The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-09
BRYAN is ROUTED,
BAG AND BAGGAGE
Makes Bitter Fight, Only
to Be Beaten at
Every Turn.
NEBRASKAN IS
STORM CENTRE
Meeting OF National Committee
Tumultuous and Marked by
Bitter Feeling. Lie 3e:Eg
Passed-Baltimorc Is il, Lead
for Convention. With
St. Louis Second.

Washington. January s.-william
jennings Bryan made his fight in tho
Democrats National Committee to-day
ana lost Ee made Colonel James NJ.
Guhey, member OF the committee from
Pennsylvania, the issue. und tho CONF
mittoo declined to unseat Colonel CUT
ley 81 vote of 30 10 is. Mr.. Bryan
once appealed from decision OF Ch.ilr-
HAn Mack, and was defeated 33 TO i2.
IEe committees session was marked
oy extreme bitterness of feeling Onco
toe lie was passed, and blows seemed
tmm.ncnt Mr.. Bryan. from first TO
last. was the central figure in the pro-
ccedtnss, and the fight he procipitatcd
tasted throughout the day
SO much time was devoted 10 the
contested seats in tho committee that
tho more important matters OF choos-
ing convention city, fixing the ttms
of the gathering and adopting j :orm
of call 10 include the ''permissivc pri-5
mary" plan of selecting delegates Went
over until Tomorrow.
baltimore III Lead.
Baltimore stood out tonight well TO
the tore OF all ner competitors. The
representatives OF that city proudly
displayed 4 certified check for Sluu,uDu
as tnAir bid Tor the convention st,
Louis seemed TO hold second place,
with Denver and Chicago under con-
The committee meets at 1880 a. NJ.
Tomorrow, anu the representatives OF
the various cities will uegin their
claims al II o'clock. Many mcmb ors of
.nu committee laNor june 20 US tao
date OF the convention This VIII bo
just one week after the Rcpuoticuns
gather IN Chicago
The committee negan its sitting with
open doors, but as soon as Mr. Bryan
began hlS hSnt they were closed, and
remained SO throughout the day. 1t Is
SAID there was no nlncinE OF words
BY any of the sneakers, but apologies
| latcr were offered, and whom adjourn
| incnt WAS tuken until Tomorrow ALI
the members seemed outwardly to be
OF the beet of terms.
colonel GuItcy hurried the lie at Rep.
resentatirc y. Mitchell Palmer, OF penn
syivania. who was contcsting for tho
seat Later Coionel Guncy declared
MS temper momentarily had got tho
better OF him and he was sorry Mr.
Palmer said that although hc had becp
thrown out of the committee II would
not affect his Loyalty 10 his party in
any way, aud nc would continue To
labor untirinGly for it, AIR. Palmer
liad previously asserted hcatediy lnat
II II were not Tor Colonel Guuey S gray
halrs the issue between them would
nave had more personal aspect.
Mr.. Bryan. arraynS himself against
some OF his friends of old. incluuiug
National Chairman Norman l.. Mack
and Senator William J. stone of Mis-
souri,. fought desperately to the last
and had the committee in "a turmoil OF
excitement. He had been greeted with
cheers when he entered the room bears
Ing the proxy of Nebraska in his hands.
Asked tonight after his defeat II ha
intended TO remain over for to-mor,
rows sessions, Air. Bryan said he would
leave Washington probably in tho
carly afternoon.
bryan IL Bitter.
Mr.. Bryan inveighed bitterly aRatnsh
Colonel Guhey and is said to have
been inspiring in his aTraignmen, or
the Pennsylvania member. The feud
between the two men is OF old standing.
Representative Palmer had accused
Colonel Guffey OF cunsorting with tho
Republican ma chine" In Pennsylvania
and of disloyalty to his party Mr.
Bryan repeated all OF this and more
At the end. 1t is said. he had no apollo
Sies 10 offer. and undoubtedly he will
carry on his fight against Colonel OUT
fey.
At one limo during his impassioned
appeal to the committee to rid itself OF
''Guffey and Guneyism." Mr.. Bryan
went SO far az to threaten an appeal
to the people" Il the committee decided
against him. Tho threat had no OBJECT.
Mr.. Bryan said that thrice he had been
a candidate for the presidency and THAI
$500 200 voters had stood back or him.
They were all Democrats, he asserted.
and IL was to the Democracy that hs
would make his appeal.
IL this committee doss not do tho
right thing" no declared, tho peop!s
will do the right thing"
Immediately the report spread THAI
Mr. Bryan had threatened the organi-
cation OF third party. This came on
top OF the conference between Mr..
Bryan and senator La Toilette Iats
yesterday. and was given credence In
some quarters. Mr.. Bryun, however.
laid emphasis upon the fact that |, wns
the Democrats 70 whom he would carry
his appeal. and tho third party talk
died away for tho time being.
Nj. Iiryan's first fight came with the
calling of Alabama on the roll OF Staten
y vacancy from Alabama had been
filled by the Democratic State Commit.
tee. MIR. Bryan moved that the seleoa
ton OF the state committee be con-
hrmcd. National Commit ceInan Brown. X
of Vermont. made the point of order
shat no such action was necessary;
that under the rules laid down by tho
last nationals convention Tho national
committee had no right to go back
of the State con,mlttre'G choice. ,jH
Disrcsssds PIcadings.
Committee leaders had pleaded WITH
AR. Bryan during the morning not to
.nake2an Issue OF tho Guffey matter at
this time: thar Colonel GuRey clearly y
had, u majority OF tho commt,tca In &
his favor, and that tho tight would
avail nothing, Mr. Bryan would no6
listen to this sugsestion.s CHARM al &
Mack. Thomas Taggart Jonps Y. + sics X
Graw, Roger Sullivan and iacYEsaiI dttt1ss