The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14


adopted the report Of the committee
on rules, credentials and permanent
organization. The session opened at
ten o'clock, an hour later took a re-
cess until two p. m, and adjourned at
$40 until ten o'clock to-day. During
the day several speeches were made,
chief of which was William Jennings
Bryan's effort to overthrow the report
of the credentials committee and seat
contesting delegates from Illinois. The
controversy was ended by the rejection
of the minority report of the commit
tee by a vote of CAT nays to 299 ayes.
The Ovation to Bryan.
The ovation given Mr.. Bryan was
one of the greatest ever transpiring at
any of the notable events for which
the immense coliseum is famed. 1t was
begun before the afternoon session of
the convention had been called to order
and continued for IL minutes with SO
much Juror that Temporary Chairman
Williams and all Of his assistants, in
GLIDING 100 policemen, were unable to
restore order. That there should be
no misunderstanding in regard to who
was the object of the ovation the Me-
braska delegates wrenched from the
floor the standard, marking their loca-
ton in the hall and waved the banner
high above all others. That was a sig
nal for Mr.. Bryans following to con-
gregate about their leader. Adopting
the Nebraska delegations example 9TH
er anti-Parker states tore loose their
standards and rallied about Mr.. Bryan.
Then 1t was that the conservative
forces turned to the aid Of the chair.
They started applause for Parker. His
name on purple banner proved almost
as magnetic as Bryan in the flesh.
From one idol to another the gathering
turned. The Georgia delegation, car
rying the Parker banner, marched to
the platform and the cheering was in
creased, IL that were possible. The ap-
plause was general, coming from dele
gates, from the galleries and other
parts Of the coliseum. While the dele
cations participating were different in
some instances from those which led
the Bryan reception the galleries did
ment was the signal for renewed
efforts. The South Carolina standard
was held beside the Georgia banner.
lnasmuch as the South Carolina dele
cation was originally anti-Parker the
movement was significant. Other dele
cations followed suit and soon the
standards of Arkansas, Pennsylvania.
Indiana, New Jersey, Alabama and
others which could be removed from.
the floor, were uplifted over the plat
form. Some Of the standards, which
were marched to the Parker rally a
few minutes before had been a part Of
the Bryan demonstration.
When the result Of the contest was
announced the report of the commit
tee on permanent organization was
made. Representative Champ Clark.
who was chosen permanent chairman,
addressed the convention. He had pre-
pared and furnished to the press a
speech of great length. The hour was
so late when he gained the platform.
, however, he spoke about 300 words
and left his audience to read the re-
, mainder.-
The Morning Session.
The morning session of the conven-
ton was without material interest ex-
cept for the dissension caused by OBJ
lection to that part Of the report from
the committee on rules which
provides for the seating of delegates
sent by insular possessions. Several
delegates discussed the report, and
roll call was asked for, but the re-
port was adopted finally without re-
sorting to that method of determining
the action of the convention, but as q
result of ruling by the temporary
chairman, acquiesced in by the conven-
ton, which has the effect Of refusing
representation to the delegates who had
come from the Philippines.