Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-12

II. otcNcIiSol VI OIlIO, WHO opened the
Foraker headquarters today, made a
similar announcement in behalf of the
Ohio senator, asserting that he would
not under any circumstances withdraw
before the end of the voting.
1t is possible that hard fight will
result in the meeting of the resolutions
committee over the opposing planks
which will be presented by represent
atives of the American Federation of
Labor and the National Association
OF Manufacturers. 1t has already been
announced that a conference of labor
leaders is to be for the purpose of de-
manding that the platform contain a
plank declaring against, or at least
greatly modifying the use of the in
junction in labor disputes.
James w. Van Cleave Of st. Louis
president of the National Association
of Manufacturers today anticipat ted
the labor conference by issuing a for
NAL statement in which he bitterly at
tackled the position which the union
labor men are expected to assume He
declared that anything approaching
an advocacy Of class legislation should
be avoided by the Republican party
and asserted that the union labor lead
ers who have been mentioned in con-
nection with the coming conference,
and he named Samuel Gompers in
particular, are members Of the Demo-
cratic party and should not be recog-
nized by the Chicago convention.
Let them take their doctrine to
Denver" he said in his statement
"They will not support the Chicago
ticket 10 matter who may be nomin-
ated."
Chicago, June 11.-With more than
a majority of the contests filed before
the national Republican committee
wiped off the books, and with Taft
delegates to the number of 504 al
ready accredited to the convention, in
terest in todays developments CEN
tered in the makeup of the conven-
ton committees and the declarations
which will be contained in the plat
form of the party. The national COM
mittee still had 22 contests involving
"a seats to consider but strenuous eff
forts were being made to rush this
work to completion in order that 9TH
er business might be disposed of in
advance of the eve of the big gather
irg and the attitude of leaders Of the
"Allies" gives fairly good grounds for
believing that this condition will pre-
vail.
The South Carolina contests were
scheduled for the opening work OF the
national committee today. The case
involving the delegates at large from
that state were defaulted to the Taft
column yesterday and there was n
bare possibility that this example
might be followed regarding the dis
trict contests from there also. Ten
nessee. Texas and Oklahoma were ex-
pected to follow and then the contests
from Arizona and Alaska. The work
of the committee. it was thought.
would probably be simpif1ed to con-
solidate the contests from Texas.
A number of districts as well as the
delegates at-large We're involved here
and the consolidation would shorten
the lengthy proceedings at the head
quarters of the national committee.
One of the side issues of the con-
yentioh which Is liable to attract con-
siderable attention Is the coming con-
ference of union labor leaders which
is scheduled to begin as soon as Sam
uel Gompers, president Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor arrives. The
conference will devote considerable
time to consideration Of methods by
which the Republican convention may
be induced to insert an "anti-injunc-
ton" plank in it's platform. Seth Low
of New York, president Of the Civic
Federation. and a delegate-at- Large
from New York. may take In the con-
ference. this supposition being
strengthened by the fact that Ralph
Easley of New York. secretary of the
Civic Federation. IS already here and
frankly avows he came to attend the
labor conference.
With the national contests receding
in interest. the politicians are begin
ming to take notice Of the sectional
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