The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-22

leLt 10 rescue our Cover umehi from
The hands Of special interests and re.
store it to all the people. The Democ
racy Of Illinois eagerly locks forward
to IsOS for the opportunity to Join
with her sister states In nominating
and triumphantly electing him presi
dent Of the United States
The time calls Tor a president ol
Mr.. Bryans honesty ana sincerity"
The reading of the resolution
brought forth terrinc applause.
At { e end Of it's reading Mr. Kern
announced that a resolution had teen
submitted 10 the committee calling
upon National Committeeman sullivan
10 resign. The committee had declined
to embody it in the. report. but Il ana
been agreed that the resolution should
be presented on the floor and each
side allowed forty.fve minutes for dis.
cussion.
The first speaker was Judge owen
Thompson OF jacksonville, who read
the sullivan resolution, as follows:
Resolved. That this convention
hereby request that National Commit
teeman Roger c. Sullivan resign his
position
The instant the reading was con.
cluded pandemonium broke loose in
the convention. There were loud cries
OF No, No" "Hurrah for sullivan.
The uproar continued for several min.
utes. II was finally stilled by the chair.
man. aided by John $. cooper of Chi
cago. who asked that Judge Thomp
son be given an opportunity TO speak.
saying that the cheering could be done
tomorrow.
Judge Thompson declared at the out
set that Judging by the applause for
sullivan and cat calls for others. that
ertain men in the convention had
taken part in the oltrages Of the las;
democratic state convention bitterly
rraigring those who took part IN
hem.
SIC declared that sir Bryan had ass.
% the r,.iyuaton Of Mr. sullivan ami
aid:
I'm ,ho face o. this are you going TO
uiorse Bryan?
certainly Eyes. yes, came from
% parts OF the hall
Judge Thompson continued to owen
pa wnat ne called the outrages OF
.ae last convention and the confusion
became so great that sullivan finally
appealed to the delegates TO give Judge
Thompson a hearing. The utmost con.
fusion. however prevailed throughout
his speech.
When ne had concluded Roger sui
Ivan took the platform in his own
defense. lie was greeted with the
most tumultuous applause. lie said in
opening:
You have witnessed the spectacle
on this platform OF an individual who
came here to crafty his personal
grudge an drag II into this conven
lion. He came here to crafty his
spleen. hatred and malice.
You're liar came from the Uu
page delegation. Instantly Sullivan
delegate sprang for the speaker and
IL took a half dozen policemen to stop
the fight. order was finally restored
and Mr.. Sullivan concluded his au.
uress by declaring tnat II he was not
wanted as national committeeman the
matter could be adjusted two years
from now.
Judge Jesse j. Black OF Taswell
spoke In the interest q harmony. de.
claring II Judge Thompson or Mr.
Sullivan stood in the way of Demo.
cratic success they should resign any
position they might hold. He then
supported the anti-Sulliyan resolution. |
He declared the convention stultihed |
Itself by indorsing Bryan and then
asking him 10 rely IN Illinois Oh a man |
identified with corporate interests.
He asserted II TO be for the best inter. |
ests Of the Democratic party for Sui |
llyan 10 resign.
Frank l.. Childs Of Chicago spoAe |
in favor Of Sullivan, eulogizing him |
In the highest manner.
Congressman Rainey declared that
the resolution calling upon Sullivan
10 resign was couched in the most |
modest manner. and simply called
upon him to take his place in the
ranks until sucn time as the Demo.
cratic party again sees AZ TO
place MIN In a position OF authority
EX-Congressman T. J, Kern closed
the debate by speaking against the
resolution,
Mr.. sullivan closed his remarks by
that the anti-Sulliyan resolu.
ton be laid on the table.