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GEORGIA’S BANNER LEADS
FORCES OF JUDGE PARKER
Mr.
Bryan, With A!1 His Bitter Eloquence, Fails
Convention, and His Minority Report from
to Stampede the
Credentials Com=
mittee Is
Clark the
Ovation Is
Overwhelmingly Defeated-Congressman Champ
Permanent Chairman-Effort to Give Bryan an
Counteracted by the Parker Forces-Wild Scenes.
ST. LOUIS. July 7.—The Democrat
ic national convention today adopted
the report of the committee on rules,
credentials and permanent organiza
tion. The session opened at 10 o'clock
nn hour later, took a recess until 2 p.
xn. and adjourned at 6:20 until ten
o'clock tomorrow. During the day
several speeches were made, chief of
■which was Wm. Jennings Bryan's ef
fort to overthrow the report of the
credentials committee and seat con*
testing delegates from Illinois. The
controversy wak ended by the rejec
tion of the minority report of .the com
xnlttee by a vote of 647 nays to 299
ayes. Though Mr. Bryan’s speech
nnd his appearance on the floor of the
convention was cheered far beyond
any previous demonstration, It made
few votes. The assignment of dele
Bates proved the correctness of pre
vious estimates of the division be
tween those who favor the radicals
nnd those who are supporting the con
servative element which Is now In
control.
When the result of the contest was
announced the report of the committee
on permanent organisation was made.
Representative Champ Clark, who was
Chosen permanent chairman, address
ed the convention. lie had prepared
and furnished to'the press a speech of
aome length. The hour was so late
when he gained the platform, however,
that he spoke ..about three words and
left his audience to read the remainder.
The ovation given to Mr. Bryan was
one of the greatest ever transpiring at
any of the notable events for which
the imnpense coliseum Is famed. It was
begun before the afternoon session of
the convention hud been called to or
der and continued for twelve minutes
with so much furor that Temporary
Chairman Williams and all of his as
sistants, Including a hundred police
men, were unable to restore order.
Quiet came only after the Parker
forces Joined In and by persistant ef
forts turned the tide by a counter
great demonstration for the New
Yorker, so that the favorite candidate
for the nomination for president Anal
ly reaped the harvest of enthusiasm
gown for Mr. Bryan.
The lnconslstancles of a great un
organised body, such as Is formed by
the spectator*, delegates and alter- £ or J ™
us. Lead us not Into temptation, but
deliver us from evil. Amen.
:ome. Holy Spirit, enlighten the
hearts of the people nnd pour forth the
lire of Thy divine love. Send forth Thy
spirit, oh Lord, and they shall be cre
ated, and Thou ahalt renew the face of
e earth.
"In the name of the Father and of
the Son, nnd of the Holy Ghost, amen.”
The pr«ypp v:i« bri.-f. .m-l. .is th-
prelate resumed his seat, a murmur of
approval ran through the convention,
rhich In a few seondn deepened Into a
roar of applause. Immediately after the
Invocation Chairman Williams called
for the report on rules and order of
business.
"The gentleman from New York rec
ognized,” he concluded.
Delegate Thomas Grady reported for
the committee as heretofore published.
The report was adopted without op
position or discussion.
Mr. Grady next read the report con
cerning Porto Rico and the Philippine
Islands, according the delegates from
Porto Rico seats and vote* In the con
vention. Demand* to have the report
read were shouted from the Minnesota
and Wisconsin delegations.
Chairman Williams sharply reprl
manded the persistence of the demand,
saying the report would be read If the
delegates would allow It by keeping
quiet. The chairman said. "This Is a
most Importnn matter. We are about
to determine whether the Philippi
delegates shall be entitled to votes In
our national convention when at the
same time we declare that the Philip
pines should not be a part of the Unit
ed States. I therefore urge you to be
quiet that the motion may have full
consideration."
Senator Jerry South of Arkansas,
moved to amend the report or soon as
it was rend so ns to mnke It Include
the Philippine?!.
L. Irving Handy made the point of
ord*»r that the Philippines were no part
of the United, States and therefore the
amendment was not germane. Mr.
South defended the rights of the Phil
ippine delegation, but Anally withdrew
his amendment.
Arguing for the adoption of the re
port, Mr. Grady said thO national com
mittee had decided to include Porto
Hi «> in t In- ■ ill <.f i v-’i' ion.
The committee had to consider the
question as to whether these delegates
had the right to vote. The supreme
court of the United States had decided
that Porto Rico was a part of the ter
ritory of the United States. The anm*
ourt had decided that the Phlllpplnea
vas not a part of the United States.
The committee hnd followed this court
and hnd given Porto Rico votes nnd
lthheld votes from the Philip-
plm a.
"The question." said the chairman.
