Show EXPANSION THE ISSUE Democrats Will Make it n Leader inComing in-Coming Campaign I Chicago April 30Tim Tribune says At a private conference here last night between W J Bryan J G Johnson chairman of the Democratic National executive committee Willis J Abbott editor of the Bulletin and Mayor Harrison Har-rison the latter assured Iran that Illinois would send a solid Bryan delegation dele-gation tie the NatIonal convention I was agreed It Is said that expansion ex-pansion would be made up prominent and Important an Issue in the campaign cam-paign as any other issue ExGo John Altgcld C S Darrow and several other prominent Democrats Demo-crats also paid their respects to Mr Bryan Mr Bryan declared conditions were shaping themselves to his satisfaction He said It would be Impossible for him to meet Admiral Dewey In Chicago because he had engagements to speak this week Q Columbus and Toledo Detroit Kalamazoo and Port Huron Mich He said he would return to this city on Saturday nexL Mr Bryan left at 1 oclock for Port Huron whore he speaks tonight |