The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-07-04
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION I | n 1 | ] !
OUTLINE OF THE WORK
TO BE DONE in ST. LOUIS
The Democrats Will Have Thousand
Delegates to Name the Candidates
For the Highest Places viiIiams
Will Be Temporary Chairman.


the Coliseum next Wednesday to name
"a candidate to ruin as the democratic
.party's choice for president of the
United States These delegates repre-
sent ffty-three political divisions tor
,ty-hves states, four territories, Alaska,
Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philip
pine Islands. The number OF delegates
exclusive of the territories and rislilar
possessions is twice the number of
United States senators and members OF
the house of Representatives. There is
no doubt that the national committee
will decide that the six delegates from
Porto Rico are entitled to seats in the
convention.
h Each delegate to the national con
Ventfon represents section of the
county by approximately 10000 people,
of whom at least 10000 are male adults
of the voting age. SO the whole con-
.yention represents the democratic par
5ty OF approximately l6,ooo,ooo voters,
or 8o,ooo,oco people.
The 1000 delegates meet to pick out
a man who will represent the ideas OF
the. democratic voters as to necessary
qualifications for president of the
United States and to voice their ideas
as to general policies which should be-
followed by the chief executive for the
four years succeeding March a, 1906
The delegates will voice those policies
in a series of resolutions, which, taken
together, is popularity called a plat
form. They are also to choose cam
didate for vice-president to serve in
case Of the death or inability of tine
president.
While the greatest uncertainty exists
as to the action of the convention in
regard to the selection of candidates
and the adoption of resolutions, the
proceedings will adhere closely to the
routine and definite programme always
followed by the national political gath
|erings. The convention will be in ses-
sion three days. F
The delegates will assemble in the
Coliseum at noon on Wednesday. They
will be called to order by ex-S Senator
IJ;sfles K eJones OF ArlSansas, chaisss
man of the national committee SecreZ
tary G. A. Walsh will then read the.
official call for the convention. Senator
Jones will make a brief address, pre-
sentiflg to the convention John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi, who will be in
[troduced as temporary chairman
The choice Of Representative Will.
liams for temporary chairman is made
at the suggestion of prominent demo
Gratis of all factions. Though he comes
to the, convention as an instructed Par
ker delegate, the Bryan and Hearst ele-t
ment offered no objection to his selec-
ton. DR.. Williams chief duty as tenn
porary chairman will be to deliver a
speech which will voice the general
party policies, and will be what is pop
ularly termed a keynote speech.
After the presentation OF the secre-
tary and other convention officers, the
chairman will call upon the different
state delegations and ask each to send
to the platform the selections made by
the delegation for membership on the
|committees on res solutions, credentials,
and permanent organization and order
|of business. I'm the meantime each
delegation will have met and made its
selection for these places, and the
names will be sent up. When these
names have been furnished to the pre-.
siding officer the latter will have be-
fore him the memberships Of these va
rious committees, and after announcing
them will direct that the committees on
|credentials, resolutions, and order Of
business retire and proceed to the bus.
|iness which they were chosen to per-
form. he committees will 60 to work.
and, if necessary will labor all night
so as to be able to report to the COM
yention when it meets the following
day.
Having accomplished this much. the
convention will adjourn and wait for
the various reports from the commit
tees This will end the first days sess
sion Of the convention.
/ William y Bryan, who IS here AS a.
member Of tie Nebras ska delegation, IS
understood to desire the chairinanship
|of the resolutions, Or platform commit
tee. His selection will naturally be-
|conlbatcd vigorously BY the conserva-
|tives, who are mostly supporters of
Judge Parker The platform commit
tee will have 4 difficult task on its
hands to satisfy the opp posing elements
|and draw up resolutions that will be-
acceptable to majority Of the dele
gates. The plat Horn will discuss trusts
labor. inning alton statehood, and
|othef subjects
There are numerous contests 10 en-
gage the attention of the rcdentials
|cpnr1ittce, among The most important
being the cases from Illinois and the
lpistfict III Eolunbia The recon-
|fAeiida ions s,Uf the national committee,
which has ben cons deripg the contests
f6f several days, will govern iii most
|0f these cases BROUGHT xbef1re fl1fss x ~