The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-13
THE EyENIN& SESSION.

ICI, SuO uUt8U6IeOI pSSpIS 1Cud1uCS
up practically all night in their effort
to secure means Of admission. -
THE EVENING SESSION.
The committee on resolutions recon
vened at o'clock in the evening and
Senator Daniel Immediately made the
appointment of Edwin Seton and j.
j. Sinott as secretary and sergeant at
arms respectively. He also announced
the appointment Of subcommittee
to prepare platform for submission
to the full committee, as follows:
Messrs. Daniel, Virginia; Hill,
New York; Bryan, Nebraska; Will
iiaras, Mississippi; Pattison, Pennsyl-
vania; Dubois, Idaho; Haniin, Mas
sachusetts i Cable, {, Illinois; Poe,
Maryland; Shiyeley. Indianapolis,
and Davis, West Virginia.
WHITE. SUPREMACY.
The full committee then entered
upon the consideration Of the labor
question in connection with a. plan
presented by ex-Gov. G. s. Thomas
of Colorado, condemning the employ
ment Of militia for banishment Of
citizens or control of elections.
The labor question was then tempo
rarily laid aside in order to listen to a
plea from Senator Til1man for q
strong plank in support of the princi-
pie of white supremacy in the south.
He denounced the plank on this sub
ject in the platform submitted by
Mr.. Williams. and said: If we are
to have declaration at adj let us
have one that means something, and
not weak kneed, namby- -pamby.
thifimsy ng like that in the so-called
Williams platform.
On account Of the difficulties which
have arisen in> connection with the
various matters of preliminary char
acter connected with the convention, a
Econclusion has been reached to have
only avery brief session of the conyer-
tion tomorrow. The convention will
meet at 10, O'Clock, but tits probable
that none fthe more Important COM
nittees will be able to report at that
time.
SECOND PLACE IN DOUBT.
For second place on the ticket it
can hardly be said that speculation
tonight centres on any one man.
A half dozen names are ION the
tongues of the crowd that gather in
the lobbies and various headquarters,
but the general sentiment is that this
matter should be left to ripen until
after the head of ,the ticket has been
formally named.
ST. Louis, July s, $50 p. n.-The
Convention met at half past ten this
morning aud called roll by states for
the selection of New National Com
mitteemen. AS the committee On re-
solutions announced that it would not
be ready till eight tonight the conven-
tion took recess till then.
Bryan won several victories in the
resolution committee. Had the gold
plank stricken out and the tariff
plank modified to conform with the
Nebraska platform and the trust
plank put in demanding trusts to be
subject to examination and chat they
should prove that they are not Violat
ing the interstate commerce law.
st. Louis, July THE Democratic
national convention today adopted the
report of the committee on rules,
credentials and permanent organiza-
sion. The session opened at 10
O'Clock, an hour later took a recess
until 2 p. M, and adjourned at 6. 90
urtil 10 s.o'ciock tomorrow. During
! the day several speeches we're made,
chief of which was William Jennings
Rryan'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
committee by a vote of 647 nays to 2SS
ayes. Though Mr.. Bryan's speech and
his appearance on the floor of the con-
vention was cheered far beyond any
previous demonstration, it made few
votes. The assignment of delegates
proved the correctness of previous esti
mates of the division between those
who favor the radicals and those who
are supporting the conservative ele-
ment which is now in control.
When the result of the contest was
announced the report Of the committee
on permanent organization was made.
Representative Champ Clark. who
was chosen permanent chai ,man, ad
dressed the convention. He had pre-
pared and furnished to the press a
speech of some fength. The hour was
so late when he gained the platform,
however, that he spoke about 800
words and left his audience to read the
| remainder.
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 or
der and continued for II minutes. with
so much furor chat Temporary Chair
man Williams and all of his assistants,
including 100 policemen. were unable
to restore order. Quiet came only
after the Parker forces joined in and
by persistensSeTorfs Turned the tide