The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-07
FACTIONS HURL
CHARGES, LOSERS
CRYING + RAUD.
Personalities and Bitter De-
1lullciation Mark Hearing
of Contests McCarTen,
Ignored, Leaves.

DENVER col. July 6.--1n record
time to-day. the Democratic National
COMMITTEE disposed OF all contests
4 with the exception OF those in Penn
y sylvania and Idaho. which went over
Z until Tomorrow morning. The gen
eral result was to sustain the delegates
4 WHO came with credentials from tl1eir
4 State and district conventions. A
total of serenty-six seats We're in
volved In the contests from Illinois.
New York. Pennsylvania, Idaho, Ohio
and the District of Columbia. The
work was done by six subcommittee,
6Bur of which reported to-day to the
s4ull body
Sullivan and Johnson Win.
Roger c. Sullivan. of Chicago. was
! an easy winner Of the twenty contest
led seats from Cook county. which
were disputed by Robert q. Burke and
s1ais associates. Senator Fred I. Dubois
s3Vas sustained by the. subcommittee
which heard the Mormon contests
from Idaho. but the committee was
Z not ready to make its report to the
aI . COMMITTEE before that body adj
5ourned.
Tom Johnson, of Cleveland. was \
4 winner in the Nineteenth Ohio District
where he triumphed over the s1bcom.
mittee. winning out by the vote Of %
10 - before the national committee
!. The Rockwell delegates-E. z. France
and a. C. Holloway-were displaced.
and the two johnson delegates. +.
Flaherty and r. F. Reinhoel-were
seated in their places.
In the Ninth Ohio District the Car
her. faction retained the two contested
seats over the protest of Johnson.
4
a McCarren Ignored.
Patrick. McCarren. of Brooklyn. was
ignored in his contest against Charles
II. Murphy for the twelve seats In
Kings county, New York. Before the
subcommittee he became so abusive of
the Murphy and Coler men that he
was not permitted to proceed, and the
meeting was abruptly adjourned. with
the decision TO take no further action
ION the contests. The full committee
sustained this without debate.
IN the District of Columbia contest.
where the entire delegation of six
members was involved. the committee
divided the seats between the two con-
testing parties. The faction headed by
w. Nick CLAYTON. which held the ere
dentials. got fonr seats, while the re-
manning two Went TO the contestins
& deIagation OF Charles w. Dhrr
Joseph Howley, or the Thirty-first
\ Pennsylvania District. whose right TO
ibis seat was disputed by Guffey, was
sustained by the subcommittee. IL
was contended that Howley was not
a Democrat but had organized a party
OF his own called The Bryan PARTY"
ElIyson Called Him Down.
The Pennsylvania contests that In
svolved eight seats in the city OF Phil
adelphia and three in Allegheny coun-
ty. proved probably the most bitter
discussion that occurred before any OF
!. the. subcommittee. Charles Daily, of
gPhiladelphia. appeared for the con-
4 stestants, and in the bitterest manner
iarraigned Charles P. Donneliy and
fgThomas j. Ryan. the leaders of the
tGuffey faction In these districts. He
charged that the eight Guffey dele
fEates We're elected by the aid of Re-
Epubffcans and that the rankest frauds
tweres perpetrated. Both Donnelly and
Ryan, who spoke in suppcst Of the
Irregular delegation, replied in kind to
\ the charges. Ryan became bitter in
lthis Remuneration of DAILY calling him
puppy" and "upGtart.',, and finally
f9Srew so violent. iis. His denunciation
THAT Committeeman E,ryson, OF yIr-
sginia. called him TO order and caused
him to withdraw his statements.
The subcommittee took these con-
l YES is under Amusement and will report
1 o-merrow morning
Many Personalities.
The Illinois contests were also
! 1raught' with personalities and bitter
{ denunfiatIon of opposing sides. Roger
fssSinillYan addressed the subcommittee
i IN defense of the regular Cook county
asserting the entire regu-
Y laritH of proceedings in connection
with their selection Sullivan's chief
! contention ayas that the illegalities
= charged by the B,srlte faction did not
pply TO the election OF delegates To
isfhe national convention. but under the
Law had reference only 10 State con-
ES " In this he was sustained hv
/ the subcommittee James a DAN.
\ man OF omaha, Bryan's close adyisar
twas one OF the three members Of the
3iS subcommittee who decided tie Illinois
( contest in Sullivau's favor. the other
/ two members, Atwood Of Kansas and
Made. of Iowa. being also strong
l! BRYAN supporters.
Mayor Dahlman stated after the snb