Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-11

SEEKS TO HAVE PENNSYLvANfAN
UksEATED. AS MEMBER or
NATIONAL G COMMITTEE.
HE IS DEFEATED AGAIN
y Baltimore q Lead for Convention City
500, ., 900 [t1'l', Must be Pledged FIRST
/ viii Follow Republican .s
% Convention.

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Convention.
Washington, Jan. 8. When the
democratic national committee went
into session to decide the time and
place for the next national democratic
convention, w. J. Bryan at once be-
came a storm center in an ATTEMPT ia
have James M, Guffey of Pennsylvania
thrown off the committee. 5
The rollcall of the states had been
started when the trouble broke He
declared that it was plain there was
purpose to head off a protest against
Colonel Guffey and that the matter
ought to be thoroughly discussed. AT
this interesting juncture a motion ia
go into executive session was carried
and the doors were closed. The
Pennsylvania fight was plunged into
at once. Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer, contesting Guffeys place on
the committee, was in the room hold,
ing the Utah proxy.
Mr.. Bryan was defeated by vote
of 80 to 10. This Indicated that the
committee was closely against the
Nebraskan in his fight on Colonel Gut.
fey and that the latter would be re,
tanned on the committee
Senator Owen of Oklahoma gave
Senator Lea of Tennessee a proxy to
attend the committees session and
the Tennessean went into the execu
tive session determined to fight bitter,
ly for the seating Of Robert 3. Lee
Mountcastle, as national committee.
man from his state.
s. D. Warfield of Baltimore, hold.
ing the proxy of the Arizona commit.
teeman, was in the meeting arguing
for Baltimore for the national con.
vention and former Governor Francis
Of Missouri appeared for st. Louis.
Immediately after his arrival today
Governor Wilson set about to prepare
q statement explaining the letter he is
alleged to have written to "A. H. 10.
line several years ago suggesting that
some method should be devised Of
getting rid of Bryan"
| In the contest of the cities for hold.
ing the national democratic conyen,
ton, Baltimore appeared to have a
| slight lead with ST. Louis pressing
hard as the nearest competitor. New
York, Denver and Chicago also had
! put in claims. The time of the conven-
ton probably will be two weeks after
| the republican national convention to
| be held in Chicago June Is.
Democratic leaders from all sections
OF the country we're here for the com,
mittee meeting and the Jackson day
dinner. Business at the house end
/ of the capitol, where the democrats
are in control, practically was at a
standstill.
| Just before the committee went into
session there appeared to be a unanim.
| ity OF opinion among the members that
the city to be awarded the convention
must come forward with definite of.
fer of 100000. Baltimore is the only
! city at this time to have made such
a definite proposition
There was some opposition to St.
Louis, however, on the ground that
both former Governor Falk and Speak
er Champ Clark Of Missouri were
presidential aspirants. New York's
chances for the convention suffered
from a feeling among the democrats
! that that city was too near Wall
street and too close to Tammany
Hail.
| Although there are boomers in
town for all Of the avowed presiden.
tial candidates, the members of the
committee seemed reticent in discuss.
ing the situation. Oddly enough there
seemed to be q consensus Of opinion
that the democrats might we'll afford
to wait until after the republicans have
| made their nomination at Chicago.
It was argued in support Of this that
! It Mr.. Taft were renominated it might
| be expedient for the democrats to
choose an out and out progressive. II
Roosevelt were nominated, it was said
It might be good democratic policy ia
name man more conservative than
the former president. 81 I'LL
4 Harmony at jackson Day Banquet.
Washington, Jan. O. Democratic
leaders Of the country at the jackson
Day dinner here urged their follow
ers to stop fighting each other and as
sail the common enemy, the Republic
can party, with . united front. Gov.
Woodrow Wilson gof New Jersey,
Speaker Champ CLARK VIM. j. Bryan,
Vim. Randolph Hearst, Joseph W.
Folk t9 and other Demo cratic chieftail-!,
who have differed ia the past. Joined
II g unanimolis plea for harmony in
1912 and, predicted that political VIC
tory would follow.
Chicago Opera Next Year.
Chicago, 1 Jan. 70 IT g heard 81 d.
rectors5 Of the Chicago grand 4 opera
company at Z. !. NEE citing held decided
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