The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-08

without protest as to Its irregularity or It's right to do so. That same com vention chose presidential electors which the contestants here recognise as the valid. bona fide electoral ticket Of the state of Illinois.
 No protest against the right of MT. Hopkins or Mir. Cable was ever heard until last Saturday. when the National Committee assembled in this city.
 Now gentlemen, the main question. the very pith of the controversy. is. whether the constituted authorities Of the party. acting under the forms of po- litical procedure established by the party, shall be recognized here, or whether a case based on ex parte evil dence. upon bare assertion. without facts to support 1t, shall be recognized as a precedent in the Democratic par ty.
 Menxies MaKes Point.
 The gentleman from Nebraska for cibly said he believed in the great ele- mentary principle of Democracy, that the majority should rule. I stand be- hind him and will always follow ham in the advocacy of that principle. but l have been taught by that same great mind that promulgated to man that cardinal principle of freedom. that the will of the majority must be ascertain ed in some well defined orderly meth cd of parliamentary procedure. and un- less ascertained that way, 1t Is not the will of anybody-that of the major ity or of the minority" Cheers and plause.)
 The chairman then recognized Frank P. Quinn, of Illinois, who had fifteen minutes of time in which to conclude the partisan debate for the con- testees.
 He was frequently interrupted by the galleries and there was loud calls from the delegates to have the galleries cleared. He declared himself a Demo- crat. who believed in the right of the majority to rule, and one who did not call another Democrat a thief unless he knew him to be one. He was, he said, defeated himself in 1898, but did not for that reason arrogate to him. self the right to mix up in other per sons quarrels all over the country.
 He declared that MT. Bryan had read to the convention, as his minority re- port, the brief of one of the attorneys for the contestants.
 Mir Quinn was so frequently inter- rupted bS the galleries that Chairman Williams was forced to appeal to the convention for quiet.
 Richardson of Alabama.
 Delegate Richardson of Alabama, rising and addressing the chair, de- clared that it was evident that an or ganized attempt was being made to suppress the facts in the case by pre- venting MT. Quinn from being heard, and the chairman again threatened to have the galleries cleared.
 chnuta6 voice from the rear of the hall. allud- ing to one of Mir. Bryan's sentences.
 You want to know about gavel rule? Til tell you about gavel rule. replied Quinn. Before he could con- tinue. a disturbance started in the bal cony just back of the alternates seats, and one disturber was seized and eject ed by two policemen.
 During the intermission created in Quinn's speech by this episode, John P. Hopkins walked up to the front of the rostrum and called to Quinn, Talk facts John."
 'I'u talk them" replied Mir. Quinn. Resuming his address, he briefly mar rated the election of himself as chair man of the convention and of Hopkins and Cable as delegates at-large. and asked for fair treatment for his side.
  elected, a half dozen men in one Of the balconies, who were constantly inter- rupting the speaker were also put out of the hall by the police.
 Senator Martin of Virginia rushed up and ordered that the "blackguards be haled out" and the police responded quickly.
 When Mir Quinn had concluded. MT. Bryan advanced to the front of the platform and was greeted with vigor- ous cheers.
 MT. Bryan said:
 Bryan Again in Evidence.
 nMr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle men: I have but ten minutes. Don take my time. The first speaker saio that had not heard the evidence. stayed in the subcommittee of the National Committee and heard evidence until o'clock in the morning. tAp- pIeuse), and I have heard more evil dence than the gentleman who talked to YOU. and who impeached my knowl- edee of this case (Applause).
 More than that: I have examined arf,davits; have examined protests and I know ten times as much about the facts of this case as the gentlemen who dared to impeach my right tc
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