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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 9, I90S.
STILL BUILDING
i THAT PLATFORM
iCommittee Hampered With
: Multiplicity "of Planks on
; All Topics.
WILL FINISH IT TODAY
.Subcommittee Adopts Planks on
Tariff. Income Tax, Publicity,
Oriental Immigration and Ie-
pouncing; Roosevelt Dynasty.
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rations were based upon a draft of tn"e
Jjroposed plank made by Mr. Williams,
which was found to be generally accept
able, but was closely scrutinized by not
jnnl.v the conservative members of the
committee, not only by Judge Parker,
Y)ut by the labor leaders as well. Mr.
'Williams was in consultation during the
jrreater part of the day with the labor
men, who appeared eactremuly anxious
Jthat not only the substance, but the par
Xleulfir laiiffuaR?, of the resolution should
fee such as would satisfy the voters who
are claimed to be behind them. On ac
count of the care it was found necessary
to five to this plank it was still under
consideration by the sub-committee when
a. recess was taken fur dinner.
I Tariff Plank Recommended.
J The subcommittee on tariff found
1.r difficulty in reaching a conclusion.
;This committee consisted of Messrs.
Pettigrew, of South Dakota; Brown, of
Ivehraska, and Alschuler. of Illinois,
nd it was able to report to the full
.subcommittee by 5 o'clock. The com
mlttee recommended the adoption of a
comprehensive plank on the tariff, in
Vluding. among others, a provision for
free print paper, free wood pulp, lum
tpi logs. etc. No definite announce
jnent on the question of the Philippine
Tariff relative co suffar was made by
the subcommittee. Following Is the
text of the subcommittee's tariff recom
mendation: We welcome the belated promise of
tariff-refurm, now offered by the Kpubllcan
Imrty. as a tardy recoenltion of the right
'enusnss of the Democratic position on this
question, but the people cannot aatVly en
trust the execution of this important work
to a party which 1b so obligated to the
Muchly protected interests that it postpones
relief until after the election.
And we call attention to the significant
frtct ihat the promise now made J wholly vit
iated by t ho use of the qualifying words
under which the present tariff iniquities
"have been fostered and developed.
. We lavor an Immediate rt vision of the
tariff by the reduction of Import duties.
.Articles entering Into ccmretltlon with arti
cles controlled by trusts should be placed
upon the tree list. Material reductions
should be made in the tariff upon the
Necessities of life, especially on articles com
jiflhiK with such American manufacturers as
jtre sold abroad cheaper than at home and
graduated reductions should he made in
ther Bchedules.' such as may be necessary
to rescue the tariff to a revenue basis.
Exclusion of Japanese.
The subcommittee this morning lis
tened to the reading of a proposed
plank by Robert D. Inman, of Oregon,
which is intended to cover the exclu
sion of Japanese coolie labor, of which
this is a text:
"Oriental laborers are within our
borders in vast and Increasing num
4ors. especially on the Pacific Coast.
They are being employed by the tens
of thousands In every branch of labor,
thereby reducing wages and depriving
our American citizens of the means of
earning a livelihood. We demand the
p-peedy enactment of a law that will
prevent furticr Immigration of Orien
tal laborers Into the United States."
Mr. Inman is the only representative
of the Pacific Coast on the subcom
mittee, and he presented the plank In
the interest of all the Coast states.
The plan proposed by Mr. Inman was
apparently received with much favor
by the subcommittee, and It is be
lieved that it will go into the plat
form. Keep Fleet in Pacific.
- Mr. Inman also presented the fol
lowing: "Our Western Coast has been woe
fully neglected in the matter of coast
defenses. We believe that for the pro
jection of our people and their vast
nnd rap idly increasing commercial in
terests on the Pacific Coast It Is Im
perative that the Atlantic fleet now
Stationed In Pacific waters be there
maintained in its present strength."
; After Governor Haskell had read to the
.sub-committee all of the suggestions and
messageM from Mr. Bryan, ex-Judge Al
'ton H. Parker took the floor and read in
detail the platform which had been
drawn up by the members of the New
.York delegation and which has already
been given publicity. Both sets of sug
gestions were received without discussion
by members of the committee and no ac
tion was taken as to any of the planks.
