The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-08
COMMITTEE ON
CREDENTIALS
Bryan in Evidence During the
Early Morning Hours.
FIGHT FOR ILLINOIS FRIENDS
ASKED LEAVE TO MAKE MINOR
ITY REPORT.

St. Louis. July with one exoep-
ton, the contest in the Twenty-firs;
Illinois district, the credentials com
mittee Of the national Democratic con
vention followed the lead Of the nat
ional committee and seated the dele
gates recommended as the temporary
roll call of the convention. This result
was accomplished after a session last
ing all night
The feature Of the session was the
declaration of ". J. Bryan. who paid
the committee a call al O'Clock a. n,
that he should make the Illinois con-
tests an issue on the floor of the con-
vention
Mr. Bryan explained to the COM
mittee that he had been busy on the
/ platform committee during the time
the Illinois contests were being con-
! sidered. All he asked was the right
/ to make a minority report to the con-
ventiOn. This was granted.
The committee gave patient hearing
( TO every contest represented except
that of Dr. Mary Walker. claiming
! seat in the convention as the woman
/ representative OF the Democrats of
New York. DR.. Walker waited patient
/ iy the indulgence of the committee
until a late hour and gave Up in de-
spair.
Action in Various Cases.
The committee took action regarding
Porto Rico. the Philippines, the Dis
tTict of Columbia Illinois. Maine. New
/ JERSEY, Ohio, Pennsylvania. South Da-
kota and the Indian Territory.
The Maine contest. involving three
seats. was decided against the Hearst
delega<es and in favor of those on the
temporary roll.
The New Jersey contests were de-
cided in the same way. The contests
in this state involved the First and
second districts and the arguments
presented by both sides was heated
and involved unpleasant personalities
1t was O'Clock when the New Jersey
matter was disposed of. Mr.. BRYAN had
been waiting in the committee room
Tor some time. He at once took the
floor and requested that the Illinois
contests. which had been disposed of
by the committee early in its session.
De reconsidered; that a record vote
might be had to base minority re0ort
Inc chairman explained that sucb a
course would not be necessary: that
any member of the committee had A
rlght TO make a minority report. To
make the matter regular. however. the
committee voted the privilege Of max
ing such report to such OF its mem
eeTs as desired to unite in one Mr.
BTyan again took the initiative. as no 1
MEMBER OF the committee indicated a
Geslre TO make minority report. He /
stated that he wanted to make such I
report and asked all MEMBERS of the I
committee who would sign his to stand /
up.
His Support Slight.
Responding to queries from Okla /
homa, Wisconsin. Minnesota and
Rhode Island arose. Mr.. Bryan thank
ed the committee and withdrew with
the statement that ne should draw a
minority report and make. the fight on
the hoor of the convention.
In the Ohio contest involving the
IHel fth congressional district. Ross
and Gillian, who had obtained seats
al the heads of the national commit
tee. retained them.
Inc sitting members in the Penn
contest were retained with
out argument on either side.
n Ii. Smith OF South Dakota con-
tested the seats of the entire delegation.
be charged Mr.. Pettigrew with being
to any but Hearst or BRYAN
man. and quoted language he said Mr..
Pettigrew used in the state conven-
lon in answer to a question as to
whether he would bolt the national
10 you suppose I would pledge NY
ser TO support the nominee Of the St.
Louis convention? 7 put he question
% you, gentlemen. Suppose they nom
nate old Cleveland or some Other. man
n the CleveIand-HfH ring Of the Dem
'cTauc party Suppose they. reorganfze (
IS and nominate a Republican on
republican platform declared for trusts
ma the money power I tell YOU that
would bolt the ticket and do every
ning IN my power to defeat it at the
POLLS - [
The committee did not disturb the !
.lttiRg delegation Of which Mr. Petit J
rev is the head. {
The committee adjourned at AGO Z
/ IN. after finishing al contests. before 5
and authorizing its chairman and !
ecfetary TO prepare and present its {
ePoft to the convention.