Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-17
OPENING SESSION ONE
OF GREAT ENTHUSIASM
Committee on ReSO-
IutiOnS Is SCOnfrOnfed
With Numerous Spe-
CidI pIdnkS.

CHICAGO, June 16.-The COM
mittee on Resolutions appointed to-
day by the Republican National Con-
vention met in one of the parlors of |
the Auditorium Annex Hotel at 4 !
o'clock this afternoon After listen
ing for some time to reports of nu-
merous persons who desire to secure
the insertion of special planks in the
platform, they appointed a sub-com-
mittee OF thirteen to clear the dis
puted questions in detail and the fin
ishing touches to the document.
Senator Hopkins, of Illinois, was
chairman of the committee and Ma
jor John Lacey, of Iowa, secretary.
Among those heard was delega-
tion of ladies who desired to have a
liberal plank favoring woman suf-
frage inserted in the platform.
A large delegation representing
Polish, Italians. Bohemians. Ger
mans, Jews and other nationalities,
were heard in support of liberal i'm
migration legislation They an
nounced through one of their speak
ers that they opposed restrictions on
account of poverty. One speaker de-
clared he favored neither financial
nor educational test, but would keep
out all anarchists and immoral immi-
grants.
Henry Clarke, of Omaha, spoke in
support of inland waterways inn
provements and advocated the issu
ance of $500, 100000 worth of 2 per-
cent bonds for carrying on the work
Governor Curry of New Mexico,
and Congressional delegates An
drews, of that Territory, and United
States Judge Rodey, of Porto Rico.
addressed the committee supporting
a proposition to grant single State.
hood to New Mexico. Committeeman
Sloane, of Arizona, advocated the ad-
mission of that Territory as a State.
representatives of both Territories
agreed that since the experience Of
the last session joint Statehood
would no longer be considered
Percy Ellis, of Chicago. was heard
favoring a declaration against inter,
state shipments of prison-made goods
and then came public discussion oI
the injunction question.
H. r. Fuller, who said he repre-
sented the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers, Firemen, Trainmen
in all 100000 men, presented wha
is regarded as the most radical of a.
injunction propositions in evidence
He stated that the trainmen pledSe
themselves to such legislation a
guaranteed the workmen rights nee
essary to their industrial protection
including the right of strike and +
induce and persuade others to do SC
end to such legislation as prevent
the issuance restraining orders, in
: functions without hearing, guaral
teeing trial by jury of persons az
cnsed of contempt of court or SO nea
thereto as to observe injustice
N Gilchrist Stewart, OF New Yorl
negro, next claimed their attention
Stewart wanted two planks adopte
for the benefit of the black men. Or
was the declaration which would al
~ swer the question. Shall Lii
whiteism, masquerading under IL
right banner, be permitted to nulli
"a the fourteenth and fifteenth amen
b. ments of the Constitution of Il
Dn United States? The other demandt
a the restoration of innocent di
NJ charged soldiers Of the Twenty-fif
pc Regiment infantry in the Brown
n vile affair.
no prortest against any tariff 7
n vision that would fix such his
m minimum rate as to afford no in luc
he ment for the formation of ira
tgreements was made by Judge Sar
uel Cowan, of the Fort Worth, Te,
behalf of the American Livesto
: ssociation.
- The last speaker before the comm
.es tee was John Hamilton of IllinC
re- Bankers Association, who cpposed
plank favoring the establishment