House Utiles Need Reform.
Governor Swanson. of Virginia, pre
sented a plank entitled "The Degeneracy
Jof the House of Representatives," which
the read with the comment that he be
lieved It would be a decidedly popular is
!sue to bring to the front. The plank re-H-tted
that the House had come to be
.dominated absolutely by the Speaker and
.pledged the party to such an amendment
Jof its rules as would remedy the evil com
plained of. Mr. Swanson declared there
was not a Congressional district in the
country to which it had not been re
ported by Its Representative in Congress
.that he was unable because of the posi
tion of the Speaker to obtain the partic
ular measure or measures he had advo
cated. ' Ex-Governor Thomas, of Colorado, pre
sented a plank which he said was des
tined to unite In its support both the
Western cattle and sheepmen opposed to
the present administration of the forest
.reserve regulations and the farmers and
.mrriculturists who favor it. He also of
fered an injunction plank drawn, he said,
by one of the best lawyers of the West.
' 1 After receiving this mass of material
for the platform and being assured by
other members of the sub-committee that
they had other planks to offer, the com
mittee recessed until 9 o'clock this morn
;ing. Labor Leaders Heard.
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( The session of the sub-committee was
-preceded by an oren hearing by the full
committee during which John Mitchell.
President Gompers. of the American
; Federation of Labor; James Duncan, of
the same organization, and H. Fuller, of
the Hallway Trainmen, were heard on the
demands of labor, ail relating to the In
junction plank. Representative Ransdell.
of Louisiana, spoke for a plank for the
development of inland waterways and H.
T. Clark, of Omaha, advocated a pledge
;lo issue J500.000.000 In bonds for interna
tional waterway improvements.
.Governor Swanson. of Virginia, pre
sented his plank demanding reform in
the House of Representatives. He made
a rinsing speech in which he denounced
it he methods at present prevailing in the
House. He said that no one could ac
complish anything without the consent
of the Speaker. This, he oeolared, was
nothing less than autocracy, and. he de
manded a change The speech was ap
plauded by the committee.
Bid for Negro Votes.
William T. Ferguson, of Washington,
D. C, secretary of the National Negro
Political League, which be said contains
600.000 voters, was given a special hearing
during which he assured the committee
that the party would have the support of
the negroes, providing they could receive
assurance of fair treatment. He told the
committee frankly that If the Democratic
party should prove successful by the aid
of the negro vote, the negroes would ex
pect a portion of the "spoils."
"We must know," he said, "that at any
rate you will not treat us any worse
than the Republicans do."
He was assured by members of the cbm
mittee that under Democratic rules ne
groes would be treated like all other cit
zens. Mr. Ferguson did not present any
plank on the Brownsville affair. Me said
that Mr. Bryan had been- called on by a
committee of negroes who had been as
sured that he disapproved of the "sum
mary and wholesale dismissal of negro
troops without inquiry."
Senator Newlf.nds, of Nevada, spoke for
half an hour in support of a proposition
by himself to use both the Bryan'and the
New York platforms as a basis for the
proceedings of the committee. Incident
ally he took the position against reci
procity. Judge Parker spoke in support of a
proposition to adopt the preamble of
the New York delegation.
SUGGESTIONS
BY
HEADER
Planks Bryan Recommends for In
clusion In Platform.
DENVER. July 8. William J. Bryan's
views as to what the Democratic National
platform should contain are fully before
the sub-committee charged by the con
vention with the work of drafting that
document. Governor Haskell, of Oklaho
ma, chairman of the resolutions commit
tee spent more than an hour during the
early morning reading to the sub-committee
what Mr. Bryan had written in
the form of planks and what he had tel
egraphed to the Governor as his sugges
tions for planks.
