The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
PHILIPPINES WILL
 HAVE SIX VOTES
Mobile Man Made Temporary chalr. man of the Committee on
 Credentials.

St. Louis, July 6.--The committee on credentials met Immediately after the ad- journment of the convention and perfect ed a temporary organization by electing E N I,oblson of Mobile, Ala as tenn rOrary chairman and A. M. Daily of Dela- Ware as temporary secretary.
 It was soon evident that the room pro- vided for the committee was entirely inc adequate in size and J. w. Ridgeway, a member of the committee from New York rendered the rooms of the New York headquarters at the Southern hotel to the committee. This offer was at once accept ed after the roll had been called py states and a quorum shown to be pres- ert. Adjournment was then taken until o'clock.
 Ir Mary Walker, attired in her usual gar Of Prince Albert coat and trousers was the inst person % enter the com mi.tse room and she remained through out the proceedings. Dr. Mary claims a seat In the convention. She says she was regularly elected woman delegate by the democrats of Oswego, N. r., and will make contest to be seated.
 The committee met at ' o'clock in the room or the New York delegation at the Southern hotel As soon as the meeting was called to order by Temporary Chair man Robinson, James M. Head of Ten- nessee was nominated by James w. Ridgeway of New York for permanent chairman. John J. Fitzgerald of Rhode Island. Hearst supporter. nominated J. Corrigan of Minnesota. The question of Hearst or Parker men controlling the committee depended upon the selection of the chairman, and the Tennessee delega- tion are avowed supporters of the New York man.
 Parker Men Win Victory.
 On the vote the Parker men won a de- cisive victory. Mr Heard being elected by a vote of 32 to 12.
 The committee took short recess in or der to secure from the national committee the record of the contests heard by that body.
 By A unanimous vote the committee de- cided to award six seats and six votes each to the delegation from the Philip pines and the Porto Rican delegation. A motion in behalf of the Philippine dele- gation was made by Robinson of Ala bama and was amended by a delegate from South Dakota and made applicable to the Porto Rican delegation as well. So thoroughly had the colonial delegates canvassed the members of the committee that the vote was arrived at without discussion. The District of Columbia con- test was called immediately afterwards. Cotter D. Bride and Mrs. Schueltice were heard on behalf of the contesting delega- tion. Each of the six contestants, it was stated, represented organized labor. Att torney Maclntyre, one of the delegates seated by the national committed and representing the anti-Hearst faction. oc- cupied fifteen. minutes in showing the regularity of his delegation.
 During the argument the committee was left In the dark, pending an attempt to install electric fans in the committee room.
 When the fans were in and the light turned on the Norris or anti Hearst fac ton was seated by a practically unani- nous vote.
 Although the allotted time for the state of Illinois and it's thirteen contests was one and one-half hours, the committee was nearly double that time in listening to arguments.
 The Illinois Contest.
 The contestants in the thirteen cases were represented by M. F. Dunlap, O. P. Thompson and F. B. Tollman, the con testees by John P. Hopkins. Frank P. Quinn and Romer c. Sullivan. The an- nouncement thatt he committee would hear but three on each side was made by the credentials committee when many of the contestants were absent and the ar guments were in full swing when they appeared and demanded admittance, claiming that they had not been consulted in the selection of the committee. For a time there was a prospect of a fight around the doorways The committee was fully one hour considering. the evil dence and decided that all the Hopkins delegates should retain their seats save A. B. Carmon, in the twenty-first dis trict. Gen. Alfred Arendorff was given the seat held by Duncan C. Best.
 The Hearst delegates declare that they will carry the Illinois contest upon the floor of the convention and fight to the last.
 When the Indiana cases were called the contestants did not appear and the com mittee passed on to the main case. the chairman announcing that the action of the national committee in seating the regular delegates from Indiana would be sustained.