The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 8, 1904, Page 2

CISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JULY 8§, 1904 WITH SUGCESSION OF WOISY DEND REPORT OF CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE IS ADOPTED BY A DECISIVE VOTE | Bryan Makes a Hard Fight for Minority Substitute, but the Nebraskan’s Oratory Fails to Win Convention and Motion Is Overwhelmingly Defeated. e Continued From Page 1, ‘ tically and another out- | e cccurred, but it was Mr. Bryan's object tform was to present to the credentials a member of the proxy, bearing that of of Nebraska. When fully on the platform in the galleries to the a cheer. He turned i de many bows. CHAIRMAN HEAD ABSENT. Column 6. 1 He by asper is Chairman Head of the committee on nt s b not yet p in an ap- th the majority report, and f Pennsylvania was de- r him. meantime, amid great confu- egate Robinso of Alabama his chair and shouted a mo- lion that, bending the arrival of Mr. Hes with the report, Governor Beck- | ham f Kentucky address the conven- T 3 m on was put through phone and declared carried moments before Governor as heard from and when was requested to be excused on was then adopted that R f New York be asked | e convention. The secre- | n ed through the mega- | hat Mr. Cockran was not in the | } He then called, “The band will K y strike up some tune.” he band was quick to respond with Star-#pangled Banner,” and the € convention stood ; band then struck up “Dixie” arn roar went up, the Philip- | i adding to the scene by American flag, with ne streamers floating from the secretary yelled: ““The chair re- guests the band to play ‘Yankee Doodle and cheer after cheer broke 2 the band played the favorite ' n march time | signal for another | ny voices throughout | the refrain. At this | Head, chairman of the n credentials, entered the nd made his way to the platform, apparent relief of the chair- ttee the band was through 1 the report. which was decisions already pub- report declared in favor | 1l the delgates who were srary roll call, with the ex- Alfred Orendorf, who was ed for Duncan C. Best in the | y-first Tllinois District. A POWERFUL VOICE. Mr. Head is the fortunate possessor of a voice of ELrong carrying power his reading restored greater quiet existed up to the time he 1o speak. No sign of ap- disapproval greeted the de- the committee. He an- | hat a minority report had ed in the case of the Dis- lumbia_and understood | be submitted in the Illi- from Vermont moved nan order the galleries better order was ob- Williams at once > would do that un- refrained from dis- convention. Head moved the adoption Chairman William: was a demand for a divi- | uestior [ endeavored egate Mr of the report e to address he ch Delegate Keyes of California, how- ever, made a louder demand and was | ed to move the seating of the ts from the District of Co- | at once foilowed by Dele- | gate dy of New York, who made | @ vigorous protest against that part of the report relating to the Philippine Islands Delegate Sutro of the Philippine | delegatic quested to be heard. | Chairm w ams ruled that he had | no right to recognize him. This ruling | seemed to meet the approval of the | convention, as cries of “Right, right!” were general, though the galleries be- gan a fresh clamor and threats to clear then again made. | Chairman Willilams followed his rul- ing against hearing the Philippine del- | egation with declaring that part of the | report of the committee dealing with Philippines out of order. His ruling was: “S0 much of the re- port of the committee on credentlals as admits to this floor as representing a part of the United States the Philip- pine Islands, declared by the Supreme Court of the United States not to be a part of the United States, is out of or- der The chairman then put the question as to the adoption of the report of the | committee on credentials, with the ex- | | | | Chas. Keilus & Co.| B ox'ci} B .8 Eae High-Gradesy Clothiers No Branch Stores. No Agents. THE SEEDS WE'VE PLANTED FOR OUR WINTER MODELS HAVE BORNE CHOICE FRUIT. SOME OF THE PRODUCTIONS WE ARE SHOWING NOW. SKILLFUL TAILORING, MASTER DESIGNING, 13Z- Kearny Street Thburiow Block { traordinary force. ;mained in attentive silence, which was | rupted by cheers from the gallery. | utes on each side be allowed for the | to speak in behalf of his motion to should have as much time as Mr. Bryan | nounced that he had not come to the | sc. ception of those parts on which a sep- arate vote was requested. The report was adopted with this condition. A separate_vote then was demanded in the 2 of the District of Columbia and in the Iilinois cases. | Mr. Schultheis of the District of Co- | lumbia was then recognized and spoke for the contestants. He offered an amendment providing that the contest- ing delegates from the District of Co- lumbia be seated with a half vote to, each. A motion was made that the amend- | ment be laid-on the table. Pn this a rising vote was demanded. The chairman called for a rising vote and cries arose from all parts of