New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-05
4 REBUFF FOE BRYAN.
Jones Goes Back on Him on the
Contests.
EsY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE. ]

lsY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
- LOUIS, July 1.-The Bryanites are feeling
very sore OYER the complexion OF the national
committee and its action in appointing sub
. committees which are unfavorable to the Bryan
/ Hearst interests to consider the contested
/ delegation cases. When the motion to refer
each contest TO subcommittee OF five pre-
vailed the Bryanitcs were elated, because they
/ counted on Chairman Joncs's appointing sub
. committees favorable 10 their interests. Now
! that the appointments have been made. they de
clare that they have been undone. that ex-sen-
ator Jones has betrayed Them. and that they
/ nave little hope Of winning any of their cases
before te Hauoaa! committee.
After an almost continuous session Of nine
I hours IN" Subcommittee to which was sub
/ mitted the evidence In the fourteen COMETS in
! Illinois. went into executive session at midnight
/ with every indication that KS verdict would be
a victory for John i. Hopkins and hts faction
RMS VIII not prevent Mr.. Bryan from making
d vigorous eHoft TO create trouble IN the COM
/ mi;tee on credentials. and he even threatens u
/ precpitate q fight the floor Of the coaven-
/ tIon. provided be does not receive what lie re-
/ CARDS as fair treatment in that committee. HIS
attitude IS uncowpromisus and trouble MAX
/ ing. ana IS al this time the only cloud on the
otherwise rosy sky of David Bennett Hill
When the national committee met to-day to
make up the temporary roll, II was the general
| opinion that there would be warm fight, par
| ticulariy or the Illinois contest. as Bryan. who
/ has made the quarrel OF the Harrison and
Hearst people In that State against John Z.
! Hopkins matter or his own. had secured the
! proxy OF James c. Dahlman. the national COM
mltteeman from Nebraska. and was TO enter
the meeting 10 make "a fight for his friends. Hop
kins was also member OF the committee by
virtue OF his proxy through Thomas Gehan. of
| Illinois who is not in attendance at the con-
VentloE.
! FIGHT ON AT ONCE.
The promising prospects for q fight were
| promptly realized. \ motion backed by the
| Harrison and Hearst people providing that all
! the contests for seats under the temporary roll
call should he referred 70 sub-cornmittees which
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! later in the day. preCipitated the crisis. Bryan
! made strong argument for the appolntmeIt
. ~ ,,t. l,,,t,.oe Ir,rl,i,,. Couch, h;, ,,,.
| erb1 IN, asking, that all the contests he heard
! and decided by the committee as whole, On
! the vote the Harrison and Hearst factions
showed the greater strength. and 1t was decided
! by vote of 20 to 16. that the chairman should
! name the subcommittee.
! The Harrison and Hearst people were jubilan,
at this time. saying that they had scored a sue
cess in the first round of the fight and wer,
confident that they were started in the path that
! led straight TO perrLaneu: seats in the conven-
| ior Hopkirs on the other hand was not cast
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down. pul pFeulcte- una theJ "ou'u NOT oi"1
| win out or the temporary rolIca!. but would
/ occupy the permanent seats in the convention
IN tho first mart or this oninfon az least he vvae
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SupPoIteu ~ d ""il'e' Vi ''o i' VI 'iie
| committee VINO had voted against hls plea 10
| have the contests settled bv the national cor
| -. - .ho,o U,,oso committeeman, ~.
| nnttee as "hoe' 1HeSo committeeman eA-
! pressed the belief that the national committee
! ,rouId seat the contestees In every case ami
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'Ihe weather IS hol' sdIu oHe Oh the co'i-
mtteemen. land these contests Will go before
/ the Credentials committee ANYHOW There is no
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use IN our WORKING ourselves u ueaI4 nearing
evidence that the credentials committee Will b.
called on TO hear, no matter how decide. 1
am very confident in saying that the members
Of the national committee Will slur the contests
over. seat the contestees and let the credentials
committee have the task of sitting the evidence
| In every case"
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SCb-Co-h MI ED XII ~ WIN
4. y o,clool, Chairman ZONES announced the
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Srn-cohifiltees' anu tieS so !" WIN nc 10