The sun., 1908-07-09
M'CARREN DIES IN LAST DITCH
MAKES FINAL STAND AND LOSES
BEFORE COMMITTEE.

BIRD C0Ier ana His Bunch Get Seats in Con.
yention ~ DO Anti-Guney Contestants
From Pennsylyanla- -Guney May Ne
Beaten for National Committeeman.
DENVER. July s.-Between the hours Of
2 and 4 O'Clock this morning Senator Pat
rick II. McCarren, Bird 8. Coler and Daniel
+. Cohalan entertained the committee on
credentials with the facts connected with
McCarren's contest OF the Coler delegates
seats in the national convention from Kings
county.
Afterward the committee voted unani-
mously against seating the McCarren dele
gates.
BY a vote Of 30 to IA the committee seated
the antiGuffey contestants in Pennsylvania,
including eight In Philadelphia. Other
wise the committee adopted the decisions
of the national committee in all contests.
The vote on seating the two johnson
delegates in the Nineteenth Ohio district
was "a to 20, but the seating Of these dele
! gates is Of but local significance.
| The Dubois anti-Mormon delegates in
Idaho were seated by a vote Of 20 to 20.
The committees decision in the contests
in Illinois (seating Roger G. Sullivan s
delegates) and in the District Of Columbia
were unanimous. About fifty delegates
seats were contested all told out Of the
| 1,OO2, and the contests were for local State
control in each instance.
GurFRYs CLOSE CONTEST.
In Pennsylvania the Guffeyites were in
sisting after the action of the credentials
committee that at another caucus OF the
delegation to be held Col. Gufey would be
reelected, as he would control the sixty
eight delegates by a narrow majority Of
one or two, for several OF the ardent Bryan
delegates still are for Guffey.
The Bryanites OF Pennsylvania, led by
James NJ. Kerr who wants to succeed Col.
Guffey as national committeeman, insist
that they now can control the delegation
against Guffey. Apparently only a roll
call OF the delegation will settle the ques-
tion. as there is much pulling and hauling
, going on.
| 1t was asserted that John X. Royal Of
J the Harrisburg district held the balance
of power in the last analysis and that while
he was unalterably opposed to Kerr yet
he did not want to vote for Guffey In
view OF the fact that William j. Bryan is
| after Guffey's scalp the action of the COM
mittee on credentials in seating the anti
| Guffey delegates where there were con-
tests was taken to indicate that the. Kerr
people had had a counting Of noses and had
assured Bryan they could unhorse Guffey
| as the Democratic national committeeman
from the Keystone State If the contests
were decided in favor OF the Kerr people.
coMMrTTREs LONG SESSION.
The committee on credentials met at s
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was in con-
tinuous session until 10 O'Clock this morn
ing except for an hours recess at midnight
for supper They were a tired, weary,
| bedraggled lot when they emerged from
the committee room this morning, but
| their work was completed.
c. T. Callaghan of Holyoke, Mass, was
elected chairman Of the committee. and had
his advice been followed the committee
would have completed its work by mid
night. But there were lot Of new men in
national politics serving on the committee
and they felt the importance Of their COM
mittee assignments. The result was that
committee members talked as much as
the contestants and the oontestees. Mr..
Callaghan made an excellent chairman
and afterward was congratulated as an
expert engineer Of the Bryan steam roller.
The one man who deeply impressed the
committeeman was Senator McCarren. He
had been hanging around the room for nine
hours waiting to be heard before the New
York contest was reached. The Senator
made good personal impression as he pro-
ceeded in his calm, deliberate way, his face
il anything paler than usual; His tone was
low and conversational. He never lifted
his voice once, not even during a severe
arraignment Of Bird s. Coler, who acted as
spokesman for his side because Daniel +.
Cohalan was q member Of the committee.
coHALAN A BIT CAREFUL.
Cohalan said afterward that Coler did
pretty well. Cohalan himself interrupted
McCarren seldom, apparently not desiring
meeting OF the committee on contestedfseats
at the Carnegie Hall convention. MIR.
Cohalan could afford to sit back in his chair
and grin at Senator McCarren in his sar-
castio way, knowing the dice were loaded
here against McCarren. But when Mr..
Cohalan did break in upon Senator McCarren
once or twice the sparks flew for minute.
Even when Senator McCarren predicted the
were shut out Of this convention he was
unimpassioned.
In the room were a number Of McCarren-
ties from Kings county who cheered their
, leader on in his last ditch fight. while at the
same time telling Cohalan to shut up when
he would interjeot criticisms Of McCarren's
remarks.
aYou cannot carry New York State this
fall" said Senator McCarren. IF you deny
the people Of Kings county justice. No
man can hold them under such work, The
State Democratic organization is not In any
too good condition and you will need Brook
lyn Ii you hope to win New York"
Il believe this man means harmony in
terrupted the member from Arkansas,
Jerry @. South, -and we might be able to
carry New York should we meet him half
way. He Is O smart one and we want him.
Such was McCarren's effectiveness. The
McCarrenites cheered and that we'll known
twinkle and half smile appeared upon
McCarren's countenance as he said: Il don't
come as a suppliant. No one need waste
sympathy on me-
MoARRFN's SHARP REBUKE.
Mr.. Cohalan thought the situation needed
his assistance, and when he started to in
terrupt Senator McCarren turned upon him
quietly. saying, 4You at least might hsye
the manners not to interrupt me, Mr.. Coha-
lam You show your manners"
Again the McCarrenites indorsed their
chief and Mr.. Cohalan made point Of order
for the purpose Of interjeoting this: -The
gentleman is showing change Of face from
his other appearances. but he has his claque
here TO do the work for him."