The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-24
BRYAN IS ENDORSED
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS INSTRUCT
 DELEGATES FOR NEBRAsExAN.
sohmson Men Were Not tn Evidence During ConventiOn and No hesO- tuition Bearing His Name
 Wna IntrodmeeA.

Springfield, Iil.. April 2s.-The Hli- nois Democracy today adopted the unit rule and instructed its delegates to the national convention at Denver. to vote for William Jennings Bryan and to "use all honorable means' to secure his nomination.
 After hot fight in the resolutions committee, which was carried into the convSH1ians thespa adopted plat form plank. declaring in favor of the greatest possible personal liberty" to individuals. provided such liberty did not infringe upon the rights of other people.
 Instead of naming the usual four delegates and alternates at large to the national convention. it was decided to send eight, allowing each man one- half vote. The Presidential electors at large were also chosen.
 The following are the delegates at large:
 Roger c. Sullivan, Fred J. Kern, Carroll c. Boggs. Andrew J. Hunter, Samuel Alschuler. Harry M. Pindell, Edward F. Dnnne and Roderick M. Ridgely.
 The resolution indorsing Mir. Bryan was adopted with enthusiasm and a fiattering demonstration followed the action. For all that, however, it was
 
 of one of Mir. Bryan's most jealous supporters. Judge owen P. Thompson. of Jacksonville. declaring that Bryan had been sold out" demanded that a stronger resolution be passed. He de- sired to have the instructions so word ed that Illinois would be bound to sup- port Bryan as long as his name was before the convention. His effort met with the usual fate of new business 4tnk i. w& gry and thirsty delegates who are anx- ious to catch trains for their homes. It was swiftly and overwhelmingly de- feated.
 The convention. however, showed sincere enthusiasm for Bryan. When his name was mentioned. there was invariably great applause and the read ing of the resolutions in his favor was greeted with cheers. Roger c. Sulli- van. National Committeeman. domi- mated the convention from first to last.
 The fight over the personal liberty" or liquor plank in the platform. was warm and long. It delayed the con- yentlon nearly two hours and then minority of seven presented a report urging that, the plank be entirely omit ted. Nineteen members of the commit tee favored It and the convention sus- tainedAthem by a vote of s49 to 6s6. Of the Votal in favor of the plank, 535 votes came from Cook County. The three quarters of the country delega- tions voted against 1t, but the heavy vote of Chicago was too much for them.
 The Johnson men were not in evil dsnce throughout the convention and no resolution bearing his name was in trodnced.
 The platform endorses. among other things, the ship canal from the Lakes to the Gulf, and declares in favor of state employers liability law to sup plement the Federal law on that sub ! ject.
 The personal liberty plank is as follows:
 we believe that our city customs and habits long pursued should not be disturbed by intolerance. and We here by declare in favor of that fundamen- tai doctrine of democracy and free government, which gives to the indi- viduaI the largest measure of personal liberty. so long as he does not infringe on the personal rights of others. We are opposed to all sumptuary laws.