Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-09

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to it without further oratory He then
declared that the United States has ~
first-class battleships and japan out
| IS.
"And I want to say we are not afraid
of Japan, or anybody else on the
globe" concluded Col. Haldeman'
amid applause.
Chairman Bell announced that the
| committee on credentials would not De
ready to report for several minutes
| Brief addresses were made by Con-
gresham Towne and Senator Taylor
of Tennessee. after which Chairman
| Callahan read the following report OF
the majority:
In the matter Of the contests in the
states of Idaho, Illinois, New YORK,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and the District
| of Columbia your committee begs to
! report that they have carefully inves-
| tigated each of said contests; thar
hearings have been given to both the
| contestants and contestees in each OF
the states and your committee has
| endeavored to ascertain as near as
| could be all the facts bearing upon
| each contest, and after careful lnVes-
tigation of the merits of each contest
recommends that in each of the fol-
| lowing contests, the delegations as
named by the national committee De
entitled to seats as the regularly ac-
credited delegates and alternates to
the convention namely.
The state of Idaho The 1st %, 3D.
| 4th, 5th, 9Th, 18th, Sth, 9th and 10th ol
Illinois.
The 3D. Sd. 4th, 5th, 9th, and 18th
districts of the state of New York.
| The 10Th district of the state OF ONO
The 32d district of the state of Penn
sylvania.
The District of Columbia.
| In the matter of the contest from
the list, Cd, 4th, 5th and 9th districts
of the state Of Pennsylvania, we rec
ommend that the contestants shall be
seated and recognized by this conVen-
ton as the DULY accredited delegates
and alternates from said districts in
the state of Pennsylvania to wit:
| First district, Neil Bonner, Michael
Francis: I'd district, Ryerson w. Jen-
nings; 4th district, A. Raymond Raft,
Horace Fogel; 5th district. Patrick r..
Koran. Paul Wise; 9th district, p. j.
| Hallahan.
| .
10th district of the state of Ohio, your
| committee recommends that the foi-
lowing be seated in this convention
as the accredited delegates for that
| district: E. A. Powers, Dr.. William
I Watts.
| When Chairman Callahan read the
decision of the committee in favor Of
| no PannSVlVa-
MIA, there We're a few misses and some
applause. The interruption was or
brief duration, however, and the read
| IGN of the report was continued.
Mr.. Callahan moved the adoption of
| the report.
| II second that notion" shouted a
delegate from Indiana.
| The chairman stated the question
and then recognized Mr.. Straus of
| Maryland, who read the minority re-
port, which recommended that the con-
| testces in the Pennsylvania cases be
seated and which was as follows:
The report recommended that the
| delegates from the 1st I'd, 4th, 5th and
9th Districts of Philadelphia holding
seats in the convention be declared
| lawfully entitled to such seats, and in
support Of the recommendation the
minority gave 10 reasons:
| First-That there was no evidence
adduced by the contestants before the
committee to support their claim to
said seats.
| Second--That the contestants pro-
Guced no credentials conducive to ac-
credit them in any way to membership
in this convention.
Third-That they made no protest or
| appeal to any convention of the Demo-
cratic party of Pennsylvania, or to any
tribunal or functionary of said party
| or to any court in said state, as pro-
vided by the primary election law Of
| the state.
| Fourth-That the credentials of said
contestees We're unexceptional in every
| particular and that abundant proof of
| their right to the seats was adduced
| The action of the majority of the
committee is a staggering blow at the
| independence of the Democracy of a
sovereign state. This convention can
rest upon no other foundation than the
supremacy within state lines of the
party organization of every state.
| We therefore recommend that the
said cOntestees retain the seats here
tofore awarded them by a legalized
Democratic primary and under said
by the Democratic national committee.
| The report is signed by the repre-
sentatives on the committee from the
following states:
Maryland New Jersey, New York,
Louisiana, Illinois, North Carolina,
Georgia, Virginia, Minnesota, Della
ware. New Hampshire, Kentucky and
West Virginia.
The statement made by Mr.. Straus
that the action of the minority Of the
committee was a staggering blow at
the Democrats of a sovereign state,
| called forth cheers He asked the
chairman for permission to make a
few remarks in support of his motion
to substitute the minority for majority
| report.
Not now" said Chairman Bell. Put
| your motion and l will state the ques-
ton"
| 1T is moved and seconded that this
minority report be adopted in place
OF that portion of the majority report
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