the hall that the delegates did not under- | stand what was before the convention. A series of explanations followed and | the motion to lay upon the table was withdrawn. and the question reverted to the adoption of the amendment to eat both delegations with a half vote! each. i Chairman Head replied to the advo- cates of a division of the vote, saying that he hoped the convention would eliminate the District of Columbia from being a further source of trouble to the y. On the viva voce vote Chairman Williams anounced | that the noes had it | There were but one or two affirma- | tive votes, while thé negative vote sounded like “No!” from the whole convention. | The report of the committee was | adopted without further delay, and Mr. | \\'1{11:idms turned to Mr. Bryan and| sai ! “The chair now recognizes Mr. Bryan in the matter of the contests from the State of Illinois.” This was enough to start up the | Bryan cheer again, but Mr. Bryan at once beckoned * for silence with his right hand, while he held his minority ‘v“‘r]mv‘x on the Illinols contests in his eft CHECKS CHEERING. | In a moment he had the cheering | checked and began theireading of the report. His voice was clear and he was | heard plainly, although not using ex- The convention re emphasized by comparison with the wild confusion that had prevailed al- most continuously since the convention began its first outbreak at 2 o'clock. Mr. Bryan's report vas a long, type- written document which he read delib- erately. Its dryness began to impress the galleries after the reading had pro- gressed ten minutes and the hum of in- attention began to be heard. He was accorded most respectful at- tention, however, by the convention and succeeded better.than any other speak- er in making himself heard. Mr. Bryan concluded reading the re- port at 4:12, it having taken him thir- ty-five minutes. During the latter part of tht revort he was frequently inter- He closed by asking that fifteen min- | hearing of the contest. The chairman recognized Mr. Bryan stitute the minority for the majo report Chairman Head of the credentials committee claimed his right to have the closing statement in the debate. ! The chair ruled that Mr. Bryan should take such time as he should choose and announced that the other side took Mayor D. 8. Rose of Milwaukee asked \\l’}al had led up to these contests. in Illinois, and was informed that he was The Bryan Word that Mr. Bryan would take this opportunity to make his great effort | before the convention had got abroad and the audience rustled with expec- tatfon as the Nebraskan arose and faced it. In opening his speech Mr. Bryan an- chairman then recognized Mr. convention with the idea of bringing up_any question that could or would cregte division. He was greeted by | chfers, and when he declared that he | hoped and believed that the conven- tion would select a ticket which could be supported by a united Democracy | the cheers were redoubled. APPROVING YELLS, An outburst of approving yells greeted his announcement that the convention in Illinois was conducted by men who were on a level with train robbers. Becoming Intensely interested in his address, Mr. Bryan, finding that his cuffs interfered with the free move- ment of his hands, pulled them off and proceeded. He declared that two years ago John P. Hopkins had pursued a course con- trary to that followed in the 1llinois convention and did not dare to follow precedent this time because he would have been repudiated if he had done The initial sentences of Mr. Bry- an’s speech, which carried his hearers into cheers, were: “I still hope that we shall be able to agree upon a platform that will rep- resent the sentiments of all of us, so we can present to the country the platform of a united party.” TICKET BRYAN WANTS. When the cheers which greeted this sentiment had subsided the speaker ut- tered these words: “I will go further than that. I still hope that we shall be able to present to the country a ticket behind which we can stand as a united party.” Again the convention unanimously indorsed the sentiment expressed. Mr. Bryan's full speech was as Zollows: I came to this convention in the hope that we would be able to agree on platform, on candidates, and have nothing to stir the feel- ings or rouse contention. 1 still hope that we shall be able to agree- upon a platform that will represent the senti. ments of all of us so that we can present it to the country as the platform of a unif party. 