Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-09
Colonel Guffey and His Delegates Thrown Out IL
Spite Of Support Of Illinois and Several Other
States, Vote Being 615 to 387.
HALF HOUR FOR EACH SIDE IN DEBATE
Roger Sullivan Plays important Part in Organizing Fight Tor
Minority.-.Pennsylya Accused Of Voting Rspub-
icans at the Primaries

Denver, Col, July 9.-The business
of the convention session last night
was limited to receiving reports from
the credentials committee, which re-
suited in the majority report being
adopted.
HObs0n Breaks In.
The convention got to work at s: 81.
Representative Hobson, against numer-
Gus cries of NO mounted the plat
form and delivered a speech bearing
on the necessity of a. strong navy.
Brief speeches were made by Sena-
tors Towne of New York and Taylor
of Tennessee. AS Taylor retired the
chairman announced the committee on
credentials was ready to report. Chris
tian c. Callahan, chairman of the COM
mittee, then read the report.
Sullivan Most Active.
While the chairman was reading the
report, Roger c. Sullivan, chairman OF
the Illinois delegation, which state was
generally understood to have determin
ed to fight side by side by Pennsylva
MIA in behalf of the minority report
was busily running about the floor, con
ferring with a number of other delega
tions and preparing for a fight so soon
to come.
When Callahan read the decision Of
the committee in favor of the contest
ants against Guffey of Pennsylvania
there were few Kisses and some ap
Iplause. Interruption was of brief dura
| ton, however, and the reading of the
report continued.
| In the matter of two lists of com
mittee appointments from Pennsylva
nie, Callahan reported the credential:
committee recommended that in view
of the contests the lists be referred
back to the delegation for further ac
| ton.
Callahan concluded by moving tn,
adoption of the report.
| Minority Report is Read.
The chairman stated the question
and recognized l. l.. Straus of Mary
land, who read the minority repor
which recommended to the convention
I that the contestees in the Pennsylva
mia cases be seated.
The statement made by Straus tina
was staggering blow at the democ
racy of sovereign state called fort
cheers. He asked the chairman TO
permission to make few remarks il
support of his motion to substitute tn
minority for the majority report. TIL
request was refused, until the motio
to limit debate to half an hour to eac
lside carried
Straus in Overruled.
The chairman recognized Callahan
as the first speaker in behalf of tn
| majority report Before Callahan bt
gan, Straus claimed that as he cal
ried the affirmative, he had the righ
: to open and close the debate.
The chair ruled, however, that tn
chairman of the committee, as he rel
PRESENTED the majority, should hav
right to open and close, and he agai
: recognized Callahan.
Says Guffcy Voted Republicans.
Callahan said the evidence before tn
committee showed that in Philadelphi
1.-THE Guffey faction brought hosts of r
lpublicans to the democratic primaI
ipolls, and cited as an instance of til
: effect of this, that in one congression
district where the normal democrat
!, vote was about 1000, the vote in Il
v lprimary was swelled to more ths
S l2,700. He defended the action of Il
/ majority of the committee. Straus, wi
|. mad presented the minority repo
t Ispoke in its support on the ground tn
d the majority report was an attack
# the indefensible rights of democrats
|. ia sovereign state
nj Straus, who spoke with great ferv
k land earnestness, was given an ovati
IT as he left the stand after making
a. Iimpassioned appeal for the adoption
a. the minority report. Argument in
e half of the minority was concluded
b. John d. Bellamy of North Carolina.
The roll call on the substitution