Mr. Bryan's views on the Injunction
plank as thus transmitted are that the
plank should begin with the statement
that the party resents any attempted re
flection upon the Judiciary of the country;
that not only are the courts themselves
created by law; their jurisdiction and au
thority are denned by law, as well as
their rules of procedure. The position of
the party on this subject in the plat
forms of 189S, 1900 and 1904 is to be in
dorsed; the further provision Is made that
In contempt rases the trial Is to be before
any judge other than the one Issuing the
writ, and. Mist important, the plank is to
declare foiSiie re-enactment of the Fed
eral law n firing notice to be given be
fore such preliminary injunction shall
Issue, precisely as it .existed prior to 1874.
Mr. Bryan made a subsequent sugges
tion for- this plank to the effect that It
might be well to provide that no injunc
tion or restraining order shall remain In
force for a period longer than three days,
and that the hearing of this order shall be
before two Judges.
Xo Suspension of State Laws.
Mr. Bryan also believes an expres
sion should be ' made to the effect
that the Circuit and District Courts
should not have the power to sus
pend the rights of the state; that the
right of appeal In such cases should He.
In his currency plank suggestion, Mr.
Bryan asserts that treasury funds were
used as an emergency to force through
Congress a bill which has failed to give
protection to the 15,000,000 depositors of
the country. The belief Is expressed that
the necessities of commerce require an
emergency currency; that such currency
should be Issued and controlled by the
Federal Government and loaned - to Na
tional and state banks under proper
guarantee.
"We favor the postal savings bank if
the guarantee bank oannot be secured." Is
the termination of the proposed plank
and Mr. Bryan made it clear to the com
mittee that this qualirytng language
should be used in the indorsement of the
postal savings bank proposition.
' Abuse of Patronage.
Another plank which Mr. Bryan has
suggested In conference to the sub
committee, but concerning which he
expresses some doubt as to the wisdom
of its promulgation, is headed "The
Misuse of -Patronage."
It condemns as a violation ot the
spirit of our institutions the action of
the Chiei Executive to secure the nomi
nation or one of his Cabinet officers.
The plank continues:
To force a succession In the Presi
dency Is scarcely less repugnant than
life tenure in that office, and tends
to the establishment of a dynasty."
The plank concludes with the state
ment that the Democratic party stands
for the right of the people freely to
select their officials; that the Demo
cratic party stands for democracy,
while the Republican party Is the party
of private monopoly.
Tariff for Revenue.
On the tariff the suggestion is that
the position of the party be for re
vision on the basis of tariff for only
sufficient revenues to support the Gov
ernment, levied with special attention
to the necessities of life, Impartially
as to all sections of the country, and
so as not to afford monopolistic pro
tection to any Industry. The attitude
of the Democrats in Congress Is to be
indorsed with reference to the news
print paper question.
Only Adequate Navy.
On the subject of the Navy, Mr. Bryan
cautions the committee to be careful
not to indorse a "large Nary." "An
adequate Navy." he says, "Is as far as
we can go."' He has no objection to a
plank indorsing state militias, but pre
fers to be In the language of Thomas
Jefferson on that subject, 'A well-disci-
piued militia Is our best recognized
deft nse."
If a plank could be drawn on the
rlgh.s of the negro that would be
unanimously acceptable, Mr. Bryan
would not object to it, but he would
not want to force such a plank In the
platform.
. Planks Taken From Nebraska.
Suggestions of Mr. Bryan whicli follow
closely the Nebraska state platform re
late to the plank on the conciliation of
capital and labor; amendment to the anti
trust law; the extension of the eight-hour
day to Include all Government employes
as well as Government contractors and
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THE PLANK WHICH THE REPUBLICAN BUILDERS REJECTED WILL THE SAME BE
COME TI f HEAD OF THE DEMOCRATIC CORNER?
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sub-contractors; a general employers' lia
bility act: the separation of the depart
ment of labor; a bureau of mines and
mining; and a department of public health
with a competent physician at its head;
the regulation of Asiatic Immigration and
diplomatic understandings whereby great
er respect shall be accorded abroad to an
American passport: the admission of Ari
zona and New Mexico as new states and
the welcoming of Oklahoma as a sister
state, and for Porto Rico a territorial
government; the reclamation of arid and
swamp lands and the protection of the
forests; the construction of the Panama
Canal; the department of interior water
ways and the continuance of pen
sion policy; a guarantee of independence
for the Philippines and a pledge not to
use the navy for the collection of private
debts; the public land plank is to declare
the rights of the people, as well as for
the general policy for the rights of the
Nation. Mr. Bryan suggests the advisa
bility of a plank setting forth the alleged
extravagance ot the Republican adminis
tration and pledging the Democratic party
to economy, also a strong plank on cam
paign publicity. As to Alaska, his sug
gestion is that any declaration on which
the Washington and Oregon members
may agree will be satisfactory to him.
