Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-15
TEST SHOWS
BRYAN SURE
NO MORE CHANCE TO BEAT NE
sR.1sKAN FOR PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINATION.
ROLL CALL ON CREDENTIALS RE-
PORT FINps OPPOSITION
FAR BEHIND.
RIVALS UNABLE TO HOLD THEIR
STRENGTH ON NOMINAL.
ING VOTE.

Denver, July 9.-Tne majority re
port Of the credentials committee was
adopted without roll call after the
minority report was defeated by a
vote OF 3s7 to 615.
At 1886 the convention adjourned
till II a. ~ today.
The vote is clear and conclusive
indication that the opposition to Bry-
ans nomination is hopeless. While
his side was IS votes short OF a two
thirds majority (required for nomina-
tom. he will get all the 81 Of the
Illinois delegation, under instructions,
and more votes which last night went
al inst his side.
The report of the committee on
credentials declared that after careful
investigation on the merits of each
contest, the committee recommended
that the Guffey delegates in Pennsyl-
yania be unseated.
Sullivan for Guffey.
W ME the GHdHudH. was I6duiuS
the report, Roger c. Sullivan, chair
man of the Illinois delegation, which
state was generally understood to
have determined to fighr side by side
with Pennsylvania in behalf Of the
minority report. vas busily running
about the floor conserring with a
number OF other delegations and pre-
pairing for the fight so soon to come.
When Callahan read the decision
of the committee in favor of the con-
testants against Guffey OF Pennsyl-
yania, there We're a few Kisses and
some applause. The interruption was
of brief duration, however, and the
reading Of the report continued.
In the matter of the two lists of
committee appointments from Penn
sylvania, Callahan reported that the
credentials committee recommended
that in view of the contest decisions,
the districts be referred back TO the
delegation for further action.
Callahan concluded by moving the
adoption of the report.
The chairman stated the question
and recognized /. L. Straus OF Mary
land, who read the minority report
which recommended that the confess
tees in the Pennsylvania cases be
seated. A statement made by Straus
that the action of the majority of
the committee was staggering blow
at the democracy of a sovereign state,
called forth cheers. He asked the
chairman for permission to make a
few remarks in support OF his motion
to substitute the minority for the
majority report. The request was re-
fused until the motion was made TO
substitute the minority for the ma
jor,ty report. motion to limit the
debate to half an hour on each side
was carried.
Reasons of Minority.
The minority report gives these
reasons why the contestees from
Pennsylvania should retain their
seats:
There is no evidence adduced by
the contestants before the committee
to support their claim to said seats.
The contestants produced no Gre
dentials conducive to aceredit them
in any way to membership in this
convention.
Ley made no protest or appeal
to any convention of the democratic
party of Pennsylvania or TO any tri-
bunal or functionary of said party, or
to any court in said state, as provid-
ed by the primary election law of the
state.
That the credentials of said con-
testees were unexceptional in every
particular and that abundant proof
of their right TO the seats was adj
duced."
The report was signed by the repre-
sentatives ON the committee from
Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
louisiana Illinois. North Carolina,
Georgia, Virginia, Minnesota, Della
ware. New Hampshire, Kentucky and
West Virginia.
Chairman Takes Precede ce.
The chairman recognized Callahan
a. the first speaker on behalf Of the
majority report. Before Callahan be-
gan, Straus claimed that as he car
ried the affirmative, he had a right
70 open and close he debate.
The chair ruled. however, that the
chairman of the committee, as ne rep
resented the majority, should have the
right to open and close, and he again
recognized Callahan.
Callahan said the evidence before
the committee showed that in Phila.
delphia the Guffey faction brought
hosts of republicans to the democratic
primary polls and cited as an instance
OF the effect of this that In one con
gressional district where the normal
democra ic vote was about 1000, the
vote in the primary was sweiled to
mc-~ thar $1,000 He defended the
action Of the majority Of the commit
tee
Straus. who had presented the min
GRITTY report, spoke in IT'S support on
the ground that the majority report
vas an attack uron the rights n dem
ocrats OF a sovereign state.
New York for Guffey.