The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-07

egates joined in the yelling and the
| cheers swelled in volume. Bryan di-
rected the operations telling his BOOM
ers to send up the Colorado standards.
etc At 2:30 the band was called upon
to play to stop the noise. The move
was rapidly effective.
At 2:30 Chairman Williams called
| the convention to order with u mega
phone. The Bryan demonstration
continued 80 minutes. At 2:37 Bryan
advanced to the platform and the
cheering was resumed. On his mount
| ing the rostrum the noise became
deafening. Bryan's appearance was
| in connection with the report of the
credentials committee, which was
called for.
While waiting for the report of the
committee some one moved that Gov
|
! ed to address the convention. Will
| liams declared the motion carried.
Backham refused to speak while the
crowd was so disorderly. The band
was therefore ordered to play and a
series of national airs was struck up
including Dixie" Each tune was
applauded.
The report of the credentials COM
mittee was read by Chairman Head of
Tennessee.
| The report in brief supports the ma
tional committee in every respect and
ANNOUNCES that the respective cases
could be considered in general way.
State Senator Grady of New York,
proposition to give the Philippines six
votes, he declaring against such rec
ognition. That part of the report re-
lating to the Philippines was ruled
out on the ground that the Philippines
are not d part of the United States.
The Philippine delegates are allowed
to keep their seats but are given no
votes. In view of the large increase
in population of Indian Territory and
| Oklahoma, the report recommended
that that territory be given six votes
in the next national convention. The
| ma jority report was then adopted eX-
cept that relating to Illinois and the
District of Columbia.
| Bryan presented his minority report
| on the contested cases from Illinois.
He was warmly greeted but the Iowa
delega ton was the only one that at
| tempted to renew the Garlic demoh-
stration. Immediate silence followed
| when Bryan started to read.
The minority report charges that
| when the state committee of Illinois.
John P Hopkins, chairman, found it
| self in the minority in the state con-
vention it deliberately planned to
! override the democratic vote of the
state by fraud. The report recon-
mends that the Hopkins men be un-
| seated
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported unanimously in favor
of Congressman Champ Clark of Mis-
souri, for permanent chairman. on
being escorted to the chair, Clark said:
Had King David been in Chicago
while Senator Lodge was reading the
republican platform he would no doubt
have reiterated the opinion that all
men are liars For surely there
never was more mendacity packed
into the same space in any document
purporting to be grave state paper
our contention is that the govern
ment shall be restored to the
demOcra tic republican basis on which
the fathers of the republic in
tended it to rest instead of
a government of the classes by and
for the classes. We insist that exor-
bitant taxation shall be reduced, TO
just and reasonable rates, that ex-
traVagance in appropriations shall
cease. that all departments shall be
thoroughly investigated from top to
bottom by congressional committees,
that evil dOers be driven from the
public service and properly punished
that the trusts shall be proceeded
against by indictment as are common
and smaller criminals, and that
wherever the American flag floats
Alright it is accompanied by the con-
stitution.
The proposition that we must sup
port President ROOsevelt's Philippine
policy, if he has any, right or wrong.
is the veriest rot, a tale told by an
idiot. President Roosevelt is not the
country. The time has not yet ar
rived when the people will accept the
arrogant dictum of Louis XIV repeat