PERMANENT RATES.
At (he Cornelius.
The Cornelius, corner of Park and
Alder, has decided to make permanent
rates. You will find this gem of a hotel
par excellence regarding furnishings and
service. For further Information call on
Mr. Clarke, the manager.
Judge Marries First Oonple.
Robert Lawrence Frager and Miss
Marie Merz were married by Judge Van
Zante in the office of the Municipal Court,
shortly after 6 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The couple was. the first to go to
Judge Van Zante to get married, and it
was hard to tell whether he or the prin
cipals were the most embarrassed. With
the bride came her sister, Miss Magda
Merz. and Mrs." J. G. Parker, a friend.
The ring was given to Judge Van Zante,
but while drawing up the marriage cer
tificate he absent-mindedly put It in his
vest pocket. When the "fatal words"
had been pronounced by Judge Van Zante
the magistrate reached toward the groom
for the ring. A search for the ring fol
lowed and It was finally located In the
Judge's pocket and the happy couple de
parted. Plans for Swift Plant.
Plans for the buildings of the Union
Meat Company's plant have been sent to
the local office from the engineering de
partment of Swift & Co., in the East. It
appears that the National pure food law
provides that slaughtering of animals and
packing of meat products are required to
be done In establishments that have com
plied with regulations prescribed by the
Department of Agriculture. A set of
plans and blue prints were sent to El .N.
Hutchinson, who is the Government rep
resentative in Portland, but unfortunately
that official Is at present in Victoria,
where he will remain for some ten days.
The examination of the plans, therefore,
will be delayed until his return. Offi
cials of the Union Meat Company .are of
the opinion that little delay will be ex
perienced after the Government has ex
amined the plans, for they provide that
the Peninsula plant shall meet every re
quirement adopted for sanitation and
healthful environments.
GLOVE SALE TODAY.
16-button length silk gloves, double
tipped and best $1.75 and J2.00 grades, all
colors, 97c; long lisle gloves. 51.25 grade,
76c; 2-clasp silk gloves,. 75c grade, 3Sc.
All bathing suits, parasols, hosiery, etc.,
at closlng-out prices. McAllen & McDon
nell, Third and Morrison.
C A RTOOMST POKES FTS AT
BUILD SPUR -THICK
0. R. & N. Will Lay Line to
Country Club Tract.
GOOD CAR SERVICE ALSO
O'Brien, Josseljn and Fuller Agree
to Provide Adequate Facilities tor
Crowds That Will Visit Stock
Show and the Races.
Splendid rollroad facilities for the
Country Club during the September
races and livestock show are assured as
the result of an agreement reached yes
terday by the transportation committee
of the club and General Manager O'Brien,
of the O. R. & N., and President Josselyn
and General Manager Fuller, of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany. Automobiles carried . Messrs.
O'Brien, Josselyn. Fuller, H. C. Camp
bell, EL L. Thompson and Dr. H. W. Coe
out to the Country Club tract yesterday,
where an inspection of the track and
buildings now under way was made. The
railroad men reached an agreement with
the representatives of the Country Club
that is entirely satisfactory in every way.
The O. R. & X. Co. will put in switches
that will run to the gates of the track
and afford every convenienc for travelers
from this city, while the street railway
management will build a loop that will
result In the, very best facilities for
handling the crowds expected during the
stock show and races next September. O.
R. & N. trains, it is promised, will make
the round trip from the Union Depot In
40 minutes and will have splendid facili
ties ' for taking care of visitors to the
Country Club grounds.
Cars for 7000 People.
The street ralway company will bank
empty cars at the gates, tracks now
being planned to give the needed space,
so that when the races and amusement
features of the day's programme are over,
trairs and car.s waiting to carry the peo
ple back to" the city will accommodate
7O00 passengers.
