Show CANNON WIl LL fiGHT LABOR TO A FINISH Speaker Descends Upon Chi Chicago Chicago Chicago cago to Take a Hand in Platform Making IN CONFERENCE WITH TRUSTY LIEUTENANTS PROSPECT OF A WARM TIME WHEN RESOLUTIONS COM COMMITTEE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEETS Chicago June 14 A sensation was 88 caused tonight by b the unexpected arrival al in Chicago of or one eisa of oC the presidential candidates Uncle Joe Cannon He arrived from Danville late this tills after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon going ol to the Ule Union Le ue club where he was wall soon In conference with some ome of the most moat prominent leaders of ot congress including Sereno Serene E Payne P of New Ne York chairman of the commit committee tee on ways and means Mr of or Pennsylvania the ranking member of that committee Representative Over Overstreet O Overstreet r street of Indiana Representative James JamesS S Sherman of ot New York who has the congressional congre slon l backing b for the vice Ice pres presidency presIdency s Richard Kerens of at Missouri and a number of t delegates W from Illi 1111 Illinois nois Missouri o rl and other states l Platform Contest It soon developed that Speaker Can Cain Cannons alJ corning coming was in connection with the platform and that a very brisk contest on some ome of nf then the planks was as in prospect When Mr Cannon was wu here the other day he learned in a general way the main features of the existing draft and did not feel that they present presented ed any an serious obstacles However th arrival of some of the congressional con lonal leaders developed the fact that the so RO called plank lank contained certain features which were regarded re an as quite opposed to the declaration made madea at a a Ii recent caucus of the Republican members m of the house on that sub Rub subject subject Early arIy today Mr r Cannon was called on the telephone and antI the platform situation was dis die discussed discussed cussed with him Decided to Come In Person The speaker s 8 kl ker is la not an adept in talk talking talkIng talking ing over a telephone and aorl he finally decided to take a train In tu tf Chicago and go so over the platform In person In particular he desired to tn have a talk with Senator Hopkins of Illinois who is ill slated to th chairman be of the committee but bat whose who selection as such is II dependent upon ac action action action tion of the Illinois caucus tomorrow naming him as the Illinois member of the committee on resolutions re On Speaker Sneaker Cannons Cannon arrival am val he found that Senator Hopkins had left lett for his hl hi home at Aurora so that the confer conference ct fr enee ence with the prospective head of th th resolutions committee was waa necessarily postponed postpone po until tomorrow morning The Th senator is 18 expected to return at th that tha t time and the deferred deterred talk will wUl then take place Position of the House Meantime Mr Cannon and his hi con ClO congressional congressional gressional grea lonal lieutenants are thoroughly going over Oer the platform plank concern concerning concerning ing the restriction of injunctions It ix is I Inot not only the speakers personal vie view that an plank pleak such an as anid asis id is proposed would be unnecessary an and l unwise but as speaker of the house houlf he lie h feels that the formal action of the tRe Re Rt Republican publican membership taken only a It few weeks week ago and strongly expressive of nf opposition to such legislation should receive serious consideration before beCore such sucha SUtha a plank is finally introduced to the pronouncement of the party to the country countr Some of ot the congressional eon 1 leaders rR have hae pointed out that such each a plank would create a singular diversity of of official fidel representation the Republican membership of the house formally de tie declaring daring claring in favor of ot it It is Ia this th apparent apparent apparent ent conflict which the speaker sneaker desires to reconcile r DOt not In any aft spirit of ot bellig belligerency belll but as a means mean of party part unity and success The Speakers Views The speakers views on this subject were outlined to his hill friends tonight as aM being identical to those tho e exhibited two years ago when he said in opening the congressional campaign cn Speaking for tor myself I had rather quit public pubU life Ufe now and at the age of or 70 quit forever true to the civilization we have developed dt true to the distri on Page 2 CANNON WILL FIGHT LABOR TO A FINISH Continued from f om page 1 button of powers to the legislative the executive and the judiciary which are art a check cheek upon each other than to retain public office at such a sacrifice to my myown myown own and miji su l terrible cost to the country While God gives me meliCe life liCe to live I will not no by any act take from any citizen be ho he rich or poor union man or nonunion man farmer or mechanic doctor or 01 lawyer any right which Is given glen to another I will not vote for any law which will make fair tall for tor one and foul for another r Arrival Unexpected The presence of the speaker In Chi Chicago Chicago Chicago cago was not generally known except among the congressional leaders He did not appear appeal at the Cannon headquarters tens but spent all alt his time in an upper chamber of the Union League club where a steady line of prominent lead leaders l leaders ad aders ers took their turn In conferring with him Mr Cannon was lin in his usual good nature but he did ld not disguise the fact that he was very deeply Inter Interested interested Interested ested In this platform plank and would do what he felt the circumstances re rit required required to see that a consistent course was pursued One of or his intimates said tonight When the speaker was here the oth other other other er day It waS understood that the pro proposed nosed posed injunction plank was of ot a com corn comparatively mild nature It now ap appears appears appears pears that as finally drafted it pur purports purports purports ports to express confidence in the courts but then provides that no In Injunction Injunction injunction junction shall issue without notice un unless unless Unless less the court is satisfied that irre irreparable Irreparable irreparable parable damage will be done This Is already the clear provision of ot the Unit United United ed d States statutes Why therefore Is Isit IsU isit it U necessary to Incorporate a statute law Into a national platform It will merely invite controversy and will in tend to discredit dill credit the judi judic p c ciary clary Our opponents have done that In their platform and we do not want to repeat their mistake When the presence of the speaker came to the knowledge of those who are In charge of the platform It was point pointed ed out that he had not the advantage of seeing the text of the plank which he be felt to be objectionable This plank as well as a the platform as a whole Is In the possession of ot the Taft leaders and has not been divulged textually outside of or their own ranks |