The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-09

The feud between the two men is of
old standing. Representative Palmer
had accused Colonel Guffey OF con
spring with the Republican ma.
chine" in Pennsylvania and II dis
loyalty to his party. Mr.. Bryan re,
peated all OF this and more. AT the
end, 1t is said, he had no apologies
to offer and undoubtedly he will carry
oh his fight against Colonel GGffey.
Denounees GutfeyIsm.
At one time during his impassloned
appeal to the committee to rid itself
OF "Guttey and Gufeyism," Mr.. Bryan
went so far as. to threaten an ZAP
peal to the people" If the committee
should decide against him. The threat
had no effect. Mr.. Bryan said that
thrice The hail been candidate for
the presidency and that 6,500,000
voters had stood back OF him. They
were all Democrats, he asserted. and
1t was TO the Democracy that he
would make his appeal.
''If this committee does not do the
right thing he declared, the peo-
pie will do, the right thing"
Immediately the report spread that
Mr.. Bryan had threatened the or
ganization of third party. This came
on top of the conference between Mr..
Bryan and Senator La Toilette Sun.
day afternoon, and was given credence
in some quarters. Mr.. Bryan, how.
ever. laid emphasis upon the fact that
it was the Democrats TO whom he
would carry his appeal, and the third
party talk died away for the time
being.
Starts the Fighting.
Mr.. Bryan's first fight came with
the calling of Alabama on the roll OF
States. A vacancy from Alabama had
been filed by the Democratic State
committee, Mr., Bryan moved that
the selection of the State committee
be confirmed National Committee
man Brown, OF Vermont, made the
point of order that no such action
was necessary; THAT under the rules
laid down by the last national con
vention, the national committee had
no right to go. back OF the State COM
mittee's choice.
Committee leaders had pleaded with
Mr. Bryan during the morning, not to
make an issue of the Guffey matter
at this time; that Colonel Guffey. clear
ly had a majority of the committee
in his favor and that the fight would
avail nothing. Mr.. Bryan would not
listen TO this suggestion. Chairman
Mack, Thomas Taggart, John r. Nc
Graw. Roger Sullivan and several 9TH
ers then held hurried consultation
and agreed upon the programme which
meant defeat to the Nebraskan.
Bryan Loses Out.
Chairman Mack sustained the point
Of order, and Mr.. Bryan at 5ace ap-
pealed from the decision of the chair:
He saw in this ruling the defeat of
the protest against Colonel Guifey and
asserted that the committee had a per-
feet right to pass upon the eligibility
of its members. Mr.. Bryan seemed to
realize from the first that ne was beat
en-, but he went into the fray ,undaunt-
ed. Mr.. Mack was sustained, SO to
IS. The vote by States was as follows:
Ayes-Alabama, Arkansas, Caltforn-
It, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Ida.
no, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mich
igan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missou-
ri, Montana, New Hampshire, New
York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Vermont, Vir.
ginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wy.l
oming, Alaska and Hawaii.
Nays-Coiorado, Delaware, Louisl.
ana. Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon.
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, District of
Columbia and New Mexico.
Then the Guffey-Palmer case was
taken up. The committee had hoped
to dispose Of 1t in an honr. 1t re.
quired nearly three, Senator Stone