The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-01-09
BRYAN IS BEATEN ON
TWO PARTY ROLL CALLS.
Continued from First Page.

Idaho, Illinois. Indiana, Iowa. Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland. Massachusetts,. Michi-
gan. Minnesota. Mississippi. Missouri
Montana. New Hampshire. New York
North Carolina, North Dakota. Ohio
Oklahoma. Texas, Vermont. Virginia
Washington. West Virginia. Wyoming
Alaska and Hawaii.
The States that supported Bryan were
Colorado. Deleware. Louisiana. Nebraska
New Jersey. New Mexico. Oregon. Rhode
Island. South Carolina. South Dakota
Utah. Wisconsin and the District OF
Columbia. On the roll call Tennessee
and Pennsylvania did not vote for the
reason that the contests in those two
States might be involved in the con-
trovcrsy.
The point Of Bryan's argument In the
Alabama case was that the national
committee should not be bound by hard
and fast rule adopted by the last national
convention hut should exercise lis own
discretion in passing upon the qualif-
cations of i's members
In due time on the roll call the Ten
nessee contest was reached. For several
months there has been o scrimmage be-
tween X. 4. l.. Mountcastla the sitting
member OF the national committee. and
John j. Nertrees who declared that
Mountcastle should he unseateu beca,ise @
he participated in "A State party con-
vention which named Republican for
Governor This contest has brought
many Tennesseans to Washington az this
time. They evidently thought that on
the decision rested the fate of the nation
But there was not any fight The two
a. IL
and on motion ~ Josephus Daniels of
North Carolina Mountcastle was unani-
mously retained in his seat
When Pennsylvania was reached on
the roll call there came the real fight Of
the day. 1t developed extreme bitter
ness led by Col. Bryan. Representative
Palmer spoke for his own election a.
ported by {. II. Williams. national com
mitteeman for Mississippi. brother of
Senator John Sharp Williams. and by
Bryan. Palmer declared that Guffey
had been associated more or less with
representatives of the Republican State
organization of Pennsylvania and cit ed
the Robert La Rue Munson episode
wherein il has been declared Munson
retired a. tha Democratic candidate for
the nomination for Governor on the eve
OF the convention ut Gufey's request
There was very much more on the same
llIlf anu I OIL 'rlntN became so angry
that he shouted: You ere liar al
Palmer. whereupon Chairman Mack came
down heavy with his gavel and the COM
mittCe directed that Gufey must person
ally apologize to Palmer and must also
apologize To the committee for the Ian
guage h" had used. Col Guifey there
upon formally apologl2ed,
Col. Bryan made Il direct personal
attack ON Col. Guifey. He closed by
making IA personal appeal TO the com
mittee to sustain him III his contenti ion
that Col. GufIey wds not q representa-
tive Democrat and should not be national
committeeman for the keystone State.
Bryan pointed his finger at Guffey and
accused MIN of being corporation man
and half-hearted Democrat who had.
failed to support the party's candidate in
previous oarDHiGns.
Then up spoke Col Gufeys represen-
tative, A. G. Gewalt "f Allentown senator
Stone and Committeeman Brown Of
Vermont. Cummings Of Connecticut and
kramer of Montana, They told of Guffey's
unai!oyed Democracy long lefore il
had been questioned by any candidate
of the party for President. They spoke
of GufTcy's long service for the party. and
incidentally they referred to the loyal par
ticipation Of Guffey i'll Bryan's campaign
of 1870 and 1890.
Then came The vote by which Guffev
was sustained by 30 To Is. The States and
Territories which voted for Guffey were:
Arizona. Arkansaw. California. Connec-
ticu,, Florida, Georgia, Idaho. Illinois.
Indiana. Kentucky, Maine, Maryland.
Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire. New
Mexico, New York. North Dakota. Oklo-
homa, Rhode Island. Tennessee, Texas.
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Alaska,
and Hawaii
The States that voted with Bryan were:
Alabama. Colorado. Delaware, Iowa,
Louisiana Mississippi. Nebraska New Jeri
sey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South
Carolina. South Dakota, Utah. Washing
ton. Wisconsin, Wyoming and the District
of Columbia.
Senator Chamberlain presented the
resolution for primary selection of dele
gates to the national convention. His
resolution was as follows
Rtsohrd. That the Democratic State or
Territorial committees in any state or Ter
ritory not having laws expressly providing
for selection OF delegates and their alter
mates to national conventions may II in
the opinion OF said State or rerritoti ial com
mit,ee il is deemed advisable and II il
ch doses to do so provide for direct elect ion
of delegates and alternates TO the Demo-
cratic nat ional convention of 1912, but where
such provision il not made by the com
mttees for the choice of delegates and
" here state laws do not provide specifically
I he manner of such choice. then the dele
gates from The State shall be- chosen in the
manner that governed the choice of dele
gates from IN, respective States and Ter
ritorieS to the last natonal convention.
The national committee then took a
recess. On reassembling at S O'Clock the
committee decided not to hear the repre-
sentatives of cities desiring the national
convention until II o'clock Tomorrow
Each Baltimore, Chicago, New York,
St Louis and Denver-is largely repre-
sented, The New Workers are led by
James b. kegan of the Hotel Knicker-
hooker and have the support of Charles
W. Murphy of the Democratic State or
ganization and are putting up a first class
fight, The Baltimoreans are particularly
aggressive and many United States SEN
ators and Congressman advocate the Sc
lection of that city. as ii will be near 10
them. for they believe Congress will be
in session up To the time the convention
assemblies the first week in July. Still,
st, Louis is paving the way and ex-Gov
David X. Francis claimed tonight that
II had twenty-tour members of the ma
tional committee pledged to it's support.
By tomorrow morning also the com
mittee on resolutions, headed by Clark
Howall of Gancuia x.,;ll ho ,o.l,. - -.,'--.