The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
Representatives of Empire State
Will Go to National Con-
venti0n Uninstructed
Central Committee Unanimously
Adopts Means to Clear Way
for Governor Johnson
Slap Instead of Present of Sup
port Given Nebraskan on
Forty-eighth Birthday
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NEW YORK, March lo.-New
York state democrats want no more
of Bryan. Johnson of Minnesota is
the man they are looking to as their
Moses. If any direct evidence of this
were needed it was supplied at to-
days meeting of the New York state
democratic committee. A resolution
was adopted to send delegates to the
national convention unpledged and
uninstructed as to candidates. Forty
eight votes were cast for the resolu-
ton.
ANY opposed. say no." said Chairman
Conners.
NO." piped voice from the rear.
Conners glared and blurted out:
Who's that?"
Williams" was the reply, followed
by q roar of laughter. Williams
blushed and seemed uncomfortable. The
solitary Bryanite was Charles P. Will
liams OF Lyons. Wayne county, who
was a strong Hearst boomer two years
ago.
BIRTHDAY GIFT DENIED
This is Bryan's orty-eighth birthday.
and Williams said he would have liked
to see among the gifts to the Nebras-1
kan New York's pledge of support.
Bryan's press agent had announced
that he would make some speeches in
New York state. beginning April 90. to
stir up sentiment The committee gave
him a slap by setting the state con-
vention for April IA; but Bryan. not to
be outdone, has changed his speech
making tour to April TO-
In the general discussion before the
committee met the committeeman ex-
pressed the belief that Govrnor John
son was the man the democrats should
name, and it is altogether probable he
will receive the support of Tammany
and nearly if not all of the New York
delegates.
The action of the committee was
sad birthday surprise for the Nebras-
kan.
Today's meeting. held at the Hotel
Victoria, lasted just eight minutes.
1t was unanimously agreed to hold
the state convention in Carnegie hall
at 10 o'clock on tho morning of
April II.
TEXT OF RESOLUTION
The resolution for unpledged dele
gates was introduced by Fletcher C.
Peck of Nunda. 1t was as follows:
Whereas, III our opinion, the well
fare of the country and of the demo
cratic party will be best served by
nominating in July next at Denver the
candidates for the presidency and vice
presidency who shall at that time and
place appeal most strongly to the intel
ligence and the judgment of the dele
gates there from all parts of the coun-
try.
And, whereas, we believe that a
choice so full of Importance to the peo-
pie shall be made, the delegates repre-
senting the different states should re-
ceive and should avail themselves of tha
benefits coming from consultation and
deliberation with one another, and
should have before them the political
situation as it may exist at the time
of the holding of the convention.
Resolved, that we. the democratic
state committee of the state of New
York, hereby call upon the democratic
electors of the state to choose as their
delegates to the national convention of
the party the ablest and strongest men
in their ranks, and to send these to the
convention unfettered by conditions and
unpledged and uninstructed as to candi-
dates, to the end that they may help to
select as the standard bearers of the
party the best qualified by character.
experience and training to advise and
protect the welfare of all the people
of this country