The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10
.GUffE !::'!ll IS
DEFEATED
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COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS m.
DENVER CONVENTION ELECT
BRYAN sYMPATHlzERs.
c. Lone Is ANGRY
After An All Night Session The Do
mocrats Of Pennsylvania Turndown.
Erstwhiie Leader and New Com
mItteesnan May 30 Named-ouffsy
Makes statement

HEf&rM HSe &NF
Denver. July S.-The committee On
credentials Of the democratic conven-
ton concluded its labors shortly after
10 o'clock today after having been IN
continuous session since S O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. No attempt was
made to restrict the time for the pre-
sentation Of evidence in the various
contests, the proceedings In which
were all conducted with open doors.
The Idaho, Ohio and Pennsylvania
cases provoked much bitterness from
the oppositing sides.
Guffey 10 Defeated.
Colonel James NJ. Guffey Of Penn
sylvania went down to defeat before
the committee in all his contested
cases, the contestants all being seated
by a vote Of q to Is.
In the Idaho case the Mormon fac
ton was put to rout, the committee
deciding in. favor Of the Dubois fac
tion. The 18th Ohio district again was
given to Tom L. johnson Of Cleveland,
who appeared in the committee room
early this morning and made q strong
plea that the action Of the national
committee be sustained. The fight o.
Oklahoma for is votes instead Of IA
resulted in a victory. The claim Of
Oklahoma a based on the allega-
ton that there had Deen an incorrect
apportionment Of the districts and
they were entitled to Is instead Of
IA delegates in the national conven-
ton.
All Night Session.
The supreme fight Of today ragged
about the contest over the Pennsyi.
vania delegation and the displacement
Of Colonel J. M. Guffey Of Pittsburg,
for years the leader Of the Pennsyl-
vania democracy. Intense interest
has been awakened over this all night
fight. which eliminated at 10 o'clock
this morning when the element friend
" to Mr.. Bryan secured a complete
victory before the committee on Gre
dentials. This was but the prelude to
contest Of intense bitterness on the
floor as Guffey and his lieutenants i'm
mediately announced their determine
ton to fight to the last ditch.
It was not alone q personal contest,
but one to some extent involving the
presidential nomination itself for II
Guney should be finally and decisively
endorsed before the convention today
It meant that the one rallying point
OF the anti-Bryan forces had gone to
.peices: whereas q Gutfey fight IN the
floor Of the convention meant the first
t'.show down. of q roll call between
the two c%ontending elements---Bryan
and anti-Bryan. Here, then was to
be the first alignment which might
force New york into the open and
compel other wavering delegations to-
show their colors.
Colonel Gutey was fairly stunned
when word was brought to him Of the
action OF the committee.
Colonel Surprised.
":Can It be possible?" he said, that
this Acknowledgement OF men repre-
senting the sovereign state Of Penn
sylvania, men holding certificates
under the great seal Of the common
wealth has deliberately taken placer"
The report Of what had been done
was laid before Colonel Guifey BY
John NJ. Garman, former democratic
state chairman Of Pennsylvania, and
the Pennsylvania member OF the ere.
dentials committee. All night he had
stood at the door Of the committee
room refusing a place on account OF
the pending contest, but always on
gu rd without food until the nnal &C
tion was taken. His summary Of the
situation to Colonel Guhey was this:
The Vote.
Eight OF our Philadelphia delegates
have been unseated and eight contes-
tants put in their place. Prior to this
action the Pennsylvania vote stood
s21hh for Guffey to 261hk for Kerr. But
OF the eight Philadelphia de-
legates and adding the eight contest
ants gives Kerr 431Ahvotes to Guney's
321h votes, ". "a. Royal not voting,
as he refused to take sides. This selee-
ton Of Colonel Guffey as chairman Of
the national committee 10 referred
back to the Pennsylvania delegates
means that II the credentials
report 10 sustained by the
antt-Gufey forces viii
make . new selection for . national
committeeman from Pennsy1vanla."
Steps were taken to carry the con-
test to the floor Of the convention and
Colonel Guffey issued the following
protest:
ouffaya Prot6st.