The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-26
COMMITTEES IN
SESSION TODAY
Credentials Not Ready Until This
Evening When Convention VIII
Hold Electric Light
Session.
JAMES FOR CHAIRMAN
Platform to be Made After Candidates
Are Named At the Re-
quest Of Mr..
Bryan.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
BALTIMORE, june 26.-The Gre
dentials Committee Of the democratic
convention, elected Joseph Bell of In
diana, chairman and Frank Donahoe
of Massachusetts, secretary. Bell Is
first lieutenant to Tom Taggart In In
diana democratic politics.
The committee has contests from
nine states to consider eight dele
gates at large in Illinois and represen-
tatives from the 18th and Goth dis
tricts; two in the ninth Missouri dis
trict; two in the seventh Texas; the
entire Rhode Island, Alaska, District
of Columbia and Philippine delega-
tions, and two contests in Pennsylva-
MIA.
Illinois was first taken up. Three
quarters of an hour was given on each
side for argument
The credentials committee has re,
ported to the convention leaders thar
it cannot complete the temporary roll
of the convention before 8 o'clock to-
night. Chairman Bell has asked that
the convention take q recess when it
meets at noon until tonight. Up to
1880 only the st-Harrison side
of the Illinois contest had been heard
1t was presented by Congressman
Rainey of Illinois.
Bryan's Suggestion.
4 BALTIMORE, June s26.-The rulei
committee OF the democratic nationa
committee this afternoon by a vote o
81 to 16 agreed to recommend to tn,
convention at its session tonight tha
the request of the resolutions commit
tee to have consideration and adoption
of the platform follow instead of pre-
ceding the nomination of the nationa
ticket be carried out. This was a dis
/ tinct victory for the progressiyes al
4 the plan was Bryan one. 1T wal
considered absolutely certain that tn,
recommendation Of the committee viii
be adopted without fight
Harmon forces won decided vic
tory in the rules committee when tina
body by vote of % to 15 decided
that the unit rule should be enforced
!. The members who voted in favor o
4 the abrogation of the unit rule in thi
4 state refused to abide by the finding
of the majority and will submit mi
nority report thus ensuring fight OF
this question on the floor tonight.
I James For Chairman.
]. BALTIMORE, June 26.-Ollie Jane
! of Kentucky was the unanimous selec
ton for permanent chairman of tn
democratic national convention by tn
, committee on permanent organization
i, Senator Culberson Of Texas; Kern o
, Indiana; Martin ]. Wade of Iowa, an
. Gov. Burke of North Dakota, VIII
were placed in nomination sent twor
, they could not serve, and their name
{ were withdrawn in favor of James
Theodore Bell of California PERSONAL
appeared before the committee am
: declined the office.
New York, Rhode Island and Cor
8 necticut then seconded James and h
~ was unanimously chosen.
1 When the committee organized
Ollie James of Kentucky was the onl
man proposed for permanent chairma
/ of the convention who had not refuse
to accept the place. James wat waite
upon ed the progressives after Senate
Kern and Senator Culberson had sal
r they would not serve. c. J. Coburn {
II Ohio then nominated Theodore Bell I
: California but Bell who was outsid
= the door said that he would refuse tt
place ''in the interest of harmony
Former Senator Dubois of Idaho W;
r chairman of the committee and T.
=, eastman Of Minnesota was secretar
There was opposition to James fro
many sources, and many of the cor
mittee wanted the temporary orgar
zation made permanent.