The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09

chair recognizes Christopher c. Calia- ghan. chairman of the committed"
 Mir. Callaghan then read the report, which was as follows:
 Tn the matter of the contests In the State of Idaho. Illinois. New York. Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. your committee begs to report that they have carefully investi- gated each of said contests. that hear ings have been given to both the con- testees in each of the states. and your committee has endeavcred to ascertain as near as could be all the facts bear- ing upon each contest. and after care full investigation of the merits of each contest recommends that in each case of the following contests. the delega- tions as named by the national com mittee be entitled to seats as the reg ularly accredited delegates and alter mates to this convention. namely; Contests Decided.
 The state of Idaho: The first, second. third, fourth. fifth. sixth. seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth districts of Illinois: the second. third. fourth, fifth sixth and seventh districts of the state of Ohio; the 32nd district of the state of Pennsylvania; the District Of Co., lumbia.
 "In the matter of the contest from the first. second. fourth, fifth and sixth districts of the state of Pennsylvania we recommend that the contestants shall be seated and recognized by this convention as the duly accredited del- egates and alternates from said dis tricts in the state of Pennsylvania. to-wit:
 .First district, Nell Bonner. Micha- el Francis: Second district, Ryerson W. Jennings; Fourth district. A. Raymond Ran. Horace F. Fogel; Fifth district, Patrick F. Horan. Paul Wise; Sixth dis tdict. P. J. Hallaran;
 Tn the matter of the contest from the 18th district of the state of Ohio. your committee recommends that the following be seated in this convention as the accredited delegates from said district:
 "A. Powers. Dr. William Watts"
 While the chairman was reading the report, Roger c. Sullivan, chairman of the Illinois delegation, which state was generally understood to have de- termined to fsht side by side with Pennsylvania in behalf of the minority report, was busily running about the floor. conferring with a number of oth- er delegations and preparing for the fight so soon to come.
 When Chairman Caiiaghan read the decision of the Committee in favor of tho contestants against Guffey in Penn sylvania. there were few hisses and some applause. The interruption was of brief duration, however, and the reading of the report was continued.
 In the matter of the two lists of committee appointments from the State of Pennsylvania, Chairman Callaghan reported that the Credentials Commit tee recommended that in view of the contest decisions the list be referred back to the delegations for further ac- ton.
 MT. Callashan concluded by moving the adoption of the report.
 'T second that motion" shouted q delegate from Indiana.
 The Minority Report.
 The Chairman stated the question and then recognized Mir. I. L.. Straus of Maryland. who read the minority report.
 The report recommended that the delegates from the First Second. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Districts of Philadelphia. Pa, districts holding seats in the convention be declared lawfully entitled to such seats, and in support of the recommendation the mi- nority gave the following reasons:
 'First-That there was no evidence adduced by the contestants before the Committee to support their claim to said seats.
 ..Eecond-That the contestants pro. duced 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 Democratic party of Pennsylvania or to any tribunal or functionary of said party, or to any court In said State as provided by the primary election law Of the State.
 'Fourth--That the credentials of said contestees were 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 legalised Democratic primary and endorsed by the National Democratic Committee.
 The report is signed by the repre- sentatives on the Committee from the following States: Maryland. New Jer- sey, New York, Louisiana, Illinois,