The sun., 1904-07-04
CONTESTS IN THE CONVENTION.
Bryan Fighting for the Hearst Men-Na.
tional Committee May Dodge.

CONTESTS IN THE CONVENTION.
Bryan Fighting for the Hearst Men-Na.
tiOnal Committee May Dodge.
ST. Louis, July $50 perturbed was
William j. Bryan to-day when he learned
of the probable disposition of the Hearst
contests from the different States by the
conventions committee on credentials
that he threatened to forego his proposed
membership Of the committee on resolu-
tions in order to protect his friends before
the committee on credentials
With this object in view he had an idea
at first OF becoming member of the creden-
tials committee. but after a conference
with his friends he came to the conclusion
previously reached that the pivotal point
of vantage for him in the administrative
work of the convention would be afforded
as member Of the committee on platform.
The national committee will meet at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon to ass
tentatively upon the various contests. In
each case the committee will place the
names Of the regular or sitting delegates
upon the preliminary roll Of the convention.
| II just happens that the national COM
mitteeman from each State in which there
is contest favors the regular delegates,
! or. in other words, is against the Hearst
Bryan element in the party. This fact
to-day was pointed to as significant of the
action OF the national committee upon the
contests, indicating that the fig for seats
in each contested district must be made
before the COMMITTEES on credentials OF
| the convention.
T. contest which stands out from all
the tthers is that which affects the control
II 10 of
There are contests In twenty-six ongress
districts in different States, aside
from the fight for recognition between two
delegations from the District Of Columbia.
All OF these contests are styled Hearst
Bryan attempts to increase the anti-con-
servative vot in the convention
The general expectation is that the
radicals will fail in every instance in their
attempt to increase their voting strength
through the action of the committee on
credentials. The contests are in the Tenth
Indiana district; Second Maine; First,
Second, Sixth and Seventh New Jersey;
Twelfth Ohio; First, Second. Third, Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth Pennsylvania; and all OF
the District OF Columbia delegates.
At first contests were filed from Illinois
only in the Chicago district, but later ad-
are contests from that State in thirteen Of
the twenty-five Congressional districts,
at we'll as of two OF the delegates at large.
These contests were brought here by
M. F. Dunlap Of Jacksonville, III. He
represents Mayor Carter H. Harrison and
Mr.. Bryan, who made the fight there for a
Hearst delegation, against John p Hopkins.
They claim that the Hearst Bryan element
had 83e Of the 1900 delegates to the con-
vention which chose the national delegates.
and that the Hopkins men refused to follow
the instructions Of Congress district pri-
maries. recommending who should 60
As national delegates from their respective
districts, and substituted the mans Of
men TO the liking Of the Hopkins machine.
Although the Illinois delegation is in
structed for Hearst. the Hearst-Bryan
element here are not satisfied with this
and insist that at least majority of the
Illinois delegations should be avowed
Hearst Bryan men, so as to leave no ques-
ton as to where the Illinois delegation
would go in case Of the withdrawal OF
Hearst's name as a candidate before the
convention, should the radicals attempt
to combine upon some other man in order
to prevent the nomination Of Parker or
Cleveland
1t was for this reason that the Hearst
Bryan people decided to contest the seats
Of twenty six OF the fifty district delegat es
from Illinois and Of two Of the four dele
gates at large. The Hearst Bryan people
do not question the election OF A. NJ. Law
renee and Samuel Alschuler, two of the
delegates at large from Illinois, but have
filed contest against the seats Of Ben r.
Cable and John 7. Hopkins, the other dele
gates at large. They claim the delegates
at large were chosen without a roll CALL
in spite OF protests from numerous dele
gates upon the floor Of the convention,
and that IL a roll call had been had, Circuit
Judge Edward +. Dunno OF Chicago and
Silas Cook OF East st. Louis would have
been named as two of the deleg ates at
large in place Of Messrs. Cable and Hopkins. I,
All in all the Illinois conte St promises |
to be about the only interesting one before |
the convention and Mr.. Bryan is giving it |
much personal attention.
CHICAGO, July s.--Mayor Harrison left
the city for st. Louis at 0 O'Clock light |
and before going said that II had not yet |
been decided whether the contest against
Hopkins delegates would be made before
the national committee or not. He in
timated that he might decide TO bring the
contest first before the committee on Gre
dentials
A report that the national committee
was not disposed to consider district con-
tests and that the Hearst leaders had
abandoned him were reesponsible for the
Mayors refusal to say whether he intended
to make fight before the national COM
mittee. His lieutenants appear to be much
put out Mt the stand taken by the local |
Hearst managers within the past few days,
and are referring TO them as @quitters.'