The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-15
PROSPECT OF
BIC FIGHT IN
CONVENTION
New York Democratic Com
mittee Firmly Opposed to
Instructed Delegation.
BRYAN SUPPORTERS
MAKING A STRUGGLE
ALTON B. PARKER LIKELY TO BE
ONE OF big -FOUR" SELECT
ED TO GO TO DENVER.

New York. April IA sharp political
skirmish fire during the first session Of
the Democratic state convention TODAY.
which developed a well entrenched oppo-
sitiOn to an instruction of New York dele
gates TO the Denver national convention,
was followed tonight by a general en-
gagement of ali the Bryan forces to force
the committee on resolutions to endorse
the candidacy of William ]. Bryan for
president by insructing the delegates to
the national convention for him. While
the first session OF the convention at Car
negle hall, held for the purpose of organ
izatlcn, was apparently devoid of those
incidents that betOken conflicting policies
and an exciting convention there We're
moves and counter moves made beneath
this substratum of seeming Guiescence
that led to the appointment of sub
committee Of the committee on resolutions
10 consider the proposition of instructing
delegates for Bryan.
Holding Their Ground.
1t was before this subcommittee that
Augustus Thomas and those interested
IN Mr.. Bryans candidacy made a deter
mined stand tonight though the latest
indications We're that William j. COnnOrs
chairman of the state committee and
Charles f. Murphy leader of Tammany
Hall, were adamant in their determination
for an uninstructed delegation. Mean
while a series of contests was being adju-
dlcated tonight by the committee on Gre
dentials, and there were indications of an
all-night session. The committee on dele
gates at large and electors held a brief
session after the adjournment of the CON
VentiOn. and then adjourned TO hold an
other meeting tomorrow morning. The
delegates at large tentatively selected are
w. ]. COnnOrs Charles F. Murphy. Lewis.
Nixon and Judge Alton 3. Parker.
Resolutions Referred.
was delayed for nearly two hours until a
modification could be secured of the court
order obtained by Senator McCarren 10
prevent his delegates from being unseat-
ed. there was no delay in the expedition
of business once the convention was ealiSd
to order.
Thomas Carmody of Penn Yam fena--
porary chairman Of the convention. made
the opening address. With the roll call
concluded, the first move tc shut off the
presenting of names of presidential can
didates before the convention was a mo-
ton made that all resolutions. except
those relating to routine business. be re-
ferre1 to proper committees without being
read. The motion was adopted without
apparently its significance being under
stood and 1t was not ituti several routine
resolutions had been adopted that a Bryan
delegate made mOtioR to amend it by
having all resolutions read before being
referred. In the turmoil or the floor at
the time the delegat9 with the amending
motion was not recognized. Meantime h.
s. COatsworth of Erie county had sub
mitted a resolution that delegates TO Den
yer be instrIcted[ for Bryan. and while
he was making efforts TO have the resOlu-
4 ton read the convention adjourned until
tomorrow noon-s
Bryan Men Busy.
The Bryan adherents. under the leader
ship of Augustus Thomas. were not idle
during the day, and with the prize Of the
New York delegates in sight they pre-
pared numerous plans to capture them
The leaders opposed to an Instructed dele
CATION took cognizance of the united front
which Mr.. Bryan's friends were putting
forward and it was deemed advisable To
have a special committee of the res0iu-
tons committee consider the claims of
Mr.. Bryan's friends for an instructed dele
CATION. This Subcommittee. made up Of
John F. BrenHan OF Westchester. chair
mar: Norman F.. Mack of Erie. II. A.
Reeves of Suffolk. William Townsend OF
4 Nassau. Albert Hessburg of Albany. State
Senator Thomas F. Grady of New York
kand City Comptroller Herman Metz. met
tonight Mr. Mack submitted to the COM
nlittee the resolutions drawn by the Bryan
Progressive Democratic league COMMITTEES.
which were made public last night A
letter from Augustus Thomas was read
and following a long discussion. Mr..
Thomas was permitted to appear before
The SUBCOMMITTEE ard make an appeal.
The Subcommittee then decided by a vote
of to ] to report to the resolutions COM
fnittee against an instructed delegation
for Mr.. Bryan.
With the fight for Bryan now before
the whole committee on resolutions, the
Bryan forces declared that if the commit
tee adopted the recommendation of the
made to bring before the convention
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