Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-15
After Being Defeated in Commit
tee, Resolution of Endorsement
Will Not Be Pressed
AN UNRESTRICTED DELEGATION
Bryan Wires Thanks to Friends-Mc-
Carren Contested Delegations Max
ing Hard Fight for Seats and Con-
vention Work is Delayed Lively
and AII-Night Session Of Committee
Held.

New York, April 15.-There was III
tie prospect early today that the sec
ond session of the democrat state
convention would begin at noon, the
appointed time. The election of ma
tional delegates to the Denver conven-
ton and the selection of presidential
electors are almost forgotten in the e4-
citement oevr the contest. Senator NC
Carren, leader of the Kings county
democracy, is making to secure the
seating of his delegates from sixteen
contested districts.
After an all night battle before the
committee on credentials McCarren de-
livered an ultimatum to Tamman Hall
to keep his hands off the Kings county
democracy.
Row All Night.
At o'clock this morning at the
hearing before the credentials commit
tee McCarren, addressing Daniel CO.
halan, who is the head of the law COM
mittee of Tammany Hall and leader
of Murphy's personal representative,
said:
81 hold it to be no part of your duty,
or any mans, to question the figures
cast at any election. l speak for Kings
county now. All we in Kings county
ask of you in New York is to mind
will 1ln1ar-
take to mind our business. We don't
seek your advice and will not tolerate
it. We will find a way to make our
wishes known to you if you fail to OBJ
serve our answer"
probably by means of republican
judge and tie-up the national conven-
ton as you tied UP the state conven-
ton interrupted Cohalan.
The committee, which had been in
session since six last night, adjourned
at this morning to meet again at 10.
When the committee adjourned there
remained several contests in Kings,
Herkimer and other counties to be dis
posed of before the convention was
called to order
Bryan Resolution Lost in Committee.
Friends Of w. ]. Bryan promised to
add to the excitement of today's ses-
sion of the convention by attempting
to secure vote on the resolution call
ing for an instructed delegation for
Bryan to the national convention. The
committee on resolutions last night
voted down the motion to substitute
the Bryan instruction resolution for the
one adopted by the subcommittee,
which calls for an uninstructed dele
cation. Norman Mack, of Buffalo,
gave notice that he expected to present
minority report to the convention.
Committee Has Warm Session.
1t was after this morning when Nc
Carren got the floor before committee
to deny the charges of fraud at the pri-
maries. He denied absolutely that
anything unfair had been done In
Kings county. In answer to the ques-
ton if he had not supported Hearst for
governor, McCarren said he was proud
of the fact that the Kings county de-
mocracy had not put itself back of the
candidate of the Buffalo convention.
mo man is more loyal to the democ-
racy of this state than l am" said Nc
Carren, but 1 also say the organiza-
ton 1 represent will not stand to be
dictated to by any group of men, to it's
own destruction. When l left the Buff
falo convention, served notice upon
the candidate at the head of the tick
ct that if he would support the ticket
in Kings county he could have, and
gladly, the support of the organization.
II made it plain that he was to adhere
strictly to this. When he put candi
dates in the field against the regular
democratic candidates for office in
Kings county, l withdrew my support
quickly, and fatally for him. 1 made 1t
plain that neither l nor the organiza-
ton would stand to be knitted in the
back by the head of the ticket. We
supported every candidate on the tick
ct except the candidate for governor"
The McCarren men at this point in
terrupted the proceedings for several
minutes with cheering.
I'm the face of the figures read to
this committee, which have not been
disputed said Cohalan, ut seems to
me there's something wrong in Kings
county When the enrolled vote of the
democrats drops from 10000 to 10000,
it seems to me something is radically
wrong in the leadership, organization
and machinery of Kings county"
The whole question was left unset
tied when the committee adjourned
until 10 o'clock this morning.
Bryan Mon Give Up.
National Committeeman Mack, who
is u member Of the committee on reso-
buttons; August Thomas, president OF
The Bryan Progressive League and 9th
ers interested IN Bryans cause. held Il
before the meeting OF the
ON resolutions today and de-
cided not to oppose the report Of the
committee which will declare for an
delegation To Denver.
Thomas. who since The adjournment of
the resolutions committee last night,
had consulted by wire the prominent
dom ocrats in the south. said today:
"Bryan's friends, after conference