The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-22
Hot Debate in Illinois Demo-
cratic Convention Over
Sullivan Issue.
RESOLUTION OF COMMONER
is BOLDLY TURNED DOWN
Nevertheless He Is Still Held Up
as the Only Candidate
for President.

PEORIA, III, Aug. 21-The Demo
cratic State convention today made
these nominations;
State Treasurer. w. Piotrowski
of Chicago
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Miss Caroline Groute Of Pike county,
For Trustees of the University of H.
linois-Daniel R. Cameron of Chicago,
M. John S. Cuneo of Chicago, Miss
Clara Borland of Peoria,
BY vote of 1898 to $40 the con-
vention placed upon the table the re-
the resignation of Roger C.. Sullivan
from the national committed Despite
the fact that Mr.. Bryan had declared
that he did not wish to be indorsed un
less Sullivan was repudiated, the con-
vention declared him to be the one
and only man capable of leading the
Democratic party TO victory In 1908.
The Endorsement of Bryan and the tab
ling of the motion calling for the res
ignation of Mr. Sullivan came at the
close of q most exciting session of the
convention, in which there were sew
eral fights and throughout which con-
fusion reigned supreme.
The committee on resolutions de-
clined to report q plank calling for the
resignation of Sullivan, and the debate
following upon a motion made in the
convention by Judge Owen Thompson
of Jacksonville, calling for Sullivan g
resignation. 1t had been agreed that
each side should have fifteen minutes
in which to present its side of the
case and Judge Thompson was the first
advocate Of the cause of Mr.. Bryan.
He allowed his feelings to carry him
somewhat to an extreme and aroused
r. a GIL, -. I.
the unsparing manner in which he
dwelt upon the last Democratic con
vention in Springfield. He strobe up
and down the platform, his face white
with wrath and his form shaking with
the intensity Of his feelings His caus-
tic criticism finally lost him the ear Of
the convention and he might never
have been able to conclude his speech
if Mr. Sullivan had not personally re-
quested quiet.
Speaks in Own Behalf.
Sullivan, who followed Thompson,
and who was the first speaker in his
own behalf, declared that the ear of
Mr. Bryan had been poisoned against
him and that the demand for his res
ignation sprang from his personal enc
mics.
Great feeling was displayed on both
sides during the debate and many per
sonalties Of a disagreeable character
were INDUCED in by various speakers.
The end came on motion made by
ex- Congressman Kern of Belleville,
that the request for the resignation Of
Sullivan be laid on the table.
Feeling during the roll-call on this
proposition ran very high. The votes
Of several counties were challenged,
and one delegate from Warren county
declared that the vote from that coun-
ty had been deliberately garbled When
all these difficulties had been straight
ened out the vote was declared to be
as given above.
4 large part of the platform deals
with State issues. The passage Of a
robbing of poor depositors is pledged,
and revision Of the present tariff law
is demanded. The use OF large cam
paign funds for the corruption Of the
electors is denounced, and the passage
OF law preventing contributions to
campaign funds by insurance companies
is urged,
The recent Congress is denounced for
its surrender to the meat trust, railways
and the Standard Oil company, The
early establishment by the United
States of postal savings banks is urged,
The eight-hour law and the anti-in-
junction law asked from Congress by
the laboring men are declared to be de-
sirable and their enactment is urged
Election of Senators by the direct
vote of the people is urged.
The Bryan resolution is worded as
follows:
"'For President Of the United States
in 1908 tho Democrats Of Illinois, first
and last, have but one choice, and that
man is w. J, Bryan. In this period of
official hypocrisy, political corruption
and eowardly surrender of principle to
expediency wherever Republicanism
holds sway, William J. Bryan towers
above all Americans as fttest to lead
in the fight to rescue our Government
from the hands Of special interests, and
rescue it to all the people The De
mocracy OF Illinois early looks forward
to 1908 for the nomination and tri-
umphant election of Mr. Bryan for
President of the United States. The
time calls for the election of man of
Bryan 9 honesty, sincerity and political
philosophy.
The reading Of the Bryan resolution
called forth terrific applause.