The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-09
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NIGHT SESSION
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democratic primary and endorsed by /
the national democratic committee. /
The report IS signed by the repre- |
lsentatiyes on the committee from the /
following states;
Maryland, New Jersey. New York,
Louisiana, Illinois, North Carolina !
Georgia, Virginia. Minnesota, Della |
ware. New Hampshire, Kentucky and
West Virginia,
Haskell Makes Motion.
The staemcnt made by Mr. Strauss
I that the action OF the majority Of the
cimmittee was staggering blow at
the democracy of sovereign state
called forth cheers. He asked the
chairman for permission TO make
T few remarks in support OF his motion
to submit the minority for the ma
ljcri'y report
"Eet now said Chairman Bell, put
your motion. and ! will state the ques-
1 ton
1t is moved aud seconded that this
/ minority, report be adopted In place
of that portion of the majority report
relating to the contests caid Chair
man Bell
Governor Haskell Of Oklahoma, was
recognized to move that debate be
limited to 80 inmates on eithr side
Mr.. Kern of Indiana, seconded the
motion amid scattering cries of no.
The motion was put to a viva voce
vote and carried the volume of noes
being quite small and emanatlng al
most wholly from Pennsylvania.
oklahoman on fer Debate.
The chair then recognized Chairman
Callahan of the credentials commit
tee as the first speaker In behalf of
the majority report. Mr. Callahan be
gan by saying that the time allowed
the majority would be divided between
himself and Governor Haskell the lat
ter closing the debate. II had been
expected that Ollie lanes of Ken
lucky, would speak in support of the
majority report. but the limiting Of
the time prevented
Mr. Callahan said the evidence be-
fore the committee showed that IN
Philadelphia The Guffey faction
brought host or republicans TO the
democratic primary polls These vo-
tiers. he declared, were members Of
the Philadelphia republican machine,
Of which zone MoNlchol' was the
head In one congressional district
where the normal democratic vote was
about 1000, the vote I'm the primary
swelled TO more than 200. This was
but one instance Of many, declared Mr..
Callahan, the evidence Of which was
supported by undisputed afiidavits.
Fer an Honest Deal.
When We considered all the evi-
dence.' he concluded I'll was impos-
sible 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 ex-
pediencies of harmony required that
! we should shut our eyes 90 these irreg-
ularlties, but no set OF men With a
spark OF justice in their breast could
do ether than we have done
/ The first speaker for she minority
2 report was Mr.. Strauss VINO had pre-.
2 scntCd &C. He was recognized by
Chairman Bell as Mr. Str thers
: "Mr Strauss" corrected Mr Strauss
e and the chairman again recognized
: him by his own name and asked that
3 the substitution OF the minority fOI
the majority report should be on IA,
S ground tlat the majority report was
Z an attack upon the indefensible rights
e n the democrats OF the sovereign
r. state
+ lie had spoken but g few minutes
q when an Oklahoma delegate raised ih,
! point of order that no speaker hai
the right 10 discuss what happens HI
G. a committee"
4 Not we'll taken. declared Chairman
Z Bell with bong Oi hie gayel, and pr
Strauss proceeded with his argument
New York for Minority.
The New York delegation showeS
\ marked signs OF sympathy with th'
I; minority report as Strauss went r.
I applauding him frequently They
cheered him Justify as did many Othe
delegates. notably those of Pennsyl
. vania. when he said any man whs
had read law for three weeks knew
that 10 deprive delegates Of tleir seat'
Il must be shown thar enough illega
vote had been cast as the election
to change the result and no evidence
OF this kind he declared had beer
heard By the credentials committee.
, To conclude the argument iu bchal
of the minority report the chairman
recommended John ID. Bellamy u
I North Carolina one ~ the slener8 OI
the document He declared The con
2 testants brought absolutely no eori
I Of credentials with them TO set against
. the undisputed account on ballots cast
in favor Of the Glifey delegates
The speaker called out a storm OF
J disapproval when be asserted tlaf tht
: republicans who went TO tle polls a.
democrats bad a right 10 have their
votes counted as democrats
mo, no; nothing ike that, came