Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1908 — PITH OF THE CRUCIAL REPORT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PITH OF THE CRUCIAL REPORT

National Committee's Recommendations Genmtflf Sustained. Callaghan proceeded to read that the committee had carefully investigated the contests and ascertained all the facts and reported “that in each of the following contests the delegations as named by the national committee be entitled to seats as the regularly accredited delegates and alternates to this convention, namely: 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 New York. Nineteenth district of the state of Ohio. Thirty-second district of the stats of Pennsylvania. District of Columbia. “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 delegates and alternates from said dis trfets in the state of Pennsylvania, to wit: First district, Nell Bonner, Michael Francis: Second district, Ryerson W. Jennings: Fourth district, A. Raymond Raff, Horace F. Fogel; Fifth district, Patrick F. Horan, Paul Wise; Sixth district, P. J. Hallahan. “In the matter of-the contest from the Ninth district of the state of Ohio, your committee recommends that the following be seated in this convention as the accredited delegates from si Id district: E. A. Powers, Dr. William Watts.” This report reversed the standing of the Pennsylvania delegation, giving it to Bryan. The minority report was then presented by J. L. Straus, of Maryland. It simply recommended the opposite of tbe majority report as to the Pennsylvania contests, and was signed by Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Louisiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Minnesota, Delaware, New Hampshire, Kentucky and West Virginia. Thirty minutes was allowed for debate on each side, on Straus’s motion to substitute the minority report for the majority. Callaghan opened for the majority and explained that the decision was against the Guffey men because a host of Republicans had voted at the Democratic primaries. Straus followed for the minority report and made an impassioned plea for its adoption. John D. Bellamy, of North Carolina, followed Straus for the minority report and asserted that the Republicans who voted at the Democratic primaries had a right to have their votes counted. This brought out a storm of dissent. Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma, closed against tbe mifiorIty report. The vote was then ordered and resulted: For the report, 387; against. 615. The majority report was then adopted with a whoop. The credentials committee’s report being disposed of the convention at 11:36 p. m. adjourned for the day.

THIRD DAY’S PROCEEDINGS Pflrmanent Organization Effected— Candidatea Are Placed in Nomination. When the convention met at 11:30 a. m. Thursday, after a night session lasting until 11:30, one snag had been removed from the path of William J. Bryan to nomination for the presldency. By a vote announced as 615

to 387 the convention at the night session had rejected the minority report from the committee on credentials and adopted that of the majority, the effect of which was to unseat the group of contested delegates from Philadelphia hostile to the candidacy of Mr. Bryan and friendly to the interests of National Committeeman James M. Guffey, of Pittsburg. In addition to this the report added four to the representation from Oklahoma. These four are Bryan men. Permanent Organisation. Permanent organization was taken up the first thing on reassembling. Henry D. Clayton took the gavel as permanent chairman and delivered a speech of 9.000 words. The afternoon was devoted to this spech and the platform, then a recess wan taken until 7 o’clock for the unlimited presidential speeches. Gasoline and oil—Home Grocery.

H. D. CLAYTON.