The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-09
The FIRST TEST
\ of STRENGTH
IN rHe DEMOCRATIC coNvEN
y TIoN ls MADE At A
gi NIGHT SESSION.
''Boss" cuffty is DEFEATED.
Action Of the Credentials Committee
in Throwing out Some Of ouffey's
fet7 Friends 10 Sustained,
Nt>op se7 to 615.

4 Denver, July 9.--Two sessions Of the
DefDserstie national convention were held
"Wednesday. the first at noon producing
BRYAN demonstration breaking all rec
Srds In duration the second at p. m,
btinf the elimination OF the struggle
over the credentials of the Pennsylvania
atlekatioh and the supremacy Of the
Pennsylvania leader, Col. Guffey. whs
has been denounced by Mr.. Bryan.
The committee on credentials conelud-
ia It's labors shortly after 10 O'Clock
Wednesday, after having been In contin-
uolis session since ! o'clock Tuesday af-
ttrpoon No attempt was made to re-
ktriet the time for the presentation OF
Evidence In the various contests, the
proceedings in which were all conducted
with open doors The Ohio and Pennsyl-
Sania cases provoked much bitterness
from the opposing sides.
Col James ~. Gwfey OF Pittsburg
went down to defeat before the commit
tee In ali his contested cases, the con-
ttstants all being seated by vote OF
u to IT,.
In the Idaho case the Mormon faction
wsre put to rout. the committee decid-
ink In favor OF the Dubois faction, who
were the seated delegates, by a vote OF
f6 70 20.
The Nineteenth Ohio district again
wks given TO Tom Johnson OF Cleveland,
who appeared In the committee room
ana made q strong plea that the action
OF the sational committee might be sus-
tained.
In the Ninth Ohio district the anti
johnson delegates were allowed to re-
tain their seats.
The committee made short work OF the
New York. Illinois and District OF Co
lunbls contests. unanimously sustaining
the action OF the national committee in
each case.
The fight OF Oklahoma for Is dele
gates instead OF IA resulted in a vic
tory for the new state. The claim Of
Oklahoma was based on the allega tion
that there had been an incorrect appor-
tionment OF the districts and the COM
friittee accepted that view.
The vote In the committee on creden-
tials on the Pennsylvania contest showed
"a states including New York. voting
with Col. Gufeys forces. As the latter
are anti Bryan. the attitude Of these "a
states was regarded as showing a sig
hincant undercurrent OF sentiment. The
states Voting with the Guffey forces
were: New York. New Jersey. Tennes-
set. Texas. Virginia, West Virginis, Del
aware. Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota, Geor-
gia. Louisiana. Kentucky. Maryland.
THE early meeting Of the convention
was productive OF little practical prog
rsaf. as the principal committees were
not ready to report. But II had the ef-
feet Of allowing an explosion OF long pent
....I IL. Al.
signal from senator Cores eloquent ref
trehce to the Nebraska leader, and burst
ipto a whirlwind OF enthusiastic tribute
hstinH one hour and le minutes with
sevsn minutes more OF the expiring
Sshces OF clamor establishing the con-
vshtion record OF an hour and 20 min
Htet. or 81 minutes In excess OF the
Rposeveit demonstration at Chicago
which held the record until Wednesday.
II WAS decided exhibition OF the
strength Of the Bryan column. and one
~ the most dramatic convention pic
tgnres ever presented as the standards Of
the states were torn from their moor
irgs ana borne through the hall, until
isty stood together on the platform like
~ army OF banners, proclaiming their
United allegiance to Bryan. Amid this
storm OF Bryan demonstration the six
a,araaraa bf Nsw York New Jersey.
r,.,owara Georeia. AIinnesota and CON.
neat,,ut stooa rooted On thsir n,aces the
rstlvius po,uts of little groups unmoyed
,,r tia frenzipd scenes about them
,f.rhro,,gbout the hour and 10 ninu,.s
~. asafsn,ng unroar continued abbIns
.na noyine IN intensity women toinine
MIN the men in bearine the BRYAN stan
dsids aloft while the whole assemble ee
~ 10 600 peopie ioined in the tnmultuous
ass,on.tratIon The early session Ia sted
,nt.s hours ana then. worn ont with az :
.,,,ani ana tackin. the material "a, nro.
sssd with husinsss the convention rs-
.;ssssd untIl night
E'Ets tbe NIGHT session tbe ora llerias ware
xsu n,isa lone befors the tirst dalsgates
ha.yan ~ NAV. the,r annsorancs In
Nh ths glow of ,housands Of a,.c,r,o
Rams The convention baI, showed m ,hs
Ksst advantayA
Fxv,tb tha vast .,d,anc. IN a.. r,ao.
N,, 800 .ssa b,,,,,an, o,a
! i,u,... a,rl.s,a a, ,ha co,,,,sntio, o,a Oh.
,,,a,sn.rs' ~ .,b. or.dsn,,aIs nonar,,,,as
wIr. a. nanic "a tn. ,I,ra annrnalN ~,
ronsn,ng ,hs conven,,nn haeauSs ths
mS1ot1,y rsport of the committee was