Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
FIGHT OF M'CARREN TO SEAT HIS
DELEGATES ABSORBS ALL INTEREST
IN new YORK DEMOCRATIC MEETING

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settled when the committee adjourned
luntil 10 this morning.
Defeat for ,Bryaa First Day.
New York, April 15.-The first day
of the democratic state convention
Iclosed with defeat of those delegates
committed to the candidacy of William
j. Bryan.
The committee on resolutions late
last night adopted a set of resolutions
| to be presented to theconvention when
+ it reconvenes in Carnegie hall today,
| tion to the national convention at Den
lver.
When the state convention organ
lied yesterday the Bryan men offered
a resolution instructing the delegates
to be chosen for Mr.. Bryan.
1t was referred to the committee on
resolutions, which met last evening
and, in turn, referred the Bryan reso
lutions toNa subcommittee of seven.
Hear an Appeal.
The subcommittee heard an appeal
by Augustus Thomas, president of the
Bryan Progressive Democratic league
which fathered the resolution, and
then, by vote of 6 to 1, decided to
report to the full committee the rec
concentrations against an instructed
delegation. The subcommittee report
was received and adopted by the com
mittee on resolutions by vote of 2S
to 4.
l. A minority report of the sub-commit
| tee calling for an instructed delega
| tion was defeated by similar vote.
Nineteen members of the COMMITTEES
on resolutions were absent when the
vote was taken. The Bryan men de
clared later that they would carry the
| fight to the floor of the convention.
Judge Gray Endorsed.
Dover, Del, April 15.-Despite th'
| written declaration of Judge Georg,
Gray that he could under no circum
stances consent to have the delegate
Instructed for him, the Delaware stat,
/ convention yesterday officially PLACED
his ma>before the democracy of tn,
country for the nomination for presi
1ent
Judge Gray's declaration .was real
| to the convention and came as a sur
prise to the delegates. but they dia
not hesitate to place him in the fielt
and instruct for him.
| The platform adopted declares 70
state rights, criticises the national ad
ministration, and demands revision c
re Tariff.
| Discord in the Kent county caucus
where the Bryan adherents had a ma
iority, disappeared when the caucus
selected one Bryan and one Gray de
agate as that countys representativ
Ii the national delegation.
| In Delaware each of the three cour
ties selects two national delegates
who are ratified by the convention.
AS the delegates are bound by tn
iunit rule, it makes no difference as t
individual preference.
Judge Gray's Declaration.
The letter in which Judge Ga
asked the convention not to instruC
for him was written to Thomas
Bayard, chairman OF the state con
mittee. 1t follows:
1t would be proud distinction
be the standard bearer of the dem,
cratic party at this time and for sue
a cause.
There are many reasons howeve
why such distinction is outside {
the range of my ambition, and thes
!, reasons compel me to say / am III
willing the delegates from this stat
! to the Denver convention be instruc
ed for me, as | cannot, under any ci
cumstances, consent thereto.
you will therefore please conve
Imy wishes to the convention and e.
press my emphatic request that til
, delegates shall not be instructed ft
me.
'In saying this | am not unmindf,
: of the continued kindness and partia
ity OF my friends in the democrat
party of this state. but | owe it
myself and to them to speak wit
) frankness."