Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08

credentials concluded Its labOrS shortly
after o'clock this morning, after having
been in continuous session since 5 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. No attempt had
been made to restrict the time for the
presentation 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 opposing sides.
Col James NJ. Guffey of Pittsburg went
down to defeat before the committee In
all his contested cases. the contestants all
being seated by vote of p to Is.
In the Idaho case the Mormon faction
was put to rout, the committee deciding
in favor of the Dubois faction, who were
the seated delegates by vote of 2s to 20.
Tom johnson on Top.
The nineteenth Ohio district again was
given to Tom Johnson of Cleveland, who
appeared in the committee room early this
morning and made strong plea that the
action of the national committee be sus-
tanned.
The ninth, or anti-Johnson, district del
eSdleS were diloWeu u retain tNelT SedtS
The committee made short work Of the
New York. Illinois and District of Column
bia contests, unanimously sustaining the
action of the national committee in each
case.
The fight Of Oklahoma for eighteen del
egates instead Of fourteen resulted in a.
victory for the new state. The committee
accepted the view that there had been
an incorrect apportionment of the dis
tricts.
The sustaining of the action of the ma
tional committee in the New York case
destroyed the last hope of the McCarren
faction to secure seats in the convention.
1t was an open secret late last night
and this morning that the elements op
posed to the nomination of William ].
Bryan for the presidency based practi-
cally their last hope of success upon the
possibility that drastic action of the
credentials committee. more especially in
the Pennsylvania cases, might provoke
a revolt among delegates none too cordial
In cir acceptance of 'pro-Bryan instruc-
tons. and sweep into the anti-Bryan
camp a number sufficient to give them
the one more than one-third of the con-
vention necessary to prevent Bryans nom
fnatiOn. Failing that, 1t was all but
unanimously conceded that Bryan's nomi-
nation has become, what many have
never questioned, certainty.
Mormon Faction Loses.
These were other aspects, of this mat
ter which We're freely discussed. One was
the effect. either way, of the decision of
the credentials committee and of the
convention in the Idaho cases.
There. politically speaking. is very seri-
Gus dilemma, as both sides in the contro-
versy admitted. The defeated contestants
represented in considerable measure the
Mormon interests in Idaho, and the vote
of that large element was in a measure
at stane. The sitting delegation repudi-
ated all proposals in the direction Of
compromise. and it is clear that the DO
litcal effect of the decision is important
In similar vein was noticed the appeal
Of State Senator Patrick H. McCarran Of
Brooklyn for the seating Of his dele
gates who were unseated by the spring
state convention held in New York
city. Notwithstanding. according to the
claim of McCarren. the fact that they
had been the undoubted choice of the
voters Of the party at the primary
elections.
In vehement argument before the
committee Senator McCarren pointed
out that even with all elements in the
party united. it is exceedingly difficult
for the democrats to carry New York
state this fall; that the state was es-
sential to the election of a democratic
the constituency of Brooklyn. famously
jealous of it's rights, would retaliate
for an injustice to them in fashion
which no leader. however powerful,
would be able to forestall.
Coler Roasts McCarren.
On the other hand, former Controller
Bird S. Coler scathingly attacked McCar-
rem, alleging that he and ex-Lieut. Gov.
William f. Sheehan and National Com
mitteeman Guffey of Pennsylvania were
now in Denver engaged in a conspiracy
to accomplish the defeat of the demo-
cratic party: that McCarren was tied
hand and foot to the republican bosses
in Brooklyn. under great personal obliga-
ton to them. and had himself brought
about the defeat Of William R. Hearst
two years ago when the latter was the
regular democratic candidate for Cover
tributed '.baneful effects upon the party"
to the Cleveland memorial resolutions Of
fered in the convention yesterday by ex-
Judge Alton b. Parker. and he alleged
that McCarren was behind that. too.
A similar allegation was brought in
connection with the Chicago cases against
the newly reelected national committee
man. Roger c. Sullivan of Illinois, who
was charged by the opposition with be-
ing the political ally of the republican
state leader. Senator Albert ]. Hop
kins.
Anti-Mormon Uproar.
c. NJ. Jackson. on behalf of the Du-
bois or the anti-Mormon faction. stirred
the committee to loud applause when he