1 will go further than that. 1 still hope that we shall be able to present to the country a ticket behind which can stand a united y. And I regret that I am com- pelied to come in at this time and present & subject upon which your votes will be asked. But _If there is one Democratic principle more fundamental than another 1t is the right of & majority to rule. If you destroy the binding force of that principle there is nothing that can hold a party together. And, my friends, it is because I want the Democratic party on the Jeffersonian principle of majority that I come here and present the minority réport in this case. In the State of Illinois the majority was mot_allowed to rule. That convention purposely, bodily trampled on the rights The peopie of Tlnoie. . My Triends, the evi: dence shows that no band of train robbers — | been given Bryan. NSTRATIONS CONVENTION PREPARES WHOSE ST, FAVORITE SONS" TION EX-SEN. T ST. LOUIS. ATE DELEGATIONS ARE BOOMING TH ATOR TURNER HAS THE SUPPORT OF EM FOR TE DEMOCRATS VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOM- FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC — | | pudence and the insolence to say that because they certify that what they did was re you cannot g0 behind’ theif “certificates. It that is good law In a Demoératic convention it ought to be good doctrine in a court, and it it is good doctine in a court then the' only thing that train robbers have to do in the future is to make a report of their transac- tions over their own signatures. 1 reply that after they have committed their crime all that train robbers will have to do Is to certify over their own signatures that it was'a voi- uttary collection taken up for religious pur- poses and deny you the right to go behind the returns. ARRAIGNS QUINN'S METHODS. Bryan severely arraigned the meth- ods of State Chairman Quinn and Con- vention Chairman Quinn in suppress- | ing opponents in the State convention | and appealed for fair treatment of the Democrats. He continued: convention was so openly, &0 notori- a gang-ruled and gang-run convention Wo of the men who had been out and ade a canvass in the State for Governor refused to be eandidates before that conven n. And I honor Judge Prentiss of Chicago and Mayor Crolius of Joliet. 1 honor these men who refused to go out as candidates of that convention and if Hopkins and Cable had that any res; for the rights of a majority to rule they swould be ashamed to be here, the representatives of a minority. But, my friends, if they have not learned to be ashamed to : | misrepresent a great State you ough each | Dot proposing a parliamentary inquiry. | K 7 > the appr them that they cannot do it with the approval of the Democratic party of the United States. Now thelr sin_rests upon these men, You do not bear it. But when you, if you do, decide to seat these men these delegates from the districts against the evidence presented in regard to the contestants from the districts and these two national delegates in spite of 871 members—if you do that you take from the shoulders of Hopkins and Cable and Quinn the odium that they bear and put it upon the Democratic party of the nation and indorse that attempt You have not this condition in other States to-day, but let this gonvention indorse this conduct and the next national convention will gee more than one State here as the result of gavel rule. And it is because this question transcends the interests of any State or any candidate or any faction that I am here to present the minority report and to ask you to do to the Democrats of Illinols the justice that this gang denled them, deliberately and insolently. As Mr. Bryan concluded he was greeted by an outburst of cheers. AUDIENCE BECOMES UNRULY. Mr. Bryan cccupied twenty minutes and asked to be given ten minutes to conclude after the other side had been heard. The cheering which followed his_conclusion lasted several minutes, and the audience showed a disposition to become unruly. “I shall ask the police to attend to persons persisting in the disturbance,” declared Chairman Williams. Then, pointing his finger over to the left, he demanded: “Officer, go ovér to that West Virginia banner and if that man does not desist from his disturbance take him out.” The chairman’s firmness had the de- sired effect Delegate Menzies of Indiana, a mem- ber of the credentials committee, was hen recognized in opposition to the minority report. : Menzies was bitter at the outset. When he criticized Bryan for his inter- ference in the Illinois affair there were hoots, hisses and applause intermin- gled. Menzies was apparently some- what nettied by the interruotions and disorder, which were rather marked, in contrast to the close attention that had He shouted out that he would be heard and the audi- ence would have to remain all the long- er in “this sweat box"” if it persisted in disorder. Several times as Menzies spoke he was Interrupted by calls and cries from the balcony just opposite the speakers’ stand, while another gallery to his left was frequently disorderly. Menzies concluded plause and cries of “protest. spoken just a quarter of an hour. part he said: The gentleman from Nebraska dealt in strong language and positive assertions, I think, un- supported by facts or evidence. 