The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-21
BRYANITES BEATEN
Pennsylvania Delegates to Den
yer Are Uninstructed.
". H. BERRY TURNED DOWN
Former State Treasurer Was Dropped
BY Guffey As DeIegate-at-Larsa
Attack on Bryan Caused Uproah
Tho Platform.

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of the hardest fights within the party
In several years, the Democratic state
convention here decided not to in
struct its delegates-at-large to the
Denver convention for Bryan. 1t was
q clean-cut victory for the Democratic
state organization, headed by Colonel
James M Guffey, Of Pittsburg, the
Pennsylvania member of the national
committee The Bryanites, under the
leadership of the executive committee
Of the Bryan Democratic league, had
. large following, and they fought to
the bitter end The following were
the successful candidates:
For Judge of Superior Court.
Webster Grim, of Montgomery
county.
DeIegates-at-Larse.
James M. Guffey, of Pittsburg.
]. X. P. Hall, Of Elk county.
Arthur G. Dewalt, Of Lehigh county.
John G. Hartman, Of Columbia
county.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
EFF. Blewitt, Of Lackawanna county.
8. M. Hoyer, of Blair county.
B. G. Bromley, of Philadelphia.
John P. Brew, of Erie.
! Presidential EIeotors-at-Large.
Joseph P. McCullen. Of Philadelphia
Albert ]. Barr, Of Pittsburg.
Aside from the defeat of the Bryan
ties, probably the most important hap
pening of the day was the dropping
by the Democratic organization of for
mer State Treasurer William H.
Berry. Of Delaware county. Mr.. Berry
had been picked to be one Of the dele.
gates-at-large on the organization
ticket, although he was Bryan man
Later the Bryanites placed him on
their slate as a delegateat-large. As
he did not object to being on the tick
cts Of opposing factions, he was in
formed by the organization leaders
that they did not intend to name him
on the ground that in fight like this
no man could consistently go along
with both factions.
When the platform was presented to
the convention, Jere s. Black, one OF
the leaders Of the Bryanites, offered
a q minority report the second
amendment defeated in the meeting
of the committee on resolutions. The
fireworks then started, and it took an
hour and a half before the matter
was disposed of. Black made an earn.
est pies for instructions, and former
Congressman James Kerr, of Clear.
field, also supported the Bryan plank
Then John T. Lenahan, of Wilkes
Barre, made q vigorous attack upon
BryaA, which reused the Bryanites to
Z high pitch Of excitement. Lenahan
declared that Bryan had lied the
party to destruction" and that he was
- whitening blight upon the Demo
cratic party" The convention was in
constant uproar in consequence OF
Lenahan's remarks, and he was fire.
Quently compelled to stop talking
while Chairman Peter A. O'Boyle, of
Lenahan's own county, tried to bring
about order After tedious roll call,
the minority report was defeated by
vote Of 1877 to 1913, after which the
platform was adopted by vive voce
vote.
The Platform.
The platform Is as follows:
believing that the great mass OF
voters are weary of government by
and proclamation, and that
The Republican party has forfeited its
Nght to the confidence of the people
By its Encouragement, extravaganza,
and obstinate refusal to enact much
needed and insistently demanded leg.
tslation; and believing, further, that
the conservative opinion of the ma
joFfty of the members of all parties
10 that no relief can be obtained by
continuance Of the methods of the
party now in control of the govern
ment We hereby state:
"First-ThAt rs the constitution is
the chart of our liberties, we call for
q strict Interpretation thereof. and de-
nounce the tendency towards usurpa-
ton by the executive of legislative and
judicial functions.
"Second-Knowing that those who
are least governed are best governed.
We declare against all forms of pater-
nal government, and insist that the
rights Of the states and of the people
shall be conserved by strict and con-
stitutional adjustment of the execu-
tive, legislative and judicial functions
of the government
"Third-We demand an immediate
and just revision Of existing tariff
laws, and insist that the same shall
be so altered that infant industries,
which have now become giant monop
olies. shall be curbed; SO that the con-
sumner may receive, at a fair price
the commodities for which he now
pays an exorhttant sum by reason o:
undue protection. But at the samt
time, we declare, that such revision
should be based upon the equitable
protection Of American labor when
competing with foreign manufactur
ers.
~Fourth-We insist upon the enact.
mont and administration of laws Civ
ing labor and capital iapartially their
Just rights, and call for the enforce
ment of the antitrust laws, not by
threat, but by performance. We pro-
claim against the undue exercise 81
government by Injunction, and at thu
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