The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-05

terday in every contest that the ma
tional committee did not have the
right to decide contests in district eau
cuSeS.
The Harrison and Hearst men were
greatly disheartened by their defeat
and announced their intention of car
rying the fight before the committee
on credentials, and if beaten there be
fore the convention itself The state
ment did not alarm the Hopkins people,
who said that the argument that won
for them before the national committee
would hold good before the committee
on credentials and before the cOnven-
ton also.
TT is all over" said John P. Hop
kins. I'VE won as I knew we would.
There was in fact nothing else for the
committee to do. What steps may be
taken later will have no effect. Our
delegates will remain just where the
state convention seated them
The victory of the Hopkins faction
was also a defeat for w. J. Bryan,
who has made the fight almost per-
sonaI matter. He yesterday attended
the hearing in the greater part of the
contests and showed his anxiety in ev-
cry way to win the seats for the Har-
rison and Hearst people.
1.-THE action of the committee is far
reaching" he said, land means that
the work of a few men is to stand be-
fore the wishes of the majority of the
delegates.
Il hope the credentials committee
will see the matter in a different
light
The contests in the other states were
reported by the various subcommittee
as previously announced and their ac-
ton was approved by the national
committee which then adjourned.
The fight in the Illinois delegation in
volved Is districts and two of the dele
gates at large and was one of the
ton. The hearing yesterday and last
night before the subcommittee of the
national committee was only primary
exercise for both sides. The bitter
work will come later before the COM
mittee credentials and it is almost GER
tain at this time that If there is any
chance to get the contest to the floor
of the convention it viii go there and
be waged with energy.
Several times last night the retorts
between the conteSting factions were
of so heated a nature that Chairman
Stone, of the subcommittee, was COM
PEELED to repeatedly call for order and
once suggested that the gentlemen
from Illinois would find the outside of
the hotel proper place to conduct
their arguments if their minds were
made up for a bull fight
Charges of high handed work were
repeatedly against the secretary of
and the representative of contestants |
in the Twenty-third district, l.. NJ. |
Katy, declared twice he had furnished |
to Mr. Brennan the names of the dele |
and twice Mr.. Brennan had thrown it |
on the floor and he had found it there |
and submitted it to the committee |
This brought Brennan to his feet with /
an impassioned denial of the assertions
made by Mr.. Katy and he wound up
his defense with the declaration. ''Ev-
evrybody knows that I would not do
such a thing
This called forth jeers from the con-
testants, and Brennan took his seat in
silence.
An acrimonious fl ght took place in the
hearing of the contest in the Twenty
third district. Here it was admitted
that General Alfred Orndoff had been
selected by a regular and n boiling
caucus as well and that later his maine
was removed and that of Duncan -.
Best was substituted. Mr.. Best insist
ed upon the regularity of the proceed
ings.
In the Sixteen district, which is the
home Of Frank P. Quinn, who acted as
chairman of the convention, r. NJ.