Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-28
Nominee Must Declare
Himself Independent of
Morgan, Et Al.
RESOLUTION OF BRYAN
Daring Proposal Causes Tur-
moiI, but Is Finally Adopted
by Vote of 889 to 106.

Convention Hall, Baltimore, June
2S.-The resolution offered by Will
liam ]. Bryan at the opening of last
nights session of the democratic ma
tional convention read as follows:
Resolved, That in this crisis in
our party's career and in our coun-
try's history this convention sends
greeting to the people OF the United
States and assures them that the
party of jefferson and of Jackson is
still the champion of popular gov
ernment and equality before the law.
AS proof of our fidelity to the people
we hereby declare ourselves opposed
TO the nomination of any candidate
for president who is the representa-
tive of or under any obligations to
]. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas F.
Ryan, August Belmont or any osher
member of the privilege hunting and
favor seeking class. Be it further
Resolved, That we demand the
withdrawal from this convention of
any delegate or delegates constitut-
| ing or representing the above named
| interests"
HIsToRY-MAKING MOVE.
William Jennings Bryan last night
! led the democratic convention into a
declaration of progressiveness un-
heard of in political history,
The convention was thrown into d
furore by the proposition, which as
originally introduced called for the
withdrawal of Ryan and Belmont.
delegates from Virginia and New
York respectively.
This part of the resolution was
resented as invading the rights of
sovereign states, and when its full
import became known, boos and cat
calls, jeers and Kisses were mingled
with hand clapping, cheers and
stamping of feet in the galleries and
on the floor.
FLOOD RESENTS.
Representative H. d. Flood of Vir-
ginia dramatically characterized the
proposition as insolent, and said II
came from "the only man who de-
sired to destroy the democratic
party"
Former Governor McCorkle ot
West Virginia called it foolish. Mr.
Bryan made the situation ever
more dramatic by asking Virginia
and New York to request a modifica
; ton of the resolution, and wher
they scorned the suggestion he tool
the course himself, eliminating the
last paragraph.
From that moment sentimen
changed and the early voting indicat
ed that Mr.. Bryan, as the exponen
: of progress, retained mis- hold upoI
democracy. Illinois cast it's So vote
: for the resolution. The resolution
: was adopted $50 to 1O6.
END TO REACTIONARIEs.
At the conclusion of the roll cal
on his resolution, Mr.. Bryan had tn
following to say in regard thereto:
This vote eliminates all of the re
. actionaries and We can now proceer
TO the election of a progressive, pu
him on a progressive platform and e
out and win. There are some thing
n which / think 1t would be wise TO
D the candidate to do. but they nee
!. not be announced until his nomina
: ton"
I EXTRAORDINARY CONDITION.
Bryan's speech on his resolution wa
as follows:
This is an extraordinary resolution
: but extraordinary conditions need e.
I traordinary remedies. We are now er
: gagged in the conduct Of a conventio
that will place before this country tn
: democratic nominee. and l assume tha
E every delegate in this convention /
e here because he wants that nomine
: elected.
And it is in order that we may a
vance the cause of our candidate ths
present this resolution. There ar
Questions Of which a court takes iud
cial notice. and there are subjects O
which We can assume that the Amer
can people are informed, and there
not a delegate in this convention wh
does not know that an effort is bein
made right now to sell the democrati
party into bondage TO the predator
interests of this county
1T is the most brazen, the most II
solent, the most impudent attempt ths
has been made in the history of Anne
ican politics to dominate a convention
stife the honest sentiment of a peopl
land make the nominee the bond-slay