.Yesterday's visit was the first that Mr.
O'Brien has made to the Country Club's
tract. He expressed himself as more than
pleased with the way the property Is be
ing improved and was surprised at the
excellent location for the track and sta-
j Dies. me natural ampiiimeater aiioras
sucn a spienoaa location lor a racing
that Mr. O'Brien expressed his astonish
ment that It had been overlooked for so
long a time.
Workmen on the tract are busy build
ing the stables for the horses and other
stock and la putting in a water system.
The work Is so well along that it Is con
sidered certain that everything will be
ready for the stock show to be held in
September.
AVill Oil Sandy Road.
Another step taken yesterday was the
reaching" of an agreement between the
club directors and County Court for the
Immediate oiling of Sandy Road from
East Tweaty-eighth street to the race
track site. The promise was made the
association that the county would pay
half the expense If the owners of the
various additions and the residents along
Sandy Road would raise the remainder.
This was guaranteed by Director B. L.
Thompson, who said that the matter Had
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already been taken up with several of
the sub-dividors, and that his firm
Hartman & Thompson, would see that the
50 per cent required would be raised. It
Is estimated that It will cost about $750
to oil Sandy Road for that length, and
the work is to ba undertaken very
shortly.
This will provide the finest sort of an
automobile and carriage drive out to the
race track for the owners of pleasure
vehicles.
PROHIBITION OX THE TRAINS
Harriman Lines Give Xotlce They
Will Comply With Law.
As was expected, after several coun
ties In this state voted to enforce pro
hibition on July 1, the passenger de
partment of the Harriman railroads in
Oregon has taken action to see that
the transportation companies affected
comply with the law. Circulars have
been Issued calling attention to the fact
that more than three-fourths of the
tracks of the O. R. & N. and Southern
Pacific in this state cross dry counties,
Including all the feeder lines of the
O. R. & N. that tap the wheat and cat
tie counties. Warning is printed on
the menu cards in the dining-cars that
liquor will not be sold on board trains
while passing through the dry sections
of the state. This means that pa3sen
gers can relieve their thirst only in a
very small portion- of the state.
Umpqua Valley Booklet.
The business interests of Roseburg
have Issued an attractive booklet de
scrlptlve of that city and the Umpqua
Valley. The book is a handsome one
of 62 pages and is fully illustrated. It
describes the agricultural and other
possibilities of that section of the coun
try and Is full of valuable Information,
Copies of the new book were distrib
uted at the Commercial Club luncheon
yesterday and aroused much favorable
comment.
Xew Furniture Factory.
"Portland is destined to be the Grand
Rapids of the Pacific Coast," is the way
an official of the Manufacturers' As
sociation referred to the announcement
made that the Carman Manufacturing
Company, of Tacoma, is to establish a
furniture factory in this city. J. L.
Carman, president of the company, has
selected! a site suitable for the bus!
ness. He decided upon a quarter block
at Nineteenth and Savier streets, and
gave a commission to Otto Kleeman to
prepare plans for a reinforced concrete
building, to be six stories in height and
which Is estimated to cost $i 3,000.
Fire in Coal Bunkers.
Fire, believed to have originated from
spontaneous combustion, broke out in the
bunkers of the Independent Coal Com
pany, at Front and Quimby streets, short
ly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The fire was not general and was con
fined to one bin. Under the direction- of
Captain H. Pollock, of Hose Company
No. 6. two lines of hose were attached
to hydrants and laid in trenches dug un
derneath the Northern Pacific tracks. The
flames were oon extinguished. The
damage is estimated at less than $100.
Heat Does No Doomage at Gervals.
GERVAIS, Or., July 8. (Special.)
The weather the past few days has
bordered close upon the 100-degree
mark. It is not causing any worry
to the farmers, owing to its being
preceded by a week of cloudy weather.
Had it not been for this the Fall
sown grain, as well as the Spring
grain, would not have filled satisfac
torily. It now seems Impossible, to in
jure the coming wheat crop, for grain
never looked better.
