Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-21
Friends Claim He Will Capture
State Convention to Be Held
Thursday
WOULD MEAN BRYAN's DEFEAT
Resolution Endorsing johnson Already
Framed for Presentation to Conven
tion-Democrats Aver Denver Con-
venton Will Go as Illinois Goes and
Bryan Can't Win.


fifty four national delegates. is very
likely To be transferred bodily to the
presidential lineup of Governor John
A. johnson at the democratic state
convention at Springfield Thursday.
This is possible in spite of an APP
parently futile attempt by National
Committeeman Roger G. Sullivan to
put stop to the johnson movement In
this state. Indications are that de-
termined spirit favorable to the Min
nesota governor is rampant among
the delegates who have been chosen,
and sullivan is placed in the peculiar
situation of attempting to control the
state convention in behalf of instruc-
lions for Bryan.
The declaration was made by
state leader yesterday that even Mr..
Sullivan, who is committed openly to
Bryan, and wishes an instructed
Bryan delegation, cannot stop the
Johnson talk, which is reported from
half dozen different sections of the
state.
Draft johnson Resolution.
Unless Sullivan and his lieutenants,
who are now supposed to be in con-
trol of the convention since the liZzle
of the out-and- out Bryan movement.
use stringent measures to hold the
~,
vention is likely to take the control in
it's own hands and either indorse or in
struct for Johnson, or at least send an
delegation to Denver
This statement is made on the au-
thority of AN influential democrat, who
is certain to be member of the COM
mittee on rules. He announced yes
terday that he had drawn johnson
resolution and will fight for it in the
and on the floor of the con-
vention. National Committeeman
Sullivan and his aids spent Sunday IN
in touch with the district lead
ers and urging that majority of the
Cook county delegation must be intact
for the original program, namely
BRYAN instruction. The delegation OF
5s5 is bound by the unit rule.
1t is believed the Johnson boom in
Illinois has been carefully nursed from
the johnson headquarters in the
Grand Pacific hotel, and that the de-
veopments expected by the Johnson
will be in complete harmony
with what has happened to the Bryan
campaign in New York, in particular
and in most of the eastern states IN
general.
A SulIivan-B BRYAN combination in IL
linois at this time is, of course accept
ed as merry quip, but as against the
Johnson candidacy. MIR. Sullivan. with
his word out for Bryan delegation.
can have nothing to do with the Min
nesota candidate. 1t is the popular
that the real reason for
the hard fall of the Burke Harrison
Stevenson combination was the
formidable johnson sentiment IN I'M
nois and the direct word from MT.
BRYAN that anything that Mr. Sullivan
would do as long as the Bryan in
structions went thru. would be salts
factory to him. 1t is declared today
that Johnsons chances are now bright
err than Bryan's for the nomination at
Denver.
Illinois Result to Decide.
Every lninstructed delegation Is
counted for johnson by his political!
family New York is considered as
good as solidly instructed for him.
Pennsylvania is down as sure for the
Minnesota governor. If Illinois can be
landed. with or without instruction, II
is figured that johnson is as good as
Massachusetts. New Jersey and Con-
necticut are declared to be strongly
pro- johnson. These states. together
with Delaware. which is instructed for
Gray, the balance of New England and
the southern Atlantic coast delegation
total up more than one-third of the
Denver convention. which is the real
point aimed at by the boosters of the
Johnson candidacy.
This has been realized by the Bryan
and the abrogation of the
two thirds rule is now considered to be
the first vital issue which the Denver
faces. The two-thir6s prop
osition will show it's face in SPRING
field.
Personal friends of Bryan expect to
start the campaign fer the abrosation
Of the precedent which has prevailed