The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
TREMENDOUS OVATION GIVEN TO
 BRYAN VAS FEATURE OF THE DAY
Continued from First Paas)


 Continued from First Paqe) ------------------------- -~--~~- Twelfth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth, Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth and the seats of Ben s. Cable and John B. Hop kins, from the state at large in Illinois, your committee recommends the delega- lions as named by the national committee are entitled to seats in this convention as the regularly accredited delegates and all ternates. In the contest from the Twenty first district of Illinois, your committee reports that the names of Alfred Orden- dorff and A. B. Carmen, as delegates, and J. N. c. Shumay and Jessie F. Griffin, as alternates. are entitled to seats in this convention as the proper delegates and alternates.
 The Dakota Case.
 ''In the matter of the delegate to the convention from the state of North Da- l1ota. who was killed in a railway acci- dent en route to St. Louis, the Hon ! Jacob G. Birder, it appears that the al- l ternate of said Birder, the Hon. Frank c. Myrick, has given to the Hon. Thomas R. Shaw his proxy to represent him at this convention, winch proxy was filed with your committee. We recommend that said proxy be recognized and that said Thomas R. Shaw be received as the properly accredited representative in this convention
 'In the matter of representative from the island of Porto Rico and the Philip pine islands in this convention your com mittee recommends that sasd islands be accredited with six delegates and six al- ternates and that the names of Charles M. Boerman Hubert F. Shaffer, D. NJ. Field, Miguel Saldes, Dr. A. H. Molina and H. l.. Leake as delegates from Porto Rico are entitled to seats in the conven- ton as the regularly accredited delegates and that from the Philippine island Oscar Sutroy, w. D. Wisdom, Hugh Bonner Judge A. c. Carson. Berry Baldwin and c. w. O'Brien as delegates and that Will liam Swartzhout Victor Del Pan, D. w. Yancy, T. J. Lambert, J. M. Coin and r. Hodgson as alternates be admitted to seats in this convention as the regularly accredited delegates and alternates.
 Tn the matters of the representatives which the Indian Territory and the terri tory of Oklahoma have in this convention in view of the large increase in popula- tions of said territories your committee recommends that this convention instruct the national executive committee in is- suing its call for the next national con-
 
 tories to elect eight delegates and eight alternates to represent them i'm the nat ional democratic convention.
 We attach to this report the complete roster of delegates and alternates as pass ed upon and approved by this committee.
 Respectfully submitted.
 'J. M. HEAD, Chairman,
 ALEX M. DAILY, Secretary"
 Head Has Strong Voice,
 MT. Head Is the fortunate possessor 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 Mir. Head moved the adoption of the report, Chairman Williams asked if there was a demand for a division In the question. MT. Bryan endeavored to ad- dress the chair.
 Delegate Reyes of California. however, made louder demand, and was recog- nized to move the seating of the oontest- ants from the District of Columbia He was at once followed by Delegate Grady of New York. who made a vigorous pro test against that part of the report relat- ing to the Philippine islands.
 Delegate Sutro of the Philippine delega- ton requested 10 be heard. Chairman Williams ruled he had no right to recognize him. This ruling seemed to meet the approval of the convention as cries of right right" were general.
 CIamor In Galleries. The galleries began fresh clamor, and threats to clear them were again made. Chairman Williams, following his ruling against hearing the Philippine delegate with another declaring a part of the re- port dealing with the Philippine out of order. His ruling was: So much of the report of the committee on credentials as admits to this floor as representing a part of the United States the Philippine l islands declared by the supreme court of the United States not to be part of the 1 United States Is out of order"
 The chairman then put the question as to the adoption of the report of the com, mittee on credentials with the exception of those parts on which a separate vote was requested. The report was adopted with this condition.
 Separate Vote Demanded.
 A separate vote was then demanded In the cases of the District of Columbia and in the Illinois cases. Mir Sehulteis of the District of Columbia was then recognized and spoke for the contestants. He offered an amendment providing that the con-. testing delegates from the District of Columbia be seated with a half vote to each.
 A motion was made that the amend ment be laid on the table. On this a ris- ing vote was demanded. The chairman called for rising vote. but cries came from all parts of the hall that the dele gates did not understand what was before the convention. After series of expla- nations the motion to lay upon the table was withdrawn and the question reverted to the adoption of the amendment to seat both of the district delegations with half @ vote each
 Chairman Head replied to the advocates of a division of the vote. saying that he hoped the convention would eliminate the District of Columbia from being a further source of trouble to the national execu- tive body.
 On the viva voce vote Chairman Will Hams announced that the noes had 1t.
 There was one or two affirmative votes while the negative votes sounded like d mo- from .le whole convention.
 The report of the committee was adopt ed without further delay and Chairman Williams turned to Mir. Bryan and said;
 Mir. Bryan Recognized.
 "The chairman now recognizes MT. Bry- an in the matter of contests from the state of Illinois,"
 This was enough to start up the Bryan