The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-01-09
Extreme Bitterness
Marks the National
Committee Meeting
Ccontinued from First Page.)

pointed with Clark Howell, of Georgia,
as chairman. to frame q call for dele
gates and thus deal with the primary
question. Other committeeman arc
John T. McGraw Of West Virginia
Homer S. Cummins of Connecticut
Thos. Fl. Brown of Vermont, and w
T. Brady Of Oklahoma. It is said the
committee viii approve of the pri-
maries in states with primary laws
and viii leave to the various state
committees whether primaries shall
be held in other jurisdictions Each
state would have to take care OF its
own primary expense. There will he
nothing mandatory in the primary
resolution.
BRYAN A STORM CENTER.
When the committee went into ses-
sion shortly before o'clock this after
noon, William ]. Bryan at once be-
came a storm center in an attempt to
have James NJ. Guffey of Pennsylvania
thrown OFF the committee.
The roll call of the states had only
just started when the trouble broke.
James A. Weatnerly of Alabama was
recently selected by the Alabama
state committee to succeed the late
John W. Tomiinson, deceased.
When his name was called today,
Mr.. Bryan asked If there was a pro-
test. None being received, the Ne
braskan, who had been given an ova-
ton when he entered the room, moved
that the selection be approved.
National Committeeman Brown, OF
Vermont, declared that affirmative ac-
ton by the national committee was
not necessary; that the matter LAZY
entirely in the hands Of the state COM
mittee. Chairman Mack sustained
this point of order.
Il appeal from the decision of the
chair shouted Mr.. Bryan.
He declared that 1t was plain there
was q purpose to head off a protest
against Col. Guffey and that the mat
ter ought to be thoroughly discussed.
At this interesting juncture, a mo-
ton to go into executive session was
carried and the doors were closed.
The Pennsylvania fight was plunged
into at once. Representative A NJ
Palmer, contesting Guffey's place on
the committee, was in the room, hold
ing the Utah proxy.
The committee set 8 o'clock this af-
ternoon as the time for hearing the
representatives of the various cities
bidding for the convention. AS this
time approached, Baltimore's chances
seemed to be increasing. It was said
that the supporters Of Governor Wood
row Wilson were throwing their
strength to Baltimore.
Governor Wilson reached the city
today.
1t was 1910 o'clock when the COM
mittee finally was called to order.
William ]. Bryan, holding the Ne
braska proxy. reached the committee
room at 1890 p. m. and was greeted
with applause. Each time he moved
from one seat to another to greet a
friend, the applause was renewed. No
other member of the committee was
given a demonstration.
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 a consensus of opinion
that the Democrats might well afford
to wait until after the Republicans
have made their nomination at Chi
cago. 1t was argued in support of
this that if Mr.. Taft were renominated
1t might be expedient for the Demo-
Gratis to choose an out -and-ou pro-
gressive. If Col. Theodore Roosevelt
were nominated, it was said that It
might be good Democratic policy to