Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-08

| on the question. Mr.. Bryan endeavored
| to address the Chair.
! Delegate Reyes of California, how
ever. made i 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 vigorous protest against that
part of the report relating to the Phil
ippine Islands
Delegate Sutro Of the Philippine dele
CATION, requested to be heard.
Chairman Villains ruled that he had
no right to recognize him. This ruling
| seemed to meet the approval of the
| convention. as cries of Right, Right,
We're general
The galleries began n fresh clamOr
and threats to clear them were again
| made.
| Chairman Williams followed this rul-
| ing against hearing the Philippine del
esate with another declaring that part
or the report Of the committee dealing
| with the Philippine out of order. His
ruling was:
so much of the report of the COM
| mittee on credentials as admits to this
| iloor as representing n part of the
| United States the Philippine Islands
declared by the United States not to be
a part of the United States, is out of Or
der"
The chairman then put the question
| as to the adoption of the report of the
committee on credentials, with the eX-
| ception of those parts on which n sep
arate vote was required. The report
was adopted with this condition. A
separate vote was then demanded in
| the case Of the District of Columbia and
in the Illinois case.
Mr.. Schulteis of the District of Co
| lumbia, was then recognized and spoke
| for the contestants. He offered ar
amendment providing that the contest
ing delegates from the District of Co.
| lumba be seated with half vote tC
each.
| A motion was made that the amend
ment be laid Oh the table.
After n Series of explanations, the mo-
ton was Withdrawn, and the question
reverted to the adoption of the amend
ment to seat both of the District del
| egatiOns with half n vote each.
Chairman Head replied to the advo-
| Gates of a division of the vote, saying
| that he hoped the convention would
| eliminate the District of COlllmbia
from being a further source of trouble
| OF the national executive body.
| On the viva vOce vote, Chairman Will
| liamS announced that the nays had
| it.
| The report of the committee was
adopted without further delay and
Chairman Williams turned to Mr.. Bry,
| an and said:
| 1.-The Chair now recognizes Mr.. Bry-
an in the matter of the contests from
tho state of Illinois,
| This was enough to start up the Bry-
an cheer again, but Mr.. Bryan at once
/ beckOned for silence. In n moment he
| had the cheering checked and began
the reading of the report.
| Mr.. Bryan concluded reading the re-
port at 4.12, it having taken him 8:
| minutes.
During the lat1er part of the report
he was frequently interrupted by cheers
| from the galleries. He concluded by
asking that Is minutes on each side be
allowed for hearing Of the contest.
| The chairman recognized Mr.. Bryan
to speak in behalf of his motion to
| substitute the minority for the major
| ity report.
| Chairman Head of the credentials
| committee claimed his right to have the
| closing statement in the debate. TIKI
| Chair ruled that Mr.. Bryan should take
such time as he chose and announced
| that the other side should have as much
EsQe as Mr.. Bryan took
| Tie chairman recognized Mr. Bryan