Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-10
GOMPERS MAKES
CALL ON WILSON
Labor Leader Discusses Plat
form and Says 1t Is
Satisfactory.
ABUSE OF INJUNCTION
THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED
Governor Leaves Trenton and
Goes to Atlantic City to
Make Addresses.

TRENTON, July 10.-About a dozen
officials OF the American Federation
Of Labor, including President Samuel
Gompers, vice-President Dennis
HAYES, and Secretary Frank Nor
r.son. had an hours conference with
Governor Wilson in the Executive
chambers. yesterday, in which the
Democratic national platform, so far
as it relates to labor matters. was
thoroughly discussed.
After the conference. Governor Will
tool a train for Atlantic City
and had only time to say that the
conference vas entirely satisfactory.
Mr.. Gompers, surrounded by his as
sociates, made a statement to The
newspaper men in which he said Gov
for the purpose Of discussing the
Democratic national platform.
Mr.. Gompers said that the platform
was satisfactory in that there seemed
TO be no difference between Governor
Wilson and his callers as to the
meaning of the platform IN its a2-
plication 10 labor subjects.
Asked If the platform went far
enough to meet the demands of labor.
Mr.. Gompers said that 1t went as far
as a political party could be expected
TO go under existing conditions with
hope of success.
Among the particular matters dis
cussed at the conference, Mr.. Com
pers said was the abuse of the issue
of i~njunctions in contempt proceed
fngs growing out of labor disputes.
Further, Mr.. Gompers said there vas
discussed the subject of the Sherman
law with respect to labor organiza-
lions. Labor organizations, he said,
were made UP of men and ome
who had no product to sell and the
law could not properly apply to them.
Silent on Roosevelt.
Mr.. Gompers declined to say
whether any declaration would be
made by or on behalf of the American
F~eredation of Labor in favor of Gov
however, hat the Republican plat
form adopted at Chicago. held out no
hope to labor and hat it was merely
q master piece of literary production
and pronunciation.
Mr.. Gompers also declined to say
whether he and his associates would
call upon Colonel Roosevelt before or
after the third party convention. The
whole tenor of his talk was that the
national platform from
Governors Wilson's attitude is en-
tireiy satisfactory to him and his as
sociates.
Congressman Hughes and Assem-
blyman Ford, president of the New
Jersey State Federation of Labor,
among those at the conference.
Governor Wilson made the trip
Sea Girt to Trenton in an auto
The route ~traversed carried
lin through Freehold, Farmingdale
Ind Hightstown. The candidate wore
small cap, linen buster and Cog
yles and sat with the chauffeur, but
his ruse did not prevent the vii
ayers and t~ownspeople from recog-
him and cheering as long as
automobile was in sight.
The accumulation of three weeks
BUSINESS was awaiting the Governor
Ii the State House. More than 5000
,ongratulatory letters have been re-
here since the nomination.
These were ordered sent to Sea Girt
Immediately
After greeting the Goal people, as
to felicitate him. The Gov
ernor hurried INTO the Executive Of
fees and announced his ies're 10
to all the duties before seeing
any visitors. There was a meeting
the State House Commission.
During the afternoon. callers from
New York were Thomas NJ. Osborne,
Charles F. Rattigan. Both are oppo-
ncnts of Charles r. Murphy. They
to r the candidate to advise
The nomination of a real aggressive
for Governor to head the New York
ticket this fall.
After the rush of work was over
Governor Wilson walked about the
visiting all the departments.
He was in high spirits and was whis-
ling Dixie" when he passed a group
II correspondents IN the way hack
10 his private office.