The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-15
BRYAN|TES ARE
FIGHTING HARD
TO HAVE DELEGATES FROM NEW
YORK INSTRUCTED FOR
FAVORiTE.
ON CONVENTION FLOOR
They Will Work For Him if Action Of
Sub Committee on Resolutions Re-
fusing to Consider Him is
Upheld.

Upheld.
New Yor'. April l4.-The Sharp po
litical sRirmish fire during the frs
session of the Democratic state con
yentiun today which developed Wei
Icntrcnched opposition to the instruc
tion Of New York delegates to tn,
| Denver convention was followed to
night by a general engagement o
ali the Bryan forces to force the com
Imittee On resolutions to endorse Bry
ans candidacy by the instruction ot
delegates for him.
Moves and countermoves.
While the first session, held for the
purpose of organization, was apparent
Iy devoid of those incidents whicl
betokeR conflicting policies and an eN
citing convention, there We're moves
and counter moves made beneath this
quiescence that led to the appoint
ment Of a subcommittee of the com
mittee on resolutions to consider the
gates fer Bryan.
| 1t was before this subcommittee
that those interested in Bryans can
didacy made the determined stand to-
night though the latest Indications
were that William j. Corners, chair
man fthe state committee. and Char.
les A. Murphy leader of Tammany
Hall. were adamant in their deter
mination for an uninstructed delega
tioE
Probable All Night Session.
The committee On delegates at large
and electors held a brief session after
the adjournment of the convention
and then adjourned to hold another
meeting tomorrow morning,
The delegates at large tentatively
selected are w. j. Conners, Charles f.
Murphy Lewis Nixcn and Judge Alton
L. Parker.
While the opening of the convention
was delayed nearly two hours until
modification could be secured of the
court order obtained by Senator Me
Carren to prevent his delegates from
being unseated, there was no delay in
the expedition of business once the
convention was called to order.
Temporary Chairman Carmody
made the opening address.
The First Move.
With the roll call concluded TIL
first move to shut off the presenting
Cf names of presidential candidates
before the convention was motion
that all resolutions, except those rela
ting to routine business, be referred
to the proper committees without he
ing read. The motion was adopted
without apparently its significance be
ing understood aud it was not until
after several routine resolutions ha
been adopted that a Bryan delegate
made to amend it by having the reso
lutlons read before being referred,
In the turmoil at the time the dele
gate with the amending motion was
not recognized.
Meantime Il. S. Coatsworth, of Erie
County, had submitted a resolution
that the delegates to Denver be in.
structed for Bryan and while he was
making efforts to have his resolution
read the convention adjourned until |
tomorrow noon.
Bryanites Not Idle.
The Bryan adherents. under the |
leadership of Augustus Thomas, were
not idle during the day and with the
prize of the New York delegates in
sight they prepared numerous plans |
to capture them. The leaders opposed |
t. any instructed delegation took cog
nizance of the united front which Bry-
ans friends We're putting forward and |
it was deemed advisable TO have n |
special committee of the resolutions |
consider the claims of Bry- |
ans friends for an instructed delega-
ton This subcommittee, made up Of |
John F. Brennan, Cf West Chester.
chairman: Norman +. Mack. of Erie.
II. A. Reeves, of Suffolk; William
Townsend of Nassau; Albert Hess.
burg of Albany; State Senator Thorn
as F. Grady of New York City. Comp
troller Herman Metz, met tonight.
Thomas Makes Argument.
Mr. Mack submitted to the commit
tee resolutions drawn by the Bryan
Democratic League Com
mittee last night.
A letter from Augustus Thomas was
read and the letter appeared ebfOre
the subcommittee and made an ap-
peal The subcommittee then 1ecil-
sd. to I. to report to the resolutions
committee against an instructed dele
cation for Bryan.
lKfth the fight with the whole com
mittee of resolutions. the Bryan forces i
leclare that IL the committee adopted /
he Recommendation of the sub-eom /
nittee final effort will be made 10 (
1ring before the convention minority