The sun., 1908-07-09

In favor of giving the State OF Oklahoma
eighteen instead Of fourteen delegates
This was agreed to, making the total num-
Dor OF delegates to the convention COS
| The committee further reported that It In
dorsed the decisions OF the national COM
mittee In all Of the six State contests except
that Of Pennsylvania.
This meant the seating OF the Coler
the ak Dubois anti Mormon delegates from
Idaho, four Bryan instructed Clayton and
two uninstruoted Darro) delegates from
the District Of Columbia, the twenty Roger
@. Sullivan delegates from Chicago and the
Ohio and the two anti-Johnson delegates
, In the Seventh Ohio district.
TURNS AGAINST oUvFEy.
In Pennsylvania the committee on Gre
dentials reported against accepting the de-
cision Of the national committee In the con-
tests Of the seats Of eight delegates In Phil
adelphia and In favor Of seating the Bryan
Kerr delegates: First district, Neil Bonner,
Ryerson W. Jennings; Fourth district, A.
Raymond Raff and Horace F. Fogel Fifth
district, Patrick f. Horan and Paul Wise;
! Sixth district, p. j. Hallahan.
IL developed that Tammanys represen-
tatiye upon the committee on Credentials,
Daniel F. Cohalan. voted against Bryan in
the Pennsylvania contests and supported
the Guffey delegates. The vote on the
Pennsylvania contest came after the com
mittee upheld the conners-Murphy ex-
cluslon Of McCarren.
Mr.. Callahan moved the report OK the
committee be adopted, and the Indiana
delegation seconded the motion.
Isaac Loeb Strauss, the Maryland member
Of the credentials committee, submitted
Guffey delegates in Philadelphia and dis
missing the contestants papers upon the
ground that the contestants adduced no
evidence to warrant their being seated;
that they had no credentials for admission
to the Democratic State convention Of
Pennsylvania nor to the courts Of that
State, and that In ousting the Guhey dele
gates the convention would strike stagger-
ing blow at the independence OF State
deEocracies.
The minority report was signed by the
representatives Of thirteen States on the
credentials coQmittee, as follows: Mary
land, New Jersey, New York, Louisiana.
Illinois. North Carolina. Georgia Virginia
Kentucky and West Virginia.
When Strauss moved that the report
be adopted Gov Haskell OF Oklahoma
moved that half an hour be allowed to
each side to discuss the report and then
the previous question. Mr.. Kern OF Indiana
seconded this. This was carried.
When Christopher T. Callahan chairman
of the committee. got up to defend the
majority report lot Of people started
to leave the hall.
There was considerable confusion. Mr..
Strauss made a point cf order, that the
minority had the affirmative and was first
at the bat. Mr.. Bell ruled against him.
however. Mr.. Callahan said Gov. Haskell
Of Oklahoma would close for the majority.
People were still leaving the hall,
These contests in Philadelphia said
Mr.. Callahan, were considered with great
caution. The evidence showed a contest
between two elements OF the party. one
devoted to the cause Of Bryan and one OPP
posed to him. This last element used
Republican voters to win at the primaries
as the result Of deal with the McNichol
Republican machine Of Philadelphia
MIR. Callahan went on to review the tes-
timony, showing how in one district the
Democratic vote had swelled from 900 to
2, TOO AZ O result of an unholy alliance be-
tween the Guffey and the McNichols ma
chimes. This was one OF several instances
of like character, he said.
peace and harmony he said. might
require us to close our eyes to this evidence
but Justice required us to seat the con-
Of Philadelphia will have representation
here"
Mr.. Strauss replied. "The report Of the
ma jority against the Guffey delegates is
not based upon the evidence and is viola
ton Of all precedents. This report strikes
down the unimpeached credentials Of the
Democratic State convention Of Pennsyl-
vania, and the ajority report is a ruthless
attack upon the inalienable rights OF a sov-
ereign State. The merits Of the case were
not gone into because OF the operation OF a
cloture rule. and the majority Of the COM
mittee were obeying Instructions from
outside Their votes were not voluntary.
Arbitrary power only said Mr.. Strauss.
warrants the ousting OF the Guffey dele
gates. Enough illegal votes were not
t,,o ~ feaf 10 arro of,f
throwing out a single Guffey delegate.
Cheers.
4Ihe contestants did not begin to make
case before the credentials committee.
All they had was hearsay evidence. and all
established rules Of evidence were disre-
garded. dog. much less Democratic men.
would not be driven out on such evidence
as these Bryan contestants asked us to seat
them"
Mr. Strauss made strong and effective
speech and whon he finished the delegates
cheered him roundly
Ex-Representative John d Bellamy Of
North Carolina followed Strauss and spoke
for the Guffey side.
Reviewing the evidence. he declared that
the Guffey men had defeated the con
that the contestants did not announce that
they would challenge the result until long
after the primaries.
When he referred to the statement that
the MCN1Cn0l hepuDl1Can macn1nG na0
furnished votes to the Guffey Democrats
he said that IL the ir votes were deposited
they were entitled to he counted as Demo-
Gratis. Then there was a roar Of dissent.
The chairman had to rap for order.
@The interests Of Mr.. Bryan are not in
volved. the interests OF Mr.. Gray or Mr..
Johnson are not involved here said Bel
lamy. SITS a simple question. If you
wish to be revolutionary then adopt the
majority report
HASKELL CLOSES FOR BRYAN
Gov. Haskell Of Oklahoma closed for the
Bryan contestants and the majority report.
aThese delegates we decided against he
said, could have applied for admission to
the Chicago convention as we'll as here.
The doctrine Of State rights is invoked
by the minority to prevent you from seeing
that thu people and not the corporations
control the primaries in State. Three
quarters Of the members Of the credentials
committee tell us on their honor that these
contestants should be seated. The evil
dence Is plain that tho Republican and
Democratic machines in Philadelphia have
a working agreement. [Applause.l We
cannot afford here TO compromise with dis
honor or dishonesty.
There are q half dozen men who came
here to Denver" said the Governor, mot to
help the party, but to protect plutooracy.
The man made lgod should take back seat
and God made man should govern the