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STATE PICKS SON;
likes BRYAN TOO.
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS ENDORSE
JOHNSON FOR PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINATION.
LAUD CoMMoNER;
CHEER GOVERNOR
Fight is wased Between Supporters
of Seekers of the White House
chalr-Threat to Hold Opposing
Convention Loses Force.

st. Paul, Mimi, May 15.-The Dem.
ocratic state convention met here
Thursday, selected delegates at large,
and district delegates to the Demo
cratic national convention at Denver
and Endorsed Johnson for the presi-
Dental nomination. The threat of the
Bryan men to bolt and hold rump
convention If they were not accorded
recognition either by the seating of
their contesting delegate or by the in
sertion in the platform of a plank de-
claring in favor of Bryan as second
choice" lost it's force. None of their
contesting delegates were seated 1t
was decided by the Johnson men to
insert the name of Bryan in the plat
form by declaring that while the
Democrats of Minnesota have affection
for him, and possess confidence in his
integrity and ability, they favor John
son as a man who Is equally worthy,
and who gives greater promise of
successful candidacy.
Calls Fight "Pretty" One.
Active work in the convention be-
gan when Frank A. Day, chairman of
the state central committee, called the
gathering to order. Immediately af-
ter doing this he made short address
saying, among other things:
1--WE Democrats of Minnesota have
just pulled off one Of the prettiest
scraps in recent political history and
want to say for the majority that
there has been nothing said that we
need to recall, no deprecatory express
sion concerning William j. Bryan"
Loud cheers greeted the mention of
Bryan's name, but this was utterly
dwarfed an instant later when he de-
clared that a prominent Democrat of
Minnesota had in Washington given
out through the press, a statement
calculated to in1ure John A. Johnson.
Johnson's Name Is cheered.
A terrific yell followed the mention
of Johnson's name, and the uproar
continued for some time. Chairman
Day then alluded to certain state
ments derogatory to Gov. Johnson
made by certain followers of Mr.. Bry-
an, declaring them to be unfounded
calumnies. He mentioned James
Manahan of st. Paul as the instigator
of some of these stories. He men,
toned certain other Bryanites as hav-
ing been co-laborers of Mr.. Manahan
in this respect, and then closed his
address by advising the delegates to
conduct their affairs with fairness and
good humor.
State Senator S. D. Works of Man
kato, was nominated for temporary
chairman without opposition and he
was unanimously chosen.
Bryan Is Mentioned in Platform.
The Endorsement plank follows:
while maintaining an affection for
and confidence in the integrity and
ability Of Hon. William Jennings Bry-
an, we now propose as the partys
choice one who, equally worthy, gives
greater promise of successful can.
didacy and is first entitled to our sup
port In Gov. John A. Johnson, Mime
sofa presents to the nation Demo-
cratic candidate for president of abil-
ity, integrity, and honor, a construc-
from any class, one who from early
youth has been wage Garner, whose
private life has been of such purity,
vigor and earnestness as to win him
the love, respect and confidence of all
who know him. In public life he has
by his virtue won the admiration of
the people of his state and nation, re-
CARELESS Of condition of life or politi-
cal faith. We, therefore, instruct our
delegates to the national convention
to vote as unit for, and continue to
SO vote as long as necessary to Sc.
cure the nomination of Hon. John A.
Johnson, as the candidate for presi-
dent"