The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-07-15
SECOND DAY.


SECOND DAY.
Morning session.
There were two sessions OF the con.
vention Thursday. The FIRST one was
taken up with the report Of the com.
mlttce Un order Of business, which was
adopted, The committee on creden.
tials not being ready to report a re-
cess was taken until 2 y. M.
Afternoon session.
The FIRST test oil strength of the
factions In the convention came at
the afternoon session. when the re.
port Of the credentials committee was
made. The majority report favored
the adoption. with one exception. OF
the action Of the national committee.
William j. Bryan presented a mi.
nority report In behalf ~ the Illinois
contestants.
After a strenuous appeal by Mr..
Bryan. who spoke Tor thirty minutes
In behalf Of the REHABILITATION dele.
gates. the roll call showed Ga votes
against and 800 for the adoption OF
the report for which he had yainly
battled.
Illinois. on request OF National Com.
mitteeman Hopkins. was passed on
the roll call. The twenty-cisht votes
OF Michigan and the siSty.oiHht of
Pennsylvania were cast as a unit IN.
der Chairman Williams ruling.
Hon. Champ Clark. of Missouri. took
the gRvol as permanent chairman Of the
convention late In the afternoon SOS.
sion. and delivered his speech as such.
II was a sharp arralgnmcnt of Republi.
can shortcomings and Inconsistencies.
both In the party and administration.
Mr. Clark said lnlplrt;
Wr. ,iprL's speech.
"Gcnilcmcn OF the Convention; The
PRINCIPAL Part uf tho spsttn-mHkug hy
tn chairman IN this convention has been
| accomplished. Ny busiupHs b. to run this
CONVENTION sn mai III nominee 81 il viii
b. elected neat November t%applaus"l. and
i Hhall b, don" without fear or favor to
them KIM David said once IN his haste
mat ul men arc liafr II he had been In
chicago about the time" senator Henry
Cabot Lodge was reading IN" republican
platform, be could have taken his leisure
aud said that 4 republicans arc HAIRS.
b.lmFhi'r % prolonged AppliuscD
They dragged out the old free trade
I -NEN q "NNAN NN'N ~ 80 ~ ~ ANNNA
IN the coming campaign Men IN The frame
ot ulud that the democrats are this year
'They dc,arr-iho republicans do-tho
monumental lie that Is dr'rocratic tarin
hlwaf- produces bad time, ans a re-:
publican tsrln always produces good
beginning his second term In thu White
House, aud the democrats had scarcely
enough votes to call the ayes and noes.
YOU had Il panic that made peoples teeth
rattle IRON sea 20 sea. u~.nughtcr.1 They
evidently believed In Mark Twaiu'r die
I'm, ,bl,-sed h the man that blowsth his
own horn. lost II be not blown Laugh
teri
They say We that Il the republicans
,%teusht q quick and successtgl wa in
stated On the floor OF the house when
ihey were, all there. and none % them
the serun Of the neck and dragged them
into The spanish Mar And their disin-
clinaf1on to go into, and their deposition
10 munupolikc all glorieH, reminds mt Of
a roland-Chlnr sow that my father used
To- tell me about. that was 81 bnshful YOU
had to pull her ears on 10 get her TO the
trough. and so grecdy YOU had To pull
her tail on to get her away. u.aughter)
W are In favor OF cutting down to
q reasonable basis the nnnstrosities of
thu plnglcy tarin rates. We are In fa-
yor Of reelprocit. that reciproeates, ZAP:
| p%lnise.l We are In favor OF getting rid
OF the Philippine Islands at the nrst fn-
vornhlc opportunity. They are not worth
u tauhec and never were. We are In
favor ~ restricting the functions OF the
president and his cabinet to what the
fathers Intended they should be In the
constitution, ana We believe In compelling
the executive department uf this govern
mcnt to abdicnte the large part Of the
legislative function that II has usurped.
Tar M my rulings In this convention
! VIII be-, they shall be fair. II We So con-
4 duct ourselves that all Of the various
e.emCnts OF public opinion tina are on.
posed to the Roosevelt administration has
brought together, We Will mop them on
the face Of the earth from sea to sea In
the coming election. ~lApplauscD | can
not do any good presiding over this con-
ventiOn without your help, and that | So
licit that We may haV good order, good
feeling and a great victory In the contest
TO come (~Applauso)
Following the speech of Congress.
man Clark the convention adjourned
shortly after O o'clock until 10 o'clock
Friday morning.
The adjournment was made neces:
sary by the inability of the subcom.
mittee OF the resolutions committee to
complete Its report.