The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-06
Special Committee Reports That
There Is No Jurisdiction in
National Committee.
FINDS IMPROPER PRACTICES.
Delegation Elected Members to
the Various Positions and
Will Take Contest Before
Credentials Committee.

The Hopkins or regular" delegation in
Illinois won a decided victory before the
National Committee yesterday when the
committee unanimously adopted the re-
port of the subcommittee which inyesti-
gated the Illinois contests. This report rec
commended that the regular delegation
having credentials from the Democratic
State Convention be seated In the tempo
rary organization.
Some salve for the defeat OF the con-
testants was found in the declaration that
in some districts there were questionable
practices.
The report of the subcommittee was
signed by Stone of Missouri. chairman,
and Mack Of New York. Wilson of Colo
rado. McGraw of West Virginia and
OBrien Of Minnesota, and is as follows:
Your committee. to whom was referred the
contests from Illinois. beg leave to report that
We have given the matters coming before US as
careful and full consideration as our limited
time would permit. There were presented to US
contests Involving the seats Of delegates from
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Our conclusion and recommendation is that
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In some Of the congressional districts there
cda preSsiied p In ESQ some il , appears tha. dele
GATES seiseted by the district eencusss were
gates Of the districts, and in some instances
4 Is at least doubtful whether the substitu-
However. it would require a long and ex-
haustive examination 20 ascertain the real facts.
Such investigation is impracticabe and In
our view such would be beyond the province Of
ances In these contests the convention itself
and not the National Committee. is the proper
The action of the National Committee
was taken in the forenoon and in the
afternoon the Illinois delegation got to-
ton slate, which was outlined in Mon
days Republic. The opposition to Chair
man Hopkins decided to compel a show.
cardidates for every position against the
slate candidates. The results were as fol-
lows:
Hopkins, 10: A. NJ. Lawrence. g.
Member Of National Committee-Roger
c. Sullivan. Il; N; F. Dunlap. 5.
Committee on Resolutions-Ben F. Ca.
BILE. Samuel Alschuler was nominated
against Mr.. Cable, but withdrew his name.
Committee on Credentials-Fred Kern,
80: O. p. Thompson, TO-
Committee on Permanent Organization
W. a. Hart. q; Thomas Carey, 4
Committee on Rules-Free P. Morris, IS;
F. o. Silver, 4.
Alschuler was nominated by the Hopkins
majority and declined the honor, where
upon samuel woolner, Jr., of Peoria was
chosen without opposition
9. A. Rathbun. He is the only member of
the minority recognized in the distribu-
Secretary re N Of the Delegation-M. T. Mo-
loney.
Former Congressman Kern of Belleville
was chairman of the caucus and Thomas
+. Donovan OF Kankakee etary After
sided. Mr.. Kern returned thanks and said
ne hoped the Illinois delegation would act
an honest part in the convention proceed
Democrats party OF the State.
He took exception to the claim that New
York. Connecticut and New Jersey In the
asserted that Illinois Is as doubtful po-
litically as Is New York. He reminded
the delegation that Illinois had given the
Democratic national and State ticket
The and-Hopkins contestants, as soon
as the decision of the National Commit
tee was known, at once began vigorous
campaign before the Committee on Gre
dentials and spent the afternoon and
evening in perfecting their cases for pres
entation TO that committee when ap-
pointed.
An organization was effected and dele
cations appointed to visit members of the
Credentials Committee already appointed
Illinois 81 sSuc caaes T Il was runored inc last u night
that Chairman Hopkins would not contest
the right Of General Orendorf to the seat
Sl fs RSc. :. & !: noxn ns;s y thas ae M
es sSs fsss f 1li 11i1 81 sisd o be re- Re.