The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13
DELEGATES TO
HAVE FREE HAND
New York Democrats Will Go
to Denver Convention
UnmStructed.
ACTION THERE UNCERTAIN
MINOR CANDIDATES, IN CONSE.
QUENCE, HAVE HOPE.

New York, April 12.-Whether the
Democratic state convention, which is
to meet in Carnegie hall in this city
on Tuesday next, will vote to send an
uninstructed delegation to the national
convention at Denver in July is ques-
ton which is exciting the keenest in
terest among the followers of the va
rious candidates.
The state committee at a recent meet
ing here. with but one dissenting vote,
voted to send a delegation unfettered
by instructions. and the organization
plans to carry out this program at the
state convention.
Connors Against Bryan.
Chairman William J. Connors of the
state committee has said that there is
very little real sentiment throughout
the state for the nomination of William
J. Bryan, and the majority of dele
gates elected to the state convention
from the various counties have been
wills. Enough Bryan sentiment re-
mains, however, to give promise of a
lively convention. and there is d prob
ability of a warm debate in the COM
mittee on resolutions in the event of
any Bryan supporters being given a
place on the committee. Some of the
Bryan men may try to prevent the
organization from concentrating its
plans by carrying the fight for an in
stTucted delegation for Bryan to the
floor of the convention.
Western New Workers on Record.
The association of Democrats Of west
ern New York has gone on record in
favor of Bryans nomination and twill
urge the convention to instruct its del
egates to vote for the Nebra skan first,
last and all the time.
The committee on credentials viii
have some political tangles to unTavel,
as several counties VIII send contest
ing delegations to the convention
Chairman Connors, while favoring an
uninstructed delegation to Denver, has
expressed the belief that Governor
Johnson of Minnesota is the strongest
candidate in the Democratic field of
presidential possibilities. Governor
Johnson's friends are watching the ac-
ton of New York and Pennsylvania,
both of which are said to send their
delegates uninstructcd to Denver
Gray's Candidacy.
The formal launching Of the candi-
dacy of Judge George Gray Of Della
ware at Dover on Tuesday is expect
ed. and his followers would welcome
an unnstructed delegation from New
York, with the attendant possibility of
winning the New Workers over to Della
wares candidate.
Chairman Connors has been in con-
ference with Charles T. Murphy of
Tammany hall and the other party
leaders during the past week, arranging
the convention program. The state
committee will meet tomorrow after
noon at the Victoria hotel to perfect
the temporary organization. Thomas
Carmody of Penn Yam will preside a
temporary chairman and viii address
the convention at the opening session.
Carmody to Preside.
1t is expected that the temporary
organization will be made permanent
and that Mr.. CarmOdy will preside
throughout the convention. Four del
egates at large to the national con-
vention are to be elected, and it is ex-
pected that Chairman Connors and
Charles F. Murphy viii be named as
two of the delegates. Delegates from
the thirty-seven congressional districts
will meet during the day and select ma
tional delegates, two for each district,
whose names will be reported to the
convention later by the committee on
national delegates for acceptance.