The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08

~ New York artist, whose S is withheld There are to be severs ore sittings.
 Judge Parker refus< say for what
 purpose the portrait dld be used. in
 timating that decision upon that point
 awaited the completion of the picture He
 sat for some time this afternoon before
 the camera of New York photograph
 CT This sitting was at the photographer 8 | own request but 1t Is assumed that the | photographs will be used in the campaign,
 should the judge be nominated. l Letters from cranks of various kinds
 are beginning to make their appearance 1 in the judges mail. One of them re-
 ceived a day or two ago purports to give
 him warning of a "dastardly plot against
 his person. and told him to remain close
 at home. Another writer from Virginia, l signing himself, "A lunatie," but evil dently d person of intelligence, is sending
 a series of numbered postal cards, one a day, devoted to denuncation of the ex-
 ponents of gsafe and sane democracy"
 The judge attaches absolutely no import ance to these communications. e-sess&<<~S~>-s> put of the precious metal is so irregular | as tolrender it most uncertain and argued
 that while the present supply may be | sufficient for the wants of the world 1t cannot be relied upon permanently. CCiSHuSu Dy T1iif ana OdnleI.
 He was replied to by Senators Daniel
 and Hill, who contended that the plank
 presented. recognizes the quantitative
 theory of money advocated by the demo-
 cratic party and from this point drew the
 conclusion that the declaration Is not in | consistent with former announcements | on the subject.
 | Much interest was manifested in the
 polygamy question upon which Senator Dubois presented a plank and 1t was
 discussed at some length. It was adopt
 ed without change.
 | The trust tariff and other important
 blanks were earnestly debated and liber-
 ally amended, but as perfected they were
 generally satisfactory to all members of l the subcommittee.
 | Meetings of the full committee were | fixed at ? o'clock and o'clock but in
 both cases were postponed, and the full committee did not begin it's work until B | o'clock. Immediately after the full com mittee convened at 8 O clock Senator Dan | iels as chairman of the subcommittee,
 read the sub-committee's draft of plat | form which was listened to with interest, | but in silence.
 | AS soon as the reading was completed the committee entered upon the consid- | eration of the tariff plank, Senator Till
 
 | changes.
 Senator Pettigrew presented a plank
 providing for government ownership of the railroads, which he said would cover | all phases of the trust question to his satisfaction. His plank follows; . The government should own the rail- roads engaged in interstate commerce and operate the same for service and not for profit so that all shippers shall pay the a 1a rafo r.rftIa l amount of the shipment"
 ] After considerable discussion the full committee adopted the Bryan tariff plank in lieu of the declaration submitted l by the subcommittee. It Is said not to differ materially from the latter. | The Bryan plank is shorter and more olrect than that of the sub committee. It declares in effect that all tariff for pro- lection Is robbery and advocates a grad
 ual reduction along lines that will not dis turb business interests.
 Chairman Head Appears. ] At this moment MT. Head, chairman of
 the committee on credentials entered the 1 hall and made his way to the platform, | to the apparent relief of the chairman. 1 As soon as the band was through MT. Head read the report, which was in line with the decisions already published The report in chief was as follows:
 | ITO the Democratic National Convention. Your committee on credentials beg l leave to submit the following report: In the states and territories where no con- | tests have been filed we carefully exam | ined the original credentials of the dele i gates and alternates and find the same to have been correctly certified to the chair
 man of she national committed, and the roster as prepared by the chairman and
 secretary and submitted to this conven-
 
 rect and accurate and we unanimously
 recommend it's adoption by this conven- l tion.
 1 Tn the matter of the contests of the | District of Columbia and districts 1 to | 5 of the state of Pennsylvania and the twelve districts of the state of Ohio. and | the first and second districts of the state of New Jersey and the two districts of the state of Maine and the first second, sixth seventh and ninth and tenth districts of the state of Indiana, and the delegates from the state at large are the second, l third sixth. ninth tenth. eleventh. twelfth, fifteenth. sixteenth, eighteenth | twentyfrst. twenty-third and twenty 1 fifth districts of the state of Illinois, and two of the delegates from the state at ! large in said states, your committee de-
 sires to say that they realize. as this con 1 vention must, that it was absolutely i'm | possible for this committee to have done more in the limited time which they could ] possibly give to this great number of con | tests than examine the principal ques-
 tions involved and dispose of them in
 such a manner as in their judgment would nearest meet the ends of justice and best
 subserve the interest of the democratic 1 party in those states, territories and dis | tricts where the contests arose. There were filed with this committee printed ar guments. briefs, records, affidavits and 1 telegrams in several of these contests which 1t would have been impossible for | your committee to nave read in less than i ten days.
 Was Crowded for Time.
 Your committee gave to each of the contestees all the time it was possible
 to give in each case by asking such ques- l tions as occurred to any member of the 1 committee endeavored to ascertain as near as could be all the important facts bearing upon each contest. In the state 1 of Illinois, however, the severar con | testing congr essional districts were asked
 to select their representatives to speak | for all the contests in that state.
 After such consideration as It was | possible to give under these circum- ! stances, your committee reports that in each of the following contests that the 1 delegations as named by the national 1 committee are entitled to seats as the /! mates of this convention viz The District | of Columbia. the First Second Third, l Fourth. Fifth and the Sixth district of Pennsylvania, the entire delegation from 1 the state of South Dakota the Twelfth district in Ohio, the First and Second dis l tricts in New Jersey. the Second district in Maine, the First. Second, Sixth Sev-