The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-21
Illinois Regardless of His
 Wishes.
FIGHT ON ROGER SULLIVAN
Both Factions in Illinois Democracy
 Seem Confident.
Probability Is That conyeutson wIlI Turn Down Nebraskan's wishe.
 a. to Committeeman. Rat
 VIII Approve Candidacy.

Peoria. H.. August 20.-whether it please him or not. William J, 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- morrow morning at II o'clock Mr. Bryan has stated that under cer- tain conditions he does not care for the endorsement of the Illinois democ- racy, but this will have little bearing upon the convention. and Mir. Bryan Will be endorsed irrespective of the fact that he has announced that he does not care for the approval of the Democrats of the state officially ex- pressed if Roger c. Sullivan of Chi- cago Is allowed by the convention to retain the position of National com mitteeman to which he was selected in 1904.
 It is expected that there will be stormy times in the convention, but all debates will lead to the same end ing, which will be the endorsement of Mir. Bryan as a Presidential candi- date. If his friends are successful in their attempt to gain control of the convention he will be approved as a matter of course If the men to whom Mir. Bryan has said he is opposed are successful in retaining control of the party organization. they wilt endorse 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 resig- nation of Roger c. Sullivan as national committeeman from Illinois, they will fight with all their strength against the passage of any resolution endors- ing Mir. Bryan. If they are not able to control the convention. and the fndi- cations tonight should be against them, they will be unable to prevent the endorsement from going through. sullivan Forces 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. It con-
 taihs little stinger to the effect that while Illinois democrats are strongly in favor of Mir Bryan. they are also emphatically in favor of home rule in 1 politics without interference from out
 side.
 The fight on the floor of the con-
 vention IS expected to arise over the l wording of the resolution endorsing
 Mir Bryan. That wtng of the party l which claims to be especially in his l confidence desires that his resolution | shall be condemnation Of Rog- | CT c. Sullivan and the matter of his | election as a member of the national committee together with a request for ! his resignation.
 The Sullivan people are against the | insertion of any matter regarding Sullivan in the Bryan resolution, but say that they have no obpection to hav- | ing 1t brought up In the convention as {, separate affair.
 Roth parties are tonight making claims of being able to control the con- vention tomorrow. Sullivan claims that he will have fully eighty per cent
 of the delegates and that he will carry
 the convention from the first to last without the slightest trouble.
 The majority rule league. composed
 of those men who are in touch with
 Mir, Bryan claim that this statement of
 Sullivan iR absurd and say that they will have control of the situation. They decline, however, to give figures.
 The outlook tonight is that the con- ventlon will sustain Sullivan. refuse to
 ask his resiRnation. do nothing that
 Bryan demands and will then endorse
 him in the most fiattering manner The
 action for or against Sullivan and con
 sequent control of the party Is the ac-
 tuat Issue In the convention. Candi- dates will be named. however. for state treasurer. superintendent of pub Iic instruction and for three trustees of the University of Illinois
 For state treasurer, Charles V. Thomas of McLeansboro is most promt- nentIy mentioned and Caroline Grout of Pittsheld. seems to have the nomi- nation for superintendent of public in- atrnction at her mercy