Special sale fine shoes at Rosenthal's.
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COMMITTEE PUTS
GUFFEY MEN OUT
Decision Against Pennsylvania
Boss After Ail-Night
Session.
DUBOIS FACTION WINS
Mormons Defeated ,ln Idaho Mc-
Carren Again Thrown Out,
Though He Makes Bitter
Threats of Party Defeat.
DENVER, July 8. The committee on
credentials of the National Democratic
Convention concluded Its labors short
ly after 10 o'clock today, after hav
ing been in continuous session since 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon. No at
tempt was made to restrict the time
for the presentation of evidence in the
various contests, the proceedings in
which were all conducted with open
doors. The Idaho. Ohio and Pennsyl
vania cases provoked much bitterness
from the opposing sides.
Colonel James M. Gultey, of Penn
sylvania, went down to defeat before
the committee In all his contested
cases, the contestants all being seated
by a vote of 27 to 15.
Mormons Beaten In Idaho.
In the Idaho case, the. Mormon fac
tion was put to rout, the committee
deciding in favor of the Dubois faction
by a vote of 26 to 20.
The Nineteenth Ohio District again
was given to Tom Johnson, of Cleve
land, who appeared in the committee
room early this morning and made a
strong plea that the action of the Na
tional committee be sustained. The
Ninth, or anti-Johnson district, dele
gates were allowed to retain their
seats.
The committee made short work of
the New York. Illinois and District of
Columbia contests, unanimously sus
taining the action of the National com
mittee In each case.
The tight of Ok'ahoma for 18 dele
gates. Instead of 14, resulted in a vic
tory for the new state. The claim of
Oklahoma was based on the allegation
that there had been an incorrect ap
portlonment of the districts, and the
committee accepted that view.
Calls Sullivan Trainrbbber.
The hearing of the Illinois contest was
concluded about 2 A. M., the time of the
parties having been extended so that the
whole argument consumed an hour and a
half. National Committeeman Roger C.
Sullivan personally argued against the
contestants in behalf of his own dele
gates, while Judge William Prentiss and
George Mulligan made argument for the
contestants. Judge Prentiss' argument
was particularly vehement. He recalled
the Springfield convention, at which Mr.
Bryan first publicly denounced Sullivan as
a "political train robber;" he made the
expression his own. He declared that
Sullivan was the political ally of the Re
publican leader. Senator Hopkins.
Accuses McCarren ot Treachery.
The New York State case, involving the
so-called McCarren delegates from Brook
lyn, was then taken up and broke up amid
much confusion. Senator McCarren had
presented his argument with considerable
heat, and Bird S. Coler, his opponent, was
no less bitter. Mr. Coler accused Mr. Mc
Carren of political treachery and accused
him of accomplishing the defeat of Wil
liam R. Hearst aa Democratic candidate
for Governor of New York State two
years ago. These njen, he declared, were
now in Denver, endeavoring to accom
plish Democratic defeat. These men, he
said, were Senator McCarren, ex-Lieutenant-Governor
William F- Sheehan, of
New York, and National Committeeman
James M. Guffey, of Pennsylvania. He
asserted that Mr. McCarren was "tied
hand and foot to the Republican bosses in
Brooklyn and was under personal obliga
tions to them."
In the course of his address to the
committee Mr. McCarren reviewed the
proceedings of the Spring state con
vention in New York at which he. and
his delegates were thrown out by the
committee on credentials, and he believed
the constituency of New York would not
tolerate such treatment.
McCarren Threatens Defeat.
"Let me. assure you," said he, "that
no leader, however powerful he might
be, will be able to induce that constitu
ency to submit to that sort of treatment.
I need not tell you," Mr. McCarren
added, "that in order to elect a Demo
cratic President it is necessary that the
electoral vote of the State of New York
should be assured to the Democratic can
didate. With all the elements of the
party united it is going to be extremely
difficult for us to carry the state, and
dint of party success would impress upon
you the wisdom of according to the con
stituency of Brooklyn their right and
the representatives they have chosen."
He declared that his delegates had been
elected at the primary election. The sit
ting delegates he said had ample remedy
under the state election law, but had not
seen fit to avail themselves of this they
had preferred to await the holding of
the stats convention.
