Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-22
BRYAN GETS ANOTHER STATE
Democrats of Kansas Endorse Ne
braskan for Presidency.
MANY AT HUTCHINSON MEETING
Effort Made to Arouse LethRrEy Ex-
istinE Among Bourbons OF sum
flower state-HRrris for
Senator.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, Feb. Hl-Kansas
democrats in state convention this morning
unanimously adopted a resolution instruct
ing all delegates to the Denver convention,
both state and congressional, ito cast a
solid vote for the nomination of William
]. Bryan for president Of the United
States"
A great demonstration lasting several
minutes attended the adoption Of the reso-
ution.
During the morning the seven congress
slonal districts held caucuses and named
delegates and alternates to >the national
convention. The state convention will
ect it's delegates at the afternoon session,
when a platform also will be adopted
Former Senator Harris was noncommittal
when asked regarding his possible candi-
dacy for United States senator.
The convention was held IN. the Home
opera house, which was crowded to its
capacity. This is the most largely at
tended democratic convention in Kansas in
years. w. II. Ryan, chairman of the state
central committee, in calling the conven-
tion to order declared that Kansas has a
united democracy that had cast 10000
votes at the last election and said II the
election were held now there would be 5O.-
900 votes added to this He referred to
what he termed the "robber tariff and
this remark elected much applause.
No Long Faces in Politics.
Mr.. Ryan introduced Grant Harrington
as temporary chairman. Mr.. Harrington
in his speech said:
You can't win by sitting around with
long faces and saying. We can't win
Why II we had thought we could have won
Colonel Harris governor by 5000 majority"
At the mention OF the name of former
Senator Harris whose friends are booming
him for reelection to the senate. there was
much applause. But the greatest demon
stration came when Mr. Harrington men
toned the name of William ]. Bryan.
I'VE want to broaden out" he said. 'Tf
a man comes up to vote If it is for Bryan 1t
makes no difference what his grandfather
was or what his former political affilita-
tion have been let's welcome him"
A demonstration lasting several minutes
ensued during which the name Of the Ne
braskan was cheered TO the echo This
was renewed few minutes later when
resolutions binding the convention to in
struct its delegates to Denver to vote for
the nomination of Mr.. Bryan for president
were read. The resolutions were introduced
by Judge w. p. billiard of Fort Scott and
were adopted unanimously with a whoop.
The Bryan Resolutions.
They follow:
Resolved, BY the democrats of the
state OF Kansas In convention assembled
and delegates from the several congress
s.onal districts to be elected by this con-
Xention to the national demoeratic conven- rvsd
on July 7, 19OS be and they hereby are, and
each of said delegates hereby is, instructed
to vote for the Nomination of Hon. Will
liam j. Bryan, for the nomination for presi-
dent of the United States, and be 1t further
Resolved, That each and every per,
son named as delegate-at-large, and
each and every person nominated to
this convention as district delegate byAAhe
several congressional district caucuses, Toe-
fore his ratification and election by this
convention as such delegate, be required
to pledge himself to vote in said national
convention for the nomtt1ation Of IS SAID f, WI
States, and be It further
Resolved, That the delegates to the
elected by this convention tS.v to said
hereby directed and instructed, to cast the
solid vote of the state of Kansas in said
national convention for the nomination of
said William ]. Bryan for president of the
United States, the desires or wishes of any
individual delegate or delegates to the con-
trary Notwithstanding
Delegates to Denver.
Following the adoption OF the resolutions
committees were appointed and the con-
vention took a recess till o'clock
At the congressional caucuses the follow
ing delegates and alternates to Denver
were selected:
First District-F. NJ. Pearl, Hiawatha;
W. o. Rigby, shawnee; ]. w, Walker,
Atchison; p. e. Eggin, Mayetta.
Second District-W. w. Rose, Kansas
Cityi Frank Cunningham, Fort Scott;
James Agnew, Anderson county; E. c.
C1emmons, Miami.
Third Districts. H. Henderson, Colum-
bus; H. B. Goss, Sedan; G. w. Limbaugh
Parsons; Frank Comiskey, Crawford.
Fourth District-Ed Thalt, Eureka NJ F.
Truitt, Eskridge; Charles Gantz Usage; J.
M. MCGOWAN, Emporia.
Fifth District-H. r. Fulton, Hanover;
Dr. j. B. Stewart, Clay county; william
Grosser, Salina; ]. 8. Allen, Dickinson