New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-15
JOHNSON GETS STATE
Mr.. BRYAN NOT TAINTED.
Minnesota Refuses to Indorse Him
EUen as Second Choice.

ST Paul Nav 1.-THE Democrats of Mime
sofa to-day formally indorsed Governor John A.
Johnson for President. and at the same time, by
a vote of 772 to 166, refused to declare in favor
of William Jennings Bryan as second choice.
The followers of Mr. Bryan did not carry out
the threat which they have often made in
the last ten days-that they would bolt and hold
a runp convention if their contests We're de-
feated before the committee credntials, or
if they were not able to secure a partial indorse
ment of their leader They made sturdy fight
for their man. and when they had been over
whemingly defeated, remained quietly in their
seats and made no motion to leave the conven-
ton.
! Several days ago they had leased hall two
blocks from the auditorium in which the con-
vention was held to-day in which to indorse
Bryan and name contesting delegation to
Denver. The hall ready for them to-day
but went near it.
The Johnson men were generous in their vic
tory and declared in their platform that while
they entertained IAN affection for, and con-
fdence in, the integrity and ability of William
J. Bryan" they believed that Johnson was
man better calculated to bring success to the
Democratic party and was first entitled to the
support Of Minnesota.
The Bryan men did not make great a
they had declared they were prepared to do.
They reserved their strength for a fight on the
floor of the convention in favor Of having
BRYAN declared the sole heir to the votes Of
Minnesota should any political disaster over
take Johnson in the Denver convention Two
of the nineteen members Of the resolutions COM
nittee presented platform plank to this ef-
feet. which they asked to be made "an addi-
ton to the platform They did not move that
it be substituted for the majority report, but
Chairman Works declared that he would con-
slider the minority report as an amendment,
| and the defeat Of the Bryan faction came about
| on the motion to substitute the minority report
| for that of the majority
The convention was a fattering tribute to
| Governor johnson. The enthusiasm for him
was unbounded and sincere every mention of
| his name was followed by wild yells of delight
| and the final adoption of the platform formally
| indorsng him and instructfng Minnesota to
| fight for him at Denver was followed by an en-
| thusastic demonstration.
| The tariff plank in the platform adopted is as
| follows:
| We declare that the high protective tarifr now
maintained by the Republican party has made
| possible unlawful trusts and combinations, has
| DESTROYED the equilibrium which should exist
| between the producing classes, and Is still the
chief rampant behind which predatory wealth
We hold that while this condition remains un-
changed the best efforts OF prosecuting officers.
| courts and juries will be Intellectual TO afford
permanent relief from trust domination.
We therefore, insist that the tariff be at once
| revised to meet these conditions, and that the
| revision he by the friends of the people rather
| than by the friends of the tariff
The following delegates es-at-large were chosen:
! W s Hammond, st. James; Frank A. Day.
| Fairn1ont; F. G. Winston, Minneapolis; Swan
/ TurnbIad Minnea polls; Daniel ". Lawler. ST.
| Paul; T. D. OBren, ST. Paul; Martin Brien.
| Crookston, 4. c. Weiss. Duluth.