"Is upon the adoption of the
Senator South interrupted at this
point with an expressed desire to
k to the questtlon and according
ly took the platform. He declared thnt
it had never been a part of Democratic
doctrine to consider the Insular pos
sessions ns n part of the United States
and he was opposed to such action.
He deprecated the idea of holding the
question In abeyance until the report
of the credentials committee was re
ceived and asked the convention to
vote down that part of the committee's
report.
There were lourf calls of "question,
but the chairman again recognized L.
Irving Handy of Delaware, who spoke
In favor of the report and urged Its
adoption.
Chairman Wlllfam* ruling was: 1
much of the report on credentials
admits to this floor ns representing a
part of the United State* the Philip
pine Inlands declared by the supreme
court of the United States not to be a
part of the United States is out of
The chairman then put the question
as to the adoption of the report of the
committee on credentials, with the ox-
ceptlon of thope parts on which a
separate vote was requested. The re-
dopted with tills condition,
parate vote was then demanded
in the case of the District of Colum-
nates making up a great political con-
ventlon was aptly Illustrated In to- I m j a an d j n the iiilnois rase*,
day's gathering. Thousands of throats I Mr. Schultets. of the District of Co
cheered Brvan and lustily as they did lumbla. offered an amendment pro-
-, h , n h . -'an rhosen el-ht years ago vidlng that the contesting delegates
from the District of Columbia be scar
es the Democratic candidate for presl- J ^ with a ha jf votc to each< was
dent. The great tumult to the uni- j voted down.
nltinted would have been qroof posl- i The report of the committee wss
tlve that the Nebraskan, more than I adopted without further delay, and
was the hero of his party., And | chairman Williams turned to Mr. Bry
an and said: "The chair now recog-
yet, * when a banner bearing thi
scriptlon "Georgia's Parker Delega
tion” was taken to the platform and
held aloft where all could see, the ap
plause was directed that way. With-
out pausing In their enthusiasm the
great throng of men and women
shouting the name of Bryan switched
to Parker u% If their only ambition
was to cheer and in*ke a great noise.
FT. LOUT8. July 7.—Chairman Will
iams was given a round of applause
when he appeared. He had made allow
ance for the weather by discarding his
waistcoat, but offset this a trifle by
pinning two extra slxed badges on the
outside of his coat. In his mouth wss
n cigar, which he rolled and chewed
nervously. As soon as he reached hi*
desk he searched his pocket for a
match and finding none.rnastlcated the
tip of his cigar more energetically than
before.
The strain of his long speech of yes
terday wss evident In his vofee, which
was weak apd hoarse.
As soon as he hnd produced quiet in
tl»» hsll by the use of hfs gavel he In
troduced Archbishop John J. Glennon.
of HI. !»di*. urbo delivered the follow
ing Invocation:
"Our Father, who art In Heqven. hal
loaed by Thy name. Thy kingdom
come, Tby will be done on earth as ft
1* In Heaven. Give uf this day our dally
bread itnd forgive us our trespasses as
Xra U-«*ee who -•* •
Mr. Bryan In the matter of the
contests from the state of Illinois.”
This was enough to start up the
Bryan cheer again, but Mr. Bryan ut
once beckoned for silence with his
right hand, while he held hi* minority
report on the Illinois contests in his
left.
In n moment he had the cheering
checked and began the reading of the
report. His voice was dear, and he
whs heard plainly, although not using
extraordinary force. The convention
remained In attentive silence, which
was emphasized by comparison with Wrl *
the wild confusion that had prevailed
almost continually since the conven
tion began Its first outbreak at 2
o’clock.
Mr. Bryan wore a black alpaca coat,
a negligee shirt with a modest stripe
and attached collar and tla to match.
HI* delegate's badge was pinned on
his left breast, and a package of let
ters protruded from his coat pocket.
Hi* report was a long, typewritten
document, which he read deliberately.
It* dryness began to Impress the gal-
tbe reading began to be
frequently Interrupted by
cheers from the gallery. He concluded
by asking thnt fifteen minutes on each
side be allowed for the hearing of the
contest.
chairman recognized Mr. Bryan
to spenk In behnlf of his motion to
substitute the minority for the ma
jority report.
Chairman Head of the credentials
committee claimed his right to have
the closing statement In the debate.
The chair ruled thnt Mr. Bryan should
t.iko sue h time' ns he chose. and an
nounced that the other side should have
ns much time ns Mr. Bryan took.
Word thnt Mr. Brvan would take
this opportunity to mnke hla great ef
fort before the convention hnd gone
nbrond and the great audience rustled
with expectation ns the Nebraskan
arose and faced It.
Mr. Bryan's Address.
