Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-07-09

alleged his delegates We're thrown out
by the committee on credentials, and
he declared that the constituency of
Brooklyn would not tolerate such treat
ment. Let me assure you, said he,
that no leader however powerful he
might be, will be able to induce that
constituency to submit to that sort of
treatment / need not tell you" SEN
ator McCarren added. that in order to
elect democratic president it is neces-
sary that the electoral vote of the state
of New York should be assured to the
democratic candidate. With all the ele-
ments of our party united it is going
to be extremely difficult for us to carry
the state, and in the interest of party
success l would impress upon YOU the
wisdom of according to the constitu-
ency of Brooklyn their rights and the
representatives they have chosen.
He declared that his delegates had be-
yond Il doubt been elected at the pri-
mary election. The sitting delegates,
he said. had ample remedy under the
state election law, but had not seen fit
to avail themselves of it-they had pre-
ferred TO await the holding of the state
convention. Everybody including the
delegates whose seats we contest" said
the senator With bitter irony, know
that the appointment of the committee
on credentials of the democratic state
convention meant the seating of the
delegates who We're defeated ut the pri-
maries. They We're assured that no
matter how many votes We're polled
they would be seated.
THE tribunal before which they
wanted To have their case tried was
u hacked committee on credentials. app
pointed to do the bidding and the dirty
r,tr-l. fnt lA w 1f f.As sod to
speak for the democracy of the state of
New York
THE short sighte, managers of the
party in the state of New York seemed
to think that their label of regularity
is all that is needed. SO far as rep
resentation In Il convention is con-
cerned l wish to impress upon this
committee as the Representatives of
the national democracy that the con-
stituency of Kings county will not toll
crate this outrageous proceeding and
l would have YOU know that above
all the constituencies in the United
States there is none as Jealous of its
rights as the constituency of Brook
| lyn."
Much Confusion.
The New York hearing which was
! finished soon after 3:3o a. n., broke
| up amid much confusion. Senator
McCalren had presented his argument
! with considerable heat and Bird S.
Coer his oponent was no less bitter.
| Mr.. l'oler accused AIccarren of po-
| litical 1reacherv. and accused him of
| ACCOMPLISHING the ,lefen, of Mm. II.
| Hearst as democratic candidate for
/ governor of New York state two years
ago Three men. he declared, We're
/ now i'm Denver cndcayorinr 10 nc
conlplish democratic defcat. These
r,en he said wore Senator NIc(aIren
-Iie,1tenant Governor Mm T., Shca-
han. of New York and National Conn
mitteeman Jas. Nj. (;ufley, of Pennsvl-
vania He asserted that Mct'arren
was tied han, and foot TO inc re
publican bosses In Rroollvn." and Was
/ Isuntler personal oblirations 10 them.
At the conclusion of the New York
+, case several of the committees fried
TO move an adjournment.
The Ohio eases were taken up after
several motions to take Il recess hid
been voted down.
Dozinu. Make Mistake.
Nyhnn thn r,sn of tho Ninotoant,,
4 Ohio ,lis,rict wae rcachnd !, c,,,.i,,,,s,
i ,,i,,,,' ',s.,.,,,ral il,nt,t,ti,, ~ ,,
CONDITION ~ thn COMMUNICATIONS ,rhis
is thn cn..n i'm ybi,h thn s,,hrnmn,i,'
tee OF the national COMMITTEES 6ecite,,
against tba Johns.n contcst,nts b,,t
was nftcrward reversed Inv tha ,whnle
connmit,ne In .Iohnsnn,s favo, oe ,n "a
When the case was reached tho CON-
4 testing (Johnson) people were no,
present. but the original contestces
/ standing in the light of appellants
from the decision of the national com
i mittec had been on hand all nitrht
i motion was made to dismfss the
ease and thus confirm tho national
committees decision. and n w:s car
ricd. Then the members Of the com.
uittee MANY OF whom wcrc dovjn,,
woke No TO what they had done. and
the distinct understanding that If the