Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1904-07-08
ACTION ON THE
MONEY QUESTION
Resolutions Committee Paid No Attention to Bry-
ans Suggestion -Second bays Session
Of Democratic Convention,


delegates ct the Temporary roll OF sAe
eoaveauoa This result Was accom-,
pllshea after y session lasting all
aieht
The eommit,ee gaye patient hearing
60 every ooateSt prSsentea except that
ot nN Mary Walker elsimins y seat
in the convention as the woman rep,
rsseatSIlve OF the Democrats OF New
York nE Walker waited patiently
tho Indulgence M the eemmittee until
y late hour aud then eavo w in do,
spsiN
The eonmitte took action regarding
Porto Rtea the Philippines, tho DIS,
uiet @ CelameiA Illinois, Maine,
New lersey, Ohio, ,fennsylvanis, South
Dakota and the Indian territory
SE LOulS, JatyS~-Oha,rman win,
isms WAS given n round of applause
when he apposred Ito had made a,s
lewSnee for the weather by discardins
his waiSteoat, but offset this u uihe
by pinnine two extra steed badges on
the outside Of his coat, In his mouth
WAS y cigar, which he rolled and chew.
ea nerveusly, As soon as he reached
his desk he searched his pockets for u
match hut Rndins none, no mastieated
the zip Of his cigar mere enereetieal'
ly taan hetore,
The strain of his long speech OF yes
terdsy was evident IN his voiee
As soon as he had produced quiet In
tho hall by the use OF his savel, ha in
uoduoed Arehhishop John j, Glen
non, Of ST. Louis, who dolivered the
Invocation
Tho PRAYER was hriet, aud, M tho
probate resumed his scat, u mulmur OF
approval ran through tho convention
which deepened into u roar of ap,
plause, immediately after the inveea'
tion, Chairman Williams called for
tNe report on rules aud order OF husi,
ness,
"The gentleman from Now York is
reeognised, he concluded,
Delegate Thomas Grady presented
tho report OF tho oemmittee, which WAS
adopted without disoussion
Mr. Grady next road the report CON
oerning Porto Rico aud tho Philippine
islands, according tho delegates from
Porto Rloo seats aniNotos in tho ooa
ventiou, Demands 10 have tho report
read were shouted from tho Minnesota
and WISCONSIN delegations,
Chairman Williams sharply repri'
manded tho persistenoe Of the deleRa'
tions saying tho report would bo read
II the delegates would allow II by
keepng quiet
The chairman said "This Ia u most
Important matter We aro about 10
determine whether tho Philippine del,
egates shall be entitled 10 votes In
our national convention when At tho
same time va declare that tho Philip
pines should not he u part VI tho United
Statea l therefore urge you to ho
quiet that the motion may have full
consideration, senator Jerry South,
ot Arkansaa, moved TO amend tho 70
port as aoon An II was read no M 10
make II include the Philippines,
senator South interrupted NJ this
point with M Expressed doaira 10 ahow
tho Queation aud accordingly took tho
platform, iIe declared that 10 had
never haen thu dootrino 10 oonaidor tho
inaulnr poasaaaiona IN part OF tho
United atates aud he waa opposed 10
such action, iie dopl toatod tho idea
af holding tho Queatlon IN ahoyanoe
until tho report 0f tho credentials
committee wRa received and nah ed tho
convention t0 vote down that part of
tho O0mmitteo'a report,
There were loud calls of "anoat lon u
hut tho chairman again rooogniSod Il,
Irving iIandy,o Delaware, who spoke
In fayar Vt tho report aud urged lta
adoption, lilo Expressed hope thnt tho
day would oomo when tho Philippines
oould select their avn President aud
hold their own National Convention.
called forth cheers,
There we're renewed 0riaa Of "quea'
tion, " "lf thu gentleman viii remain
quiet" aaid tho chairman, "the chair
can put II quicker" " On n viva voee
vote tho "ayea' were In u strong NAL
GRITTY Senator South asked for u roll
call hut this was alao heavily v0tod
down because Of u viva v0co vote,
"The roll call IN declined, said tho
chairman, with u thump of tho gaysi,
"T'ha chair raooRnisoH the gentleman
from Porto Hio0 IN express hia thanks
10 tho convention" 0aiiad tho chair
man. M A, NJ, Molina, Of that dolega'
tion, roaa In his seat There were
numerous interruptions and calls for
recognition, but tho chairman aileno'
I'd them and Mr. Molina took tho plat
form, Ito spoke briefly and received
n ripple OF applause M he concluded
Tho chair thon recognized william
n, aheohan, of Nav York, who moved
that n re0oaH ba taken until y O'Clock,
Tho oon yention was Instantly IN M
uproar of confusion,
Tho motion 10 take n recess waa
agreed t0 by n viva y0Ge y0tH, and tho
morning session came 10 Nh end NJ
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