New Britain herald., 1924-07-08
Westerner Sends For w. J. Bryan For Confer ence After Warmest Supporters Advise Him To Withdraw.
Smith About Holds His Own Homer Cummings Draws Vote-Kansas, Nevada and Missouri Go Solid to Ralst0n.
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL
 9 O'CLOCK TONIGHT

Madison Square Garden, New York.
 July S,--rhe beginning of slide to
 Ralston of Indiana shook up the long
 deadlock today in the democratic nA
 tional convention,
 In succession Ralston picked up the solid votes of Oklahoma, Mis- souri, Nevada and Kansas besides va rious smaller groups raising his total
 to point approaching that of the two leaders.
 Meantime the McAdoo strength had been pounded 10 a new low level and smith was about holding his own. McAdoo Strength Failing. There were many signs that despite desperate efforts by the McAdoo managers the McAdoo column was tottering and might fall in total col | lapse. How many of the McAdoo supporters might eventually go to Ralston, however, was problematical. Some of them were bringing out Cummings of Connecticut and other favorites.
 The McAdoo floor leaders were hastily summoned meantime to conference with their candidate and two of his close advisers at the listen ing post quarters across the street from the convention hall.
 Advise Hm to Return.
 . Some of his warmest supporters were urging McAdoo formally to withdraw and seek a compromise that would give him a say in the selection of a compromise nominee.
 Connecticut on the 92nd ballot con- tnued to vote 2 for Smith and for McAdoo.
 Idaho had quit the McAdoo column on the 9lst ballot giving her votes to Homer s. Cummings of Connecti- cut
 After his name had been formally before the convention for 91 ballots David r. Houston got his first votes on the ninety second roll call. Two were cast for him in Illinois.
 Despite their instructions by the state convention to vote for McAdoo "as long as his name is before the some of the Tennessee ItltSdtcS "Hlltu lO SD lO lNdlSlOH anu forced poll of the delegation.
 The poll of the Tennessee delega- ton resulted in ten for McAdoo. and five and half for Ralston. It was recorded under the unit rule as solid y for McAdoo.
 Sends ur Bryan,
 After Mir McAdoo had been in con- ference for an hour with his principal floor managers he sent a messenger 0 the convention hall to search for William Jennings Bryan and take him 0 the conference room. