Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-08
APPEARS WITH PROXY At plAs
TIoNAL COMMITTEES MEEriNo
IN WASHINGTON.
BEGINS FIGHT TO HAVE
ovFFEv ousrEo FRoaa sLAeu
Nsbraskan Only Member eS csmWsltlso
to Be Greeted ey Applause upeM Ar
rivai-aaltimore in Lead Fer henes
Of Entertaining National cenvsntisn
Waiting Game Favored.


ocratlc national committee went into
session here this afternoon William
Jennings Bryan at once became sx
storm center In an attempt to have
James NJ. Gufrey. OF Pennsylvanis,
thrown or OF the committee.
The roll call of the states had bue
started when the trouble broke. Jamea
A. Weatherly. of Alabama, recently Nax
selected by the Alabama state comnall-
tee to succeed John r. TomllnsOn, Gs.s
ceased. When his name was called sto-
day Mr.. Bryan asked II there wa0s ~
protest. None being received. tn -
braskan, who had been given an eva.
tion when he entered the room. moved
that the selection be approved. 4s&
National Committeeman Brown q
Vermont. declared affirmative action
by the national committee was noe
necessary. that the. matter lay entirely
in the hands OF the state cmmittec.
Chairman Mack sustained this point %
order.
Bryan Starts Trouble.
Il appeal from the decision of the
chair" shouted Mr.. Bryan
He declared that II was plain thsro
was purpose to head OF pSotes&
against Colonel Guffey and thaf thaI
matter ought to be thoroughly dis
cussed. At this interesting junctufe 10
motion to go into executive sessiou
was carried and the doors were clSse0s
The Pennsylvania Tight was plunged
into at once. Representative 4. n
Palmer, contesting Guhey's place IN
the committee. was In tho room hold
: ing the Utah proxy. ~
Bryan Losss Out.
Mr.. Bryan's appeal from The rnlinA
| Of the Alabama case was defeated hyg .
vote OF SO to IL. This Indicated that
the committee was clearly againet4 the
Nebraskan In his fight on Colonial 0Nf.
| fey. and that the latter would be re-
| tanned on the COMMITTEES beyond m
question.
Chairman Mack apparently had thp
| backing OF all tho "oid line delnocraAss
on the committee In making the ruline.
from which Mr.. Bryan appealed.
Bryan Gets Only Dsmonstratisn. ,SS
When Mr.. Bryan. holding tho Nee
| braska proxy. reached the committees
| room. he was greeted with applause.
Each time he moved from one seat ~
another to greet friend the appiause
| the committee was given demcrstra-
| tion.
| Five Cities Want Convention.
! With FIVE cities in the race for the
honor the democratic national commit.
tee met here today to decide tho time
and place for the next national desn0-
| cratic convention.
| Baltimore seemed to have . slighe
lead with st. Louis pressing hard.
| New York, Denver and Chicago also
| had put in claims. The time Of the
i convention probably will be two weeks
after the republican national conven-
| ton, which is to be held in Chicago
| June IS.
The committee set 3 o'clock rs tho
time for hearing representatives OF the
various cities seeking the convention.
As this time approached Baltimorc's
chances were increasing. II was said
supporters of Governor Wilson were
throwing their strength to Baltimore.
Favor Waiting Game.
| ANho there are boomers" In the
town for all OF tho avowed presidential
candidates, the members OF the CONS
mittee seemed rcticent In discussing
the situation. There seemed to be an
opinion that the democrats might well
afford to wait until after the repub-
licans have made their nomination IN
Chicago. 1t was argued that II Prest-
dent TAFT was renominated 1t might "a
expe.i.ent for the democrats to choose
an out-and-out progressive. If COL
onel Roosevelt were nominated 1t wan
considered good policy 70 name man
more conservative than the former
president.