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 the President. Prof. Gajjar and Mr. Chunilal under- took to convey the proposal to Sir P. M. Mehta or Dr. Rutherford in the Congress Camp ; after half an hour they returned and told Messrs. Tilak and Khaparde that nothing could be done in the matter.

It was about 12-30 at this time and on the receipt of the above reply, Mr. Tilak wrote the following note to Mr Malvi, Chairman of the Reception Committee : —

Sir, — I wish to address the delegates on the proposal of the election of the President after it is seconded. I wish to move an adjournment with a constructive proposal. Please announce me.

Yours Sincerely,

B. G. TILAK.

Deccan Delegate {Poona).

The proceedings of the day commenced at i P.M., when Babu Surendranath was called upon to resume Ms speech seconding the election of the President. Babu Surendranath was calmly heard by all and he duly finished his speech. As Mr. Tilak got no reply to his note, he sent a reminder. Still Mr. Malvi was silent. Mr. Tilak, therefore, proceeded to go up the platform immediately after Babu Surendranath. But he was held back by a Volunteer. Mr. Tilak, however, asserted his right to go up and succeeded in getting to the platform just when Dr. Ghose was moving to take the President's chair. It is not true that " by the time Mr. Tilak came upon the platform and stood in front of the President, the motion of the election of Dr. Ghose had been passed." As Mr. Tilak stood up on the platform he was greeted with shouts of