Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-09
Bryan Stirs
 Up a Turmoil
BUT IS BEATEN IN THE MA
 TIoNAL COMMITTEE.
ATTACKED COL. GUFFEY
Accused Pennsylvania Member of Dis loyalty-Ths Lie Passed and Blows Narrowly Averted During Debate.

Washington, Jan S.-Wiiliam Jen. nings Bryan fought his fight in the democratic national committee and lost He made Gel James M. GlIffey, member of the committee from Penn syivania, the issue, and the commit tee declined to unseat Coloney GUffey by vote of 30 to IS, Mr Bryan once appealed fram a decision by Chairman Mack and was defeated, 8 te 13,
 The LIe Passed.
 The committees session was marked by extreme bitterness Once the lie was passed and blows seemed imIni nent AIr. Bryan was from first to last the central figures in the proceed ings and the strife he precinitated the very moment the committee was call- cd to order lasted throughout the day.
 Little Actual Business.
 So much time was devoted to the matter of contested seats in the com mittee that the mere important mat ters of choosing 8 convention city, fixing the time for the gathering and adopting form of caf1 to include the permtssive primary plan of select ing delegates, went over until temor- row.
 Baltimore Bids $foQ 600.
 Baltimore stood out tonight well to the front of her competitors. The rep resentatiyes Of that city proudly dis played certified check for s19g,900 as their bid for the convention. St Louis seemed to hold second place with Denver and Chicago under con sideration and New York far behind. The committee will meet tomorrow morning and the representatives of the various cities will almost at once begin presenting their claims. Many members of the committee favor June 20 as the date of the convention This will be just one week after the re- publican gathering in Chicago.
 Row Closes With Apologies.
 The committee began it's sitting with open doors, out as soon as MT. Bryan began his arguments they were closed and remained SC the rest of the time It is said there was no minoing ot words by any of the speakers, but al the end of the day apologies were of feFed and when adjournment was talk en all of the members seemed out wardly to be on the best of terms.
 Respected GxFfey's Gray Hairs.
 Colonel Guffey accused Represents- tive A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennsy1- vania. who was consisting for the seat of untruthfulness. Later Colonel Gi1f- 1 fey said his temper mementarily got the better of him and he was sorry MT. Palmer sRA6 that although he had been thrown out by the committed. il would not affect his loyalty to hiG party in any way and he would con tinue to labor unuringiy for It. MT | E1sIr haI rU4S that if it were not for Colonel a41ffey'i gray hairs the 1Hsue between then would have more personal aspect.
 Bryan Keeps MsOtiag In Turmoil.
 MT. Bryan. array5ng himself agains some of his old friends, notably Ma tional Chairman Norman E. Mack ant Senator William J. Stone of Missouri | fought desperately to the last and haS 1 the committee in turmoil. Ee haC been greeted with chesrs when hs en. | tered the room bearing the proxy o | Nebraska. Asked tonight after hti defeat if he intended to remain for to ] Inorrow's sessions, he said he woult leave Washington probably early il 1 the afternoon.
 Accused Guffey of DIsIoyalty.
 Mir. Bryan inSsighed bitterly agains Colonel Guffey and is said to haV' been unEparing in his erra2gnment O the Pennsylvania member, The feul between the two men is of long stand ing.
 Representative Palmer had accused Colonel Guffey et eonScrting with thi republican machine in Pennsyiyapii and of disloyalty te his party. Mg Bryan repeated all of this and naOrs At the end, it is saia. As had n apologies te offer, UxAacsEftsdly ha Esl I carry on his fight against cslone I Guffey.
 Threatened to Appeal to People. At ens time during his impassiene' appeal to the committee to rid itsel of "Guffey and Gutfeyism' MT. Bryai went 50 far as to threaten to "apDea