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for the first time. All the gains were
made from the field.

for the first time. All the gains were
made from the field.
Caucus on Eighth Ballot
Between the seventh and eighth bal
lots the Virginia delegation went out
Of the hall to caucus, and decide II
they should leave Glass and to whom
they should throw their "a votes. The
McAdoo forces were waiting and hop
ing for the block.
The invisible combination against
McAdoo got a great deal of satisfaction
over the gain Of Cox but was forced
to concede that McAdoo was leading.
Iowa was expected to break up on the
next ballot throwing majority from
Palmer to Cox and some for McAdoo.
The delegation, originally was for
Meredith. Iowa delegates said they
would stand for Palmer for one more
ballot.
Predictions of a McAdoo victory on
an early ballot filled the air and they
were accompanied by desperate stiff
fleming Of resistance against his nom
ination.
McAdoo or Cox and McAdoo and
Cox, were the leading predictions.
coupled with talk of McAdoo and
Meredith. On the other hand the
forces pitted against McAdoo pointed
out in answer to the claims of "gla-
cial movement" toward President VIII
: sons son-in-law, that he had failed
in the two ballots already taken to
make the gains that were claimed for
him. that Cox in fact made greater
accessions in the one days balloting
than did McAdoo, and that so far
there had been no tangible evidence
| of the McAdoo landslide his support
| ers have been predicting.
| The Palmer people made no particu-
lar claims but although in the days
balloing they gained 10 votes, they
lost more than that from their original
| delegates and replenished the loss
from their reserve.
McAdoo Men Confident
| AS the convention went into what
| promises to be the final phase Of the
| battle, the McAdoo forces reiterated
their predictions Of early victory and
| the Cox people, apparently confident
declared they would not only hold
their lines but would make accessions
and demonstrate that the McAdoo
strength would stop short Of the nee
essary two-thirds for a nomination.
The night was given over to confer
| ences and planning among the field
| marshals Of the opposing forces. Eff
forts to find a Harding for the San
Francisco convention had been una
vailing. but despite the fact that the
movement in opposition to McAdoo
had failed to produce a rallying point,
or to "coalesce" as it's enemies de.
clared, the pposition was still there,
seemingly of formidable proportions
While it did seem to offer no slate for
beating McAdoo. still it continued to
| occupy position where the McAdoo
forces had produced no tangible plan
for beating 1t.
No Plan to Beat Him
There the situation lay for the con
vention to take it up and fight it out
in the battle of the ballots when it re-
sumed today.
One consideration which seemed to
make it difficult for the anti-McAdoo
forces to make progress was that
there was no way to trade McAdoo out
of his position by direct methods, as
none of the men in charge of his cam
paign here had any authority and
there was nothing to be offered him in
way Of a place that would interest
him.
The McAdoo appeal was today being
directed to larger states such as New
York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, and
much missionary work was being
done.
New York was the greatest STUN
!, bling block.
McAdoo supporters in the New York
delegation said to number from Is tC
30 did nothing in the opening ballots
to antagonize the Tammany leaders.
They voted solidly for Governor
Smith. This situation, 1t was pointed
cut. gave all outside appearances oi
Murphy being in control