Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-04-15
FORCES
DEFEATED IN
NEW YORK
BADLY W0RSTED IN THE
PRELIMINARY SKtRMISH
lBy Morning Journal special Leased wirel

/ lBy Morning journal Special Leased wireI
| New York, April l4--The first day
| OF the democratic state convention
| closed with defeat OF those dele
gates committed to the candidacy OF
| William J Bryan The committee on
! resolutions late tonight adopted set
! OF resolutions 10 be presented TO tne
convention when II reeonvenes to-
morrow providing for an uninstructed
! delegation 70 the national convention
! at Denver
When the state convention organ
| lied today the Bryan men offered a
resolution instructlng the delegates
! for Mr. Bryan II was referred 10 the
resolutions committee which met this
! evening, and in turn referred the
! Bryan resolutions to a subcommittee
/ Of seven. The subcommittee heard
! an appeal by Augustus Thomas presi-
! dent Of the Bryan Progressive Demo-
cratic league which fathered the reso-
! luton, and then BY vote OF six to
| one decided 20 report to the fun COM
mittee the recommendations against
| M instructed delegation, The sub
! committees report was received aui
adopted by the committee on resolu
| lions by vote of 2S to T. A minor
| ltN report OF the subcommittee cali
| ing for an instructed delegation was
| defeated by similar vote Nina. Zen
| members OF the committee on resllu-
| tious were absent when the vote was
! taken.
| The Bryan men declared later that
! they would carry the fight 70 the
! floor OF the convention,
/ When the committee on resolutions
/ met tonight immediate consideration
was given to the report of the sub
| committee, which stated that the best
/ interests of the party would be con-
served by the sending of an unhl-
strueted delegation TO the national
convention
Norman Mack, of Erie, moved that
/ Tie Coatsworth resolution instructlng
i the delegates for Bryan be substitut-
! ed Cor the subcommittee report,
Mr.. Mack's motion developed an
earuest discussion among the commit-
/ teemen, which lasted until late hout
! Advocating the adoption of the CottS-
worth resolution, Mr. Muck said he
4 Thought thW inasmuch as 80 many
] delegates were committed to Bryan.
4 the resolution should be adopted, 5ut
| IN any event some report should re
made to the convention which w)u,i
/ be satisfactory to all the delegates,
! Comptroller Metz, one of the mem
| bers or the sub-commlttee said II WIS
unwilling 90 raise the question Of an
| instructed delegation at all, and have
U
as II would put the New York dclerl-
tion IA a bad light He said that New
York democrats wanted to go to Deal
yer ana stand for the nominee, ana
that he was opposed TO anything
showing the state divided
State Senator Thomas Grady made
a long speech In opposition of the
Coatsworth resolution He said he
was strongly OF the opinion that me
democrats had glorious chance Tor
victory this fall ana believed that
chance would be improved II the New
York delegation was unlnstrucJ J.
Senator Grady said
we have no hostility for any man
and are making no effort to iniure
the prospects of any one and our In
tention Ia to take what we believe 10
be the wisest course"
Mr Mack informed the committee
that II the subcommittee report vas
adopted the minority would feel com
PEELED to put In a minority repor, He
moved the substitution of the C1lta-
worth report for the report of he
subcommittee, and the motion Was
defeated 2S to A. The sub-commlt-
tees report for an unlnstructed dele
CATION was then passed by the same
vote and the committee adjourned 70
meet at II o'clock tomorrow.