 18. the vote in detail being as fol-
lows. For the injunction plank:
Ioh hama Iosorh LII