Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
Denied Church Connection.

criminal fearing punishment of God and
man that is in the front Of this fight for
the regular democracy. of the state
Denied Church Connection.
During the cross-examination of Jack
son by John F. Nugent, the attorney for
the contestants Jackson was asked if
any of the contestants were Mormons. He
said they were all Mormons. This state
men: caused intense Indignation among
the contestants, and a number of the n
started for Jackson. apparently intending
to offer him physical violence. The COM
mittee room was instantly in an uproar.
and 1t was with difficulty that the in
dfgnant contestants were restrained. A
suggestion was made that the roll of the
contestants be called and that Jackson
! name those on the list who are Mormons.
He indicated a man named Evans, who
instantly denied 1t. and another fight
was narrowly averted. Jackson insisted
that Evans had repeatedly told him that
before the committee room was sufficient
ly quiet to allow further taking OF testi-
mOny
To Fight on the Floor.
The supreme fight of the day is over
the displacement of Col Guffey In
tense interest has been awakened over
10 o'clock this morning when the element
friendly to Mr.. Bryan secured a COM
plete victory.
This was but the prelude to a contest of
intense bitterness on the floor of the con-
ventiOn today, Col. Guffey and his
lieutenants Immediately announced their
determination TO fight to the last ditch
1t was not alone personal contest but
one to some extent involving the presi-
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should be finally and decisively endorsed
before the convention today 1t meant that
the one rallying point of the anti Bryan
forces had gone to pieces; whereas Cuff
fey fight on the floor of the convention
meant the first showdown Of a roll call
between the two contending clements
Bryan and anti-Bryan. Here. then, was
to be the first alignment which might
force New York into the open and compel
other wavering delegations to show their
colors.
Col. Guffey Stunned.
Col Guffey was fairly stunned when
word was brought to him of the action of
the committee. Can it be possible" he
said, that this disfranchisement of men
representing the sovereign state of Penn
sylvania, men holding certificates under
the great seal of the commonwealth. has
deliberately taken placer"
The report of what had been done was
laid before Col Guffey by John NJ Gar
man, former democratic state chairman
of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania
member Of the credentials committee All
night he had stood at the door of the
committee room, refused place owing to
the pending contest but always on guard
without food or relief through the early
morning hours until the final action was
taken. His summary OF the situation to
Col. Guffey was this:
"Eight Of our PHILADELPHIA delegates
have been unseated and eight contestants
put in their place Prior to this action the
Pennsylvania vote stood 321k for Guffey
to 261z for Kerr. But taking off the eight
Philadelphia delegates and adding the
eight contestants gives Kerr BAN votes to
Guffey's 32h votes. with Royal not vot-
ing as he refuses to take sides. The
lection of Col. Guffey as a member of the
national committee Is referred back to
the Pennsylvania delegation. which means