In opening his speech* Mr. Bryan an
nounced that he hnd not come to the
convention with the iden of bringing
up any questions thnt could or would
create division. He was greeted by
cheers, and when he declared thnt he
hoped nnd believed that the convention
would select a ticket which could be
supported by a united Dmocracy, the
cheers were redoubled.
An outburst of approving veils greet
ed his announcement thnt the conven
tion In Illinois wan conducted by men
who were On a level with-train rob
bers.
Becoming Intensely Interested In his
address, Mr. Bryan, finding thnt his
cuffs interfered with the free move
ment of his hands, pulled them off nnd
proceeded.
He declared thnt two years ago John
P. Hopkins hnd pursued a course con
trary to that followed in the Illinois
convention, and did not dnre to follow
precedent this time, because he would
have been repudiated If he had done so.
As Mr. Brysn concluded he was
greeted by an outburst of cheers.'
Bryan occupied twenty minutes
ked to be given ten minutes to
de after the other side had hern
The cheering that followed his
coneluslon lasted several minutes nnd
audience showed a disposition to
become Unruly.
"I shall nsk the police to attend to
persons persisting In the disturbance."
declared Chairman Williams. Then
pointing his finger over to the left, he
demanded: "Officer, go over to that
Virginia banner nnd If thnt man
there does not desist from his disturb
ance take him out."
Bryan Challenged.
Delegate Menxles of Indlnnn, a mem-
*r of the credentials committee, was
then recognized In opposition to th
minority report. Mr. Menzles was bit
ter at the outset. When he criticised
Mr. Brynn for his Interference In Illi
nois affairs, there were hoots, hisses
nnd applause intermingled.
Mr. Menzles shouted out that he
would be heord, and the audience would
have to remain all the longer In "this
sweat box" if It persisted In disorder.
Mr. Menzles concluded amid mingled
applause and cries of protest. He had
spoken Just a quarter of an hour.
Quinn’s Speech.
The chair then recognized Frank P.
Quinn, of Illinois, who was frequently
interrupted by the galleries nnd there
were loud calls from the delegates to
have the galleries clenred. He declared
himself a Democrat who believed In
the right of the majority to rule, nnd
one who did not call another Democrat
a thief unless he kenw him to be one.
He was. he said, defeated himself In
1896, but did not for thnt reason ar
rogate to himself the right to mix up
in other people’s quarrels all over the
country.
He declared Mr. Bryan had read to
the convention as bis minority report
the brief of one of the attorneys for
the contestants.
Mr. Quinn was so frequently inter
rupted by the galleries that Chairman
Williams wss forced to appeal to the
convention for quiet.
Delegate Richardson, of Alabama,
rising and addressing the chair, de
clared that It was evident that nn or
ganized attempt was being made to
suppress the facts In the case by pre
venting Quinn from being heard and
the chairman again threatened to have
the galleries cleared.
"How about gavel rule?" shouted s
voele from the rear of the hall, allud
ing to one of Mr. Bryan’s sentences.
"You want to know about gavel rule.
I’ll tell you about gavel rule," replied
Quinn. Before he could continue a dis
turbance started In the balcony Just
back of the artemates' seats, and one
disturber was seized and ejected by
two city pol|r*nv»n.
During the Intermission created In
Qnlnn’s speech by this episode John P.
Hopkins waited up to^he front of the
rostrum nnd called up to Quinn: "Talk
facts. John.”
_ Tn tell them." replied Mr. Quinn,
umlng his address, he narrated
tlon of himself ns chair
presslon of willingness for unity, Bay-
In:
But God forbid that It should be
under a soiled banner."
snappy outburst of applause fol
lowed. but whs not prolonged, the
whole body, delegates and spectator*
showing plainly the weariness born of
the intense he.it nnd long session.
Bryan’s Defeat.
Chairman Head, of the credentials
coinittee. who followed accused Mr.
Bryan of contributing little to the
harmony' he was ndvtKtttlng. Mr. Head
admitted there were things done In
Illinois which should not have been
done, but bo said the committee hnd
weighed the fnct«. nnd Its derision was
fair and unprejudiced. Before he
concluded conversation hnd been re
newed throughout the hall and the
convention was growing restless.
There were loud cfles of "question"
nnd ’ vote" ns Mr. Head retired..
"The question." said the chairman.
"Is on the substitution of the minority
for the majority part."
The noea were In a heavy majority,
nnd before the chairman could an
nounce the result of the vote Mr,
Brynn. who was on the platform, de
manded a roll call. The demand was
promptly seconded and the clerk pro
ceeded with the call. It was the flrst
test of strength In the convention nnd
was listened to with Intense Interest.
The Hearat people cheered every
vote In favor of th** substitute nnd
were supported by those parts of the
gallery which had so frequently inter
rupted the sntl-Hearst speakers. /
break in the Parker strength came
when Kentucky voted solidly for the
substitute.
