Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-08
LIVELY ROW IN
CREDENTIALS
COMMITTEE
.DU B0IS LEADS FIGHT
ON NORMAN DELEGATION
Six Hours Consumed in Fruit
less Efford to Settle Differ
enceS in Which Religious
Question Takes Prominence,

IBy Morning Journal sneeiAl Leased wIre.1
Denver. Colo, July 1.-The creden-
tials committee met at s o'clock In
Fraternity hall, but was delayed for
some time in beginning its work be-
cause of the lack of a stenographer.
Christopher G. Callahan, of HolyolSe,
Mass, was elected chairman and d.,
II. Linebaugh, of Atoka, Okla, was
made secretary.
Five states and the District of CO.
lumbia gave notice of contest and
each contest was limited to thirty
minutes for argument time for pres
entatlon of evidence to be unlimited,
State notices were received from
Pennsylvania. Idaho. Illinois, Ohio
and New York. 1t was decided that
all committeeman whose states had
contests should be excluded from the
proceedings until adjusdcation was
made in the fights in which they were
interested.
The first case taken up was Idaho.
When the committee had been in ses-
sion for three hours, the Idaho case
was still under consideration, and At
torney John +. Nugcnt, of Idaho, who
is conducting the contest, was still
busy with his second witness. The
limitation of thirty minutes a side
applying only to the arguments, and
there being no limitation on the
amount or duration of the taking of
evidence. it began to look as II the
Idaho case might last all night and
indefinitely delay the hearing of the
Pennsylvania and other contests. The
Idaho eases involve the entire state
elegation---fourteon seats.
| After an extended legislative ses-
sion the committee decided that II
would be proper to hear the evidence
offered by the contestees and tho hear
ing accordingly began in open session.
The vote of the committee as to
whether the contestees would Sbe
heard was 2S to 10. The discussion
was heated at times and the interest
of the entire committee was aroused.
As soon as the open session was
resumed Attorney Jackson opened for
the contestees. The members of$the
committee who were without dinner
were growing impatient at the amount
of time consumed by the Idaho peo-
pie. Mr.. Jacksons argument tend
ed to show that the Du Bots faction
had a clear majority of the Twin
Falls convention, claiming 1856 u votes
to 100Is for the contesting delcga-
tion. He was interrupted almost ev-
cry moment by some of the commit.
teemen.
Former Senator Du Bols made the
closing arguments for the contestees.
He denounced the Mormons in Wig
orous terms, saying that they are not
and never have been democrats. The
contestants desired to offer further
evidence, but the committee refused
to hear 1t and at 1925 the case was
closed. after the hearing had continu-
ed for exactly six hours.
C. II. Jackson on behalf of the Du
Bois or the anti-Mormon faction. stir
red the committee to loud applause
when he said that he and his assoc
ciates were trying to save the state
for Bryan and that the Mormons could
not live In Idaho and defy the laws Of
God and man. He said there was no
question of Acknowledgement involved.
'The Mormons are disfranchising
themselves. II Is the criminal fearing
punishment OF God and man that is in
the front OF this fight for the regular
democracy of the state. He concluded
by saying that the Du Bols faction
would not be contented with One-half
vote. that the Mormons had dis
obeyed the laws of Gcd and therefore
they would not SIT In convention with
them. During the cross examination
Of Jackson by John r. Nugent, the at
torney for the contestants. Jackson
was asked " any OF the contestants
were Mormons. He said they were
all Mormons. This statement caused
intense indignation among the contest
ants, and a number of them started
for Jackson, apparently intending IA
offer him physical violence. The com
mittee room was Instantly In an up
roar and 1t was with difficulty that
the indignant contestants were re-
strained. A suggestion was made thai
the roll Of the contestants be called
and that Jackson name those on tbs
list who are Mormons. He indicated
a man named Evans. who Instantly
denied II and another fight was mar.
rowly averted. Jackson insisted thai
Evans has repeatedly told him thai
he vas Mormon. II was some tim,
before the committee room was suf-
hcicntly quiet to allow further TAX
Ing Of testimony
AZ 1880 the committee took a re.
cess for one hour. II was determined
to announce no decisions unit, after al