Show I ACTION OF COMMITTEE Resolutions Provide for an Uninstructed Uninstructed Uninstructed Delegation to Denver New York April 14 The first day of ot the Democratic state convention closed with witha a defeat of those delegates committed d to the candidacy of William J Bryan Br an The committee on resolutions late today adopt adopted ed a set of or resolutions to be presented to tottie convention when it reconvenes tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row providing pr for an uninstructed delegation delegation delegation tion to the national Democratic conven convention convention convention tion at Denver When hen the state convention organized to today today today day the Bryan Bran men offered a resolution Instructing the delegates to be chosen tor Mr Ir Bryan Bran It was referred to the com committee committee committee on resolutions which met this evening and In turn referred the Bryan resolutions to a subcommittee of seven The subcommittee heard an appeal by b Augustus Thomas president of the tho Bryan Bran Progressive Democratic league which fathered the resolution and then by a vote of 6 to 1 decided to report to the full committee the recommendations against an instructed delegation Vote Was 28 to 4 The subcommittees report was received and adopted by the committee on resolutions resolutions resolutions by a vote ote of to 4 t A minority report of the subcommittee calling for foran foran foran an instructed delegation was defeated by bya b ba a similar vote Nineteen members of t the committee on resolutions were absent when the tire vote ote was taken The Bryan Bran men declared later that they the would carry the fight to the floor of ot the convention When the committee on resolutions met tonight immediate consideration was given to the report of the subcommittee which stated that the best interests of the Dem Dern party would be conserved by the sending of an uninstructed delegation to the national convention Norman F Mack of Erie moved that the Coatsworth resolution instructing the delegates for Bryan Bran be substituted for the subcommittees report Mr Ir Macks motion developed an earnest discussion among the committeemen which lasted until a late hour Advocat Advocating Advocating ing In the adoption of oC the Coatsworth res resolution resolution Mr Ir Mack said he thought that inasmuch as so many man delegates dele ates were committed to Bryan the resolution should be adopted but in any event some report should be made to the convention which would be satisfactory to all the delegates Comptroller Metz one of ot the members of ot the subcommittee declared It was wrong wron to raise the tha question of an instruct instructed ed delegation at all and have it defeated on the convention floor as it would put the New York delegation in a bad light He lie said the New York Democrats wanted to go to Denver Dener and stand for tor the nomi nominee nominee nominee nee and anti that he was opposed to any anything an anything thing showing the state divided Long Talk by Grady State Senator Thomas F Grady Grad made a along along along long speech in opposition to the Coats Coatsworth Coatsworth worth resolution He lie said he was strongly of ot the opinion that the Democrats had a glorious chance for tor victory this fall faU and believed that chance would be improved if the tue New York delegation was uninstructed ed Senator Grady said We Ve have no hostility for or any an man and andare andare andare are making no effort to Injure the pros prospects prospects prospects of ot any an one and our only intention is to take what we believe bellee to be the wis wig wisest wisest est course Mr Ir Mack informed the committee that if It th the subcommittee report was adopted the minority would reel feel compelled to put in a minority report leport He moved moed the sub substitution substitution substitution of or the Coatsworth report for tor the report of the subcommittee and the mo motion motion motion tion was defeated SS 28 to 4 The subcommittees report for tor an dele delegation delegation gation was then passed by bj the same vote ote and the committee adjourned to meet to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow morrow at 11 |