The Washington herald., 1908-04-24

Springfield. H.. April 2s.-Resolution.
were adopted by the Democratic State
convention to-day instructins the dele,
gstes to the national convention fol
Bryan for President. and the list OF dele
gates-at-large is headed by Roger c. Sui
Ivan, Of Chicago. national committeeman
whose control over the convention was
supreme
The other delegates-at-laTge are Samuel
Alschuler. OF Aurora: Fred J. Kern. OF
BelevilIe; Harry NJ. Plnchell, Of the
Peoria Journal; former Justice Of the
Supreme Court Carroll c. Boggs. Of Fair
field; former Mayor Edward F. Dunno. of
Chicago; Judge A. J. Hunter, OF Paris,
and former Postmaster R. NJ. Ridgely, of
Springfield Mr.. Ridgely was removed
from the postmastership by President
Cleveland because he presided at Bryan
meetings during the campaign of 1895,
Judge CharAs a. Keys being appointed in
his stead.
The Presidential electors-at-large are
Hon Caleb c. johnson. of Sterling. and
Richard F. KinseHa, of sangamon County.
Roger C. Sullivan viii have the support
Of at least two-thirds of the delegates to
the national convention for national COM
mitteeman for Illinois.
Republicans Are Censured.
The platform censures the Republican
State administration for its alleged ex-
travagance, l00ting of public funds. and
fraud Of state employees. II states that
the imperialistic administration of the
government had brought the nation to a
point where the very form of government
IS threatened.
The platform calls attention 10 what It
charges is the usurpations of power by
the present Republican President of the
United States. 1t demands the enact
ment by Congress Of a law similar TO that
which prevails in the Democratic State
Of Oklahoma, whereby depositors in banks
can be secured against the failure Of the
banks. The deep waterway 10 the Gulf
project Is heartily indorsed,
The brief personal liberty plank. to the
effect that the Democratic party deplores
laws which will change the customs Of
the people and believes in the greatest of
personal liberty and IS opposed 70 sumptu-
ary laws, provoked a brisk fight in the
convention. After considerable speech
making. the minority report of the COM
mittee on resolutions. that the plank be
stricken out, was tabled by vote Of SAC
20 649. and the plank was adopted Sixty
seven counties voted against the plank.
twenty-three for It, and twelve were di-
vided
Another plank Of the platform denOunees
the high protective tariff.
Bryan Leader Turned Down.
4 sensation was created at the close OF
the convention when Circuit Judge owen
p, Thompson, Of Jacksonville, arose to
introduce a resolution rigidly binding the
Illinois delegation TO Bryan and instruct
ing them TO vote for him as long as he
was a candidate. Judge Thompson is one
Of the anti-SuIlivan leaders, and was not
recognized by Chairman Norris. Judge
Thompson then pushed upon the platform
and raised a point of order. The chair
man said Judge Thompson vas out Of
order until he took his seat. and when
the judge returned TO his seat the chair
refused 10 recognize him. but proceeded
with the roll call on the adoption of the
report Of the committee on resolutions.
Robert z. Burke, Judge William Prem
tiss. and nine other Chicago men, with
$50 proxies Of delegates selected at the
Bryan Clubs League ward caucuses in
that city, last Saturday night, met in the
convention hall and selected twenty dele
gates from Cook County to the national
convention at Denver to contest the dele
gates elected at the regular convention.
Judge Prentiss declared both cOnyen-
tions were illegal. but that, as the friends
of Burke and himself are likely to be in
control at Denver, their delegation might
get in.