Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-17
Conservatives Fighting the
Anti-Injunction Plank.
SURPRISE TO POLITICIANS
Gary and Perkins on the Side OF
Gompers.
VARIOUS EXPLANATIONS GIVEN
Contest Over the Platform Submerges
in Interest All Other Ques-
tions at Chicago.
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Special From q Stan Correspondent
CHICAGO, June 1.-THE spectacle OF t..
H Gary. chairman of the executive board
of the steel trust. and George w. Per-
kins. right-hand man of J. Pierpont Nor
gan. working might and main Tor the
antI-injunction plank demanded by MI.
Gompers caused the politicians TO open
their eyes in wonder and raised no emo
of comment and speculation. The con-
servatives in this gathering were dehght7
ed when they heard that these two emf
nent financiers were coming to Chicago
for they confidently counted on their
support in the fight against the plank.
Imagine their surprise, then. when these
big guns unlimbered and opened fire on
them from the ranks of the enemy.
Explanations Given.
MANY explanations were offered by the
noliticians as to the attitude of Messrs.
Gary and Perkins. I'll just reel on
few:
First. that the steel trust and its Off
Gals are under obligation to the admins
traton by reason of the acquiescence OF
the administration in the acquisition oi
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
by the United States Steel Corporation
last October and must do the President s
bidding That consolidation put under
one management practically the steel in
dustry of this country. but the admins
tration decided that ii was not in viola
; ton of the Sherman law. 1t is said the
steel trust officials are solicitous for the
legal department of the government tc
remain of that opinion.
Second. that in return for their sup
port Of the labor plank the high hnan'
ciers are to have the White House aid ir
efforts to get Endorsement of the plank
faVOring railroad pooling and recommend
ing changes in the Sherman antitrust
law matter of more consideration to
the Morgan interests than the anti-in
junction plank.
| Third. that the hint has been gtver
these gentlemen by some of the poll
| ticians on the scene that the big stick
will be in commission until March next
and that the big stick may get EN- Il
they don't watch out
Whatever the cause. the fact remains
that these powerful financial interests are
arrayed on the side OF the President ir
his effort to force the antf-fnjunctior
plank on an unwilling convention. The
President got first blood in the skirnish
Night before last Senator Hopkins. chair
man OF resolutions committee. was against
anti-injunction. BY last night he had
been won over and stacked the Subcom-
mittee against the conservatives by to
4. The conservatives are exceedingly
bitter at Senator Hopkins.
1t is the belief Of observers that the ma
jority of the delegates 10 the convention
| believe the adoption of the anti-injunctior
plank to be inadyisable out at the same
time. when the issue comes in convention
they VIII waive their judgment.
Despair Among Conservatives.
There is Enthusiastically an air of despair
among the conservatives. and they seem
| to feel that President Gompers will wir
in the end
One of the most active workers against
the anti-inj Injunction plank Is MIR. G. G.
Glover. president of Riggs National Bank
He has been doing yeoman service In aid
of the conservatives. Talking with some
of the conservatives this morning. I found
that they are very dubious over being able
to hold the majority I'm the full committee
which they now possess.
The radicals are sending out denial oi
the Gary and Perkins story. Two mem
bers of the committee on resolutions are
my authority for it-one a senator and
he other represent atiVe-and both oi
these gentlemen tell me that Mr. Perkins
and Mr.. Gary each came to them and
begged them to allow the nti-injunction
plank to be adopted in the platform.
The vice presidential ticket was almost
submerged today In the overw whe lining in
terest which is taken in the platform is
sure. Among visitors and townspeople
alike it is the one topic of conversation
and of profound concern. In most of the
Chicago newspapers there is an undercur-
rent of depreciation of the plank, and the
Inter Ocean is out in column editorial
against IL.
Plank to Be Reported.
The public hearing of the labor leaders
and their opponents before the subcom-
mittee on resolutions this NOR ing de-
veloped some tense moments and dramatic
scenes. Both sides gave some pretty plain
talk and showed clearly that they are
clinched in a fight to the death. The de-
cision of the subcommittee is forecasted
in the makeup The plank will be recon-
mended for insertion. The full committee
will not meet until late this afternoon,
and its decision may not come until night.
Scowls and Sullenness.
The effect of the desperate battle which
is being fought on the labor plank and
of the methods being used is plainly
visible in the demeanor of the delegates
as they reach the hall. There is an air of
sullenness about them and scowl on
many a face. They are not relishing the
dose that seems to be in store for them,
and give no signs or taxing tnelr medl-
cine gracefully.
The question which is now being dis
cussed among the delegates is what effect
will the anti-injunction fight have on the
vice presidency? Will the administra-
servatives by allowing them to name a
candidate for Vice President of their own
kind or will they pick man TO suit the
radical planks?
Leaders in each faction are realizing
more and more every day the necessity
which will atise of doing something to
soothe the outraged feelings of the con-
servatives to insure victory in November.
and every one is wondering just what
kind OF soothing syrup will be used.
Vice President Fairbanks friends, men
who are authorized to talk for him.
declare emphatically today that he Will
not accept, if offered. a nomination for
the vice presidency on platform such
as is proposed NOM
Troops Called for Labor Trouble.
BUTLER. Pa. June 17-As a result of
the dynamite outrage yesterday at the
Royal mines. at Argentine. near here, state
constabulary troops have been summoned.
The non-uniOn miners refuse to return to