The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08

! mittee of the Democratic National Con-
vention followed the lead of the nation
al committee and seated the delegates
recommended in the temporary roll Of
| the convention. This result was accom-
| plished after a session lasting all night
! The feature of the session was the
! declaration of w. ]. Bryan, who paid
morning, that he would make the Hi
nois contests an issue on the floor Of
the convention.
The committee gave patient hearing
to every contest presented except that
of DR.. Mary Walker, who claimed d
seat in the convention as the woman
representative of the Democrats OF NCW
York. DR.. Mary waited patiently the
indulgence of the committee until late
hour and then gave up in despair.
The committee took action regarding
Porto Rico. the Philippines, the Dis
trict 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
delegates and in favor of those on the
temporary roll.
The New Jersey contests were de
cided in the same way.
BRYAN TAKES A HAND.
II was D o CLOCK Wne0 I0e New JERSEY
! cases had been disposed Of Bryan had
been waiting in the cOmmittee-rOOIn
for some time. He at once took the floor
, and requested that the Illinois contests,
which had been disposed of by the COM
mittee early in the session, be recon-
sidered, that a record vote might he
| had on which TO base a minority report.
The chairman explained that such a
course would not be necessary, that any
member of the committee had the right
! to make a minority report. To make
| the matter regular, however, the COM
mittee voted the privilege Of making
| such report to such of its members as
desired to unite in one. Bryan again
| took the initiative, as no member of the
| committee indicated a desire to make
a minority report. He said that he
wanted to make such a report, and
| asked all members of the committee
who would sign his report to stand up.
Responding to this, the members from
! Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Rhode Island arose. Bryan thanked
| the committee and at once withdrew,
with the statement that ne Would draw
minority report and make the fight
on the floor of the convention.
In the Ohio contest, involving the
! Twelfth Congressional District, Ross
and Gillian, who had obtained seats at
the hands of the national committee,
/ retained them.
The sitting members in the Pennsyi-
vania contest were retained without ar
! gument on either side.
H II. Smith of South Dakota con-
| tested the seats of the entire delegation
| from that State. He charged Pettigrew
with being opposed to any but Hearst
| or Bryan man. and quoted the follow
| ing language. which he said Pettigrew
| had used in the State convention in ar
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would bolt the national convention:
Do you suppose would pledge myself to
| support the nominee OF the St Louis con-
vention? 1 put the question 10 you. gentle
| men. Suppose they nominate old Cleveland
| or some other man in the Cleveland-Hill ring
| of the Democratic party. Suppose they re-
| Republican platform. declaring for trusts and
the money power. I tell you that 1 would
bolt the ticket and do everything in my power
to defeat it at the polls.
! The committee did not disturb the
sitting delegation, of which Pettigrew
is the head.
REPORT OF THE MAJORITY.
The committee adjourned at 4:30
O'Clock after finishing all contests be-
! fore it and authorizing its chairman
| and secretary to prepare and present
the following report:
| In those States and Territories where no
contests have been filed we carefully examined
! the original credentials OF the delegates and
/ alternates and find the same to have been
| correctly certified to the chairman OF the
National Committee and the roster prepared
| by the chairman and secretary and submitted
| to this committee for its temporary organiza-
ton is correct and accurate and We unani-
mously recommend its adoption by this con-
Your committee desires to say that it
| realizes as this convention must. that il was
absolutely impossible for this committee to
have done more. in the limited time which it
could possibly give to this great number Of
contests, than examine the principal questions
involved and DISPOSE Of them in such manner
as in its judgment would nearest meet the
ends of justice and best subserve the interests
Territories and in the islands where the con-
tests arose. There were filed with this COM
mittee arguments, briefs. records. affdavits
and kilograms in several of those contests
which would have been impossible for your
committee to have read in less than ten
days. The committee gave to each or the con-
testants and contestees who desired to appear
before 1t all the time it was possible to give
nearly could be all the important facts
bearing. upon each contest. In the state OF
illinois, however. the several contesting Con-
| gressional districts were asked 70 select those
| to speak for all the contests in that State.
Second Third. sixth. Eighth Tenth. Eleventh
| Tweiftb. FIFTEENTH. Sixteenth. Eighteenth
| Twenty-third and Twenty-hfth districts and
| the seats OF Ben q. Caole ana S9nn r HOP
| COMMITTEES recommends that the delegations as
/ named by the National Committee are entitled
i to seats as the regularly dCCNeulteu ueie6dleS
In the matter of the contests from the
| Twentv-flrst District of the State of Illinois
| YOUR committee reports that Alfred Orendorff
| and A B. Carman delegates and J. N. G.
| Shumway and Jesse F. Griffin as alternates
| are entitled to seats in this convention the
| properly accredited delegates and alternates
! In the matter Of the representation which
the island of Porto Rico and the Philippine
| islands shall have in this convention. your
| committee recommends that each OF said ISL
| ands be accredited with six delegates and six
alternates.
The report concluded by recommend
ing that the Indian Territory and Okla
homa each be allowed to elect eight
delegates and eight alternates to repre-
sent them in the next Democratic Ma
| tional Convention in view of the large
increase in their population.
BRYAN'S MINORI- L REPORT.
The report which, in the convention
this afternoon, Bryan moved as a sub
stitute for the majority report, began
thus:
Illinois has a State Central COMMITTEES. viii