Illinois requested to be passed when
its name was called-
Missouri's vote fof the substltut
was wildly cheered, but this was a
whisper to the roar chat went up when
New York voted solidly ncAlnst the
substitute. This vote adopted the re
port of the committee nn,d defeated
the substitute.'
reared on the fiction that ‘the king can
rung.’ but when lie did do
rong they boldly and Iconoclasticnlly
anipled thut preposterous falsehood
under their feet, and wresting n conti
nent from hla Iron grasp, dedicated it
The Morning Session.
ST. LOUIS. July 7.-—The morning
session of th** Democratic national con
vention today lasted tess than an hour.
There was a delay In calling It to
der and at 11 o'clock It became neces
Pnr y to take a recesssuntll 2 o'clock t
await reports front th** committees o
permanent organization nnd credtn
tInis. The committee on permanent
ganizntlon met at once and elected
Representative Champ Clark ns per
manent chairman. The choice wi
unanimous. The real cause for the *1
lay was the time needed to prepare the
report of th'
HPH . credentials.
This’ committee disposed of the last
contest at nn early hour this morning
but was unable to have Its report ready
for the convention. The order main
tnlned In the convention hall
morning was a great Improvement
yesterday, although the proceed
lugs were heard with difficulty,
first business was the presentation
adoption of the report from the r
mittee on rules. The question of rep
resentatlon of lbe insular possess!'
on the floor of the convention preelp
Itated the flrst contest In the Republl
ran convention at Chicago nnd that in
stance was duplicated this morning.
When the committee assembled.
Chairman Dlnsmore said that Senator
Bailey had made no sign whether he
would accept or decline the chairman
ship. Unofficially, he had heard that
Senator Bailey din not desire the hon-
Wm. Cnpps. the member from Tex
as. said: "Senator Bailey authorized
ine this morning In the presence of Mr.
Clark to say that while he was deeply
sensible of the honor offered him by
the committee, he resigns because of
the close. I might say tender, friend
ship thnt exists between him and Mr.
Clark."
Edwin B. Hay. of the District of Co
lumbia. said thnt Mr. Clark authorized
him to accept the chairmanship should
the committee select him. .
On motion of Frederick C, Schraub,
of New York, the committee chose, Mr.,
Clark by ncclnmatlon.
Pennsylvania voed ns New York
hnd voted.
The final vote was 647 to 299 against
le minority report.
Teh question then recurred on the
adoption of the majority report.
the home of freedom nnd to the twin
propositions that, 'governments derive:
their Just powers from the consent of
the governed.' and that 'all men are
created equal.' There were men In the
land In 1776. Are there only manikins
now? I don’t believe such a monstrous
libel. George III. did wrong. Our fath
ers fought and conquered hint. Theo
dore Roosevelt does wrong. We will
oppose nnd overthrow him.
'Support the president's policy, eh?
Will tome gentleman please tell us
what that policy is. Has ho any? If so.
why doesn't he say so? The truth Is he
has none. He Is an opportunist waiting
for something to turn tip. He Is letting
things drift nnd they uro drifting to
the deuce. Meantime, our soldiers are
being killed nnd are dying of disease tn
nhonls. For what purpose? Will any
body undertake to any? I defy any Jin
go to aland up nnd declare with a
Htrnlght face what the president's pol
icy or the Republican policy is. No one
will say; no one can say: but some
say—mbre'a the pity nnd the shame—
'the president Is wrong, but we must
support the president.'
'To this complexion has It come at
last by reason of the new-fangled Jin
goism thnt wo must shut up our think
ers, close our mouths nnd chloroform
our consciences In order to be
sldered patriots.
'It nvails nothing to claim—ns some
do—thnt Col. Roosevelt Is better than
his party. It Is to be hoped most fer
vently that he is—a great deal better—
but truth to tell, n president cannot be
better than his party. Even If he tries
to be he is ruined politically. John
son, Hayes, Arthur and the younger
Harrison alt tried thnt experiment nnd
nil of them were refused second terms
either in convention or at the polls.
8o it will be with Col. Roosevelt. His
particular friends mny deem him bet
ter than his party. He mny think so
himself, but nevertheless the party
will drag him down to Its level. No
man ever found hlmoelf in worse polit
ical company than does President
Roosevelt In this year of grnce. He Is
In the hands of the Republican Philis
tines nnd they will bind him with their
withes.
Republican False Pretenses.
"In every stpte In the Union It la a
felony to get property of any sort—or
attempt to get It by fnlHe pretenses.
"If the same rules applies to the
getting of offices or to nttetnpts to get
them the whole Republican party could
be sent to the penitentiary.
