Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-09
exhibition of over-magtering

moorings and borne through the hall.
until they stood together on the plat
form, like an army of banners, pro
claiming their united allegiance to
Bryan. Amid this storm of Bryan
demonstration the six standards Of
New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Georgia, Minnesota and Connecticut
stood rooted on their places, the rally.
ing points of little groups unmoved by
the frenzied scenes about them
Throughout the hour and nineteen
minutes the deafening uproar contin.
ued, ebbing and flowing in intensity,
women Joining with the men in bear
ing the Bryan standards aloft, while
the whole assemblage of $4,000 people
joined in the tumultuous demonstra-
ton.
At the night session of the conven'
ton, after an hour of speechmaking,
the committee on credentials reported
on the Pennsylvania and other con
tested cases. A minority report on the
Pennsylvania case resulted in an
hours acrimonious debate, after which
the convention rejected the minority
report, favorable to the Guffey fac
ton, by the decisive vote of 615 tc
3S7.
When Temporary Chairman Bel
called the convention to order the ma
jority report of the committee on ere
dentials was not completed.
Colonel Guffey. about whom the
storm was expected to center, appear
ed on the floor and Immediately was
surrounded by number Of his lieuten
ants and sympathizers, who were pre-
pared to take up the battle in his be
half. Colonel Guffey seemed pale but
determined. With clenehed 6st and
furrowed brow, he talked with great
emphasis of expression to those about
him. one of whom was Peter O'Boyle
his chief aid in the Pennsylvania dele
cation.
After several prominent Democrats
had attempted to speak, and amid
great confusion, the chairman an
nounced that the committee on creden
tials was ready to report, and recog
nized Christopher G. Callahan. chair
man of the committee. He read the re
port.
When Chairman Callahan read the
decision of the committee in favor ol
the contestants against Guffey in Penn
sylvania there were few Kisses and
some applause The interruption was
of brief duration, however, and the
reading of the report was continued.
Mr.. Callahan concluded by moving
the adoption of the report.
81 second that motion" shouted q
delegate from Indiana
The chairman stated the question
and then recognized I. L. Straus, Of
Maryland, who read the minority re
port, which recommended that the con
testees in the Pennsylvania cases be
seated.
The statement made by Mr. Straus
that the action of the majority com
mittee was staggering blow at the
Democrats of a sovereign state, called
forth cheers. He asked the chairman
for permission to make few remark:
in support of his motion to substitute
the minority for the majority report.
mot now" said Chairman Bell 'sPu
your motion and I will state the ques
ton"
"It is moved and seconded that this
minority report be adopted in place
of that portion of the majority repor1
relating to the contests" said Chair
man Bell
Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma, wal
recognized to move that debate be
limited to thirty minutes on eithel
side Carried.
The chairman recognized Chairman
Callahan as the first speaker in be
half of the majority report.
Deal With Republicans.
Mr.. Callahan said the evidence be
fore the committee showed that IL
Philadelphia the Guffey faction hat
brought host of Republicans to The
Democratic primary polls. These vot
ers, he declared, were members of ths
Philadelphia Republican machine, O.
which zone McNichol" was the head
In one congressional district where the
normal Democratic vote was abou
1000, the vote in the primary swellet
to more than 2700. This was but one
instance of many, declared Mr.. Gala
han, the evidence of which was sup
ported by undisputed affidavits.
when we consider all the evi
dence," he concluded, ut was impos
sible to escape the conclusion that tht
Democracy of Philadelphia had beer
kept at home by alliance of one ele
ment of the Democracy with the domi
nant Republican machine in that city
We were urged that expediences O
harmony required that we should shu
our eyes to these irregularities, but M
set of men with a spark of justice ii
their breast could do other than WI
have done.''
The first speaker for the minorit!
report was Mr.. Straus, who had pre-
sented it. He asked that the substitu