The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-08
CHEERS FOR BRYAN
 AND CHEERS FOR PARKER Demonstration Arranged For the Nebraskan is Turn cd to the New York Candidate For
 Nomination For President

MT. Bryan. the custodian of the minor ity report, thinking that MT. Head was
 on his way to the platform to make his report. made his own way to the front and appeared on the stage. That pro- voked an outburst which could not be quelled for two minutes or more. Tue chairman Of the Committee on Creden- tials was called for several times and then some wag created amusement by yelling, The convention has lost its Head"
 Beckham Begs on.
 Word was received by Chairman Will Hams that Mir. Head would be delayed few minutes in getting his report ready for presentation. A motion to invite Governor Beckham of Kentucky to address the convention was adopted. but he begged to be excused. Bourke Cochran was called for. but was not in the hall
 At o'clock Mir. Head reached the platform. As he began to read an up- roar started and MT. Williams threat ened to have the sergeant-at-arm and the police clear the galleries. One man who persisted in his interruptions was removed from the hall
 MT. Head was listened to attentively las he read his report and moved its adoption. He explained that some of the contests had been brought to the convention fin the form of minority re- ports. and suggested that these be act ed upon separately. The contest in re- lation to the District of Columbia del- egation was first considered. One of the contestants moved that both dele gates be seated and each given half a vote, but this motion was lost. That left the Illinois case the only one be- fore the convention.
 By agreement fifteen minutes were allotted to teach side and MT. Bryan opened with statement that he was appearing on behalf of the minority report. He launched into a review of the Illinois Democratic Convention and referred to Messrs. Hopkins and Quinn who were in control. as highwaymen
 He compared them also to train rob- bers.
 The Convention, he declared, had been controlled by the minority with a "gavel rule." Throughout he was cheered and given close attention. Major Menzies of Indiana, followed speaking for the Credentials Commit tee. He charged Mir. Bryan with ignor-
 ance of the facts concerning the hear I ing before the Committee for the req
 son that the NeSraskan had been in
 the room not more than three-quarters of an hour.
 Mir. Quinn, who was the chairman l of the Illinois Convention, scored Mir Bryan for his reference Co the methods
 employed by the Hopkins forces. Mir Bryan again spoke briefly and the ar-
 guments were closed by Mir. Head. Mir
 Bryan received greater applause than all the other speakers combined. but when the vote was counted he had less fhan O fhfrA d AnIa~oToe The roll call on Mir. Bryan's motion to substitute the minority report for
 the majority report proceeded without incident until Illinois was called. The chairman of the Illinois delegation an nouneed that the State would pass or account of its interest in the result. Delegations P0lled. When tPennsylvania was called the
 acting chairman of the delegation poll
 ed the full vote in opposition to the
 minority report and sustaining the ac. ton of the Credentials Committee. The delegation is controlled by the unit rule. Radical delegates started c turmoil which forced the chair to re- cognize a demand for a poll of the delegation. Then was had a roll cal within a roll call, which showed that the chairman had been warranted ir casting the solid vote for the creden- tials report. The remainder of the cal showed the convention to be over whelmingly in favor of adopting the report of the Credentials Committed Tho report of the Committee on Per manent Organization was made. Mir Williams na.sed Senator J. W. Bailey of Texas and Representative Cochran as committee to escort Representative Champ Clark to the platform to assume
 the chairmanship. Mir Williams said
 in yielding the gavel, that he was not
 reluctant to part with 1t, and his sigh
 of relief when his labors were over showed he was in earnest.
 The delegates and spectators alike
 were tired out when the permanent
 chairman stepped forward to address them. Mir. Clark realized the situa-
 tion and wisely made only few re-
 marks and recognized a motion to ad-
 Journ until 10 o'clock tomorrow. The
 motion was carried with cheers. The platform was presented to the full committee at 8 o'clock tonight and the contest over the gold plank which
 had occurred in the sub committee was
 soon renewed and with cumulative force