"One of their false pretenses—tlv
one on which they harp the most this
year—la that the Democratic party Is
In favor of free trade. The charge Is
utterly false- n He made of whole
cloth. There are Individual Pernorr
who are free traders Just n.s there
Individual Republicans who nre ot
lata; but It would be precisely an t
ahd fair to denounce the Republl
party as the party of atheism and
denominate the Democratic party
the pnrtv of free trade.
"It nover wns a free trade party nnd
Is not now. The man who charges that
It does so because of Ills Jgnornnci
because of his mendacity.
"Democrats favor the cutting d'
of exorbitant tariff rate* to a rent**
He 1* .Hi* Th* \ hHlevi that In n
schedules of the present law rate*
t»*o high; those tlint are too high
are in favor of rutting down.
'"We favor any modification of the
tariff schedule* thnt mny be required to
prevent* them becoming a shelter for
monopoly.* I wonder If Mr. Secretary
Hhaw ever heard these words before.
"These are taken verbatim from the
Iowa Republican platform of 1901. The
secretary opened it up at a great rate
for Governor A. B. Cummins and others
nominated on that platform, lie scorn
fully denounces It now nn ‘the dead
Iowa Iden.’ But It wns n righteous
declaration borrowed from Democrat*
and I* not dead—not even dying. When*
'turiff rates are so high they enable
American manufacturer* to sell their
ware* abroad cheaper thnn they do to
American* hero nt home, we say thnt
they ought to bo reduced. Is thla an-
hy or treason? If
Clyde. Yet, the Republican gang has
the infinite gall to prate about Its
patriotism.
Republican claim in public to be
eat nnd only trust busters, not with-
andlng the fact thnt under Republl-
n mtsrulte trusts have sprung up
like mushrooms In a damp cellar and
plentiful as berries in
June. It is said that " Straws show
hioh way the wind blows." Here is
"Straw" which Indicates that the
trusts have nothing to fear from Re
publican trust busters.
It is tlie appointment of Attorney
General Philander (’. Knok. Republican
xrellence to succeed
Pennsylvania, in the senate of the
United stntes. There would have been
nothing strange or auspicious about
thnt performance were not it for the
influences which secured the appoint
ment for Mr. Knox, people will open
their eyes In astonishment nnd begin
to Inquire ns to the why and where
fore of his appointment, when they
learn that the transfer of Mr. Knox
from the attorney generalship to the
sonnte wns procured by the earnest
nnd successful efforts of Mr. Frick, Mr.
Cassatt and Mr. Donald Cameron to
Induce United State* Senator Penrose,
the new Republican boss of Pennsyl
vania. to permit Mr. Knox to be sena
tor—for Governor Pennypacker, who
nominally made the appointment, does
not nppenr to hnve been considered at
all In the premises.
Either Mr. Knox Is the only lawyer
In America capable of conducting a
Suit against a trust—which Is abso
lutely preposterous for there nre hun
dreds of lawyers ns able ns he is. nnd
thnt the trust* are anxious to get him
out of the attorney general's office, be
cause Ihoy fear him more than they
do any other human being; or sec
ondly. that the Knox antl-crusade has
been a bunco game from the begin
ning nnd that Messrs. Frick. Cassatt
nnd Cnmeron. together with those
whom they represent, procured for hint
he senntorshlp ns n reward for favors
Irendy rendered the trusts secretly
chile* In the cabinet nnd to be here
after rendered In the senate. Here Is
nnother straw. It has been told In
Ontb nnd proclaimed on the street* of
Asknlon by the Roosevelt shout era for
lo. these many months, thnt the trust
magnates especially those whoso hab
itat liar Is Wall street, are bitterly
opposed to the president. A change
appears to have come o'er the spirit of
the drenmH of Hon. Francis B.
Loomis, assistsnt secretary of state.
iv be believed thnt llluatrous public
functionary recently swung around the
circle In New York -and elsewhere to
survey the situation. Upon his re
turn to Washington he delivered him
self o( an Interview. In which inter
alia he nays: "While In New York
T spent two days on Wall street chnt-
ting with many representatives of the
financial interests, nnd I Ilnd there is
no longer any disposition to mnke n
fight. And In accepting the situation,
the feeling townrdl Mr. Roosevelt
iieejnM to hnve undergone n change."
Among the Wall street trust mng-
nntes Brother Lonmin heard many
friendly comments- by the aforesaid
»rust inn gnat ch. Han the president
changed bln views or hnve the trust
magnates changed theirs? The trust
magnates who secured the senatorial
A man
climbed to the
his
chairman's
up
and down nnd shouting unintelligibly.
In a moment Mr. Williams caught
sight of him t; ’ grabbing the en
thusiastic shoutv ,. pulled him down, a
wild frenzy of yells followed the act of
a Nebraska delegate who seized tb®
Nebraska state flag nnd waved It high
lie air. Delegates from Kentucky.
