The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-07-15
ANTI HEARST MEN SEATED.
Convention Adops Majority Report Q
the Credentials Committee.


the Credentials Committee.
st. Louis, July 9-'rhe most dramatic
and interesting feature of the second
day of the democratic national conven-
tion was the Gebate on the majority
and minority reports of the credentials
committee, the point at issue being the
seating of the Hopkins delegation from
Illinois
The majority report. following the ac-
ton of the national committee, recon-
mended seating the Hopkins delegates.
II was read by Chairman Head.
William ]. Bryan read and supported
the minority report. Frank ]. Quinn re-
piled to him, as did Delegate Menzies OF
Indiana.
Mr. Bryan briefly, replied to, Mr..
Quinn.
The vote was CAT against the adoption
of the minority report, and 299 for
|. it.
Mr.. Bryan concluded reading the mi
nority report at 4:12 o'clock. it having
taken him lhirty-flve minutes. During
the latter part of the report he was fire.
quently interrupted by cheers from the
gallery.
| He concluded by asking that fifteen
minutes on each side be allowed for the
| hearing of the contest
Bryan's Great Effort
| The chairman recognized MI Bryan
| to speak in behalf of his motion to sub
! stitute the minority for the ma jorty re-
| port
| Word that Mr.. Bryan would take this
opportunity to make his great effort
| before the convention had got abroad
! and the audience was ruStlng with eX-
! pectation as tbs Net~aSkan arose and
| faced it.
In opening his speech Mr.. Bryan an
nounced that he had not come to the
convention with the idea of bringing
up any questions that could or would
create division. He was greeted by
! cheers. and when he declared that he
hoped and believed the convention
would select a ticket which could be
supported by a united democracy the
cheers were redoubled.
An outburst of approving yells
greeted his announcement that the con
vention in Illinois was conducted by
men who were on level with train
robbers
Becoming intensely interested in his
address. Mr.. Bryan. finding that his
| cuffs interfered with the freedom of his
hands, pulled them off and proceeded.
He declared that for two years Johr
p. Hopkins had pursued a course con-
trary to that followed in the Illinois
| precedent at this time. because h,
would have been repudiated had he
done so. The initial sentences of Mr.
! Bryan's speech, which carried hi.
hearers into cheers. We're:
| l still hope that we shall be able tc
agree upon Il platform that will repre-
sent the sentiments of all of us SO we
can present to the country the plat
! form of a united party.
| When the cheers which greeted this
sentiment had subsidized. the speaker ut.
| tered these words:
I will go further than that. 1 still
hope that we shall be able to presen
to the country ticket behind which
can stand d united party.
Again the convention enthusiastical.
| ~ endorsed the sentiment expressed.
| Pettierew Delegation Wins.
II. II. Smith of South Dakota con
tested the seats of the entire delegation
and charged Pcttigrew with being op
posed to any but Hearst or Bryan men
and quoted the language he said Pet
/ tigreW used in the state convention t
answer g question as to whether h
would bolt the national convention, a!
follows:
DO YOU suppose l would pledge my
self to support the nominee of the St
Louis convention? I put the question
to you, gentlemen. Suppose they nom
mated old Cleveland, or some othel
man in the Cleveland-Hin ring of tn,
democratic party. Suppose they reor
ganize us. declaring for the trusts ant
the money power? l tell YOU 1 woult
bolt the ticket, and do everything il
my power to defeat 1t at the polis.''
4 The committee did not disturb tn,
sitting delegation, of which Pettigrev
is the head