Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
BRYAN MAKES FIGHT ON
CREDENTIALS REPORT
Debate on the Report OF the Committee on
Credentials the Feature Of Todays
Convention
BRYAN RECEIVES A GREAT OVATION
The Neraskan Offers Minority Report In Favor Of Seating
Hearst Men From NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Committee at Work
on PatormByan 1t Is Said Will Offer No Opposition
to the Majority Report-Hl Says No Effort Will Be Made
to Name Parker First Ballot.
BRYAN RECEIVES A GREAT OVATION

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yesterday, the galleries being well fill
ed long before the arrival of the con-
yention officials. Weather conditions
yesterday. the temperature being lower
and the humidity much less.
| Chairman Williams was given a
round of applause when he appeared
on the latform. The strain of his
| long speech yesterday was evident IN
his voice. which was weak and hoarse.
AS soon as he had produced quiet, he
introduced Archbishop John ]. Glennon
of st. Louis, who delivered brief In
| vocation. As the prelate resumed his
seat, there was roar of applause.
| Immediately after the invocation the
committee on rules and order of busi-
| ness presented it's report, which was
adopted without opposition or dis
cussion.
Porto Rico Let In.
1 Senator Grady then read the report
concerning Porto Rico and the Philip
| pines. according the delegates from
| Porto Rico seats and votes in the con-
! vention. Demands to have the report
read were shouted from the Michigan
and WISCONSIN delegations. Williams
sharply reprimanded the authors of the
demand. saying the report would be
read il the delegates would keep quiet
Arguing for The adoption OF the report.
Grady said the national committee had
decided to include Porto Rico in the
| call for the convention. The commit
| tee had to consider the question as to
whether these delegates had right to
vote Tie United States supreme court
| had decided that Porto Rico was part
of the territory of the United States.
| The same court decided the Philippines
were moi a part of the United States.
| The committee had followed this court,
| had given Porto Rico a vote and with
held a vote from the Philippines. SEN
ator Jerry South, of Arkansas. moved
to amend to include the Philippines
and criticised the supreme court. and
was Missed. South demanded a roll
call on the question. but was defeated.
the chair declaring the report recog-
Delegate Molina, of Porto Rico, ap-
peared ON the platform to thank the
convention for Its action.
Molina spoke briefly. and received a
ripple OF applause. Williams endeav-
ored to state that the clerk would make
the announcements, but was interrupt
ed by cries of louder" In the day
when the angel Gabriel shall stand on
the highest mount of the world" said
the chairman, and with megaphone
shall announce the crash of creation
there will be some one to interrupt him
by crying louder"
This criticism from the chairman
created prolonged laugh. The secre-
tary then announced the permanent or
ganization committee was not ready to
make a report and desired conference
of the committee at once.
Because of the wretched acoustics of
the hall Williams requested the chair
man of the New York and Illinois dele
cations to repeat the announcements.
Williams created great laughter when
he said so dreadful are the acous-
tic properties of this remarkable meet
ing place that my friend Ollie James,
OF Kentucky, who has a voice like
Bashan and In whose Difference that
bull retired from business, confided to
me that even he could not be heard in
this place.
Convention Recess.
Chairman Williams then called for
the report of the committee on creden-
tails. That committee announced that
| it would not be prepared to report un-
til O'Clock.
Sheehan, of New York. then moved
that recess be taken until 2 The
convention was instantly in an uproar
of confusion as the delegates and visi
tors began leaving. The motion to
take a recess was agreed to and the
morning session closed at 1104.