The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-10
DEMOCRATS IN
A STATE SNARL
Looks as if Unrestricted
Delegation to Denver
Will be OutcOme--M
Lack of Harmony

m1ttee at Keno appears 10 nave nae
considerable line of fuse under it
The sputtering scared the enthusiasm
out and the explosion which is yet
to come promises to shatter things
considerably Among other things II
develops that a representative of the
Johnson boomers has been in the
state lately and has worked up a
good deal of enthusiasm for his can
didate. This is true to the extent
that it now seems highly improbable
that Bryan will get an instructed del
egation from the state, unless gang
rule should succeed in the central
committee and result in muzzling the
Democratic voters. through knock
ing OUT state convention. The Reno
Journal tells of the situation in the
following:
The meeting, scheduled for April
Z, has been called off until April 81,
because, it is said, many of the COM
mitteemen from the southern part of
the state could not get to Reno in
time to attend. 1t is felt that it
would be unjust to the state repre-
sentation to hold the meeting with
out them. hence the action, scheduled
to take place Tuesday.
And thereby hangs a tale.
The official end of the state CEN
trail committee, to say nothing of
several others, though not the ma
jority of the party leaders, want an
instructed delegation sent to Denver.
A large number of party men,
strong men. too. want the delegation
to go to Denver absolutely unin-
structed.
Still others want the delegation to
go TO Denver pledged to vote for
Bryan, or follow his lead at all
times, to the end that as long as he
has a chance for the nomination Ne
yada shall support him, or, failing
of a chance shall go where he may
dictate and thus Chamber upon any
wagon that may be hitched up.
So many opinions naturally Great
ed a lot of discussion, and when 1t
was found that. owing to an unfor-
tunate error, for which the state
chairman is quite willing to take full
many of the delegates,
did not receive their notices until too
late to allow them TO attend April Z,
the chairman. in an effort to adjust
the mistake issued notice of post
ponement TO April 81.
Then the fat was in the fire.
Legal advice was had 10 the effect
that the chairman had exhausted his
rights in the matter when he issued
the call, and that he could not post
pone the meeting on his own in
itiative, but must abide by the call,
and allow those present to take what
action they saw fit in the matter.
This did not suit number of men
who have been warm adherents of
W. J. Bryan at all times. These men
wanted an instructed delegation to
Denver, even at the price of holding
no convention at all, and of naming
the delegates in the state central
with resolution instruct
ing the delegation to support Bryan
at all times.
This the state chairman would not
stand for, and he was supported by
a large number of Democrats who
want convention. In fact practical
ly ever Democrat in the state wants
convention this year to elect dele
gates II the national convention, and
the roar that went up when the COM
mittee action was proposed could be
heard away out in White Pine coun-
ty.
Carson City Democrats declared
themselves for a convention. From
the southern part of the state the
call is for a convention. From the
eastern counties is the demand for
convention, so it would have been
the height of folly to have held a
packed committee meeting, with ey-
cry man holding from five to Is
proxies and attempting to smother
the convention idea.
Accordingly. late yesterday after
noon, all hands got together and
agreed that. for the good of the par
ty the meeting shall be called to Or
der, If no more than two persons are
there, and that adjournment shall be
taken without an effort to pass any
resolutions, whatever.
The visit of c. II. Day, travelling
manager of the Governor Johnson
campaign. made last Saturday. stir
red things up bit in Nevada. II
needed only that visit to bring out a
strong sentiment among the leaders
of the party in favor of an unin-
structed delegation to Denver.
Coupled with this sentiment Is, of
course, support of the nominee, who
ever he may be.
Bryan's statement that he might
retire If he found that his nomination
would cause a serious split. when
generally known, made Johnson
ian ever increasing prODortion of an