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ed like mo" from the whole con- vention.
 The report of the Committee was adopted without further delay and Chairman Williams turned to Mir. Bry- an and said:
 The chair now recognizes MT. Bry- an in the matter of the contests from the State of Illinois"
 Bryan Cheering Again.
 This was enough to start up the Bryan cheering again. but Mir. Bryan at once beckoned.. for silence with his right hand. while he held his minority report on the Illinois contests in his left. In a moment he had the cheer ing checked and began the reading of the report.
 His voice was clear and he was heard plainly although not using extraordi- nary force. The convention remained in attentive silence which was empha- sized by comparison with the wild continually since the convention began its enthusiastic outbreak at 2 o'clock.
 The report began thus:
 Illinois has a State Central Commit tee with one John P. Hopkins as its head. Finding itself in a minority in the State Convention, said Committee deliberately planned to override the Democratic vote of the State and se- cured by fraud and intimidation ma jority of the delegates to the national convention. To this end they brought contests in a number of districts out side of those controlled by the said Committee and placed their own men upon the temporary roll of the con- vention.
 Then they had a credentials com mittee made up and as far as possi- ble had the district members of the credentials committee taken from the contestants whom they had seated. This credentials committee without in tention to go into the merits of the contest. seated the Hopkins delegates in every instance. The minority of the committee on credentials presented report but MT. Quinn. the chairman of the convention, declared that the mil nority report was only advisory and would be filed for record. He then put the vote upon the majority report and declared 1t carried and refused roll call, although 1t was then and there demanded.
 Little Time for Evidence.
 "In the hearing before the creden- tials committee of this Democratic National Convention, but a very linn ited amount of time was allowed for
  short a time that 1t was impossible to present the evidence to the committee, the time being consumed in the argu- ments made by the attorneys for the contestants and contestees, but the evidence as a matter of record was presented before the subcommittee of the National Committee on Monday, July A."
 The report says that the contestants supported their case by hundreds of affdavits and hundreds of pages of doc- umentary evidence, but that the con- testees offered no affdavits and no documentary evidence except the re- port of the convention officers and no evidence at all but their own unsup- ported oral statements. The report then goes into a detailed analysis of all the testimony offered on behalf of the contestees. especially as concerned primary elections in the second third and ninth congressional districts. MT. Bryan also entered into a sum- mary of testimony concerning prima- ries in the 9th, 10th. 11th and 12th congressional districts, pointing out in some of the primaries, as he affirm ed. the unjust treatment to which the majorities had been subjected Under all the circumstances" he | said. "the minority believes tha; 1t Is | imperatively necessary that this con- vention shall repudiate the outrageous action of the convention of Illinois. To do otherwise is to disregard the principles of the Democratic party" Another minority report was pre- | sented recommending the seating of | the following delegates from the Dis trict of Columbia: Herman J. Schulteis, William F. Carr, Henry w. Sherman, Cornelius B. Kenneslly, Thomas F. Ryan and Ward Savage.
 MT Bryan's report after further re- view of the Illinois testimony, recom- mended that the contestees be seated from the 2d. 3d. 9th. 12th. 18th, 16th, 2Sd and 25th congressional districts Joining with the majority in seating | the delegates from the 21st district. At 4:15 p. m.. MT. Bryan asked for fifteen minutes side to discuss the report.
 Bryan Cheered by Galleries. During the latter part of his report MT. Bryan was frequently interrupted | by cheers from the galleries. He con- cluded by asking that fifteen minutes on each side be allowed for the hearing | of the contest and the chair recognized him to speak in behalf of his motion to substitute the minority for the major | lity report.
 
 opportunity to make his great effort before the convention had got abroad and the great audience rustled with Expectation as the Nebraskan arose and faced it.
 In opening his speech Mir. Bryan an bounced that he had not come to the convention with the idea of bringing up any questions that could or would create division. He was greeted by cheers, and when he declared that he hoped and believed that the convention would select a ticket which could be supported by united democracy, the cheers were redoubled. MT. Bryan spoke as follows:
 MT. Chairman and Gentlemen of this Conventions:
 T came to this convention in the hope that we would be able to agree on platform, on candidates, and have nothing to stir the feelings or rouse contention. Applause. I still hope that we shall be able to agree upon a platform that will represent the senti- ments of all of us. so that we can pre- sent it to the country as the platform of united party Prolonged ap- plause,) l will go further than that still hope that we shall be able to present to the country q ticket behind which we can stand a united party Loud cheers and applause ) And regret that l am compelled to come ir at this time and present a subject up. on which your votes will be asked But l if there is one Democratic principle more Fundamental than another, 1t i. the right of a majority to rule CAD. | luz1..