North Dakota. Iowa. Missouri and
itana took th® cur and catching
up their state signs, hastened with
then
Ne
the
In
nthuslasm by rushing up the
steps leading to the chairman's plat
form nnd waring bis hat wildly.
The Parker men at once sought to
offset the Bryan demonstration by
cheers on their side. The men of th®
Houth cam® to the front in this effort,
and the Georgia delegation, who car-
IV a blue silk banner. Inscribed
"Georgia Parker Delegation" every
time they inarch into the ball, at one®
waved It high and started to
platform.
fror
South Carotins
of his state fro
Its
delegate
caught the sign
staff, tore up the
ndlshlng the red
id white disk wildly, shook It
id He
Minify
gainst the
though he was nnllln
innsthra
Parker men c
now, and before tho
man had lowered hi*
from Arkansas. Alab
sylvnnla were turning
and pushing through
way
aisle
chairs
i their
his. side. After Pennsylvania
came Mississippi. New Jersey, Tennes
see. Indiana. Lmilalnna. Texas. i'nn-
nectlrut nnd Virginia. The demonstra
tion hnd resolved Itself into a Parker
thai
Brynn. nn
which Wat
Brynn ent
1 It i
tlmontal to
ill cl tn the finish.
elghte
ed the hall,
er men rial
alnutc
The F
hod Information
hall thnt the Bry
been arranged between
men nnd Tammany, and th
pared to meet It by a Par
outburst of their own.
began to subside Chalrm
onstration had
hfg
toga for Mr
lovely.
ide h*
Kn
aide
deavored to nnnounc
had ended, nnd It \
on vent Ion to come t
There was still so i
he huge gathering w
pose It self, that the
on through the
hardly audible. It \
tnlned that the com!
tlnls wns ready to re
Instant. Mr. Brynn ii
nnd began making hi
As
ent the
When Mr
form, young
tarle* got o
siding office
him.
lark has nn I
it ion. Everjrboi
At the conclush
lionet Mi Ken
John H. Williams, by n
thanked for bl* servlc
chnlrmnn.
A motion tn ndjou
for
hear
h of his speech,
of Pennsylvania
rising vote, was
•s ns temporary
adopted.
rtvn
vote there being
votes
gainst It. It wns adopted amid such
confusion of conversation and vlidtlng
that the proceeding* were hnrdly In
telligible.
Clark Takes the Chair.
It was exnctly 4 o’clock when de
mand was made by the chslrrnan for
the report of the committee on perma
nent organization. Representative
Hugh Dlnsmore of Arkansas, chairman
of the committee, made the report. The
mention of the name of Champ Clark
ns permanent chairmen wax received
with applause, nnd the report was
unanimously adopted.
Chairman Williams appointed Sena
tor J. W. Bailey and Representative
Bourke Cockran of New York to es
cort Mr. Clark to the chair.
With his hat In his hand. Temporary
Chairman Williams presented Mr.
Clark as permanent chairman. Hnd ns
Mr. Clark bowed In acknowledgement,
was heartily welcomed.
Mr. Clark’s Address.
"In his haste. King David said, that
I men are liars." Had he been In Chi
go while Henntor Henry Cabot Ixvlgi
I heard.
I Th** report.
fter furt h**r review of
recommended that the
•ated from the Hecond.
weifth. Fifteenth. Hlx-
Thlrri. Ninth
teenth. Twenty-third nttd Twenty
fifth * congressional district* Joining
with the majority* tn seating the dele
gates from the Twenty-flrst district.
Mf. Bryan concluded reading the re
port at 4:12. It hating taken bin
thirty-Hr® minutes.
During the Uttar part of the repor
i of the
and Cihlc
•entton. and of Hopkins
delegate* nt large, and
ror ra?r treatment for his aide.
Id It ion to the one man flrst
.,a half dozen men in th® balco
nies who were constantly Interrupting
the speaker were also put out of the
hall by the police. Senator Martin of
Virginia rushed up and ordered that
"the blackguard* be hauled out" and
the police responded quickly.
Brysn'$ Conclusion.
Mr. Bryan then arose to conclude
nnd wns again given a warm welcome
of cheers. Raining hi* hand he made
the request that the convention should
take hi* time. Immediately there
was slleni
When he declared lie had been in th<
committee room at 2 o’clock In th«
morning, and knew more boout fh
tails of th® case than those wh*
cused him of Ignorance, he was cheered
to the ache
. Mr. Bry,
n.uin«r. II, concluded wlUl au ex
. . ndln* ih. R.publtcnn plalf.
would, no doubt. h»v, pronounced
the nne opinion moro l«l«ur.ly. for
•ur.lv th.r. n.v.r wan morn m.iidnol-
ty park.d into th. anm. apaco.tu any
donum.nt purporting to bo a gruvt*
■Into paper.
