The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-09
All-Night Committee
Fights of Yesterday
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in Idaho and the vote of that element
was in a measure at stake. The sit
ting delegation Tepudiated all pTCpOs-
ais in the direction OF compromise,
and il was clear that whichever way
the committee, and after the commit
tee the convention. might throw its de-
cision. the political effect would be i'm
pOTtant.
McCarren's Appeal
In a similar vein was couched the
auDeaI of State Senator Patrick H.
McCaren. o. Brooklyn for the seating
of his delegation. who were Unseated
kv the sDriIE state convention held
in New York City. notwithstanding &C
cordIUg % the claim of AlcCaTTen, the
fact that they had been the UndOu5ted
choice of the voters Of the party at
the primary elections In vehement
statement before the committee. Sen
ator AIcCaren said that with all the
elements OF the party united it would
be exceedingly difficult for the demo
Gratis to carry New York state this
fall; that the state was essential to
the election of a Democratic candidate
for the presidency, and that tae con
stitueucv of Brooklyn, famOusly jeal-
n.
an Injustice to them, IN fashion
which no leader, however powerful,
would be aOle to forestalL
CoIer Charges Conspiracy.
On the other hand, Former Comp
troIIer Bird 5. CoIer, 5cathinSly attack
Cd .NcCaren. alleging that he and For
mer Lieutenant Governor William r
Sheehan and National Committeeman
Guffey, OF Pennsylvania, were now in
Denver engaged in Il cons piracy to aC-
confDlish the defeat OF the Democratic
marty: that NcCarren was tied hand
and foot to the Republican bosses in
Brooklyn, under great personal Obli-
cation 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 governor of New York state He
<urther attributed '-baneful effects
uDoD the party to the Cleveland me
mortal resolutions offered in the con
vention on yesterday by Judge Parker,
and he alleged that McCaren was be
hind that, too.
A similar allegation was brought in
connection with the Chicago cases
against the newly reelected national
committeeman, Roger c. Sullivan, OF
Illinois, who was charged by the OPP
position with being the political ally
OF the Republican state leader, Sen
ator Albert J. Hopkins.
The Pennsylvania cases involving
the membership of Colonel James NJ.
Guffey. of PittsbuTg, in the national
committee, afforded a sensational cpl
sode in tne opening session of the
convention yesterday, when the case
was referred by Temporary Chairman
Bell by sheer power CT the gavel, to
T~aTc rzraF n
vociTerous demands of Colonel Guffey
and his associates for a vote on the
subject then and there. The deniaI
of a roll call by the chairman was
the subject of much discussion among
the delegates after the adjournment
of the committee, and il was made
plain that when the matter comes be
fore the convention on the report o.
the credentials committee, the out
come viii be anything but a fOTegOne
conclusion.
Resolutions Committee Busy.
Meanwhile the committee on resolu-
tons, and later the subcommittee, to
which the platform was finally re-
feTed, was having d DrOtracted meet
ing. The full committee remained in
session until after l a m and heari
arguments in favor of many proposed
plaHks; then it adjourned until p.
m. today. leaving the subcommittee to
wrestIe with the problem OF detail
the feature of the subcommittee
meeting was the reading by Governor
Haskell, of Oklahoma, chairman OF the
fUll committee. for more than an hour.
of suggestions direct from Mr.. Bryan
as TO planks on various subjects. which
he desired the committee 10 embody in
the plat Orm, or at least consider them.
These suggestions cover practically
every subject which the platform is ex-
pectad TIC touch upon. from court in
functions and the tariff to the welcOm-
ing of Oklahoma as a sister state. 1t
was broad daylight when the sub-com-
mittee at last took a recess until 9
a. m. 1t IS hoped that its work will
be finished in time to report the Full
platform to the whole committee at )
D. m.
Possible final adjournment of the
convention on Thursday, of which
there had been a faint prospect. has
been apparently rendered rather re-
mote by the POstpOnement of the re
port Of the platform committee, to
say nothing OF the probability of ex-
tended discussion on the convention
floor today of the report of the Gre
dentiaIS committee. There is no tell
ing what the day will bring forth in
this regard. or what the effect of the
outcome. whatever 1t may be. upon