The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-06
THE HEARST MEN LOSE
NOT A CONTEXT sUCCEssEUL m
 FORE THE COMMITTHE

NVE A CONTESE SUCCE0UEUL WN1. FORE THE C0MMITTUE.
 Matter May Be Brought UD sa the Fleor of the. CSaventisn--Jsnes and Other OHncers TAanked. 
 St. Louis. July 5.-The National Com mittee held this afternoon what in all probability will be its last meeting. The reports of sub-commfttees appoint I ed to hear contests in the State of H. linois. Indiana. Pennsylvania. Maine. | New Jersey, Ohio. South Dakota and | the District of Columbia, were heard | and concurred in. These reports in every instance recommended the piac- ing on the temporary roll call of the Convention of the contestee& Not one l contest was successful. The majority, of these will go before the Committee l on Credentials.
 In the Illinois case. which Is by far the largest and most important. the Committee submitted a report which. emitting a brief statement of the na- ture of the different contests, reads as | follows:
 Tt is the opinion of the Committee that the National Committee in eases like the present should recognize the credentials of the regular officials of the only State Convention held. In | there was evidence to show that aues- l tionable methods prevailed. In some cases 1t appears that delegates selected by district caucuses were replaced by persons who had not been selected by the delegates of those districts. and n some instances 1t is at least doubtful whether the substitutions were proper ly made.
 l Tt would require a long. exhaustive Inquiry to ascertain the facts. Sucn an investigation Is impracticable and In our view such would be against the province of this Committee, We ara unanimously of the opinion that for the redress of the alleged grievances in those contests. the convention itself ana not the National Committee, is the proper forum"
 On motion of John T. McGraw Of West Virginia, Palmer Woods ot i4on- olulu, was declared a member or the l Committee to succeed William Il. Cor- 1 well, deceased.s >'-
 | Mir. McGraw then brought much woe upon the delegates from the Philip pines by securing the passage oI res | olution providing that the delegates from those islands and Porto RICO should be given each six seats in the | Convention, but no votes until tncir status had been fixed by the Con7eh' tion.
 The Philippines delegates. who were awaiting the action of the, Comnut,Se in the hall outside. left in great wftth, declaring that they had been uefieo admission to the Convention and thty | .guessed they were not wanted.
 Clark Howell of Georgia, submitted a strong resolution commenting the | work of the retiring National Chair- man, James K. Jones. and other ofhciais of the Committee. It was unanimously adopted, and after Chairman Jones nao made a brief address expressing thanks for inc appreciation, and speeches nraisinp his work and that of the oth- er committee officers wore made py ICommitteemen Clayton, Mack ana oth- CTS. The Committee then adjourned.
 The Philippine delegates got together I soon after the National Committee
 meeting and drew up the following pro-
 test to the convention:
 'It Is understood that the Nationai
 committee will recommend that the
 Philippine delegation be seated in the
 National Convention merely as a mat
 ter of courtesy, and that the delega-
 tion be denied the right or vote nno
 sneech. The Democratic delegation
 from the Philippine Islands believe tna' for the good of the Democratic party, , and as a matter of justice to the peop,s :, of the Philippines. their voice shoulu
 ha heard in the councils of the party
 There is no doubt that the Filipino peo-
 nIe look to the Democratic party TOT
 assistance. In the Democratic plat
 form framed in Manila on the Soth o,
 AnriI. 1904. and adopted by Demo cratic representatives from every par
 of the island. the people from eVeIs
 part of the Philippines stated 10 tns
 Democratic party their Wishes. a.at ,n
 needs, (particularly Of unres.ricte. trade with the United States) and theii
 demand for redress. That ,plattoIH
 shouId he considered by the Democratic Convention before 1t adopts PianN with respect to the Philippines. Int Philippine delegates urge upon the con
 vention, as a matter of reason ana JUS tice. that due consideration De siVei
 the platform, ..,, oar,
 op the protest. It asks for form o territorial government similar to tna
 oS Porto Rico and the Hawaiian isi' ands at the earliest practicaole oate dtclares It's belief that the Philippines
 and the United States are firmly unit, ed: demands a definite statement o'
 noi,cv: condemns the Republican pol
 ns heipo respopsible for the ruin , ons depression in the islands; asks TOT Srea trade with the United States on .ha same basis as Porto Rico; deplores Itba fact that money Interests have peeh able to prevent the sugar and tooacce
 interests from being developeo' re
 quests that the incoming or Amer'ea" Sa' ca nital be made more attractive; de.
 sanss oap for a non-partisan government
 tn inc Philippines and for civil servicoi
 ra,nssts the largest possible measure
 os honoe rule and the delegation or all in important powers to the Philipp,ns n,,
 rnr,mission. and commends the work
 of the army and navy as having paei'