Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-08

morning une creQeuL1dlS ColHHIIlee,
| which had been in session all night,
had just disposed of the Pennsylvania
contest. No announcement of the de-
cision reached was made until the
committee completed its work.
In Illinois, the case of National
Committeeman Sullivan was person.
ally argued against the contestants in
behalf of his own delegates; while
Judge William Prentiss and George F.
Mulligan made the argument for the
contestants. Prentiss' argument was
particularly vehement. He recalled the
Springfield convention, at which Bry-
an first publicly denounced Sullivan
as political train robber" and he
made the expression his own. He de-
clared that Sullivan was the political
ally of a republican leader, Senator
Hopkins.
M'carren Isn't Confident.
When the case of the contest in New
York was taken up, McCarren pointed
out that even with all the elements
of the party united, it would be ex-
ceedingly difficult for the democrats to
carry New York state this fall; that
that state was essential to the cleo
| tion of a democratic candidate for the
presidency; that the constitution OF
Brooklyn was fanously jealous of its
rights, and would retaliate for injus-
tice to them in a fashion which no
leader, however powerful, would be
able to forestall.
On the other hand, Bird s. Coler
scathingly attacked McCarren, alleg-
ing that he and ex-Lieutenant Gov
ernor William +. Sheehan, and Ma
tional Committeeman Guffey of Penn
sylvania, were now in Denver engaged
in conspiracy to accomplish the de-
feat of the democratic party; that Nc
Carren was '.tied hand and foot" to the
republican bosses.
Daily Charges Corruption.
In the Brooklyn contest from Penn
sylvania, which is the most important
case before the committee, and which
was called little before 5 a. 1n., j.
lJdlS, Ol I1llIdoO1PllAc, WIN 1SPAS =
sented all the contesting districts from
that city, making the principal address
DAILY charged constant and corrupt
collusion between the democratic lead
ers in Philadelphia and the republi-
can party. The argument for the con-
testees was opened by Charles p. DON
nelly, who in sarcastic terms alluded
to Daily as "reformer," who, he said,
knew nothing of what he was talking
about Colonel Guffey was not present
at any time thruout the hearing
Contests Decided.
The Guffey faction was defeated in
the Pennsylvania contest. The Dubois
faction was seated in the Idaho con-
tests.
The credentials committee sustained
the action of the national committee
in the New York and the Nineteenth
Ohio district contests.
The Idaho, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
cases provoked much bitterness from
the opposing sides. .Guffey went down
to defeat in all his contested cases, the
contestants all being seated by vote
of 27 to Is.
In the Idaho cases, the committee
decided in favor Of the Dubois faction,
26 to 90. The Nineteenth Ohio dis
trict was again given to Tom john
son. after he had made a strong plea
that the action of the national COM
mittee be sustained. The Ninth or an
ti-Johnson district delegates were al
lowed to retain their seats. The COM
mittee made short work Of the Illi-
nois. New York and District of Co
lumbia contests, unanimously sustain
ing the action of the national commit
tee in each case. The claim of Okla
homa was based on the allegation that
there had been an incorrect appor-
tionment Of districts, and the commit
tee accepted that view.
Mecarren Hopes Destroyed.
The decisions destroyed the last
hone of the McCarren faction to Sc
cure seats in the convention, and re-
suited in a victory for Tom Johnson
and his friends The decision of the
contest in Idaho is in favor of the
anti-Mormon faction; and in Pennsyl-
vania, the case gives the anti-Guffey
people control of the delegation from
the keystone state.
The committee sustained the ma
tional committee in the contests from
Illinois, District of Columbia, Thirty
second Pennsylvania. and Ninth Ohio
district, and gave Oklahoma IS in
stead of IA votes in the convention
Carry Fight to Convention.
Immediately upon announcement Of
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