The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-18

lutions were slow In their work, and II
was nearly Q o'clock before anything
was done In the convention.
Shortly before G o'clock Jerry J.
Kane OF East st. Louis went on the
platform to make the report OF the
committee on credentials. The report
was that after hearing evidence In all
the contests, the committee on creden-
tials approved the action OF the state
committee and recommended that the
sitting delegates. including those seat.
ed on the contests by the state com
mittee. be the regular delegates OF the
convention.
Instantly the Hearst men and the
friends of the delegates unseated by
the report started a rlotous scene.
There were vociferous demands for a
roll call, cries OF rotten and general
pandemonium. Michael McInerney ran
up the aisle and stood close to the plat
form, waving a paper In his hand and
shouting words which could not be
heard in the din. The paper was the
minority report and McInerney was
trying 10 submit IL.
Crowd Becomes Tumultous.
The crowd became tumultous and
the police formed Gordon that practi-
cally hemmed in the front of the plat
form between the delegates and the
stage. Half dozen police surrounded
McInerney and an officer had a hand
on each OF his arms.
In the hubbub came motions for the
previous question on the majority re-
port. Then there was more hubbub.
The adoption of the previous question
would have shut out the adoption OF
the minority report. Chairman Quinn
put the motion. and declared II lost.
McInerney then presented his minori-
~ report, signed by ten members OF
the committee, recommending the seat
ing OF all the delegates from Cook
county that had been unseated by the
state committee. and also the dele
gates from Lee. Jefferson. Marion and
Vermilion counties.
There was roar for roll call"
from the Hearst people. and the con
vention was In utter confusion. Final
ly Chairman Quinn said:
THE minority report Ia simply ad.
visory and gives the convention the
views OF those who sign II. II will be
filed for that purpose"
He then put the question on the
adoption OF the majority report, and
declared II carried by viva voce vote.
Turmoil unbounded now ruled the con-
vention. There were continuous cries
OF Call the roll" and Kisses came from
all parts OF the hall
Resorts to oavel Again.
Chairman Quinn called for order,
that the convention might hear the re-
port from the committee on temporary
organization. The confusion contin-
ned. Whom Quinn appealed for order
delegates In several parts OF the hall
cried out, Whats the use?" Finally
Hugh II. Browning of Franklin county
presented the report making the tenn
borary organization permanent, and
the report was submitted to the con-
vention and adopted, according to the
chairman, amid the greatest confusion.
TIL, police tried TO shove back the
crowd that packed the aisle and
swarmed around the platform, all the
time keeping up the cries for roll
call" Chairman Quinn grew pale, but
not with fear.
II will give you as many as you
want after awhile" he said.
Thomas w. Flynn read the report OF
the committee on rules making the
rules of the house OF representatives
govern the convention.
Then came the report OF the com
mittee on delegates-at.large naming
Samuel Alschuler. John p. Hopkins.
Ben T. Cable and A. NJ. Lawrence as
delega large to the ST. Louis con-
vention. This was carried, although
there was roar OF Nos"
Hopkins clinehes Victory.
The next report was that OF the com
mittee to name members-at-large of
the state committee. The men select
ed are John F. O'Malley. John J. Fee
~ and 8. ID. Griffin of Cook county
Dan Henan, La Sale: James p. Muir
ply. Peoria; l.. o. Whitnell Johnston !;
w. NJ Boring, Macon; W. L. Mounts.
Macoupin. and +. ID. Bowman, st.
Claire county, all Hopkins men. The
list went through.
The committee TO choose the elec-
tors-at-large recommended Charles
Schwab OF Chicago and James Lingle
OF Union county. This was carried.
All this time the temper OF the con-
yention was growing uglier. Dunlap,
Prentiss. Darrow. Thompson and other
Hearst leaders had crowded through
the mass OF men in the aisles toward
the front OF the platform. Roger c.
Sullivan and a score of his friends
were also on the floor. The crowd
howled and ieered and the convention
had got beyond restraint. Several mo-
lions to take a recess pending the re-
port OF the committee on resolutions
were offered and defeated.
Fred p Morris of Watseka finally
moved that the convention proceed to
the nomination OF state officers. Then
came the part OF the program on
which the Hearst men seemed 10 have
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