The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-08
STORY OF SECOND
 DAYS PROCEEDINGS
(Continued from page 1.)
Entitled to Seats.

l.D Entitled to Seats. In the contest from the Twenty-f1rst District of Illinois your committee re- ports that names of Alfred Orendorff and A. B. Carmen as delegates and J. N. c. Shumay and Jessie N. Griffin as alternates are entitled to seats in this convention as the properly accre- dited delegates and alternates.
 In the matter of the delegate to this convention from the State of North accident on his way to St. Louis, the Hon. Jacob G. Birder it appears that the alternate of said Birder. the Hon. Frank c. Myrick. has given to the Hon. Thomas R. Shaw his proxy to repre- sent him at this convention. which proxy was filed with your committee. We recommend that said proxy be recognized and that said Thomas R. Shaw be received as the properly ac- credited representative in this conven- tion.
 In the matter of the representation which the island of Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands shall have in this convention, your committee recom- mends that each of said islands be | accredited with six delegates and six alternates and that the names of 1 Charles M. Boerman, Hubert F. Shaffer, D. M. Field Miguel Sales, Dr. A. H. | Molina and H H Leake, as delegates l from Porto Rico, are entitled to seats l In the convention as the regularly ac- credited delegates; and that from the l Philippine Islands. Oscar Sutro, w D.. 1 Wisdom, Hugh Bonner. Judge A. C.. l Carson, Berry Baldwin and c. w. l O'Brien as delegates and that William N. Swartzout. Victor del Pan. D. w. | Yancy, l.. J. Lambert. J. M Coin and T. Hodgson as alternates be admitted
 to seats in this convention as the regu-
 larly accredited delegates and alter | mates.
 The Territories. | In the matters of the representation which the Indian Territory and the l territory of Oklahoma now have in this l convention in view of the large in l crease in the population of said ter { ritories. your committee recommends
 that this convention instruct the Na- | tional Executive Committee in issuing | its call for the next national conven- | tion to authorize each of said territo- ries to elect eight delegates and eight | alternates to represent them in the | National Democratic convention. l We attach to this report the com | plete roster of delegates and alternates as passed upon and approved by this
 committee
 Respectfully submitted, J. H. Head. Chairman. | Alex M Daly, Secretary
 Mir. Head is the fortunate possessor l of a voice of strong carrying power | and his reading was heard in greater | quiet than had existed up to the time | he commenced to speak.
 When MT. Head moved the adoption | of the report, Chairman Williams asked | If there was a demand for a division
 the question. MT. Bryan endeavored
 to address tho chair.
 | Delegate Keyos of California, how ] ever made a louder demand and was
 recognized to move the seating of the
 contestants from the District of Colum- bia. He was at once followed by | Delegate Grady of New York, who
 made a vigorous protest against that 1 part of the report relating to the Phil
 ippine Islands.
 Williams Wins Cheers. ! Delegate Sutro of the Philippine delegation. requested to be heard.
 Chairman Williams ruled that he had
 no right to recognition. This ruling
 seemed to meet the approval of the
 convention as cries of right" right"
 were general.
 The galleries began a fresh clamor and threats to clear them were again
 made. Chairman Williams followed
 his ruling against hearing the Philip pine delegate with another declaring
 that part of the report of the commit 1 tee dealing with the Philippines
 out of order. His ruling was:
 50 much of the report of the Com rittee on Credentials as admits to this floor as representing a part of the Uni ted States the Philippine Islands de- clared by the Supreme Court of the United States not to be a part of the Unied States. is out of order"
 The Chairman then put the question as to the adoption of the report of the lCommittee on Credentials. with the
 exception of those parts on which a separate vote was requested The re- port was adopted with this condition ] A separate vote was then demanded in the cases of the District of Colum- bia and In the Illinois cases. MT. Schulteis of the District of Columbia
 was then recognized and spoke for the
 contestants. He offered an amendment
 providing that the contesting delegates
 from the District of Columbia be seated
 with a half vote to each.
 Convention in Confusion.
 A motion was made that the amend
 ment be laid on the table. On this rising vote was demanded. The Chairman called for a rising vote bu
 cries came from all parts of the hal
 that the delegates did not understand
 what was before the convention. Af
 ter a series of explanations the motior
 to lay upon the table was withdraw and the question reverted to the adop Ition of the amendment to seat both O
 the District delegations with half vote each.
 Chairman Head replied to the advo
 cates of a division on the vote. saying
 that he hoped the convention would
 eliminate the District of Columbia iron being a further source of trouble to thu
 national executive body.
 l nn the viva Ynce vote Chairman Will