The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-08
Bryan is Attending the,
Meeting Of the Leaders

argue that Baltimore has all the ia
Meantime st. Louis was not idle.
The representatives of the western
city told members of the committee
that st. Louis is located in the central
part OF the country, and would give
the convention more advertising and
more publicity than any other city.
This argument had some weight. The
question of where the convention is
to be held will probably not be settled
until late this afternoon. The con-
tests for seats on the committee was
the first business placed before the
committee
War at the start
WASHINGTON, Jan S.-war was
declared Immediately after the dem
ocratic national committee went into
session here today, with VIM. Jennings
Bryan leading vote against the ma
chine" campaign in the committee.
When the first name in the list of
committeeman were called Bryan
moved that James Wetheriy OF Ala
bama, be seated Chairman Mack ruled
that such motion was unnecessary
as Wetherly had been elected by the
Alabama state central committee. A
point Of order against Bryan's motion
was upheld, and the peerless leader
appealed from the decision of the
chair. In the squabbie that ensued,
Committeeman John w. Coughlin of
Massachusetts, moved that the COM
lmittee go into executive session and
the doors were closed while the COM
Imitteemen got down to work.
/ Bryan's protest was the opening of
his battle to prevent the seating of
his ancient enemy, Col. James Guf-
fey, as committeeman from Pennsyl-
vania
This point is not important now"
said Bryan in voicing his objection,
"but it will be of immense impor-
tance in settling another contest that
will come up later in this meeting. If
the chair holds that this committee
has no Jurisdiction to determine
whether or not a man shall be given
seat in it's deliberations, intend to
know whether the committee sup
ports him in that decision
Bryan's motion was made after
Mack had announced that Wetherly
was officially seated If the Nebras-
kan's motion were adopted it would
declare the Alabama man a member
of the committee by the committees
own action, and establish the commit
tees Jurisdiction in such cases.
Bryan did not waste any time in
showing his determination to fight.
Wetherly's name was called first on
the roll and the regular order OF
! business was halted. While Bryan
] was urged not to make any fight
against Guffey, as the latter had the
votes to win, he privately asserted
j, that in order to be consistent he
: would have to oppose the seating OF
the Pennsylvania A. Mitchell Pal
mer, who protested Guffey's seat,
: was in the meeting, holding the proxy
: of committeeman Nebeker, of Utah.
1t was three quarters of an hour af-
Q ter the scheduled time when the
r committee got down to business. Bry-
g an was greeted with round of scat-
: tered applause. Mack was similarly
e greeted.
: Before the committee went into
t executive session, a resolution was
d adopted setting three O'Clock this af-
e ternoon as the time for arguments by
: representatives of the cities seeking
: the convention. S. d. Warfield. of
Baltimore, holding the proxy of the
e Arizona committeeman was in the
: meeting for the Maryland city and
: former Governor Francis, OF Missouri
s appeared for st. Louis.
t Calling Each Other Liars.
;. WASHINGTON, Jan. Sable to
Z control only 13 of the 46 votes in the
e national committee, VIM. Jennings
f Bryan went down in defeat at the
: committees meeting here this after.
: noon. The test vote indicating that
: exact alignment was on iurisdictian.
e al issue forced by the Nebraskan
: Despite his defeat, Bryan immedi
J. ately went into the fray to prevent
v his old time enemy, James M. Guffey
a from taking seat as national com
: mitteemen from Pennsylvania. One
z hours argument was permitted or
e both sides. A. G. Dewalt spoke il
: favor of Guffey
n A personal encounter between Col
t Guffey ard Representative A. Nit
i chell Palmer contestants for a place
t on the national committee from Penn
j sylvania. was narrowly ayerted wher
: Col. Guffney, in the executive session
e denounced Palmer as a liar The
statement to which Guffey objected
was Palmer's declaration that he
Palmer was Officially elected commit
s teeman by vote of 81 to 26 of the
d reorganized convention.
i Palmer, who is a Quaker, turned
e white with rage, but said he would
h not take offense, because Guffey was
an older man thar he. Members Of
8 the committee finally quieted the
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