The evening times., 1900-04-12

| I2:45 o'clock the Committee on Credentials
brought in its report The report showed
| that there was only one contest and that
from the Eighteenth district. II recon-
mended that the anti-Norris delegates be
seated. They are Sanford Horne and
Ryan. The report was adopted. This ac-
tion left the convention solid for Norris
with the exception of seven men-W.
Mex. Clayton. Second district; the three
Bryan delegates from the Eighteenth
district and the three from the First.
On motion. John A. Clarke was unani-
mousy elected permanent chairman CT the
convention. There was some parlcy as TO
the permanent secretary j. Fred Kelley
was named. but withdrew, William Hart.
John ]. Purcell, and John c. Wittekindt
were all successfully named and each de-
clined with the exception OF Mr.. Purcell.
of the Seventh district, who was elected
unanimously
The chairman then announced the fol-
lowing Committee on Resolutions:
Frank l.. Hanvey. Second district Jo-
seph H. Bradley, Fourth district: Frank
b. Lord, Eighth district; William T. Wha-
len, Eleventh district; Harry o. Middle
ton, Thirteenth district; Dennis p. Gala
CHAN, Twentieth district; Charles F. Shell
ton, Twenty-second district.
protests from the delegates from the Twen-
tieth district who are opposed to an in
structed delegation. The turmoil was in
creased when Delegate Hanvey introduced
a resolution ordering the delegates to Kan
sas City to vote for William J. Bryan. IL
was received with great applause. Chair
man Clarke declared the motion out of or
der and referred il to the Committee on
Resolutions.
The convention then took a recess for
twenty minutes in order to give the Com
mittee on Resolutions time TO prepare
its report.
Instructions for Bryan.
When the convention reassembled at 2
O'Clock the Committee on Resolutions re-
ported as follows:
Resolved. That as an evidence OF
our love and faith in w. J. Bryan as
the exponent of the principles of true
Democracy exemplifed in the last
Presidential campaign, the representa-
tives of the Democracy of the District
of Columbia in convention assembled
direct and instruct our delegates
to the Kansas City Democratic ConYen-
tion TO vote for the denomination OF
William J. Bryan as long as his nomi-
nation is possible. and for the reafftr-
, nation OF the Chicago platform of
1886
The report was adopted unanimously.
Delegates to Kansas City.
The chair then announced that Eomina-
tions for delegates to the National Con-
vention were in order James L. Norris
rame was the first presented.
George Killeen, Of the Nineteenth dis
r~ia nv I
William Donovan Eighth district, was
nominated by F. B. Lord. William s Wha
len Of the Eleventh district, was placed in
nomination by p. \. Shea. of the Tenth
District William Dickson was nominated
by Michael Scanlon. of the Twelfth Dis
trict
The name of William Dickson was re-
ceived by the convention with some sur
prise II had been the opinion tEat Mr.
Dickson was an anti-NOrTis man. The
Bryan delegates explained that this rcnIi-
nation was a shrewd move upon the Iart
of the Norris men who hope 70 prevent
contesting Bryan delegation at Kansas
City.
J. Fred Kelley of the Thirteenth dis
tricf. was nominated by Harry o, Middle
ton, of the Thirteenth district.
John A. Clarke of the Sixteenth district,
was placed in nomination by Frank 4.
McQuade, of the Fourteenth district.
William F. Hart was nominated by
James Worden. of the Fifteenth district.
At , O'Clock a vote wasastaken on Mr.
Norris nomination and he was elected.
While the convention will not complete
the election Of delegates until a late four
this afternoon. it is the general opinion
that the following slate will 90 through:
James L. Norris.
John A. Clarke.
J. Fred Kelley.
William J. Donovan.
William Whalen.
William Dickson.
The slate is the original Norris slate
with the exception thar Dickson is a more
probable victor than w. F. Hart. The Hart
men declared that Dickson would be elected
instead of Donovan and that Hart would
be victorious.