The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-09
BRYAN LOSES IN
FIGHT ON GUFfEY
National Democratic Commit
tee Refuses to Gust
Pennsylvania
LATTER'S LANGUAGE
CALLS FOR APOLOGY
Question of Meeting Place
for Convention Not Yet
Decided-Adjourn
Over to Today

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.--Afer
fisht that lasted all this afternoon the
national committee seated Colonel
James Guffey, Of Pennsylvania, as
member BIZ q vote of 30 to 10. there
by defeating William J. Bryan. who
streuuousiy opposed Guffey and &C
cused him openly Of having betrayed
the party and OF being unfit to sit
in a national committee.
Al soon a. Guffey and Mountcastle.
OF Tennessee. had been seated. the
COMMITTEES adjourned till ten thirty
tomorrow morning. when 1t will Sc
iect a place Of meeting. decide whe-
Their or not delegates are to be chosen
by primaries or conventions. name d
committee on arrangements. ana al
iourn.
Most OF the contention over the
seatinr Of ouffey this afternoon was
conducted in executive session. Mr.
BRYAN. who succeeded four years ago
in keeping Guffey or the commit
tee. got into action a few minutes
after the COMMITTEES began its labors
in the assembly room at the Shore-
ham.
When the name OF Alabama was
called. II was reported that the State
committee had filled the vacancy
caused by death by the election OF
James weatherly. 1t was moved that
Weatheriy be admitted to the COM
mitfee.
William J. Bryan. who holds the
proxy of T. L. Hall. the Nebraska
member. at once got the floor
Are we to understand" said ne
..that We must take any one GER
tilted to us by a State commlttee!
Chairman Mack said that this wal
the understanding at the meeting Q,
the last convention. and that xooAo
obtain here. ,s.9.s-,@9.s I
BRYAN. who was looking ahead to.
ward the GufYey contention. moved
that the national COMMITTEES be EN-
powered to pass on all vacancies nlleo
by a State committee.
"Recognizing that this particular
case does not amount to anything
but that 1t will affect later case,
he said, and that Il Will foreeiost
consideration Of another ease, j ap
neal from the decision OF the chail
and ask permission to make a state
ment. -
John w. Caughlin. Of MaSsaciIu
setts. then moved an executive ses'
sion, and subsequent proceedings Were
held behind closed doors.
Those who spoke In Gurey,s be
half were Senator Stone, OF mis-
souri,: Thomas f. Brown. OF Yer
mont: former Senator A. G. Dewait
1Iny
mtner. Of Connecticut, and j. Il.
Kramer, OF Montana,
In Mr.. Bryant's attack on Guffey he
was supported by A. Milton Palmer
who is the claimant for the seat ia
which the Pennsylvania was elected
The seating Of Mounteastle. OF
Tennessee, was made unanimous. ~
son as tho GufYey affair had been set
tied. His opponent vetress, did not
have a chance to put up fight, Tor
Josephus Daniels. OF Nerth carolina
moved that Mountcastle be seated the
minute the smoke OF the battle over
Gufrey cleared away. an dthere was no
opposition, save that OF Vertrees. him-
self. and vertrees had no vote.
In the course OF argument over
Guffey. aPlmer. his opponent, CHARGED
hi mwtth having deliberately defeated
the choice Of the Democrats for gov
ernor and supported man of his
That's a lie" shouted Gusfey. land
Won knew IT'S, q He-""..s'.I demand an
a apology" said Palmer, growing red In
the face. Guffey supplied the apoig,
reluctantly, whereupon Senator TIL
man who had been sitting quietly In
his seat. arose and said:
''I think he ought to apologize &C
the whole committee"
Mr.. GufYey furnished this apology
also. and good humor was APPARENT,
fully restored.
The Guffey mater occupied SO much
time that when the committee reas-
senhied at Ave o'clock after short
RECESS II was decided to postpone Tia
matter Of selecting a city IN which &c
hold the convention till ten thirty
tomorrow.
New York has now got in the ngh'
TO stay, but Chicago Is strongly as
sorting It's claims. II looks as II II
would obtain the right Of way hefort
morning. The st. Louis people. who
canaA- with any promises OF large
sumo Of money wanted time to pro-
duce. and that was ono OF the rea'
sons that II was determined net to bt
In a hurry about the selection.
The Baltimore people got into
good .dsaf Of ~ nAtstcs tn the =. evenans
nv news that there IVES big fre "
their citv and that WASHINGTON had
been asked for apparatus. Before
they had time to get thorouehll
scared however. word came that thu
IRE was under control.