New-York tribune., 1908-07-09

hehtucky, and Lewis NixOn OF New York held a
hurried and earnest consultation. after which Mr..
Nixon spoke briefly with Chairman Charles 2. Mur-
ply of the New York delegation
The New York delegation showed marked signs
or sympathy with the minority report Mr.. Straus
went on. applauding him frequently. They cheered
MIN Justify. as did many other delegates. notably
those of Pennsylvania when he said that any man
that had read law for three weeks thar IN
order to deprive delegates of their It must
be shown that enough Illegal votes had been cast
az the election to change the result. and ey1-
dence of this kind. he declared been heard by
the credentials committee
Mr.. Straus who spoke with great fervor and
earnestness. roundIy cheered a. he Ieft the
stand after making impassioned appeal for the
| adoption Of the minority report
To close the argument in behalf the minority
report the Chair recognized John D. BeIlau,y. OF
| North Carolina Of the signers OF the docu-
ment. He declared the contestants brought absc-
| lutely sort OF credentials with them
against the undisputed Of ballots IN
favor OF the Guney delegates The speaker called
| out a storm of disapprovaI when asserted that
| the Republicans who went to the polls Demo
Gratis had right to have their votes counted as
Democrats. mo. no. nothing Ike that ths
chorus from the floor.
| When Mr.. BeIamy again got attention rs
planned that the Democratic party ready to
| open it's doors any who desired to adopt It's
principles. There applause at this. and
the speaker brought his address to close
The closing speech for the majority and the last
OF the debate that of Governor Haskell Of
Oklahoma He promptly took up the statement
! of Mr.. Be1amy that Republicans could properly
vote at Democratic primaries He discussed in
sarcastic sentences the contention Of Mr. BeIla1y.
/ asserting that. under that sentlemans argument,
| he might as well have been elected a delesats
/ to the Chicago convention. After he had charged
the .'contestees' the Pennsylvania cases with
cousion with the Republicans. he was interrupted
| by voice from the rear OF the hall, saying
| Give 'em the other barrei"
| Governor Haskell charged the Pennsyivanis
"contestees'' with being tools OF the Standard
OIL Company. He said the convention should
/ say TO the "contestees': Go back to your Stand
| ard OIL tanks and instantly he was drowned
| with yeu OF approval. which was. however.
\ mingled with many Kisses
| I've heard that Kissing sound out Of
/ pipe line many tfnel' shouted Governor Has
i ksIl and the convention broke into OF
laughter and applause He ended by strongly
| urging the adoption OF ths majority report.
| Governor Haskell was congratulated by Tom
| Johnson and others he left the platform
l The previous question having been called for.
| Chairman Ben was about to put IL to a viva vocs
vote when a rolicail demanded and granted
1 'oThs question Is the adoption OF the minority
report in place Of that portion Of the majority re-
| port relating Pennsyivania." !" announced Chair
man Bell he directed the clerk 70 begin the call
OF states.
Alabama led of with q votes In the negative. and
4 Arkansas followed suit with Is Colorado split BY
! casting votes are and no. New Torks delegates
led in the applause which greeted the announce
1 ment
| Delaware cast all her votes aye" Florida
| cast her 10 votes in the negative. and Georsis.
| always against the Bryan organization. voted for
| the minority Illinois, voting under the unit rule
cast "a votes for the minority IS being declared BY
| Chairman Roger Sullivan to be for IT,
| Edward z. Dunno, Of Chicago. demanded poii
OF the Illinois delegation, and instantly Roger Sui
Ivan was on his feet.
| ''Mr Chairman he called
Mr. sullivan responded the chairman in reccg-
milton,
| "Ths vote OF Illinois has been poIIedT shouted
Mr. Sullivan "and what's more. the gentleman him
self poIIed it. The only reason for Which ne now
rises is to display his own conspcuousness
| The Chair ruled that any member OF any delesa-
ton could demand a poll Of the states and ordered
the noI1 Of the Illinois delegation The poll showed
81 votes cast whereas the delegation Is entitled
I to only 81 Chairman Bell announced the result
as IS voting aye under the unit rule ne cor
rected this later TO 81. This discrepancy was ac-
counted for by some half votes in the delegation
when Indiana was reached Chairman Keren an
nouncad. Indiana does vote under the unit
rule but individually casts her 30 votes No
New Jersey called for poll of its vote NUM-
ber Of the delegates being absent The poll showed
~ for the minority and for the majority, eight
delegates being absent. dispute arose between
the members OF the delegation IS 20 whether or not
the state was bound TO vote under the unit RUE u
decided by the chairman that lL was arHhs
under the rule and the entire vote was cast Io' 7
minority report
New York threw it's full strength Of Is votes with
tba Guffev faction Chairman Murphy announcinS
II an ave" under the unit rule He said tnat tns
delegation had been polIed and stood; Ayes -
noes, 10.
When Pennsylvania was reached oennano was
made for a poll OF the delegation
Announce the vote" said the chairman and
.rar ash for a poll VINO Is the chairman of the
delegation?
Il am" said Colonel James NJ Guhey
Announce your vote again said Chairman Ben
Colonel Guffey walked down the aisle toward tn7
cbairman.s desk attended by l. McCuiston, VINO
also claimed to be a chairman Of the Delegation
..Ob Won have two chairmeu. have you? said
chairman Bell Well. return 10 your seats ana
the state win be pollad -
a point o. order. shouteo Nepi
.ta.a ,, ,o,nt Of order said the chairman.
Nv noint is said Mr.. James. that the dele
+ gates whose seats are contested cannot vote
.you better mind your business. said
,o,ors1 C,urev. turning sharply upon James. and
= cher PeDnsvIvanians made further uncomplmen
tary remarks to the man from Kentucky "he' no"
l ever. sat in his chair and laughed
The majority report Of the credentials commit
fee favoring the unseating of the Gufey delegate
was adopted without rolllcau after the mnorit
= report had been defeated by vote Of $50 to Si
: The vote by as follows:
$ Alabama no -; Arkansas, no IS; California. ay
T. no IL. Colorado, aye 3. no !, Connecticut. aye
no 10; Delaware, 8. Florida, no 10: Georgia ay
Is: Iowa aye >, no -, Kansas, no %, Indiana no y
MARYLAND aye r. .; Louisiana. ave lS; Main
. ave H. no l; Mississippi. no %; Michigan no :
New Jersey. aye "a: Massaehusetts ave no :
absent l; Minnesota. aye -; Nevada no
New Hampshire. aye L no o. Montana, ii1i..,,. no
-. KentaeKy. no sS: Missouri. aye 5. no 81: Ne
bskots nelS az no s: ohio ave s. no u; Oklahoma. n
= IA: oregon no 5; West virginia: a, ss