Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-06
NOT A VOTE AGAINST
Norris Delegates Seated by
the National Committee.
PLEA OF CONTESTANTS
SCHULTEIS PROMPTLY GIVES
NOTICE OF APPEAL.
Refers to Reversal of Similar Action
Four Years Ago-The Only
Issue of Consequence.

Special Dispatch From star Correspondent.
| ST LOUIS. Mo-, July 6.-When the demo-
| cratic national convention met today the
| six delegates representing the District of
| Columbia on the floor were James l.. Nor
ris, Edwin B. Hay, J. Fred Kelley, William
| Cranch MsIntyre, John F. Monaghan and
John G. Campbell. These delegates had
triumphed with flying colors over the con-
| testing Hearst delegation in the national
| committee
| Messrs. Herman ]. Schulteis and Henry
| B. Martin had expended the force of their
| argument in vain on the national commit
| tee. Cotter T. Bride had looked on the
| proceedings supposedly in sympathy, al
| though he had no opportunity to say how
he felt about the merits of the case.
Hearing of the Subcommittee.
| At the close of the hearing on the con-
| test yesterday afternoon the subcommittee
| hearing the evidence had secret session.
| Chairman Ferguson called upon the men,
| bers of the subcommittee to state their
| views, and 1t was developed that there was
| a unanimous sentiment in favor of seating
| the Norris delegation. The Hearst dele
| gates did not have a single advocate on
| the committee. Accordingly the meeting
was an exceedingly brief one, and soon
| as the national committee met Chairman
| Ferguson made report on the conclusion
| Of his committee, which was promptly
| adopted. There was no voice raised against
| the report.
After the adjournment of the committee
Mr. Norris was congratulated by his
| friends on the sweeping victory that had
| been secured.
| This action did not discourage Mr.. Schnl-
| teis. who promptly gave notice that he
would carry the to the credentials
committee of the convention. He cited the
| proceedings in the contest case four years
| ago when the anti Norris delegates were
| barred out of the convention by the nation
| al committee by unanimous vote, AFTER
which the case was carried to the commit
| tee on credentials, and the anti Norris peo-
| pie given half the vote of the District
I A long ng-standing rule of the convention ID
4 to the effect that If a contesting delegation
| is not satisfied with the action of the ma
| tional committee it has right to appeal
| to the convention and to have its case trled
! by the committee on credentials
1t requires no favor or action OF any KIND
| on the part of the national committee to
| secure this right to take the case to the
credentials committee.
! In the meantime the Norris delegates
| have their seats in the temporary orsani-
Zation of the convention, and they are feei-
| ing very confident that they Will retain
| them in the permanent organization.
At the meeting of the subcommittee 10
hear testimony in the case of the District
contestipg delegation yesterday afternoon
| Messrs Edwin b. Hay and VIM. Cranch
Mcintyre replied to the charges made 10y
Mr.. Schulteis.
that the only points al issue were charges
! of Irregularities after the temporary or
ganiza ton of the District primary conven-
| ton called to order
Right to Change the Rules.
| The only issue of consequence related 10
| the right of the elections committee, OF
which Mr.. Edwin Seton was chairman. TO
| change the rules laid down for the govern
ment of the election and convention alter
| the election took place.
| The Norris delegates contended that the
| election committee had such right. that
| the committee acted under instructions
from the national committee which per-
mitted them not only to make rules IN the
| first instance. but to change them when IN
| their opinion there was necessity Tor such
changes.
| Messrs. Hay and Mcintyre also contended
| that no change that was made In the rules
| In the least affected the result OF the con-
vention.
Mr Hay showed that forty-five delegates
answered to their names on the call OF inc
roll ordered by the temporary chairman.
and a quorum being present the convention
proceeded to do business. This was after
| the Hearst delegates bolted.
These gentlemen went to that conVen-
ton for the manifest purpose of boiling
| the convention declared Mr.. Hay, looking
toward the contesting delegates.
The Case of Alternate Dulin.
To show the trouble propensi-
fties of the boiling delegates Mr.. Hay
stated that Alternate Dulin of the Hearst
delegation, and one of the men who walk
ed out of the convention, is here as one
of a boiling delega tion from New Jersey.
irving to break way into the conven-
ton from that state as a more promising
opportunity to get into the organization
than would have been at his command
had he staid with the boiling Hearst men
OF the District of Columbia.
He is here merely to represent the
New Jersey contesting delegation, called
out Mr.. Shulteis: he is not here as
member of any New Jersey delega ton.
This local convention in the District
continued Mr.. Hay, has been the m"st
egular convention ever conducted there
Its committee credentials had on it
nine members representing one faction
and six representing the other.
Occasionally Mr.. Shulteis attempted 10
in iect into the discussion charges In reiA-
tion TO the manner OF the election OF dele
gates but each time the chairman an
nounced that such matters were irreie-
vapt in view of what had been reported
by the elections committee as TO the pro-
ceedings up to the time of the organiza-
tion of the local convention.
II was represented that Mr.. Ralston OF
Ralston g. Siddons, counsel for the Hearst
delegates had agreed to the change of ihs
|
its credentiaI committee rather than hay
ing that committee appointed while Chair
man Seton was p. esiding, but Mr.. Shult-is
declared that Mr.. Raiston was there mere
lv as counsel in the elections cases and had
no authority to agree to- such propositions
He claimed that the rules for the election
were practically the election law of tha
Distrjcr and that no one had "A right 10
change a law at will. In other communl-
ties he said. there would be penalties i'm
nosed for violating the law, but in the Dis
trict the only thing they could do 10
appeal to the national convention to in
va ijdate proceedings conducted under such
circumstances.
The credentials committee will meet this
afternoon and appoint a subcommittee 10
hear the cases of contested delegations. A
subcommittee the District contest will
be appointed and will meet at once in
der that report may be made TO the full
committee later in the evening.
The District delegates all arrived early
at the convention hall this morning. Tha