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VOIiUME 8, -NUMBEn 20
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Democratic Convention Results
SOUTH CAROLINA
Following is an Associated Press dispatch:
Columbia, S. C, May 20. By a voto so nearly
unanimous that no division was called for the
stalo democratic convention today Instructed its
dologatcs to tho national convention for Bryan.
Resolutions of regret over tho Illness of Senator
Tillman, who Is on routo to Europe to recuper
ate, woro adopted.
HAWAII
Following Is tho Associated Press report:
Honolulu, May 19. Tho democratic territorial
convention mot hero, with Sonator J. C. Mc
Carthy as chairman, solectcd delegates to tho
national convention at Denver and instructed
thorn for William J. Bryan. Tho delegates
choson are: 0. T. Shlpraan, James L. Cooko, E.
M. Watson, C. W. McConaglo, Frank It. Harvey
and C. W. Hudson. Tho platform urges tho ex
tension of tho Amorlcan public land laws to this
torritory; tho adoption of tho territorial act to
permit tho oxtenslon of local self government;
declares against tho Asiatic labor system; denies
that Hawaiian industries or commorco need legis
lation exceptional or contrary to tho reminder
of tho American pcoplo, and favors tho settle
ment of former Queen Liliuokalani's claim of
crown lands.
ALASItA
Following is an Associated Press dispatch:
Juneau, Alaska, May 20. John Ronnan, a
well known mining operator of tho Tanana dis-
. triet, was nominated for delegate to congress
by tho Alaska democratic convention last night.
iSj- A Delegates to tho ,Denver convention were
instructed to support Bryan for president and
Josse Grant for vice-president.
MISSOURI
Following Js an Associated Press dispatch:
Jofferson City, Mo., May 20. Vociferously
applauding overy mention of William J. Bryan's
name, the delogatos to tho democratic state con
vention here today Instructed Missouri's thirty
six delegates to tho national convention to voto
as a unit for the nomination of tho Nobraskan
for president. Tho thirty-two delegates from
tho congressional districts wore selected" by tho
convention delegates at sixteen district caucuses,
whoso selections were subject to tin convon
LS aPProva1' and tb-e approval was unani
mous. 1 he convention also re-elected William
A. Rothwell, of Moberly, national committee
man; declared for a deep waterway and voted
down a resolution to disfranchise ignorant and
vicious negroes.
.i, hvWnti0'n a8 organized temporarily
with 1,000 delegates present, and with John M.
. Atkinson, of Ripley county, as temporary chair
man, and Ovid Bell, of Fulton as secretary.
State Senator F. M. David was made permanent
chairman, and W. T. Jenkins of Piatt countv
lenaetoryw JIZT Flk ?nd SSb
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PENNSYLVANIA
Following is an Associated Press dispatch-
i,n .H?rrilb.urs' Pn" Mfty 20. After ono of the
hardest fights within the party for several years
Si?01"03?"? stat0 convention here today de
cided not to instruct its delegates at large to
the Denver convention for Bryan. It S n
t'ornVi10!0 tbo demSic organiza
tion headed by Col. James M. Guffey of Pitts
burg, the Pennsylvania member of the
committee. Colonel Guffey mamtained "a" I along
that ho and his friends would control L 1 S
vention but their olaimsTero always d spS
by the loaders of the faction who woro in favor
of issuing binding instructions for B?yan The
Bryanites, under the leadership of the executive
committee of the Bryan Democratic League haS
ajarge following and they fought to Sfo bitte?
The principal fight of the convention of
course was over tho question of instructing n?
four delegates at large. The six -5 dlftrtot
delegates woro elected in April nml thn S
convention had nothing to do " 10 thm inBtSf
matter of issuing instructions Tl e maiorR?
of these aro for Bryan, majority
The principal committee fight was that n
resolutions and when it was over Rwas posi
tively known how things stood. Tho Guffey
people offered a platform which was silent on
tho presidential question and tho Bryanites im
mediately offered an amendment instructing tho
delegates at large for Bryan. It was defeated
by a voto of 34 to 15. Then they offered an
other amendment containing tho Bryan plank
of tho 1906 state convention and it also went
down to defeat G2 to 17.
