The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-15

says Indl the man WHO SnOulu HoW bC
sitting as governor of this state was
prevented from being elected by his
interference / make use of this as
a sample of the Democracy we find
ourselves face to face with at the eve
of a struggle of national Importance.
"It is due this committee to know
the exact status of affairs in Kings
county. 1 believe we ought to have
before US any explanation Senator
McCarren cares to make concerning
the condition of the party of which
he is the leader. This is a time when
a united Democracy throughout the
country should be at work seeking the
election to office of every candidate in
the Democratic column from president
down and here we are face to face with
conditions which beggars explana-
ton"
The whole question was left unset
tied when the committee adjourned
until 10 o'clock this morning.
Chairman ConnerS of the state COM
mittee said today that he would not
be one of the delegates at large to the
national convention and that the four
delegates to be chosen probably would
be Alton B. Parker, Charles F. Murphy,
Lewis Nixon and a German of Greater
New York whose name has not been
yet announced. The alternates. he said,
will probably be W. Burke of Syracuse,
Congressman Francis Burton Harrison
-
Albany and James Schwartzenbach of
Stueben Mr.. Conners also said that
Nathan Straus of New York will be one
of the presidential electors. Chairman
Bulger of the credentials committee
said that when the convention went IN
to session today it would be p. m,
or later
tors and national delegates will await
the action of the committee on creden-
tials before preparing lists of the dele
gates and electors. 1t was said that
none Of the McCarren delegates on the
credentials committee would make q
minority report to the convention and
that Senator McCarren will be heard in
his own behalf on the convention floor
The friends of William ]. Bryan have
decided to abandon the idea of pre-
senting a minority report to the Demo-
cratic state convention from the COM
mittee on resolutions favoring an in
structed delegation for Bryan from
New York.
Telegram From Bryan.
The committee on credentials was
still hearing evidence when the hour
for calling of the convention had long
passed and Chairman Bulger an
nounced that after the evidence had
been taken the committee would go
into executive session to pass Judg-
ment on the contest At a meeting
of the committee on resolutions at
the Victoria hotel, it was unanimously
voted to submit the resolution for an
uninstructed state delegation to Dem
yer to the convention for adoption.
The action was taken after the fol-
lowers Of Mr.. Bryan had decided not
to present minority report.
The following telegram addressed
to Augustus Thomas, Harry Walker,
William Hoge and Manton Wyvelle of
the Bryan Progressive league, was re-
ceived today from Chicago:
Congratulate you on your splendid
fight WILLIAM ]. BRYAN"
The committee on resolutions
adopted resolution favOring the unit
rule in the national convention. If
this resolution is adopted by the con-
vention it will mean that New York's S
delegation will vote as a unit for the
presidential nomination.
Anticipating that the committee on
credentials would unseat his dele
gates, Senator McCarren begun
preparations late today to carry the
fight of his delegates to the conven-
ton floor. The senator Immediately
began the drafting of minority re-
port upon which it was said he
would make a speech in the conven-
| ton. Senator McCarren said that he
| would have no further recourse to
court injunctions to secure the seat
| ing of his delegates and as he passed
| the hotel where the committee was
| in session he declared that he pro-
posed to make things interesting in
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