The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-17
PLATFORM DRAFTS
HAVE BEEN DRAWN

Chicago, June l6.-Both the TAT
and Roosevelt drafts ter a platform
have been outlined, and both can b,
put in shape for submission to tn,
committee on resolutions on very shor
notice.
Most OF the work on the Roos evei
declarations was completed prior C
Mr.. Roosevolts arrival in Chicago
while the first formal meeting over
the Taft pronouncemen. was held to.
day.
( The Roosevelt procurement Is tn,
result of labors of many OF his friends
but principally of his former Secretar,
oi the Interior. James y. Garfield. Gif.
ford Pinchot and William Alier
White, OF Kansas.
All the plans have undergone tn,
inspection OF Colonel Roosevelt him
SELF. and while he has not passed or
them finally. he has indicated his for.
nal approval OF most of them.
AT to-day's meeting of Mr.. Taft's
friends several drafts were presented,
and the meeting was largely to select
from the material presented. The ap-
proved blanks will be joined together
and another meeting held prior to sub
mission OF the paper to the resolutions
committee.
To-day's conference was attended by
Senator Crane. President Tafrs sec
rotary. Charles D. Hnles Represen-
tative Mckinley, President Taft's cam
paign manager; former Vice President
Fairbanks, who probably will be
chairman OF the platform committee;
Senator Elihu Root, Charles Hopkins
Clark. OF Connecticut; Professor
Nicholas Murray Butler and William
Barnes, Jr.. of New York.
Necessarily. the two documents
cover the same ground. but there is
wide divergence in the recommends
tions.
The tariff receives a prominent
place in both. and both indorse the
principle of tariff commission. The
friends of Mr.. Roosevelt however. &C
to some pains to make it appear that
the present Tariff Board does not come
up to requirements They would have
the commission determine not only
the cost of the production of manu-.
featured articles. but would have II
undertake to ascertIin the share oil
profits going to labor.
Tho Taft adherents declare for fur.
Their revision. but would have 1T wait
upon the Investigations of the Tariff,
Board. They condemn the present eff
forts OF the Democratic House of Rep
resentatiVes to change this tariff as
unwise and unscientiiic. declaring its
result is an unnecessary disturbance
OF business along undesirable lines
No decision has been reached as "a
| whether there shall DO an explicit
declaration for cut in tariff rates
but the Indications are that there
will be such declaration regardins
articles found by the Tariff Board to
be subject to unnecessarily high du-
ties.
There will be no announcement on
reciprocity.
Thore will be several announcements
on curbing monopolies. The Taft people
+, favor the retention OF the. Sherman
antitrust law. but would build on II
so as to define It's operations and at
the same time give the general public
the benefit Of Its protecting effect. The
Rooseveltians will treat tho subject
along somewhat different lines, eepe
cially emphasizing the necessity of reg
ulating the operations OF large corpo-
rations.
The Roosevelt people will press well
to the front the subject of popular gov.
Nernment. declaring in favor Of ali the