The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-21
WILL INDORSE
BRYAN ANYHOW
Big Fight on for Control of the
Illinois State Democratic
Convention.
EFFORT TO GUST SULLIVAN
LATTER WILL NOT DROP OUT
VOLUNTARILY.

Peoria, ILL.,. Aug. 20.-Whether it
pleases him or not, William ]. Bryan
will be Endorsed as the next presiden-
tial candidate of the Democratic party
by the state convention of the Illinois
Democracy, which will be called to or
der tomorrow morning at II O'Clock.
Mr.. Bryan has stated that under GER
tain conditions he does not care for
the Endorsement of the Illinois Democ-
racy, but this will have little bearing
on the convention, and Mr.. Bryan will
be Endorsed irrespective of the fact that
he has announced that he Goes not care
for the approval of the Democrats of
the state officially expressed If Roger
G. Sullivan of Chicago is allowed by
the convention to retain the position of
national committeeman. TO which he
was selected in 1904
Lively Time Expected.
It is expected that there will be
stormy times in the convention, but all
debates viii lead TO the same ending.
which Will be the Endorsement of Mr.
Bryan as presidential candidate. If
his friends are successful in their at
tempt to gain control of the convention
he will be approved as a matter OF
course. If the men to whom Mr. Bryan
has said that he is opposed are sue
ceSSful in retaining control of the party
organization, they will indorse him.
no matter what he says The friends of
Mr.. Bryan have been positive in their
statements that if the convention does
not call for the resignation of Roger
6 sullivan as national committeeman
from Illinois they will fight with all
their strength against the passage of
any resolution indorsing Mr.. Bryan. If
they are not able to control the conven-
tion and the indications tonight seem
to be against them, they will be un-
able TO prevent the Endorsement from
going through
Sullivan Men Confident.
So confident. in fact, are the Sullivan
forces that they are to dominate the
convention that the Endorsement of Mr.
Bryan is already drawn up 1t con-
tains little singer to the effect that
While Illinois Democrats are strongly
In favor of Mr.. Bryan, they are also
emphatically I'm favor of home rule in
politics, without interference from out
side
The fight on the floor of the conven-
ton is expected to arise over the word
ms Of the resolution indorsing Mr..
Bryan. That wing Of the party which
claims to be especially in his confidence
desires that in this resolution there
shall be no condemnation of Roger G
sullivan and Of the manner Of his cleo
ton as member of the national COM
mittee. together with a request for his
resignation. The Sullivan people are
against the insertion of any matter re-
garding Sullivan in the Bryan resolu-
ton, but say that they have no objec-
ton to having 1t brought up in the
convention a 8 a separate affair.
Both Sides Make Claims.
Both parties are tonight making
claims of being able to check the con-
vention tomorrow. Sullivan claims that
he Will have fully 80 per cent Of the del
egates and that he will carry the con-
vention from first to last without the
slightest trouble. The majority rule
league. composed Of those men who are
in touch with Mr.. Bryan claim that
this statement OF Sullivan is absurd
and say they Will have control of the
They decline. however to
give figures. The outlook tonight ia
that the convention will sustain Sulli-
van, refuse to ask his resignation do
nothing that Bryan demands, and will
then indorse him I'm the most fattering
manner The action for or against Sui
Ivan and consequent control Of the
party Is the actual issue in the conven-
ton Candidates will be named, how
ever, for state treasurer, superintend-
ent of public instruction and for three
trustees Of the University of Illinois.
For state treasurer Charles V. Thomas
Of McLeansboro is most prominently
and Caroline Grout Of Pitts
field seems to have the nomination for
of public instruction at
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