The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-24

Springfield. Ill.,, April 23.-lllinoi'
Democracy today adopted the uni
rule and instructed its delegates t.
the tionaI convention at Denver tC
voteI or William Jennings BryaI
aud | use all honorable means" tC
secuH his nomination.
After hot fight in the resolution
committee, which was carried intc
the convention, the party adopted a
platform plank declaring in favor OF
the greatest possible personal lib
erty" to individuals, provided such
liberty did not infringe upon the
rights of other people.
Eight Delegates at Large.
Instead of naming the usual -four
delegates and alternates at large to
the national convention, it was de
cided to send eight. allowing each
man one.half vote. Two presiden
tial electors at large were also
Bryan ENDORSED
The resolution endorsing Bryan
was adopted with enthusiasm aud a
fattering demonstration followed the
action For all that, however, it was
not worded entirely 20 the satisfac-
tion OF B{yan's mci5t jealous sup
porters and in the last few minutes
of the convention, Judge Owen p.
Thompson, of Jacksonville, declared
that Bryan had peen sold out" ="
and demanded that stronger resolu-
tions be passed
He desired to have the instructions
so worded that Illinois would be
bound to support Bryan as long as his
name was before the convention, HIS
effort was made IN the last few min
utes of the convention and it met
sprung upon hot, weary hungry and
thirsty delegates who are anxious to
catch trains for their homes. 1t was
swiftly and overwhelmingly de-
feated
Enthusiasm For Bryan.
The convention, however, showed
sincere enthusiasm for Bryan When
his name was mentioned, there was
invariably great applause and the
reading of the resolution in his favor
was greeted with cheers The an.
plaUse. it is true, came from the dele.
gates from other counties than Cook
and other cities than Chicago
Sullivan Did Not Applaud
Roger C, Sullivan, who dominated
the convention from the first to the
last, did not applaud Bryans name
at any time. but Sullivan is not the
kind of a man who is given to ap-
plauding things, no matter how
strong his approval may be. When
the demonstration was in progress
after the reading of the Bryan resolu-
ton, he rose and stood until the
cheers subsided and then resumed
his seat
Personal Liberty Plank.
The fight over personal liberty orI
the liquor plank. was warm and long.
II delayed the convention nearly two
hours and then the minority of pre-
sented report urging that the plank |
be entirely omitted. Nineteen mem
bers of the committe favored it and
the convention sustained them, S49
to 66S. OF the total in favor of the |
plank, 535 votes came from Cook |
county. Three quarters of the coun- |
try delegations voted against it but |
the heavy vote of encago was too
much for them. Considerable feeling |
was manifested during the roll call
which laid the minority report on the
table.
Johnsonites Not There.
The Johnson men were not in evi- |
dence throughout the convention and ,
no resolution bearing bis name was
The morning session was devoted |
TO temporary organization aud usual !
routine work. Fred P Morris. OF
Watseka. temporary chairman. de /
livered an address in which he crit.
cised the Republican party and de ,
clared for tariff reform.
At the afternoon session the tenn
porary organization was made per
manCnt.
The Delegates Chosen.
The following list of delegates and
alternates at large to the national
was read and adopted: :.