The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-15
the case Of the District of Columbia
and he understood one was to be sub,
mitfed In the Illinnis cases

| a delegate from Vermont moved
that the chairman order the galleries
cleared unless better order was pre-.
served. Chairman Williams at once de.
clared that he would do that exact
thing unless the people In the gal
leries RETAINED from disturbing the
convention.
When Mr.. Head moved the adop-
tion Of the report Chairman Williams
asked If there was demand for d.
vision on the question. Mr.. Bryan en-
deavored to address the chair.
Delegate Keys Of California, how
ever, made louder demand and was
recognized to move the seating Of the
contestants from the District OF Co.
lumbia. He was at once followed by
Delegate Grady OF New York, who
made vigorous protest against that
part OF the report relating to the
Philippine Islands.
Delegate Surto of the Philippine
delegation 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, 4"
right" were general.
The galleries began fresh clamor
and threats to clear them wefe again
made.
The chairman then put the question
as to the adoption Of the report of the
committee on credentials, with the
exception Of those parts on which a
separate vote was requested. The
report was adopted in this condition.
A separate vote was then demand
ed in the case OF the District of Co.
lumbia and in the Illinois case.
MIR. SchulteiS Of the District Of Co.
lumbia offered an amendment provid-
Ing that the contesting delegates from
the District OF Columbia be seated
with half vote to each This was
voted down.
The report Of the committee was
adopted without further delay, and
Chairman Williams turned to MIR.
Bryan and said:
The chair now recognizes Mr..
Bryan in the matter of the contests
from the State of Illinois,"
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 contest In his
left.
iii Il moment ile had the cheering
checked and read his report. The re-
port, after further review of the tes-
timony recommended that the con-
testees be seated from the second,
third, ninth, twelfth, fifteenth, six
teenth, twenty third and twenty-iifth
f.n tr;r re ,;
the majority in seating the delegates
from the twenty first district.
MIR. Bryan concluded reading the
report at 4.l2, it having taken him 80
minutes. During the latter part of
the report he was frequently inter
rupted by cheers from the gallery.
He concluded 10y asking that Is min
uteS on each side be allowed for the
hearing Of the contest.
BRYAN's OPPORTUNITY.
Word that MIR. Bryan would take
this opportunity to make his great ef-
fort before the convention had got
abroad and the great audience ruStled
with expectation as the Nebraskan
arose and faced it.
In opening his speech, Mr.. Bryan
announced that he had come to the
convention with the idea Of bringing
up any questions that could or would
create diversion. He was greeted by
cheers, and when he declared that he
hoped and believed that the conyen-
ticn would select ticket which could
be supported by united Democracy,
the cheers we're redoubled.
An OutburSt of approving yellS
greeted his announcement that the
convention in Illinois was conducted
by men who were on a level with train
robbers.
Becoming intensely interested in
his address, Mr.. Bryan, finding that
his cuffs interferred with the free
movement of his hands pulled them
of, and proceeded.
lie declared that two years ago,
John u. Hopkins had pursued a course
c. ntrary to that followed in the Hi
noiS convention, and did not dare to
follow precedent this time, besides he
would have been repudiatcd, if he had
done so.
| AS. MIR. Bryan concluded he was
greeted by an outbur,t OF cheers.
Mr.. Bryan occupied 20 minutes and
asked to be given ten minutes to con
clude after the other side had been
heard. The cheering that followed
his conclusion lasted several minutes
and the audenc: showed a disposition
TO become unruly
/ shall ask the police to attend to
persons perSiting in the disturbance, "
declared Chairman Williams. Then
pointing his finger over to the left, he
demanded: 'Olicer, 80 over to that
West Virginia banner, and if that
man there does not dcsist from his
disturbance take him out"
Delegate Menzies OF Indiana, a
member OF the credentials committee,
committee on credentials was ready to |
was then recognized in opposition to
the minority report. MIR. MenZies
was bitter at the outset. When he
criticised Mr. Bryan for his interfcr-
ence in illinois affairs, there were |
hoolS, misses and applause inter
mingled.
Mr.. Mcnzies shouted that he would |
be heard, and the audience would have |
TO remain all the longer in this |
sweat-box' if it persisted in disorder.
MI Mcnzies concluded amid mingled |
applause and cries Of protest. He had |
spoken just quarter Of an hour.
The chair then recognized Frank I}.
Quinn of Illinois, who was frequently
interrupted by the galleries and there |
were loud calls from the delegates to