Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-08

alignment which might force New
York into the open and compel other
wavering delegations to show their
colors.
Guffey Is stunned.
Guffey was fairly stunned when
word was brought TO him of the ac-
ton of the committee.
Can it be possible" he said, "that
this disfranchisement of men repre-
senting the sovereign state of Penn
sylvania, men holding certificates un-
DER the great seal of the common
wealth. has deliberately taken place.
The decision of the committee adds
| four Bryan votes in Oklahoma and re-
syiyania.
Fifteen States Stand Together.
The votes in committee on the Penn
sylvania contest showed the states of
New York, New Jersey, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Della
ware, Illinois. Ohio, Minnesota, Geor-
gia, Louisiana, Kentucky and Maryland
were voting with the Guffey forces.
| Have Voting Strength Of 3ss.
The aggregate voting strength of these
states is $40, but that figure is not an
exact statement of the votes that Cuff
ifey will be able to call to his
side. A minority report from the
credentials committee is being prepar-
ed by Attorney General Strauss of
Maryland, and ii is expected represen-
tatives of IA states will sign the min
ority report
Disposes OF Pennsylvania Contest.
| Denver, July Sat Z this morning
the credentials committee which had
been in session all night had just dis
posed of the Pennsylvania contest.
No announcement of the decision
reached will be made until the COM
mittee has completed its work In
the Illinois case National Committee
man Sullivan personally argued
against the contestants and in behalf
of his own delegates, while Judge
William Prentiss and George F. Null
ligan made an argument for the con-
: testant
Is Particularly Vehement.
Prentiss' argument was particularly
t vehement. He recalled the Spring
; field convention at which Bryan first
publicly denounced Sullivan as ''po.
: litical train robber," and he made the
: expression his own. He declared Sui
, livan was a political ally of the re-
r publican leader, Senator Hopkins.
T Says New York Is Necessary.
Il When the contest of New York was
| fol- 4
, out that even with all elements of
r the party united it would be exceed.
ingly difficult for the democrats to
carry New York state this fall. and
I that the state was essential to the
: election of the democratic candidate
for presidency and that the constit.
uency of Brooklyn was famously jeal
GUS of its rights and would retaliate
for injustice to them in fashion
! which no leader, however powerful
would be able to forestall
Attacked by Coler.
On the other hand, Bird S. Cole
scathingly attacked McCarren, alleg
/ ing he and ex-Lieutenant Governo
: William F. Sheehan and Nationa
Committeeman Guffey of Pennsylva
: mia We're now in Denver engaged in
u conspiracy to accomplish the defea
of the democratic party. and that NJ,
Carren was .tied hand and foot t
n. the republican boases in Brooklyn.
ie Most Important One Heard.
" The contest from Pennsylvani
n which is the most important case b
rs fore the committee. was called litt
~ before 5 a. M. ]. B. Daily of Philade
ie phia, who represented all the contes
ing districts from that city, makir
the principal address. DAILY charg,
on 4 constant and corrupt collusion b
Mt tween the democratic leaders in Ph
i'm adelphia and the republican part,
in The argument for the contestees W;
by opened by Charles P. Donnelly WI
es in sarcastic terms alluded to DAILY ;
IN .'reformer," who. be said, kne
he nothing of what he was talking abou
on- Colonel Guffey was not present at an
time throughout the hearing.