When tho platform was presented to tho
convention at th.e afternoon session Jere S.
Black, ono of the leaders of the Bryanites, of
fered as a minority report tho second amend
ment defeated in the meeting of the committee
on resolutions. Tho fireworks then started and
it took an hour and a half before tho matter
was disposed of. Black made an oarnest plea for
instructions and former Congressman James
Kerr of Clearfield, also supported tho Bryan
plank. Then John T. Lenahan of Wilkesbarro
mado a vigorous attack upon Bryan which'
roused tho Bryanites to a high pitch of excito
mont. Lenahan declared that "Bryan had led
the party to destruction," and that he was "a
withering blight upon the democratic party."
Tho convention was in constant uproar in con
sequence of Lenahan's remarks and he was fre
quently compelled to stop talking while Peter A.
O'Boylo, of Lenahan's own county tried to bring
about order. Lenahan was not afraid of tho
crowd, declaring that the noise and bluster of
tho Bryan shouters, could not terrorize him.
After a tedious roll-call tho minority re
port was defeated by a vote of 187 to 123, after
which tho platform was agreed to by a viva
voce vote.
The platform declares for tariff revision,
and that "such revision should bo based upon
the equitable protection of American labor when
competing with foreign manufacturers."
ALABAMA
The democratic county committees of Ala
bama met May 23 and officially announced tho
result of the primary held in that state May 18,
to elect and Instruct delegates to the democratic
national convention. The official count shows
tnat the Alabama delegates were Instructed by
re S?,,m,ary Sy a Voto of more than two to ono
?rS tt u o?r7au for nominee for president
of tho United States. The twenty-two delegates
chosen are, with possibly ono exception, person
ally favorable to Mr. Bryan. The state commit-
the 7esuU n 2th t0 formally announce
WASHINGTON
Following Is an Associated Press dispatch:
rw.J Spfokane' ,WaBh- May 19- At the end of a
protracted and stormy session, the democratic
state convention at midnight last night adopted
a resolution declaring for the submission to
wSE f ia contitutional amendment for
Hn,?n?S e Bal?iand, manufaure of spirituous
l(orl ,A doublG delegation of twenty, each
withNhalf a vote was elected to the national
convention and instructed to vote for BryaS
The convention selected the following del
egates at large to the national convention at
Denver, with half a vote each: A. R Titlow T
E. Bignold, Fred E. Baldwin, Dan faul oTo'r &
F. Christensen, A. G. Mitchum, Charles G Heff!
ejected A MacDonald' N "IterSataB were
CALIFORNIA
Following is an Associated Press dtenntnfc.
Fresno, Cal., May 19. The democratic sta
convention adopted a platform Ctructin tt
Call ornla delegation for WillTam J Bryal fo?
president, and endorsed ex-Congressman Th
It opposes monopolies and snprwi iv
leges; deplores railroad activity in statJ i aiKSJ
favors legislation to strengthen ?h , ? l rS;
road commission and comSl Pnlle,ra11'
Lane's efforts to enforce tKrnfiT183101161,
laws; municipal control 1 of pub lio SmuSfi??rce
c-red, as is the total exclusion "of Asiatic lal or!"
ncluding Japanese and Coreans. Rwisi? df
tho tariff, embracing a reduction of nil nf
on necessaries of life, the Si, ?e dS tJes
competing with trust'6 Prodtf otfhefreHsT
and tho repeal of the tariff on lumber, wood
and wood products Is demanded. Other mat
ters favored aro the vigorous enforcement?
anti-trust laws: exempting labor unions from
the r operation; tho independence of tho Phi?
ippines; the conservation of the natural ri"
sources of the country; abolition of child labor
the direct election of president, vice-nreqicw
and United States Senators, a 'direct n m m
aw, ho initiative and referendum; posta saV
ngs banks, the regulation of existing banking
institutions and the rigid enforcement of hi
present anti-trust laws.
