The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-11
Blaine, Wisconsin, Reads His Declaration Of
 Principles
END OF MONOPOLY
 IS CHIEF PLANK
Prosecution Of Grafters And Federal Referen-
 dunn Demanded
By RAYMOND CHAPTER. By Leased Wire to Age-Herald.) )

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 10.- Rumbles of thunder sounded over the calm surface of the republican national convention at its opening session Tuesday, warning of the LaFollette storm which every one expects to break as soon as the old party conventions are over. The most marked disturbance came during the session of the plat form committee when regular re- publicans hissed LaFollette spokes- men, who were attempting to get their principles before the resolu- tions committee. Governor Blaine of Wisconsin, appeared before the resolutions committee and read the resolutions adopted by the LaFol- lette delegates Sunday night, asking the convention to denounce Daugh- erty and Fall and those who have been exposed in corruption at Wash ington.
 Kisses And Applause Mingle
 As he finished, an outburst of min gled misses and applause occurred. Edgar J. Adams, Oregon delegate, moved to send the statement back to LaFollette. He, too, was greeted with misses and applause. Chairman War ren of the resolutions committee, ruled that Blaine was in order in presenting the statement and that therefore Adams motion could not be entertained.
 There were several other disturbances, including the presentation of the La Toilette platform to the resolutions committee. This platform, not to. be confused with the statement read pre- viously by Governor Blaine denounc- ing Daugherty and Fall, probably will be proposed to the full convention aft eE t is rejected by the resolutions coni-i mittee, Sssis'tsS-S-,S@
 Representative Cooper of Wisconsin, presented this platform, which embodies the complete LaFollette program, but even he has no hope that his sugges- tions will be favorably acted upon. The LaFollette group is looking be- yond this convention to another meet ing which will be held here July 4, to acclaim the platform which is now being so unceremoniously spurned.
 What Insurgents Want
 Briefly, the Wisconsin platform, proposed Tuesday, and the one upon which LaFollette will make his race as an independent in this campaign, proposes:
 Crushing of monopoly, recovery of oil reserves, prosecution of grafters, public ownership of railroads, water power and other public utilities and resources. cnnSarvat tion nf nofurol ra sources, repeal of the Esch- -Cummins railroad act, reduction of taxes, oppo- sition to the Mellon plan, curtailment of army and navy expenditures, re- covery of war graft money, colle etion of interest on foreign loans, excess profits and higher inheritance taxes, constitu- tional amendment to override judicial vetoes, non-partisan election of federal judges, tariff reduction, revision of federal reserve and federal farm loan systems, cooperation bewteen produc- CTS and consumers, lower freight rates on farm products, abolition of injunc- tion in labor disputes, protection for farm organization and collective bar gaining, ratification of child labor amendment, soldier bonus, opposition to sales tax, Great Lakes deep waterway, direct nomination and election of presi, dent, federal initiative and referendum, referendum of war, and revision of the Versailles treaty.
 This platform gives an accurate fore cast of the principles which LaFollette will espOuse in his own presidential race later. It gives fair notice to the republicans and advised them in ad- vance of the war aims of the insur- gents.