Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07

ticaIly beyond the possibility of having any
adverse action taken on their case.
Four years ago the Norris delegation went
to the convention feeling confident that they
would retain their seats and the division
of the vote of the District between them
and the Bryan delegates came as a bitter
disappointment and surprise. This year
they came with still more confidence that
no case could be made against them, but
the experience of four years ago kept
them on the anxious bench until they
passed the ordeal Of the credentials com
mittee last evening and felt that they
were beyond further cavil the real and only
delegates from the District of Columbia.
The Committee Hearing.
The case of the District of Columbia was
the first to be taken up by the credentials
&C mmittee last evening. Nothing new was
developed at the hearing.
the same charges that had been thresh-
ed out before the subcommittee of the ma
tionel committee the day before were gone
over. The committee gave each side to the
controversy fifteen minutes; and that time
was taken up In behalf of the Hearst
delegates by Mr.. Schulteis, who was al
lowed to proceed as he thought best He
told the same story that had been told
be fore about. alleged irregularities in the
counting of votes and the manner of hold
ing the convention.
There were present on the side of Mr..
Schulteis Henry 3. Martin, Cotter T. Bride
and Sykes OBrien. They stood aside as
listeners. There was Charles w Slater,
once at the head of the Hearst forces, but
present at the meeting for the pleasure of
seeing the Hearstites turned down. believ-
ing that thew had no ground for cnpfact
On the Norris side there were Edwin B.
Hay and ]. Fred Kelley, with young James
L. Norris present with a satchel of deadly
documents to be drawn forth at moments
notice. VIM. Cranch Mcintyre was present
member of the committee
When Mr.. Schultes finished his state
ment member of the committee saying
that no case had been made out against the
Norris delegates, proposed that the COM
mittee hold a private session to decide the
case on its merits without hearing from the
Norris men at all.
This was objected to- and Mr. Hay ad-
dressed the committee.
One of the features of the hearing was
the throwing out of a charge by Mr..
Schulteis that he had not been treated
right by the subcommittee of the national
committee, because that body was COM
posed entirely of anti-Hearst men.
Decision Quickly Reached.
Finally when the committee asked that
all except OF the committee with
draw from the room. it took them just five
minutes to bring in decision in favor of
| the Norris delegates by vote of 80 to IL.
The eleven delegates voting against the
Norris delegates were all Hearst men.
Mr.. Schulteis will endeavor to have the
minority bring in a report to the convention
favoring the seating of the Hearst dele
gates, but the result cannot be changed
The Maryland delegation declared for
Parker yesterday afternoon, but up to 2
O'Clock today the District of Columbia del
egauor had taken no action on candidates
I'VE must look after the platform first"
said Chairman Norris. Then we will take
up the question of candidate"
Local Offices Plank.
At the meeting of the committee on plat
form last evening Mr.. Norris submitted a
plank declaring in favor of the appoint
ment of only District men for District Of
! fees. There was no discussion of the plank,
| it being referred with various platforms
submitted to a subcommittee which will
| make report to the full committee this
afternoon at o'clock.
Close Call for Mr. Hay.
Mr. E. B. Hay of the District delegation
| just ESCAPED being made secretary of the
| convention. No canvass had been made in
| his behalf for that place and he was not
| candidate. But when the committee on per-
manent organization assembled last evening
Mr.. Hay was unanimously elected tenn
| porary chairman, and when nominations
| for secretary of the convention were called
| for Delegate Heymeker of Kansas at once
| announced Mr.. Hay his candidate. A
| motion to make the nomination unanimous
| was objected to. as 1t was stated that Z. A.
| Walsh, being a member of the national
| committee. should have the compliment OF
| the office. A vote being taken Mr.. Hay re-
| ceived Is votes and Mr.. Walsh Ii.
| C. E. X.