1 would like to know, however, great as he I hat has constituted him a court of aj contest in the State of Tilinois, ‘wisdom 1t In ttee on credentials of this convention. Great as he 1a, he s not so omniscient that he can kpow a case without ever having heard it. The main question at the very pith of the controversy is whether the constituted authori- ties of the party acting under the forms of po- litical procedure and bound by the party, shall be recognized here, or whether a case on ex parte evidence, upon bare assertion without facts to eupport it, will be recognized as & AND A PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN STATES. - 3 | ever planned a robbery upon a train more | precedent in the Democratic party. 1 vestigate the merits and by so doing said that deliberately or with less consclence than they | The gentleman from Nebraska forcefully said | In some districts there was evidence to ghow aid | he belleved in the great elementary principle | that questionable methods prevaled. | And these me ned it and who | of Democracy, that the majority should rule. | And now this committee listens two hours carried It out have the. sudacty, ‘the dm-; 1 stand hehind him and will aiways follow him | and does not glve a chance for a single bit in the advocacy of that principle, but I have been taught by the same great mind that pro- mulgared to man that cardinal | | | ascertained in some well defined, method of parllamentary procedure. The chair then recognized Frank P. Quinn of Illinois, who had fifteen min- utes of time in which to conclude the partisan debate for the contestees. He said: Gentlemen of | the Convention: I say to you that T am always a Democrat who orderly |rule. 1 am o good a Democrat that I do not reserve the right to vote until after the Democratic convention. I am so good a Demo- crat that 1 never call a man a train robber and a thief unless 1 know the facts to be so. I am s0 good a Democrat that in 1896 stand- ing upon the platform of the Democratic N tional Committee, I stumped the State of Til- inols and hurled the lie into the teeth of Dem- ocrats and Republicans who charged that Wil- liam J. Bryan was dishonest and a repudiator. In 1806 T ran for the office of Recorder of my county'and was defeated, but I never.assumed the right by reason of that defeat to nominate harbor masters, Coroners and mix up in Dem- ocratic petty quarrels all over the State. Quinn closed with a plea for a fair hearing. MANY INTERRUPTIONS. He was frequently interupted by the galléries and there were loud calls from the delegates to have the galler- ies cleared. He declared himself a Democrat who believed in thé right of the majority to rule and one who did not call another Democrat a thief un- less he knew him to be one. He was, he said, defeated himself in 1896, but did not for that reason arrogate to himself the right to mix up in other people’s quarrels all over the country. He declared that Bryan had read to the convention as his minority report the brief of one of the attorneys for the contestants. Quinn was so frequently interrupt- ed by the galleries that Chairman | | | convention for him. Delegate Richardson .of Alabama, rising and addressing the chair, de- clared that it was evident thdt or- ganized attempt was being made to suppress the facts in the case by pre- venting Quinn from being heard and the chairman again threatened to have the galleries cleared. ““How about gavel rule?” shouted a voice from the rear of the hall, aljud- ing to one of Bryan's sentences. ‘““You want to know about gavel rule. Il tell you about gavel rule,” replied Quinn. Before he could con- tinue a disturbance started in the-bal- cony just back of the alternates’ seats and one disturber was seized and ejected by two city policemen. During the intermission created in Mr. Quinn’s speech by this episode front of the rostrum and called to Quinn: “Talk facts, John.” “I'll talk them,” replied Quinn. Resuming his speech, he briefly nar- rated the election of himself as chair- ‘Iman of the convention and of Hop- kins and Calve as the delegates at large and asked for fair treatment for his side. ROWDIES EJECTED. In addition to the one'man flrtt eject- ed a half dozen men in one of the bal- conies, who were constantly interrupt- ing the speaker. were also put out of the hall by the police. Senator Mar- tin of Virginia rushed up and ordered that ‘“the blackguards be put out,” and the police regponded quickl; Bryan then argse to conclude. He was again given a warm welcome of ‘cheers. Raising his hand, he made the request that the convention should not take his time. Immediately there was silence. ¢ ‘When he declared he had been at the committee-room at 2 o'clock in the morning and knew more about the de- talls of the case than those who ac- cused him of ignorance he was cheered to the echo. He said: The first id that T had not heard the wxmm';ea in the sub-committee of the National Committee and heard evidence until 8 o'clock in the morning and I have more evidence than the gentleman who nlkeq“to' k):u and who impeached my knowl- case. gentleman tries to obtain credit from réport of the Natlonal Committee. The mittee this case to the mmittes on the ground that the ittee did mot have Aime to fo- g‘flml Credentials National prineiple of | { freedom, that the will of the majority must be | t to | beliéves that the majority of the party should | Williams was forced to appeal to the | John P. Hopkins walked up to the| of évidence but only argument, and then tells cu there was no fraud and that you ought 10 seat thege contestees. The gentleman says re-elected five hours vel rule. Yes, my ends, everything done In that conmvention unanimous. If you don’t belleve it read the sworn testimony of the highwayman who called the convention to order. The gentleman ays that he is not a man who bolts or who walits untfl after the convention to decide that Fe, the man with a favel rule, ties to’force upon the loyal Democrats of his_State two men who supported Palmer and Buckner in 1896, Bryan closed with the declaration that, while he was willing these mén | should return to the Democratic party { he did not want the loyal Democrats ;fm‘vod to “walk beneath their soiled { banner.” | Bryan spoke in his most earnest | manner. He concludea with an ex- pression of willingness for unity, add- |ing: f “But God forbid that it should be under a soiled banner.” APPLAGSE NOT PROLONGED. A spappy outburst of applause fol- lowed, but was not prolonged, and the whole body, delegates and spectators, showed plainly the weariness born of the intense heat and long session. Chairman Head of the credentials committee, who followed, accused Bry- an of contributing little to the har- mony he was advocating. Mr. Head | admitted that there were things done in Illinois which should not have been done, but the committee had weighed the facts and its decision was fair and unprejudiced. Before he concluded con- versaticn had been renewed throughout the hall—the convention was growing | restless. There were loud cries of “Question” and “Vote” as Mr. Head retired. “The question,” said the chairman, “is on the substitution of the minority for the majority report. The noes were in a heavy majority and befcre the chairman announced the result of the vote Bryan, who was on the platform, demanded a rol; call. The demand was promptly seconded, and the clerk proceeded with .he cail. It was the first test of strength in the convention and was listened to with interest. The Hearst faction cheered every vote in favor of the substitute and were supported by these parts of the gallery which had so frequently in- terrupted the anti-Hearst speake BREAK IN PARKER STRENGTH. A break in the Parker strength came whep Kentucky voted solidly for the substitute. By the time Mirnnesota was reached the vote stood 115 for the substitute and 247 against. The vote was followed with intense interest by the delegates. Mr. Bryan, who remained on the platform while the roll was called, gave the responses his undivided attention, but his face betrayed no sign of feeling. . Illinois requested to be passed when its name was called. FOR WORK NSERVATIVES CONTROL - CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE Hearst's Contests for Seats in Conven- tion Fail in All but a Single District. to go Into the merits of t the Hopkins delegates In every instance. The minprity of the cymmittee on credentials pre- but Mr. Quinn, the chairman eclared that the minority e Cand would De filed then put the vote upon the and declared it carried and all, although It was then and H) e contest, seated ST. LOUIS, July 7.—With the excep-| | tion of the contest in the Twenty-first Illinois District, the credentials com- mittee of the Democratic National Con- vention followed the lead of the nation- al committee and seated the delegates sented a report - roil ¢ | reccommended in the temyporary roll of | there demanded. the convention. This result was accom- The report says that the rnn(astan!: plished after a session lasting all night. | supported their ¢ by hundreds of The feature of the session was the | afdavits and hundreds of pages of declaration of W. J. Bryan, who paid | gocumentary evidence, but that the the committee a call at 3 o'clock this' contestees offered no affidavits and no morning, that he would make the Ilii- | gocymentary evidence except the re- nois contests an issue on the floor of | port of the convention officers and no the convention. evidence at all but that of their own The committee gave patient hearing unsupported oral statements. The re- to every contest presented except that! port concludes: of Dr. Mary Walker, who claimed a! pnger am te circumstances the mimority seat in the convention as the WOmAan | peiieve that It Is imperatively necessary ihat representative of the Democrats of Ncw shall repudiate the ou 1. York. Dr. Mary waited patiently the Claraars the prinels 't the indulgence of the committee until a la.e hour and then gave up in despair. The committee took action regarding Porto Rico, the Philippines, the D: trict of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, N Jersey, Ohio, Pennsvlvania, South Da- kota and the In§ian Territory. The Maine contest, involving three seats, was decided against the Hearst delegates and in favor of those on the L 4 “+ PORTO RICO DELEGATES.ARE SEATED —_——— Continued From Page 1, Colnmn 4. Chairman Willilams leavo temporary roll. tate 1 the clerk would make an The New Jérsey contests were de-|apnouncement. but was interr cided in the same way e e : BRYAN TAKES A HAND. “In the day when the Angel (;abrw; It was 3 o’'clock when the New Jersey | shall ~’|Al\'l‘ on the highest mount ¢ - cases had been disposed of. Bryan had | the world,” said the .murma.n, Ar;‘ been waiting in the committee-roow | With a megaphone shall :mnurv’.me ",..v, for some time. He at once took the floor | crash of creation, there will be some- and requested that the Illinois cont }';wi: A to rrupt him by erying which had been disposed of by the com- uder. L mittee early in (h»‘: ses il)n.