Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1908-06-18
HARD AT
WORK ON
PLANks.
Fight on lnjunCtiOns
In Convention
TAFT VIEWS In LEAD.
Secretary Also Wins Contested
Southern Votes.
TWO BIG SECOND PLACE BOOMS
Fairbanks and Cummins Out
distance Competitors.
TWO BIG SECOND PLACE BOOMS
Fairbanks and Cummins Out
distance Competitors.

Chicago, June 17.-For the time be-
ing the question of nominations has
sunk to secondary Importance in the
minds of the delegates to the Repub-
lican national convention, interest be-
ing centered today in the platform to
be adopted by the convention. Another
matter of importance that overshad-
ows for the time being the names to be
placed on the ticket is the fight that
will in all likelihood be made by the
allies against the placing of the south
ern Taft delegates on the permanent
roll Of the convention. The committee
ON credentials has approved the action
Of the national committee in seating
the Taft delegates from several states,
and the opposition is expected to carry
the war to the floor OF the convention.
The main fight on the platform is ON
the plank, favored by the administra-
ton and it's candidate, Secretary Taft,
advocating a curb ON the power of the
federal courts to issue writs of injunc-
ton summarily without deliberate con-
sideration. This is the plank whose
adoption is vehemently urged by the
labor union men, headed by President
Samuel Gompers of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. 1t is no less strenu-
ously opposed by the National Associ-
alton of Manufacturers and other bust
ness organizations. The matter of
the plank is up to" subcommittee
Of the committee on resolutions ap-
pointed by the chairman of the full
committee, Senator Hopkins OF Illi-
nois.
Taft Mems Claim.
The Taft forces say they have the
junction plank Of the platform. They
assert that the appointment of a sub
committee of thirteen to consider the
various controverted planks was dis
tinct success for them and pointed
with much satisfaction to the fact that
Chairman Hopkins had appointed on
this committee nine men who favor
the injunction plank and four who are
opposed to it.
The Taft managers predict favora-
BILE result in the full committee and in
the convention, but admit their fight
will be desperate.
The opposition, still under the lead
ership Of Speaker Cannon, who directs
his forces from his quarters at the
Union League club, claims 80 votes to
% on the full committee and expresses
confidence that when the platform goes
to the convention the Objectionable
plank will be missing. t
A poll of the subcommittee showed
that it stands 8 to in favor of the in
junction plank, Messrs. Hopkins, Long,
Adams, Ellis, Crawford, Kellogg, War
ner, Ballinger and Groner being for
and Messrs. Crane, Payne, Dalzell and
Clark against.
Samuel Gompers and other labor adj
vocates were heard by the subcommit-
tee today
Fight on Other Planks.
Besides the opposition to the injunc-
ton plank, it is understood a fight is
being made against the postal savings
bank declaration, against the trust
and railroad planks and efforts put
forth to insert number of minor
propositions.
The railroad and banking planks of
the platform were agreed to by the
subcommittee practically as drafted by
Wade III. Ellis and Senator Long.
1t has become known that influence
from Washington Is being exerted In
behalf of the administration platform
suggestions. Just how the pressure
in behalf of the adoption of the in
junction plank is being applied is not
disclosed definitely, but some of the
friends of Secretary Taft say the sec
rotary has made it known in various
ways that he thoroughly believes this
plank should be agreed to. There are
Indications in other quarters that these
expressions have been joined in also
by President Roosevelt 1t is likely
that this urgency has been communi-
Gated to Senator Hopkins and others.
The vice presidential weathervane
after pointing at several aspirants for
days seems to have decided today to
point steadily in the direction Of
Charles Warren Fairbanks of indiana
despite that gentleman's repeated an
nouncements that he is a candidate