Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-10
JOHNSON AND
BRYAN CLASH
IN HOT Fight

DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE EN-.
DoRsEs GOVERNOR FOR PRES,
lDENcY - FOLLOWERS or NE.
BRAskAN BOLT
st. Paul, Mimi, March T. Bryan
men on the Minnesota democratic
state committee went down In defeat
yesterday when they attempted By ev-
esg means in their power to s,ie-
tack a resolution indoising GOV. Join
A. ohnson for the Democratic prusi.
Dental nomination.
After the committee ms ,tin., the
Bryanites held a rump session al III
RSi II hotel to formulate plans by
which they hope to carry he war On
Jt hnso on into every voting ple%inst IN
the state. Two hundred adherent, OF
tac Nebraskan attended the council OF
va" and assisted in organizing ..fae
Rryar Volunteers of M .nnc.;nl,. The
of officers. $3.50 in the treasury, ana
a real fight on their hands
Frank A. Day, private secretary to
Gov. Johnson. voted for the Johnson
resolution on every test These facts.
, knowing ones say, are convincing
that Gov. Johnson is squarely in the
race to capture the democratic presi-
dental nomination at the Denver con-
vention in July.
Elect Delegates May ID.
Besides indorsing Governor Johnson
| the committee decided that the state
convention to elect delegates to the
national convention should be held in
St Paul on May IA. A committee OF
Ave, to be named by Chairman Day,
will agree on the time and place of
! holding the convention to nominate
state officers.
The meeting Of the committee yos-
terday was lively one, 80 of the 102
members being present In person OF
by proxy Several proxies were reject.
ed on technical points but in only one
proxy fight was there any Indication
of the Johnson-Bryan struggle This
was on the proxy held by James Mon.
ahan Of ST. Paul. He Is an ardent Bry
ante and one Of the Nebraskan's
chief allies In Minnesota.
He came into the meeting on g
proxy from T. r. Hudson Of Duluth, q
democratic national committeeman
who had given It to the Itasca county
member. who In turn telegraphed It
to Mr. Monahan. The transfer was
held irregular and Mr.. Monahan de.
MED at seat IN the meeting.
johnson Lauded as Leader.
After the resolutions to hold the
state convention in ST. Paul had been
adopted, Martin O'Brien of Crookston.
who was member Of the populist
state committee in 1896, offered the
resolution indorsng Gov Johnson for
the presidency. 1t was as follows:
/ Gov. John A. Johnson has twice
!. brought victory to the democracy OF
Minnesota during his incumbency OF
the office of governor more reforms
have been instituted and more rene
dial Legislation adopted than during
any equal period Of time in the history
Of our state
He has been controlled only by the
public interests. His mentality rest
less energy and sound judgment unit
ed with his unimpea enable integrity.
make him the embodiment of the best
spirit Of the west, an ideal American
citizen.
Confidently believing that his nom.
nation as the candidate Of the party
for the presidency would bring to our
l''"ppoih ZIG Sit'IOI NJ VoISS VI all TUo
states within the Mississippi valley,
and thus secure national triumph,
we respectfully present to the demo-
cracy of the nation the name Of John
A. Johnson AS a candidate for presi-
dent OF the United States and recon-
mend to the democrats of Minnesota
that they cause his name to be pre-
sented to the national convention at
Denver for nomination.
i Bryan Banner Trails In Dust.
The presentation of the resolution
i precipitated contest, and although It
was evident that il would carry, the
BRYAN men insisted on fighting every
inch Of the way.
i After debate, the BRYAN men forced
ia vote on two resoiutions--one to Law
4 the Johnson resolution on the table
and one indorsing the candidacy OF
Mr.. Bryan
Though overwhelmingly defeated on
both resolutions the Bryan men made
the members of the committee go on
record by insisting on roll call NOT
only on the original Johnson resolu.
tion. but on the two minority resoIu.
y tons
The official count was as follows:
On the motion to Law the Johnson
resolution on the table-Yeas "a:
navs S.
On the resolution indorsing Bryan
Yeas 10; NAYS S.
On the resolution indorsing John
!, son--Yeas g. nays 90.
John ~ MIiDDLu MEAN