KANSAS
The democratic state convention to nomin
ateypre,Idential electors met at SaHna, kS?
At UvllBrdentli olectors were selected:
At large, E. Bierer, Brown county, and A E
oTtek' n?eA?o,C?Unty- F,rst distrl orgo w!
tSS ' Atlsn; second district, T. J. Swee-
S. ffour?h la W dSrict F'ed C' Jory,
S- ', fourtl1 district, W. P. Nevans of
S disS dTSt,HC V- y H0W' ockfnson
district R ttJm.?- Ral,of JowolJ seventh
aistrict, K. H. Mead, of Barton countv nnri
elghtt district, G. H. MachetteVSerson
A Salina dispatch to, the St. Louis Globe-
5SnS?rat SayS "Salina' Kaisv May 20With
the thermometer hovering, about 96 all thte "f-
ieien?nRant!,tlle fren00n a few Agrees coole,
the Kansas democracy worked unceasingly hero
a arnd Perfected the organization of the
of y7?lunteer Club3' a state ody consisting
0f c1"?? i? every Precinct of the state.
woa i tuerGiitwas Johnson sentiment here, it
was not manifested during the proceedings of
the convention. The usual quarrels of state
conventions were in evidence but n? a dissent
ing ; voice was raised to the indorsement ol the
STartSn1?.' IhIch is 1n accordance with
recPntiJ Lia ?Sr d.em1ocrac state convention,
recently held at Hutchinson.
horJobnson workers, heretofore conceded a
Brvn'JnH6 ov,erwlielmed by the avalanche of
??? SStlmenJ and abanJoned their struggle
o Minnesota governor eaYly in the day,
aiinnnJ democrats wore so enthusiastic about
success that more than two candidates came out
for several of the. places on the tickets. It was
SSff'Snnr80 that the cracy was ?n
hfstebreeaasLece189t6?''COm,nS C than "
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington, D. C, May 2i.The six dele
gates elected today by the "regular- or Kelley
toCtthn ?? the DIstrlct of Coliimbia democracy
Bryan Dp?J5LSniSnt,on. ,Were ructed for
iJryan. President Roosevelt rind his nolicies
GoM 8oefVo?haorraIgned, S a Poh by lena or
S2 ' 1 .0klahonia and Governor Johnson was
States? aS a fUtUFe president" of toe United
IVnOHIGAN
fSningJlSn.Assoclated Press dispatch:'
Lansing, Mich., Mar 20.William J Brvan
v;anionn0andtdayfilby tooiraSTrtateSS
vention, and the delegation to the national con-
thf unitef? t0 vote forDamaundenr
nresidencv TboniU hQJa nominated for tho
?ote of tho InvflSrUCtio? was by unanimous
the sessions ffi?10,? ,and at no me during
an develop. 8liehtest PPsition to Bry-
convetiofholoi?6? at large to the-national
mous vote: followine were chosen by unani-
Ferrif hBiCTRSBiPnYSafinaw' Woodbrldge N.
S Cas-
SSWs sasf: of resoiu-
assembled fSJSJS07 1 MIcblean in convention
evidenced tot a r$Z People on the many
Ipeedy reform n nftn?entiment which Promisea
and' nVionrSeinpirbHc concur inB ln "if0
the rPRHfnHnw ,;. concur In demanding
ishlv and rorr,,nfithe Peop?e of tbe risnts self
dlvi?ni o?PtIy aPProPrlated by ambitious
Powers oJnnSil Wjattona. Tbe cohesive
nubile aSirl? iwlundor mu8t givo way to the
people. h Beems the g00d of the wholo
of a ili7i ofWn Btate the disgraceful spectacle
of a looted state treasury demands that the good
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