New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20
Sol ID FOR johnson
Minnesota Delegation to Denver
Instructed for Governor.
BRYAN MEN OUTNUMBERED
Could Not Even Obtain Declaration
in Favor of Their Favorite for
Second Choice.

The Democrats of Minneso ta, in con-
Governor j. A. Johnson as a presiden-
tial candidate and at the same time
by vote of 772 to 166 refused to de-
clare in favor of William J. Bryan as
a second choice.
The followers of Mr.. Bryan did not
carry out the threat which they had
so often made during the past few
days-that they would bolt and hold
rump convention if their contests
were defeated before the committee
on credentials, or if they were not
able to secure partial endorsement
of their leader They made sturdy
fight for their man and when they had
been Overwhelmingly defeated re-
NAMED quietly in their seats and
made no motion to leave.
The johnson men were generous in
their victory and declared in their
platform that while they entertained
IAN affection for, and confidence in,
the integrity and ability of William
]. Bryan" they believed that Johnson
was a man better calculated to bring
success to the Democratic party and
was first entitled to the support of
Minnesota.
The Bryan men did not make as
great fight before the committee on
credentials as they had declared they
were prepared to make. They did not
seriously contest the vote of Hennepin
county, which for some days they con-
fidently asserted must be given to
them If they were to remain in the
convention. They were awarded the
delegation from Itasca county and
one-half the vote of Cottonwood coun-
ty, or eleven and one-half votes in all.
Other Contests Against Them.
In all other of the contests which they
had declared they would make they
ed. 1t was a foregone conclusion that
this would be the result and they re
served their strength for fight on
the floor of the convention in favor
of having Bryan declared the sole heir
| to the vote of Minnesota in the event
| of any political disaster overtakins
| johnson in the Denver convention
| Two of the nineteen members of the
resolutions committee presented {
platform plank to this effect, which
they asked be made an addition" tt
the platform. They did not move tina
! it be substituted for the majority re
| port, but Chairman Works declared
! that he would consider the minorit.
report as an amendment and the de
| feat of the Bryan faction came abou
on the motion to substitute the mi
nority report for that of the majority
Leaving all political questions aside
| the convention was throughout fiat
| tering tribute to Governor Johnson
| The enthusiasm for him was unbound
ed and sincere. Every mention of hi
name was instantly followed by a will
| yell of delight and the final adoptio,
of the platform formally endorsin!
him and instructing Minnesota to fgh
for him at Denver was followed by
/ demonstration of enthusiastic loyalt.
of which any man might feel proud.
The following delegates at Iarg
were chosen: w. S. Hammond, 81
James; Frank A. Day, Fairmont
F. G. Winston, Minneapolis SWa]
/ 'Turnblad, Minneapolis; Daniel W
LaWler, st. Paul; T. D. O'Brien, ST
Paul; Martin O'Brien, Crookston; A
/ c.. Weiss, Duluth.