The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-11
CUFFEy LICKED
IN CONVENTION
Eight Of His Philadelphia
Delegates URSeated.
HEATED DEBATE On FLOOR
Senator Gore Starts Wild Cheers
For Bryan.
HEATED DEBATE On FLOOR
DEMONSTRATION LASTED OVER HOUR

DEMONSTRATION LASTED OVER HOUR
State Delegations Marched and Shout
ed Themselves Hoarse For Nebras-
kan-Plstform As Drafted Favors
Tariff Revision-The Antilnjunction
Plank Pleases Conservatives and
Labor Men and Favors Placing
Labor Disputes On Level With Other
Disputes.
Denver. July 9-The second days
session OF the Democratic national
convention was marked by turbulent
enthusiasm and the bitter strife OF
party leaders. the essential develop
ments of the day being these.
Two sessions of the convent on were
held. the first at noon producing a
Bryan demonstration breaking all rec.
ords In duration. the second last night
being the elimination OF the struggle
over the credentials OF the P,nnsylva.
mia delegation and the supro macy Of
the Pennsylvania leader. Colonel Guf-
fey. who had been denounced by Mr..
Bryan.
Outside OF convention the commit.
tees have proceeded with the serious
work OF preparing the way for convcn-
tion action. The credentials committee
unseatod eight of Colonel Guncy's anti.
Bryan Pennsylvania delegates. thus re.
versing the complexion OF the Pcnnsyl-
vauia delegation from anti-Bryan 20
Bryan and precipitating the intense
controversy which is being fought out
before the night session of the oonven-
lion.
Cheers and Parades For Bryan.
The early meeting OF the convention
was productive Of little practical pro
gress. as the principal committees
were not ready TO report. But il had
the effect OF exploding the long-pent-up
Bryan enthusiasm. which took the
signal from Senator Cores eloquent
reference to the Nebraska leader. and
burst into a whirlwind OF enthusiastic
tribute lasting one hour and nineteen
minutes. with seven minutes more Of
the expiring echoes of clamor. estab
fishing the convention record OF an
hour and twenty-siN minutes. or full
thirty-nine minutes in excess of the
Roosevelt demonstration at Chicago.
which had the record. 1t was a decis
i've exhibition of over mastering
strength of the Bryan column. and
one of the most dramatic convention
pictures eYer presented as the stand.
ards of states we're torn from their
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 10000 people
ton.
At the night session of the conven.
tion, 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
tion, by the decisive vote of 615 to
Ss7.
When Temporary Chairman Bell
called the convention to order the ma.
jority report of the committee on ere
dentiais was not completed.
Colonel Guffey. about whom the
storm was expected to center. appear
ed on the floor and Immediately was
surrounded by a 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 clenched fist and
furrowed brow, he talked with great
emphasis of expression to those about
him, one of whom was Peter O'BOyle.
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, as follows:
Report Of Credentials Committee.
I'm the matter of the contests in
the state of Idaho. Illinois. New York
Ohio. PennsylvSnia and the District Of
Columbia. your committee begs TO re-
port that they have carefully investi-
gated each OF said contests: that hear
ings have been given to both the con
testants and contestees in each ~ the
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