The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-12

Delegate Casper. OF Nebraska. when
Mr.. Bryan was fully on the platform,
the SPECTATORS In the galleries TO the
/ rear gave him a cheer He turned
around and made many bows.
Chairman Head OF the committee had
lot yet put in an appearance with the
majority report Of the committee and
Delegate Kerr, OF Pennsylvania, was
dispatched for him.
Calls for Beckham and Cochran.
I In the meantime. amidst great con-
fusion, Delegate Robinson, of Alabama,
| jumped TO his chair and shouted a mo-
ton that pending the arrival OF Mr..
Head with the report, Governor Beck
ham. Of Kentucky. address the CON-
yention.
This motion was put through the
megaphone n declared carried. I,
was some moments before Governor
| Beckham waS-heard from and when
he was. he requested TO be excused.
A motion was then adopted that
! Bourke Cochran, OF New York be asked
TO address the convention.
The secretary announced through the
~megaphone that Mr. Cochran was not
in the hall. He then called out: VII
| the band kindly strike up some tuner -
The band was quick to respond with
The Star Spangled Banner" and the
entire convention stood.
A Mighty Roar as he Band Plays
Dixie"
The band then struck up Dixie" and
a nightly roar went up. the Philippines
delegation adding to the scene by I'M
furling it's American flag with Philip
pine streamers floating from the top.
The secretary yelled The chair re-
quests the band to play Yankee Doc
de- and cheer after cheer broke forth
as the band played the favorite an
them, in excellent time.
Other selections followed and Mary
land was the signal for another hear
ty cheer, many voices throughout the
hall Joining in the refrain.
The Report OF the Credentials Com
mittee.
At this Mr.. Head, chairman
of the committee on credentials, enter
ed the hall, and made his a TO the
platform, to the apparent relief Of the
/ chairman.
Mr.. Head read the report which was -
| line with h decisions already pub
lished. The report declared in favor of
seating all the delegates who were on
the temporary roll call. with the ex-
ception of Alfred Orendorf. who was
substituted for Duncan C. Best in the
Twenty-first district of Illinois.
Mr.. Head is the fortunate possessor
of a voice of strong carrying power
and his reading was heard in greater
| quiet than had existed up to the time
he commenced to speak. Nc sign of ap-
prevail greeted the decisions Of the
committee. He that a mi
| nority report had been submitted IN
the case of the district of Columbia and
understood one was to be submitted in
the Illinois cases.
A delegate from Vermont ncved that
the chairman order the galleries clear
ed. unless better order was preserved.
Chairman Williams at once declared
that he would do that exact thing, I'M
less the people in the galleries refrain
ed from disturbing the convention.
A Contest Over the Report.
When Mr.. Head moved the adoption
of the report, Chairman Williams asked
if there was a demand for a division
on the question. Mr. Bryan e~ndeavor-
ed to address the chair,
Delegate Keys, of California, h>--
ever. made a louder demand and vas
recognized to move the seating of the
contestants from the District Of Colum>
bia. He was at once followed by Dele
gate Grady, of New York, who made a
vigorous protest against that part of
the report relating to the Philippine
islands.
Delegate Sutro, of the Philippine del
egation, requested to be heard.
Chairman Williams ruled that he had
no right to recognize him. This ruling
seemed to meet the approval of the
convention as cries of right" right
were general.
The galleries began a fresh clamor
and threats to clear them were again
made
Chairman Williams followed his rul-
ing against hearing the Philippine dele
gate with another, declaring that part
of the report of the committee dealing
with the Philippines out of order. His
ruling was: $50 much of the report OF
the committee On credentials as admits
to this floor as representing a part OF
the United States the Philippine islands
declared by the Supreme court of the
United States not to be a part of the
UnitA States, is out of order"
Part Of the Report Adopted.
The chairman then put the question
as to the adoption OF the report Of the
committee on credentials, with the ex-
ception OF those parts on which a sep.
arate vote was requested. The report
was adoI ted with this condition. A
separate vote was then demanded IN
the case Of the District of Columbia
and in the Illinois cases.
Mr.. Schulteis, OF the District of CO..
lumbi2, offered an amendment, provid-
ing that me contesting delegates from
the District of Columbia be seated, with
q half vote to each. This was voted
down.
The Report Adopted.
The report of the committee was
adopted without further delay and
Chairman Williams turned to Mr.. Bry-I
an and said: 1.-The chair now recog-
niZes Mr.. Bryan in the matter Of the
contests from the State of Illinois.
MIR BRYAN MAKES MINORITY RE
This was enough to start up the
Bryan cheer again, but Mr.. 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 n cheering
crowd and began the reading of the
report.
His voice was clear and he was heard
MAINLY aTrhnuoh mt uSiny extra Ordi-