Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-08

cleared. He declared himself ~.
ocrat who believed i'm the right RI .,
majority to rule and one who ala ~.
call another Democrat q thief n,,e
he knew him to be one. He woe =
said, defeated himself. in 1896, but did
not for that reason arrogate to him
self the right to mix up in other nao-
pies duarrels all over the country He
declared that Mr.. Bryan had read to IN
convention as his minority report tba
brief of one of the attorneys for the
contestants.
Mr.. Quinn was so frequently intar-
rupted by the galleries that Chairman
Williams was forced to appeal to the
convention for quiet. Delegate Rich
ardson of Alabama. arising and adj
dressing the Chair, declared that it wac
evident that an organized attempt was
being made to suppress the facts in IN.
case by preventing Mr.. Quinn from he.
ing heard and the chairman again
threatened to have the galleries cleared
How about gavel rule?" shouted a
voice from the rear of the hall. allud-
ing to one of Mr.. Bryan's sentences.
You want to know about gavel rule,
I'll tell you about gavel rule" replied
Quinn.
Before he could continue n distruh-
ance started in the balcony just back or
the alternates' seats and one diSturber
was seized and elected by policeman
During the intermission created in
Quinn'5 speech by this episode, John P.
Hopkins walked up to the front Of the
rostrum and called up to Quinn: Talk
facts. John"
'Ill talk them" replied Mr.. Quinn Re-
Stunning his address. he narrated briefly
the election of himself as chairman of the
convention and of Hopkins and Cable del
egates- at-large and asked for fair treat
ment for his side.
Mr.. Bryan then started to continue and
was again given a warm welcome Of
cheers.
Bryan's Second Effort.
When Mr.. Quinn had concluded his
address. Mr.. Bryan advanced to the
front of the platform and was grse,e1
with vigorous cheers. Mr.. Bryan said
in part:
THE first speaker said that I had
not heard the evidence. | stayed in the
subcommittee of the national commit
tee and heard evidence until O'Clock
in the morning. and | have heard more
evidence than the gentleman who
talked to you and who impea ched nv
knowledge of this case, and | know 10
times as much about the facts Of this
case as the gentleman who dared to
impeach my right to speak upon this
platform. applause, followed by
cheers).
THE national committee referred
this case to the credentials committee
on the ground that the national COM
n1ittee case to the credentials commit
tee did not have time to Investigate
the merits. ana in doing so by unani-
nous support said in some congress
sional districts there was evidence 10 >
snow that questionable methods pre- 4.
vailed.
In some it appears the delegates
selected by district caucuses We're re-
placed by persons who had not been
selected by the delegates from the dis
trictS and in some instances il was at
least doubtful whether the substitu-
tions We're properly made. That was
the report. unanimous, of your ma
tional committee after listening nine
hours TO the testimony.
And now this committee listens two
hours and does not give q chance for
n single bit Of evidence but only argl-
ment, and then tells y0u that there
was no fraud and that you ought 10
seat these contestees. The gentleman
h,f h. .,la
ed five hours after he began his gavel
rule. Yes, my friends, everything done
in that convention was unanimous.
Cloud cheers ana laughter).
IF you don't believe it, read the
sworn testimony of the highwaymen
who raped the convention. The gen
tleman says that he is not a man VINO
bolts or who waits until after the con-
vention to decide that he is the man
viii, with 4 gavel rule. tries to force
upon the local Democrats Of his state
two men who supported Palmer ana
Buckner in 1896.
These two men who took seats IN
this convention against the protests OF
SI2 de legatcS were the men who Kept
the path hot between their headquar-
tt-TS ana f(cDuDlltIti ttl9 N"N'
tho hundreds of thousands of Demo
Gratis Of Illinois We're marching up 10
support the ticket.
MIR. Quinn asks where does pro-
test come from against John +. HOP
kns and wanted me to answer it. VIII
answer 1t. 1t comes from ST. better
Democrats than John p. Hopkins ever
was. l am willing that the men VINO
left us shall come back and be Demo
Gratis. 7 am willing that they come back
and share with the party the shaping
of it's destiny. but God forbid that the
loyal Democrats shall by force anf IN
timidation be made to march between
the soiled banner Of these men,.
Before he concluded. conversation
had been resumed throughout the nan
and the convention was growing restless.
There were loud cries of Question ana
"Vote" as Mr.. Head retired.
1.-The question:" said the chairman.
on the substitution of the minority ioi
the majority report