New-York tribune., 1912-01-09

gan his fight they were closed, and re-
mained so throughout the day. At the
end of the day apologies We're offered'
and when adjournment was taken all the
members seemed outwardly TO be on the
hest of terms. Colonel Guffey declared
his temper momentarily got the better OF
him and he was sorry Mr.. Palmer said
that although he had been thrown out
of the committee 1t would not AFFECT MS
LOYALTY to his party in any way ana lie
would continue to labor untiringly for II.
Mr.. Bryan, arraying himself against
some Of his friends OF old, including Ma
tional Chairman Norman Il. Mack and
Senator William J. Stone, of Missouri
fought desperately to the last and had
the committee In turmoil of excitement
He mad been greeted with cheers as ne
entered the room bearing the proxy ot
Nebraska in his hands. Asked tonight
after his defeat if he intended 10 remain
over for to-morrow's sessions, Mr. Bryan
said he would leave Washington prob
ably in the early afternoon. AT the end'
IT is said he had no apologies to offer
and undoubtedly will carry on his fight
against Colonel Guffey.
At one time in his impassioned appeal
10 the committee to rid itself of "Guffey
and Guffeyism" Mr.. Bryan said that
thrice he had been a candidate for the
Presidency and that 6,500,0O0 voters had
stood back of him. They were all Demo
ciats, he asserted, and it was to the
Democracy that he would make his ap-
peal
IF this committee does not do the
right thing" he declared, the people
Will do the right thing"
Immediately the report spread that
Mr.. Bryan had threatened the organiza-
tion of a third party. This followed the
conference between Mr.. Bryan and SEN
ator La Toilette late yesterday and was
credited in some quarters. Mr.. Bryan
however. laid. emphasis or the fact that
ii was the.Democrats TO whom he would
carry his appeal, and the third party
talk died away for the time.
Committee leaders had pleaded with
SIR. Bryan in the morning not to make
an issue of the Guffey matter at this
time. They said that Colonel Guffey
clearly had a majority of the committee
IN his favor and that the fight would
avail nothing. Mr.. Bryan would not
listen to this suggestion. Chairman
Mack, Thomas Taggart, John T. Nc
Graw, Roger Sullivan and several others
then held a hurried consultation and
agreed on the programme which meant
defeat to the Nebraskan.
The committee of resolutions consists
Of Clark Howell of Georgia, chairman,
and Messrs. Brady, of oklahoma; Nc
Graw. Of West Virginia; Cummins, Of
Connecticut, and Brown, of Vermont
AS every member of the committee voted
against Bryan to-day. it is believed there
is little probability that the committee
will favor the direct primaries 'resolu-
ton submitted by Senator Chamberlain,
of oregon. 1t is thought, however. quite
possible that Mr.. Bryan will be able to
force the question to an issue on the
floor, and it's fate, If he does so, will be
problematical.
Gaynor as the dark horse candidate be-
fore the convention, although it appears
TO be largely under the surface, and
there is some suspicion that the Mayor
is being quietly doomed in order that
some one may secure the New York
delegation for trading purposes.
The Gaynor boom, launched in New
York this afternoon, didn't "get rise"
out of the Democratic hosts gathered
at the jackson Day dinner, nor in hotel
corridors where the delegates gathered
Tammaiiy braves had nothing TO say
about the newest boomlet. Some Of them
dismissed the subject with the state
ment. 'Its news TO me-" The fact is,
there were too many booms and boom
tenders about the dinner table TO take
the far away Gaynor movement seri-
ously.
Democratic clans in general were in
clined TO think the Gaynor boom purely
a scheme for trading purposes. The fine
Italian hand of Tammany, it was sug-
gested, might be behind the sudden talk
in favor of the New Yorker, but ii was
also suggested Tammany had motive
that. woula.sbeeeme apparent when vote
swapping time rolls around.
aBoss" Murphy was on hand, and so
were Representative Sulzer, Represent
ative Fitzgerald and others who are
known to the wigwam, but not word
would they say about the Gaynor boom.
AS a rule. the diners preferred to cheer
Clark or Wilson or Bryan rather than
give an impetus to another boom to
crowd the overtaxed field.
The discovery Of the Harmon letter de-
claring that the time had come to send
the Democratic party to the scrap heap
was widely discussed, and National Com
hitteeman CARRIER. who has copy of the
latter. insists that this instance, In 1919,
was only one Of many occasions In which
the Governor OF Ohio had sought to be-
tray his party. There is also some dis
cussion of a letter or letters written
nv ex-President Cleveland condemning
the methods Of Mr.. Wilson as president
of Princeton, although they have not yet
come to the surface. AT one time to-day
II was said by the Wilson managers that
II any such letter was presented II
would meet with prompt reply in the
form Of a statement from Governor VIII
son. but later in. the day they said they
hardly thought the Governor would pay
any attention TO letters which had 10 ao
solely with academic management.
II is being suggested that now th'
practice Of digging up ancient letters tc
..,,lA ho candidates has beer