}lu recon- | wi A LAUGH. sidered, that a record vote might be| This witticism from the chairman hit had on which to base a minority repor:. | the humor of the convention and a pro- The chairman explained that such a|jonged laugh followed course would not be necessary, that any | he chairman then announced that member of the committee had the rignt | the permanent organization committee to make a minority report. To make | was not ready to make a report, and the matter regular, however, the com- | gesired a conference of the committee mittee voted the privilege of making Because of the wretched acousties of such a revort to such of its members as desired to unite in one. Bryan again took the initiative, as no member of the committee indicated a desire to make a minority report. He said that he wanted to make such a report, and asked all members of the committee who would sign his report to stand up. Responding to this, the members from Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Rhode Island arose. Bryan thanked the committee and at once withdrew, with the statement that he ®ould draw a minority report and make the fight | on the floor of the convention. In the Ohio contest, involving the Twelfth Congressional District, Ross and Gilliam, who had obtained seats the hands of the national committee, retaingd them. The sitting members in the Pennsy vania contest were retained without 2 gument on either side. H. H. Smith of South Dakota con- tested the seats of the entire delegation from that State. He charged Pettigrew the hall, Chairman Williams requested the chairmen of the New York and THi- nois delegations to repeat all an- | nouncements. Mr. Williams created great laughter when he said: “So dreadful are the acoustic properties of this remarkable meeting place that my friend Ollie James, of Kentucky, who has a voice | like the bull of Basham, and in whos= defense that bull retired from business, confided to me that even he could not be heard in this place.” “The next thing in the order of busi- * said the chairman, “is the re- of the committee on credentials. 11 the chairmen of the delegations s that along?” 1 suggest,” sald John Cadwallader of Pennsylvania, “that the megaphone be adopted.” “Well, will you get the megaphone?” retorted the chairman. The clerk made a second announce- ment of the call for the credentials re- | port. with being opposed to any but a Hearst| Thnat committee at once announeced or Bryan man, and quoted the follow-|4pat it would not be prepared to re- ing language, which he said Pettigrew had ‘used in the State convention in an-| swer to a question as to whether he would bolt the national convention port until 2 o'clock The chair recognized Willlam F | Sheehan of New York, who moved that a recess be taken until 2 o'clock Do you suppose I would pledge myself to| The convention was instantly in an upport the rominee of the St Louis con- | yproar of confusion as the delegates vention? ut the question to you. ge v x > e - or some other man in the Cleveland-Hill The motion to take a recess was of the Democratic part Suppose they greeted by a viva voce vote and th organize us and nc Republican morning session came to a close at Republican platform, ing for tru it g the money power. 1 would o P S S 2 bolt the ticket and do everything in my power B Sieat brat NS, DOiN GROWS TIRED OF TRYING The .committee did not disturb the TO ELUDE THE DETECTIVES sitting delegation, of which Pettigrew is the head. Sister of Nan Patterson Returns to REPORT OF THE MAJORITY. Washington, but Her Husband The committee adjourned at 4:30f Is Still Missing. o’clock after finishing all contests be-| WASHINGTON, July T.