■'Th» pmpoaltlou that w« muat •up-
port Pr.rld.nt Roo,.v»lt'» Philippine
policy—If ha haa any. right or wrong,
in the variant rot—a tala told by, nn Id-
lot. I am willing to go an far an any
ona in patriotl«mi I will aupport my
country In any emergency, hut Prent-
dettt Ronnevelt l» not,the country. Tho
lima haa not yet arrived—1 pray Al
mighty God thnt It will never arrive—
when the American people will accept
the arrogant dictum of Loultt XIV. If
repented by nn American president. 'I
am the Plate.' If Preaidant Roopevelt
la at all worthy of hla high potltldn. h-
muat entertain a eupreme ronteinpi for
tlto»e political purple-jack., particular
ly for ttione claiming tn be Demo. rata,
who go about with aanettmonloua
moan, aaylng:
"The pre.ld.nt l« wrong In hli Phil
ippine policy, hut w# muat aupport the
president.'
■'Out upon «urh crying Idiocy. Rup
prate a caae: Kuppoae that when Oeorgi
III. undertook to force our fathcre ti
pay the stamp tag. Patrick Henry, In
•tead of delivering that great lyrl
speech before tile Virginia house of
hurgessep. whn h precipitated 111,* rev
olutfon and which still atlra tlte heart-
llke alrainp of martial muelc. had aria
en in his place and ""■! gently as I
sucking dove: HI* most gracious m,
Jeaty I* irons about IMP stamp tax
business, hut we muat, as .loyal sub
lerts, aupport him. right or wrong,' an
auppoao Wttahlngtoffi Jefferson. War
ren, Adame, tlreene. la*., Hamilton
nil that glorioua host of warriors tin
sages had weakly agreed to that—wha
would WO In- t'"l.'V7 Instead of belli
the rlrheet. most IIt,t |. public |
all tlte Ilmcl "f time «, would still ll
English colonies..ruM by British pro
ronsul* end z , ' , >rnflr-xMienil« wlthot
anv vntro wbat-vef lr» th<* * vernmer
livt. t*
of ii. Let ‘ Republican spellbinders and
editors explain why nn American
farmer ahould pay from a third to one-
luilf more for an Atr.erlrnn plow than
his competitor In fanning pnya for It
In Australia or Houth America or the
ends of the earth. Democrats any It
Is wrong and they stand by the Ameri
can former. Itepubilcnns say It is
right und they stand by the Australian
and Houth American farmers. The
•stand pat* organs and speakers elolni
that only antiquated sorts of our man
ufactured articles are sold abroad
cheaper than to AmerlrnnH at home.
That theory ia very Ingenious, but
unfortunately, it Is not true; for steel
ml hi are sold abroad at 18.00 per ton
less than they are sold nt home, sod
the fashions In steel rails remain the
same or substantially so. Will he or
some other "Htnndpatter" explain why
Americans shoud he made to puj
third more for American steel .......
than the citizens of other nation pay for
them? Tho true Democratic position
on the tariff Is this: Recognizing th*
fact that a large portion of our ravenui
has always been raised from custom
duges nr taxes. Democrats divide nil
Import! Info three classes necessi
mforts and luxuries, and contend
that the tnrlff taxes, should be highest
on luxurle*. and lower on comfort*
nnd lowest or none nt all on the neces
sities. They furthermore say thnt tax
es should he uniform on nil nrtlrlen
belonging to one c!a*«. That Is the
Democratic party** position, from
which it will not he driven or cosxed
or bullied. No amount of mi*repre-
ntatlon will cause them to budge
from that p«»«ltlon. We *ny further
more that not one dollar more In the
shape of tnrlff taxes or any other sort
of tax*** should be taken from the peo
ple thnn Is neceisnry to pay the ex
pense* of a government economically
administered. On these propositions
b#||*»ve we are right nnd on them
confidently rely In our appeal to
the American people In November. I 11
Our merchant marine: When Xupo-1 n
lean signed the title deeds to this vast I T
country west of the Mississippi he I 1
turned to th» American commissioner* I *)
nnd said: "Now f have given England I r
maritime rival." and so he had un
ha Irma n decla
Is adjourned until 10 o clock
tomorrow morning."
Mr. Bryan's Fi«rc« Sneech.
"I came to this convention in the
hope thnt we would be able to agree
on platform, on candidates, nnd have
nothing to stir the feelings or rouse
contention. (Applause). I still hope
that we shall bo able to agree upon a
platform thnt will represent the H^ntl-
m< ut of all of us so that we can present
It to the country ns the platform of u
united pnrty. (Prolonged applause).
