The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-07-08
HOPKINS MEN SEATED
Convention Snsiains the MaIority
Report Of COMMITTEES.
BRYAN FOR MINORITY
Severely Scores the Opposition and
Declares Illinois Democrats Are
Not Receiving Rights They
Are EatitIed 10,

ton. arose 20 present the minority re-
port against seating the Hopkins dele
CATION from Illinois. The great audience
wrestled with expectation as he pro-
cee1ed to speak
In opening his speech. MIR Bryan an
E'oIaced that be had not come TO the
convention with The Idea Of bringing UP
any questions that could or would Gre
ate division HE was greeted by cheers,
and when he declared that he hoped
and believed that the convention would
| select a ticket witch could BE- support
| ed by united Democracy, the cheers
| were redoublef
| In substance. the speaker declared
| that in this case the ma jority OF the
| Democrats party in Illinois was not al
| loved to rtfie The convention was
domino ted by clique of men who de-
| itoersi ely. purI-asaly. boldly trsmpled
| upon the rights Ut the people Of Ilii-
| nots. Ny friends. the evidence shows
| that no band OF train robbers ever plan
ned a robbery upon a train more DELHI
| erately or with less conscience than
| they did. tAppIause)
| And these men who planned It. and
| who carried II ont. have the andacity
| the Impudence and the tnsnience to say
| that. because they certify that what
| they aid was regular you cannot GO be-
| hind their backs II that ia good law It
| ought to be good In court and N II Is
| good doctrine ia court. then the only
| thing that train robbers have 10 do In
| the future Is 20 make report or their
| Transactions over their own signatures
| (Grest laughter and appiause) re-
| peat that after they have committed
| their crime al that train robbers will
have 10 do IS TO make "a statement that
| ts voluntary collection taken ND far
| relig ious purposes and deny you the
| right 10 60 behind the returns"
daughter nud RpptauSe1
| lie said the Illinois Democrats dif
| not ask the convention 10 seat any one
| man. They do rot ask YOU to seal any
s-t OF ru~n They dotL ask you 10
s~at H~a5st men. Parker men or any
body Of men They ask you 10 seat
the choice OF the Democrats. no matter
| for whom they are her- II Mr. Hop
kins and Mr.. Cable had any respect FOR
| the rights Of majority rule they ysould
be ashamed 10 be here" (Appiause)
Continuing. he said And n r. be
cause hts question trsrsraudx the in
;eT=5t5 of any state or any candidate
Or any faction that 7 am here to rep
resent the minority report and ask You
10 10 tho Democrats or Illinois that
Justice that this gang denied them de-
nterately and insoI~ntIy- (C'heers)
hr. RYAN occupied tv-nty fninutes.
and asked 10 be given ten minutes 20
conclude after the other slHA hAd been
heard The cheering witch followed
his conclusion lasted several inmates.
and the audf~n showed dIypos8 glon
to become unruly
Delegate N-nT~s of Indiana mem
hHr or fu> credentials committee was
thee r"cnEr izsd g. opposition 10 the
minority report Mr. Monies was bit
ter At the outset. WHEN he criticised
Mr. F-yso fny hfs Interference Iu lui-
no's Affairs there wsr~ uuufs Misses aud
arpiag~H inr-rmlngl-d
NJ. Menlf-s vas apparently some
what rattIe7 by The lgfs ~ryp'fors and |
6 so~5e~. which were rather marked In
contrast 'r ~ close attention f5at had
been E'v-u Mr. Bryan
he shouted oar fhat h~ would b. |
heard. anr fH~ su5 .ar.~ would have /
10 remain all ~ fare"- f- tbts sweat |
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sati.
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