The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-17
BiERER ON 0EMOCRACYS SPLIT
Predicts Democracy's DetrInent, Is
peciaIIy m Logan County.


Guthrie. Q. T, July ls.-Judge 4. c. c
Bierer, one OF the leading Democrats OF
the territory. believes that party. especi-
ally in Logan county. viii be greatly IN
jured by the boiling action In ths ~
Reno convention. He was against ,he
boilers and by special invitation went 70
the Kansas City convention 10 appear as
the representative OF the regular Dem
ocracy and oppose the contest OF TIE
boiling delegation before the national
committee and the convention.
In regard 10 The contest the Judge has
given out the following 70 the press:
Both delegations alsd their .eredcn-
tials with the secretary Of the national
committee. That committee appclated
a subcommittee composed OF Senator
Kennedy OF Delaware, s. c. Gordon ~
Maine. s. Z. johnson OF Ohio. p
O'Brien OF Minnesota and J. X WOOD
OF South Dakota. 10 hear and report sc
contest. trial was had on Mon sy
afternoon and after a full hearing
subcommittee unanimously decided tAst
the delegation headed BY Jacobs as ma
tionai Committeeman and Wrightsman as
delegate-at-larse was the rightful dee
placed on the roll Of The NATIONAL con-
vention. This report was unanimously
approved by the national committee aud
the six delegates allowed the tickets %
admission TO the convention and the dee
gates badges aud Jacobs recognized a.
the national committeeman elect.
The opposition carried the contest TO
the credentials committee 81 the national
convention. and that committee. without
a particle OF hearing or word belng
said on either side. admitted both dee
cations 10 the convention with one-ha
vote each. The committee. however 5lI
not interfere with the selection
Jacobs as national committeeman. a. 20
viii be the head 81 the Organization
The territory and Slpcs IL finally aeteafei.
The only favorable result 20 tho cou:cs-
tants vas that their delegation got a seat
on the floor Of the convention with one
half vote each and this did not serious
ly AFFECT the regular delegation. sor Thy
got all the delegate badges. were placed
on the committees and received the hon
ors Of the convention. A. there wa. no
contest on the report OF the cosnmittes
on platform. or on The nomination for
president. the voting was perfunc.ory
ONCE
THE action Of the committee on Gre
deutials merely follows rs action 90 the
contests from tho Indian territory and tbo
District OF Columbia Ga which cases also
the contestlus delegations were seated
with oue-half vote Ia our case there vas
strong minority report protesting
against oyerruiing the action OF The ma
tionai committee which had given shs'
matter fun hearing without pfeiense Of
iuycs igation. 50 FAR es the seating %
the contesting delegation il concerned. f.
operated % give Oklahoma a. number -
additional tickets. which were soreiv
needed. as the allotment Of guest tickesa
20 our delegation vas only four each. Or
twenty-four for the delegates from ;ha
Indian territory.
AS TO the effect 81 this Eight on fhs
Logan county Democracy Il will lujuts
rs IN territorial conventions for sons
time to come. We vii be CHASED a.
boilers until We have shown the Demo
crats q the territory that the county
does not approve such action and IL will
ing 70 abide the determination - fhs
majority BY 50 we are auenate8 fT4sl
the counties on me north and east whic1
have been our friends. This friendaHis
must be regalned by our 6aeiity to pc
party of ths territory and those who sra
our friends n the territorial conve1-
tllua'