The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-09

Republicans to the Democratic primary
polls These voters, he declared. were
members of the Philadelphia Republican
machine. of which zone McNichol" was
the head. In one congressional district.
where the normal Democratic vote was
about 200. the vote in the primary swelled
to more than 200. This was but one in
stance of many, declared Mr.. Callaghan,
the evidence of which was supported by
undisputed affidavits. when We consid-
cred all the evidence. he concluded. IT
was impossible to escape the conclusion
that the real Democracy of Philadelphia
had been kept at home by an alliance OF
one element of the Democracy with the
dominant Republican machine in that
city. We were urged that expediencfes
of harmony required that we should shut
our eyes TO these irregularities. but no set
of men with spark of justice in their
breast could do other than we have done.
Spirited Debate.
The first speaker for the minority re-
port was Mr.. Straus, who had pre-
scented il. He asked that the substitution
of the minority for the majority report
should be on the ground that the ma
jority report was an attack upon the IN
defensible rights of the Democrats of the
sovereign state.
He had spoken but a few minutes when
an Oklahoman raised the point of or
der that no speaker has the right 10
discuss what happens in a committee.
Bell with bang of his gavel. and Mr..
Strauss proceeded with his argument
While Mr.. Straus was speaking, ONE
James of Kentucky and Lewis Nixon OF
New York held a hurried and earnest
consultation. after which Mr. Nixon
spoke briefly with Chairman Charles f..
Murphy of the New York delegation
New York Sympathy,
The New York delegation showed
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GRITTY report as Mr. Straus went on. APP
plauding him frequently. They cheered
him Justify. sas did many other delegates.
notably those of Pennsylvania. when he
said that any man who had read law
for three weeks knew that to deprive
delegates of their seats IT must be shown
that enough illegal votes had been cast
at the election to change the result. ana
no evidence of this kind. he declared. had
been heard by the credentials committee.
Mr. Straus who spoke with great fervor
and earnestness. was given an ovation
as he left the stand. after, making an
impassioned appeal for the adoption OF
the minority report.
BeIIamy's Poor Argument.
To conclude the argument in behalf of
the minority report. the chair recognized
John d. Bellamy of North Carolina one
of the signers of the document. He de-
clared the contestants brought absolutely
no sort of credentials with them 10 set
against the undisputed count of ballots
cast in favor of the Guffey delegates
The speaker called out a storm of dis
approval when he asserted that the Re-
publicans who went to the polls as Dem
ocrats had a. right to have their votes
counted as Democrats
mo. no. nothing like that" came the
chorus from the floor.
When Mr.. Bellamv again got attention
he explained that the Democratic party
was ready to open its doors to any one
who desired to adopt its principles. There
sneaker soon brought his address to a
close.
Debate Closed by Haskell.
The closing speaker for the majority
and the last of the debate was Governor
HASKELL of Oklahoma. He promptly took
up the statement of Mr.. Bellamy. that
the Republicans could properly vote Mt
Democratic primaries. He discussed In
sarcastic sentences the contention of Mr..
Bellamy asserting that under that gen.
tlemans argument. he might as well
have been elected delegate to the Chi
cago convention After he had charged
the contestees in the Pennsylvania cases
with collision with the Republicans. he
was interrupted by a voice from the rear
of the hall. saying:
Give 'em the other barrel
Governor Haskell charged the Pennsyl
vania contestees with being the tools OF
! the Standard Oil company.
He said the convention should say t.
the contestees go back to your Stand
ard Oil tanks" and Instantly he was
greeted with, a yell of approval. which
was however mingled with many Kisses
I've heard that kissing sound came
out of pine line many a time" shouted
Governor Haskell. and the convention
broke into a roar Of laughter and ap-