I will go further thnn that. I still hop**
that we shall be aide to present to th*«
country a ticket behind which we can
stand a united party. (I/nid cheer*
and npplnuse). And I regret that I
am compelled to-come In nt thl* time
and present a subject upon which your
vote* will be naked. But if there I*
one Democratic principle more frUldn-
mental than another It la the right of
a majority to rule. (Applnu**). If
you destroy the binding fore® of thnt
principle there 1* nothing that can
hold a pnrty together.
"And. my friends. It Is because I want
the Democratic party to stand on thnt
Jeffersonian principle of majority rule
that I con»e here and present the mi
nority report In lids cumc^ (Loud ap
plause). Ii
tohed for hln
the meantlm
dlspr
In
fusion. D«
Jumped to hla chair and i
Mon that, pending the
Head With the report. Q
ham of Kentucky nddrer
tlon.
The Platfor
HT, LOUIB. July 7.-
rnlttee on resolutions »i
day until 6 o’clock In pet
t the Democratic
rival uf Mr
iludlnj
gold
it tlmt ho
idurd pi.i
TI
mt allowed to rule. That
convention was dominated by a clique
of men who deliberately, purposely,
boldly trampled u|K>n tho rlghta of the
people of Illinois.
"My friends, the evidence show* that
no hand of train robber* ever planned
a robbery upon a train more deliber
ately or with less conscience th«r( the;
id Newlands
king up of the fln
iuh-comrnlttce pi
dm to In which r
participated. h
did (applause), nnd these men who |
planned it und who carried It out. have |
the audacity, the Impudence nnd the In- !
solence to say that because they cer
tify that what they did waa regular,
you cannot go Iwhlnd their certificate.
If that Is good law In a Democratic
convention It ought to b#» good doctrine
In a court, and If It Is good doctrine In
n court, then the only thing thnt train
robbers have to do In the future is to
mnke s report of thetr transaction*
over their own signatures. (Great
laughter and applause).
"You have not this condition In other
states today, hut let this convention
Indorse this conduct and the next na
tional convention will see more than
one shite here us the result of gavel
rule. And It Is because this question
■ends the interests of any state or
tndldate or any faction that I am
to present the minority report
aak you to do to the Democrats
gang
HW inso
lently. (Cheers and continued ap
plause).
ii»*»'*• iiybi. hum pin ii** n»n un- | ” •• . ...,
til Insatiable greed end crimal mated- 1 c> . *1*
ministration drove the starry banner Menled them, deliberately and
of the Republic from the high se;.*«.
und abdicated the right domain of the
ocean. In 1840, we had the second
largest merchant marine in the world
—our sail* whitened every harbor and
our flag floated in every breeze under
the heavens. How sadly all this has
changed after 3 r . years of Republican ■
misrule. Lost year of all the mer-
hantmen that went through the Rue*
canal not n single vessel great or
small, except hnff|e«4hlr>K whore the
American flag at It.-* masthead nnd our
flag Is seen In foreign waters only
when flying over a man of war. When
nn American g'**m abroad he must sal)
under ;• foreign flag, on a foreign ship,
under a foreign officer. Whv have
thing* come to this shatneful, (his pit
iful complexion In a country that Im*
the finest material for r.htp* und
sailors In the world. Jt is be
cause our exorbitant tariff system hss
trade it Impossible for sn Amtflrun
to build a ship tn ro j^Mnon with
the British ship build<us ou tn* rlvcc-
Georrji*’* Blue Banner.
HT. LOUIH. July 7.—W. J. Bryan
was given an ovation when he entered
the hall Just prior to the opening the
afternoon session of the conven
tion, He was half way down the Slsl®
when he wns first recognized. There
came a terrific yell from a group of
delegate* In the rear of the hall, and
Instantly It was caught up by the
crowd and the cheer* roiled up In
;i roar. Mr. Bryan pn*sed slowly down
the aisle picking hi* way through tin
polygamy qu-i
tor imbol* pr
while it waa il
it was in tli*
change.
The nntl-tn
Important pla
bated and lib
perfected, t tie
f r .i ■ In ■;
sub-c
id adopted with
Mr. Hill's Good Natur
Judifc Parker ■
will probal
The fic
Ii? ill'. \ ot
... howe*
Mr. Hill's
©d for thai
apparently
convention
At Tan
the demonstration, but quietly took KASTMAN
hla seat- The gallertea Joined in
cheering with terrific enthusiasm. IB. M" Mm
hundreds of the crowds stanc ig up In city hi 1 Mr s
their chairs and waving hat* and I were unit, i tu
handkerchiefs frantically. The band '
struck up and tfta friend* of Mr. Bry- 1 the ctruvewU
itu btUtvlng LhU to be an ertort to Tu.iuUh Fails,
Bu*h—Murrell.
happy luupie iet< !«.C