"Everybody, Including the delegates
whose seats we contest," said the Sen
ator, wrth bitter Irony, "knows that the
appointment of the committee on cre
dentials of the Democratic state conven
tion meant the seating of candidates who
were defeated at the primaries. They
were assused that no matter how many
votes they polled they would be seated.
"The trUxinal before which they want
ed to have their case tried was a packed
committee n credentials appointed to do
the bidding and dirty work of the men
who professed to speak for the Democ
racy of the State of New York. The
short-sighted managers of the party in
the State of New York seemed to think
that their label of regularity Is all that
is necessary. I 51sh to impress upon this
committee, as the representatives of the
National Democracy that the constitu
ency of Kings County will not tolerate
this outrageous proceeding and I would
have you know that of the constituencies
of the United; States there is none as
jealous of its Tights as the constituency
of Brooklyn."
Johnson M?n Caught Napping.
The Ohio casas were taken up before
that of Oklahoma, after several motions
to take a recesa had been voted down.
When the case of the Nineteenth Ohio
District came up. a curious episode oc
curred, illustrating the weary condition
of the committeemen. This Is the case In
which the sub-committee of the National
committee dacided against the Johnson
contestants, but was afterward reversed
by the whole committee in Mr.
Johnson's favor, 24' to 24. When the
case was reached. the contesting
(Johnson) people were not present,
but the original crontestees, standing
In the llsht of appellants from the
decision of the National committee-, had
been on hand all night. A motion was
made to dismiss the case and thus cfm
firm the National committee's decision
and it was carried. Then the members of
the committee, many of whom were do-1
I 1- . nhD Ha., 1 i ,1 an.f
the motion was reconsidered, but with the j
distinct understanding that if the con- i
testees had not appeared by the time the j
case was called again, it would be given
to the contestants by default.
The Johnson people, however, saved
their case from being lost by default when ;
Mr. Johnson appeared outside the com- '
niittee-room at 6 o'clock this morning, ;
prepared to present his side of the case
when it should be resumed.
Argument on Guffey Contest.
The contest from Pennsylvania, which ;
is the most important case before the
committee, was called a little before 5 A. :
M., J. B. Daly, of Philadelphia, who rep
resented all of the contesting district
from that city, making the principal ad- ;
dress. Mr. Daly charged constant and j
corrupt collusion between the Democratic
leaders In Philadelphia and the Republi
can party. He claimed that in many dis- ,
tricts there were frequently more votes
cast at Democratic primaries than there
were Democratic votes in the entire pre
cinct.
The argument for the contestants was
opened by Charles Donnelly, who. in sar
castic terms, alluded to Mr. Daly as a
reformer," who, he said, knew nothing
of what he was talking about.
Colonel GulTey was not present at any
time throughout the hearing.
The committee next commenced the
hearing of the Oklahoma contest which
related only to the claim of that state to
18 Instead of 14 delegates in the conven
tion. The vote on the Pennsylvania contest
shows H states. Including New York, vot
ing with Colonel Guffey forces. As the
latter are antt-Bryan, tne attitude ot
these 14 states was regarded as showing
a sagnificant undercurrent of sentimenu
The 14 states voting with the Guffey
forces were:
New Y'ork, New Jersey, Tennessee, Vir
ginia, Texas, West Virginia, Delaware,
Illinois. Ohio, Minnesota, Georgia, Loui
siana Kentucky and Maryland.
GFFFKV ISSUES PROTEST
Says Credentials Committee Has Dis
franchised Great State.
DENVER. July S. Colonel J. M
Guffey was stunned by the news that
the credentials committee had decided
against seating his Pennsylvania dele- i
gation
"Can it be possible," he said, "that ,
hls disfranchisement of men represent
ing the sovereign State of Pennsyl
vania, men holding certificates -under
the great seal of the commonwealth,
has deliberately taken place?"
