The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-08
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he was he requested to be excused
motion was then adopted that
Bourke Cochran, of New York, be
asked to address the convention.
The secretary announced through
the megaphone that Mr.. Cochran was
not in the hall. He then called out:
Twin the band kindly strike up
some tuner
the Star Spangled Banner and the
entire convention stood.
Credentials Committee Report.
The band then struck UP "Dixie"
and a mighty roar went up, the Phil
ippines delegation adding to the scene
by unfurling it's American flag with
Philippines streamers floating from
the top.
The secretary yelled:
1.-THE chair requests the band to
play Yankee Doodle and cheer after
cheer broke forth as the band played
the favorite anthem in excellent time.
Other selections followed this.
maryland" was the signal for anoth-
er hearty cheer. many voices through
out the hall joining in the refrain.
At this moment Mr.. Head, chairman
of the Committee on Credentials, en-
tered the haRl. and made way to the
platform, to the apparel relief of the
chairman.
AS soon as the band was through,
Mr.. Head read the report which was
I'm line with the decisions already pub
lished The report declared in favor
Of seating all the delegates who were
on the temporary roll call with the
exception of Alfred Orendorff. who
was substituted for Duncan G. Best
in the twenty-first district of Illinois.
Mr.. Head is the fortunate posSeSSor
of voice of strong carrying power,
and his reading was heard in greater
quiet than had existed up to the time
he commenced to speak. No sign of
approval or disapproval greeted the
decision of the committee. He an
nounced that a minority report had
been submitted in the case of the Dis
trict of Columbia is understood. one
was to be submitted in the Illinois
cases.
Cain Breaks Loose Above.
A delegate from Vermont moved
that the chairman order that the gall
leries be cleared unless better order
was preserved. Chairman Williams
at once declared that he would do
that exact thing, unless the people
in the galleries refrained from dis
turbing the convention.
When Mr.. Head moved the adoption
of the report, Chairman Williams ask
ed if there was demand for a divi-
sion on the question Mr.. Bryan en-
deavored to address the chair.
Delegate Reyes, of California, how
ever, made q louder demand and was
recognized to move the seating of the
contestants from the District of Co
lumbia. He was at once followed by
Delegate Grady, of New York, who
made q vigorous protest against that
Tt nj "a l.
ippine Islands.
Delegate Sutro, of the Philippine
delegation, requested to be heard.
Chairman Williams ruled that he
had no right to recognize him.
This ruling seemed to meet the APP
prevail of the convention as cries of
right" right were general.
The galleries began a fresh clamor
and threats to clear them were again
made.
Chairman Williams followed his
ruling against hearing the Philippine
delegate with another declaring thar
part of the report of the committee
dealing with the Philippines out of
order. His ruling was: $50 much of
the report of the Committee on Gre
dentials as admits to this floor as
representing a part of the United
States the Philippine islands declared
by the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States not to be part of the
United States is out of order
The chairman then put the ques}
ton as to the adoption of the report
of the Committee on Credentials. with
the exception of those parts on which
a separate vote was requested. The
report was adopted with this condi-
ton. A separate vote was then de1
manded in the case of the District %
Columbia and i'm the Illinois cases.
Mr.. Schuteis. of the District of Co
lumbia offered an amendment pro-
viding that the contesting delegates
from the District of Columbia be
seated with half vote to each. This
was voted down.
The report of the committee was
adopted without further delay, and
Chairman Williams turned to Mr..
Bryan and said:
1.-THE chair now recognizes Mr.. Bry
an i'm the matter of the contests from
the State of Illinois"
Bryan on Illinois Contests.
This was enough to start up the
Bryan cheer again, but Mr.. Bryan
at once beckoned for silence with his
right hand, while he held his mi
nority report on the Illinois contests
in his left.
In a moment he had the cheering
checked and began the reading Of thd
report.
His voice was clear and he was
heard plainly although not using ex-
traordinary force. The convention
remained in attentive silence which
was emphasized by comparison with
the wild confusion that had prevailed
almost continually since the conven-
ton began its first outbreak at two
O'clock.
Mr.. Bryan wore black alpaca
coat, a negligee shirt with a modest
stripe, an attached collar and tie to
match. His delegates badge was pin
ned on his left breast. and a package
of letters protruded from his coat
pocket. His report was a long type
written document, which he read del
liberately. Its dryness began to i'm.
press the galleries after the reading
had progressed ten minutes and the
hum of inattention began to be heard
The report, after further review Of
the testimony, recommended that tho
cOntestees be seated from the Second
Third, Ninth. Twelfth, Fifteenth, Six
teenth, Twenty-third and Twenty-fiftli
Congressional districts joining with
the majority in seating the delegates
from the Twenty-first district
Mr.. Bryan concluded reading the
report at 4:12, it having taken him