—Asserting fore it and authorizing its chairman|ipa: her husband has left the United and secretary to prepare and present|gy.ieq and that he would not return tHe ooy S RS until her sister, “Nan” Patterson, is In those States and Territiries where Brought to trial next Tall for the al- contests have been flled we carefully examined the original credentials of the dejegates and leged murder of “Caesar” Young, Mrs alternates and find the same to have been|J. Morgan Smith has returned to correctly ‘certified to the chatrman of the | Washington and is seeking her oid Natlonal Committee and the roster as prepared | clerical position in the .office of the b this Committee. for Its temporary organiza. | auditor for one of the Government de- tion is correct and accurate and we unani- | partment: p mously recommend its adoption by this con- Mrs. Smith is worn out from the vention. . h = continuous traveling from place to Your committee desires to that it B v B s 4 realizes, as this convention must, that it was | place which she and her husband absolutely impossible for this committee to | have evidently been doing for the last have done more, in the limited time which it | feww weeks while eluding the detec- . e could poesibly give to this great number of | yives, She is nervous and unstrung contests, than examine the principal questions A ty inyolved and dispose of them in such manner | from anxiety. A A O S— FRENCH WAR MINISTER MAY RETIRE FROM OFFICE judgment would nemrest meet the and best subserve the interests of the Democratic party in those States and Territorfes and in the islands where the con- tests arose. There were flled with this com- mittee arguments, briefs records, affidavits and telegrams in -several of those contests which would have been impossible for your committee to have even read in less than ten days. The committee gave to each of the con- testants and contestees who desired to appear before it all the time it was possible to give and in each case endeavored to ascertain as nearly as could be all the important facts bearing. upon each contest. In the State of Tilinols, however, the several contesting Con- gressional districts were asked to select those to speak for all the contests in that State. In the matter of the contests from the Second, Third. Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth, Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth” districts and the seats of Ben T. Cable and John P. Hop- kins from the State at large, in Illinois, your committee recommends that the delegations as named by the National Committee are entitled to seats as the regularly accredited delegates ernates. O "the matter of the contests from the Twenty-first District of the State of Tilinois. your committee reports that Alfred Orendorft and A. B. Carman as delegates and J. N. C. as in its ends of justic Meets With Defeat in the Chamber of Deputies During the Discussion of Reserve Bill. PARIS, July 7.—During the discus- sion in the Chamber of Deputies to- day of the bill reducing the term of service of Any reserve men, War Min- ister Andre was defeated, which led to rumors of his possible retirement from office. A Michigan delegate questioned the announcement of that State and a poll of the delegation was taken, but the result was not gltered. Missouri’s vote for the substitute was wildly cheered, but this was a ‘whisper to the roar that went up when New York voted solidly against the substi- tute. This vote adopted the report of :hf committee and defeated the substi- ute. Pennsylvania voted as New York had voted,.and J. P. Garman of that State demanded a poll, saying that four dele- gates had not been asked for their wotes. The poll was taken, the result being 11 for the substitute and 57 against. John 8. Rilling of Pennsylvania arose in his seat and announced that under the unit rule the ‘vote of the State 1 should be cast according to the major- ity vote and the chairman sustained him, thus throwing the State’s full vote against the minority report. The result showed 647 against the adoption of the minority report and 289 for it. N The question then recurred on the adoption ‘of the majority report. By a viva voce vote, there being no votes against it, it was adopted amid such confusion that the proceedings were hardly intelligible. mway and Jesse F. Griffin as alternates e entitied to seats in this convention as the properly accredited delegates and alternates. In the matter of the representation which the island of Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands shall have in this convention, your committes recommends that each of said isi- credited with six delegates and six ing that the Indian Territory and Okla- homa each be allowed to elect eight delegates and eight alternates to repre. sent them in the next Democratic Na- tional Convention in view of the large increase in their population. BRYAN'S MINORT. . REPORT. The report which, in the convention this afternoon, Bryan moved as a sub- stitute for the majority report, began thus: a State Central Committee with one John P. Hopkins at its head. Finding itself in a minority in the State convention, the said committee deliberately planned to override the Democratic vote of the State and secured by fraud and intimidation a Jority of the delegates to the St. Louls convention. To this end they brought contests in a num- ber of districts outside of those contrplied by the sald committes and placed their own men upon the temporary roll call of the conven- Then they had a credentials committee made up, and, as far as possible, had the district members of the tials committee taken from the contestants, Whom they had seated. This credentials committee, without intention Thats what ever% body Says who tries it! oD SomerrvG Goao ror you ASA FOR 1T. DEALERS