Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14
Resolution Declaring for Bryan
fer Second Choice May
be Presented.
CONTEST IS CERTAIN
State Chairman Day Calls to
Order and Deprecates
Warlike Measures.

st. Paul, Mimi, May 14.-Previous
to the reassembling of the state demo
cratic convention here today Johnson
men who will control the convention de-
cided TO insert the name of Bryan in
the platform by declaring, while Min
nesota democrats have affection for
him and possess confidence in his in
tegrity and ability they favor John
son as the man who is equally worthy
and who gives promise of successful
candidacy for the presidential nomin-
alton
VIII Produce Fight.
1t is certain the resolution will pro-
cuce warm fight on the floor of the
convention, and 1t may be stricken out.
The threat of Bryan men to bolt and
| hold a rump convention will lose much
of its force, it is believed, if they can.
| secure its adoption of a resolution
making Bryan second choice, and they
will be satisfied
Calls to Order.
| Active work in the convention be.
gan when Frank A. Day, chairman of
the state central committee, called the
| gathering to order. Immediately after
doing this he made a short address,
saying among other things: Eve dem
ocrats of Minnesota have pulled of
one of the prettiest scraps in recent
political history, and l want to say
for the majority that there has been
nothing said that We need to recall,
no deprecatory expression concerning
William ]. Bryan
l. Louder Still for Johnson.
. Loud cheers greeted the mention Of
Bryans name, but this was utterly
dwarfed an instant later when he de-
clared prominent democrat of Min
Inesota had given out through the As
sociated Press a statement calculated
to injure Johnson. terrific yell fol-
lowed the mention of Johnson's name,
and the uproar continued for some
time
| State Senator Works was unani.
mously chosen temporary chairman.
Fight for Control
Minot, N D., May 14.-When the
) state republican convention opened
Here today the contest of the Stalwarts
and insurgents for control of the con-
yention and selection of national COM
nitteemen was the issue at stake. No
matter which faction wins, the dele
gates will be instructed for Taft.
Statement by Hitchcock.
Washington. ID. c.. May 14-At the
Taft headquarters in Washington last
evening, Mr.. Hitchcock issued the fol-
: flowing statement:
"Telegraphic advices received to-
: day from the party leaders of North
Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Washington
and California indicate that the con-
ventions occurring in those states to-
morrow will instruct forty-six addi-
: tional delegates for Taft
'At the close of last week the num-
ber of delegates pledged to Taft was
452, of which 3S7 were instructed,
thirtysix pledged by resolutions of in
Idorsement, and twenty-nine pledged by
personal declarations.
So VIII he Pledged to Him.
"The seventy delegates thus far
elected this week, with the forty-six to
e be chosen tomorrow, will swell the to-
o tai number of Taft delegates to 568,
n To this number should be added two
delegates each from three districts
n in Ohio, two in Texas, one in Louis.
! lana, and one in North Carolina that
: win hold their conventions before the
= close of the week, bringing the total
& number of Taft delegates up to $50.
pI This means that Taft will have
n pledged to him in the convention not
e less than ninety one delegates more
,r than the required majority of 491."