The report of what had been done
was laid before Colonel Guffey by John
M. Garman, former Democratic State
Chairman of Pennsylvania and the
Pennsylvania member of th creden- '
tials committee. All night he had stood !
at the door of the committee-room, be- i
ing refused a place owing to the pend- j
ing contest, but always on guard, with- I
out food or relief, through the early
morning hours, until the final action
was taken. His summary of the situa-
tlon to Colonel Guffey was the follow- !
ing:
"Eight of our Pennsylvania delegates i
have been unseated and eight contest- ,
ants put in their places." Prior to this
action, the Pennsylvania delegation !
stood 32H for Guffey and 26 for!
Keeney. But taking off the eight Phil- I
adelphla delegates and adding the eight !
contestants gives Keeney 42 votes to i
Guftey's 32 votes, with one not vol- j
ing, as he refuses to take sides. The !
selection of Colonel Guffey as mem- !
ber of the National Committee is re- !
ferred back to the Pennsylvania dele- :
gates, which means that if the creden
tials committee report Is sustained by :
the convention, the anti-Guffey forces
will make a new selection for a Na
tional Committeeman from Pennsyl
vania.
Immediate steps were taken to carry
the contest to the floor of the convention
and Colonel Guffey issued the following
formal protest:
"Pennsylvania's delegates came to this
convention, elected under the statutes of
Pennsylvania, their election being certi
fied not alone by the Commissioners of
the district, but by the Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Not a
shadow of complaint was made as to any
of these delegates. This delegation was
certified to the National committee by
the chairman and secretary of the state
central committee of Pennsylvania.
Notice of contests in a few districts
was filed with the National committee,
a subcommittee of the National com
mittee was appointed and a full and
absolute hearing given these contest
ants. "The subcommittee reported unani
mously in favor of the certified delega
tion. The National committee as a body
unanlmously adopted the report of the
subcommittee and this action made
the right of Pennsylvania in the pre
liminary organization absolute.
"I was made chairman of the delega
tion and members of the various com
mittees of the convention were ap
pointed. I was elected a member ot
the National committee. Notwith
standing all this regularity, the tem
porary chairman of the National Con
vention refused to permit Pennsyl
vania's delegation to take part In the
deliberations of the convention, or of
its committees, thereby disfranchising
the sovereignty of a great state."
State Senator Dimellng, chairman ot
the Pennsylvania state central com
mittee, this afternoon said:
Tha six seats, being the entire delegation
from Idaho, were contested and, notwith
standing this fact, they were permitted to
name membens of the various committees. In
Pennsylvania the contest Involved only gi
seats out o 88. but the state, by the actiuri
of the convention yesterday, was deprived of
representation on every committee, includ
ing the platform committee. Porto Rico
and even Hawaii have members of the com
mlttea on resolutions, but the great State of
Pennsylvania was deprived of all representa
tion. Bays Prosecution Is Malicious,
T. B. Bidwell, a timberland locator,
who was arrested recently on complaint
of J. D. Duback for obtaining money
under false pretenses, declares he is
being prosecuted maliciously. It is
charged against Bidwell that he ac
cepted from Duback $700 as a fee for
locating Duback on two quarter-sections
of timberland near Molalla,
Clackamas County, and then located
his customer on worthless, non-timbered
lands. Bidwell insists that his
relations with Duback were entirely
legitimate and in fulfillment of every
condition in the written contract he
had with the latter. Bidwell aseerts
that Duback read the instrument be
fore signing it, and it was not until
after this supposed mutual understand
ing had been reached that the location
fee was paid. Bidwell says he has
lived in this city for four years, and
during all of that time has had exten
sive dealings In timber and other lande,
but he avers this Is the first time he
has been charged with any questlorr
able transaction. The churge Is still
pending against Bidwell, who has given
the required bonds for his appearance
when the case is called for trial.
AVill Observe Arctic Tides.
WASHINGTON, July 8. President
Roosevelt has directed Civil Engineer Rob
ert E. Peary, U. S. N., to make tidal observations-
along the Grant Land and
Greenland shores of the Polar Sea for the
Coast and Geodetic Surveys during his
search for the North Pole In the steam
ship Roosevelt. The President believes
that such observations will throw light
upon the coast survey theory of the ex
istence of considerable land moss in the
unknown sea of the Arctic.