Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
Delays Today's Session Of the
Convention Till Late in
the Afternoon.
LEADER SEES DEFEAT
Prepares to Continue Fight on
neutrality-suspicious.
From Bryan.

New York, April ia bitter con.
test between Senator McCarren and
the forces led by Charles F. Murphy
over the seating of the McCaren dele
gates from Kings county delayed the
opening of today's session of the dem
ocratic state convention. The fight
was in the credential committee,
and its finish is expected in time ,Or
the convention to meet again at to-
day.
Prepared for Fight on Floor.
Anticipating the committee on Gre
dentials would unseat his delegates.
McCarren began preparations to carry
the fight for delegates to the conven-
tion floor. He drafted a minority re-
port.
Bryan Sends Congratulations.
The following telegram addressed to
several members of the Bryan Pro
gressive league was received today
from Chicago: Congratulate you on
splendid fight tSigneO
"WILLIAM j. BRYAN"
First Session is Brief.
The committee on resolutions. adopt
ed a resolution favoring the unit r''lo
in the national convention. If the
resolution is adopted by the conven-
tion it will mean New York's delega
ton will vote as unit for presiden-
tial nominee The convention was
called to order at 1:30. Chairman
Carmody stated owing TO the 1aIldre
of the committee on contested seats
to finish the business in hand the con
vention would stand adjoasned until
1880
VIII Not Present Name.
New York, April 15.-Friends ol
abandon the idea of presenting mi
nority report to the democratic state
convention from the committee on res
olutions favoring instructed delega
tions for Bryan from New York.
Delegates Are Picked.
Chairman Conners of the state coz;
mittee said today he would not be one
of the delegates-at-large to the nation
al convention, and that the four dele
gates chosen will be Alton Parker
Charles F. Murphy, Lewis Nixon an(
a German of Greater New York who's
name was not announced. Chairman
Bulger of the committee on credentiall
said it would probably be o'clock o
later before the committee had com
pleted its work. The convention i
therefore not expected to assemble un
til 4 or later.
Main Business Forgotten.
New York, April 15.-There was Iii
tie prospect early today that the sec
ond session of the democratic stat
convention would begin at noon, tn
appointed time. The election of ns
tional delegates and the selection @
presidential electors were almost fol
gotten in the excitement over the cor
test Senator McCarren was making t
secure the seating of his delegate
from 16 contested districts. After a
all-night battle before the committe
on credentials McCarren delivered a
ultimatum to Tammany hall that tha
organization must keep its hands O
the Kings county democracy.
Charged with FrauG.
e 1t was toward the close of Ion
and exciting battle before the commi
tee on credentials that the Kings coul
ty leader took the floor IN answer t
charges of fraud and corruption tn;
had been made against him by the o.
position in Eourteenth district {
Kings,
Proud of Opposition to Hearst.
In answer to a question as to VII
he had not supported Hearst for so
ernor McCarren said he was proud
the fact that Kings county democrat
had not put itself back of the cane
date of the Buffalo convention.
The whole question was left u