Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-08

Guffey of Pennsylvania. He asserted that McCarren was tiled hand and foot to the republican bosses in Brooklyn" and was under personal obligations ot them
 At the conclusion of the New York case, several members of the commit tee tried to move an adjournment, but the chairman refused to recognize them and called the next case.
 At that hour 1t looked as if it would be ' a. m. or later before the business could be finished.
 In the course of his address to the committee Senator McCarren re- viewed the proceedings of the spring state convention in New York city. at which he and his delegates were thrown out by the committee on ere dentials, and he declared that the constituency of Brooklyn would not tolerate such treatment. Let nc assure you" said he, that no lead CT, however powerful he might be, will be able to induce that constitu- ency to submit to that sort of treat ment. I need not tell you" Senator McCarren added. that in order to elect democratic president 1t is necessary that the electoral vote of the state of New York should be as- sured to the democratic candidate. With all the elements of our party united, 1t is going 70 be extremely difficult for us to carry the state, and in the interest of party success would impress upon you the wis dom of according to the constituency of Brooklyn their rights and the rep resentatives they have chosen"
 He declared that his delegates had beyond doubt been elected at the primary elections. The sitting deic- gates, he said, had ample remedy un- der the state election law, but had not seen fit to avail themselves of i.-they had preferred to await the holding of the state convention.
 Everybody, including the dele gates whose seats we contest" said the senator with bitter irony. knew that the appointment of the commute tee on credentials of the democratic state convention meant the seating of the delegates who were defeated at the primaries. They were assured that no matter how many votes they boiled, they would be seated. The tribunal before which they wanted to have their case tried was packe committee on credentials, appoiated to do the bidding and the dirty work of the men who professed to speak for the democracy of the state of New York.
 The short sighted managers of the party in the state of New Y1 k seemed to think that their label of regularity is all that is needed, SD far as representation in a convention Is concerned. wish to impress upon this committee, as the representa- lives of the national democracy, inst the constituency of Kings county will not tolerate this outrageous Dio- ceeding. and I would have you know that above all the constituencies in the United States there is none as jealous of it's rights as the consti,u ency of Brooklyn"
 The contest from Pennsylvania which Is the most important case be- fore the committee was called just before , a. m. J. B. Daly of Phila- delphia. who represen ed all of the eontesting districts from that city making the principal address. Mir Daly charged collusion between the democratic leaders in Philadelphia and the republican party. He claimed that in many districts. there were frequently more votes cast at democratic primaries than there were democratic votes. The argu- ment for contest was opened Ay Charles P. Donnelly. who in saF- castle terms alluded to Mir Daly as a reformer vho he said knew noth- ing of what he was talking about. [" Coloney Gufey was not present at any time throughout the hearing. The Johnson people in the 18th Ohio district saved their case being los. hy default when Johnson ap- pesrsd outside the committee room at s o'clock this morning prepared to represent his side ia the Ohio hearing when it should he resumed.
 At s.45 a. m. the committee had finished the hearing Of the Pennsyl- vsnis and Ohio eontests ani vas pre- pairing to take up CkIshnna, which however. vas not expectsl 10 occupy much tine.