The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08

DENVER July S.-WiniSm J BRYAN
through his forces in the Democ~a-r-
national convention, today answered
the criticism of his character " Coz
James Guf=y. Of Pennsylvania, by &C.
ton. swift and sure.
The cred entails committee crf77ed
tight the Gufey delegates. etched
them ont OF the Pennsylvania deIeEa-
tion, and destroyed The ma5orir- bv
which EufTey held the right 10 elecr
the offcers 10 the working committees
and 70 the national committee.
A question OF parliamentarv law
has arisen which may result IN q Sc
ri0Us fight in the convention stare
Senator Arthur Q. DewaIt Of PeunsvI-
vauia. in criticism OF the action OF
the convention in referring the Penn
syivania dispute 10 the credentials
committee. points out that the way is
open for any one man 20 dIsrupt the
organization OF any state DELEGATION
under the ruling made by Temporary
Chairman 8el yesterday
The Gu1ey people were waiting out
SIDE the committee room They expect
ed the result. and took IL as a matter
of course The committee was in execu-
tive session for an hour and a half. Il
q
evening, and the members were tired
out
IN the Guhey contest the States voted
as follows:
In favor Of seating the contested dele
gates
Tennessee. Virginia. West Virginia
New Mexico. South Carolina New York.
New Jersey, New Hampshire. NIisis-
sippi, Maryland. Louisiana. Kentucky.
Delaware
Opposed TO seating contested dele
gates.
Arkansas, California. Connect cut.
Florida, Indiana. Hawaii, Kansas. Min
nesOta, Massachusetts. Nevada. North
Dakota. Ohio. Oregon, Rhode Island.
South Dakota, Vermont. Washington,
Wisconsin. Wyoming. Alaska. Porto
Rico. Illinois, Texas, Utah. Iowa.
North Carolina declined U W.
The GUnay people viii take the fight
20 the floor Of the convention They
held a conference after the report or
/ the credentials committee
After what probably was as stormy
an Gll-night session OF a committee on
credentials as ever was held al a Dem
/ ocrauc national convention. the perma-
rent roll call OF the present convention
/ was completed this morning.
The committee had been n coutinu-
Gus session since . o'clock Yesterday
afternoon, hearing evidence in the ssv-
/ oral contests and spent the early hours
today in active cOuclave. debating the
merits.
So severe were the structures on some
/ of the bosses that the convention.
after hearing the evidence in q few OF
( their cases in public, directed that all
I others be heard behind closed doors.
/ II was agreed this morning thar the
I Dubois delegates In Idaho would be con
tinued on the roll. although a strong
I fight was being made IN the committee
[ TO compromise and split the vote. that
( the Sullivan delegates in Illinois would
/ be seated; likewise the Tammany allies
( in Kings county. y. Y; that the Gunev
men also would be defeated in the
/ Pennsylvania contests; the Johnson dele
gates would be seated in the District OF
Columbia
Committee Divided
| The committee was divided. but all
/ questions in dispute were settled amic-
ably before adjournment.
1 Throughout the night and morning
| three leaders, Col James NJ. Gunev
u H-A--Ss anna 4N~ies-A so-4-44h1Llr H.
Z linols. and Patrick H McCarreu of
/ New York. fought hard for the perpet-
uatiOn OF their political power. and
when the committee finally began the
| preparation Of its report, chasms had
/ been split into the body Democratic in
/ Pennsylvania. New York. and Illinois
that are likely TO remain for a lonS
/ time
l As the night wore on, the bitterness
/ between the factions in the lobbIes in
creased and several times fist fights
were only prevented by the interference
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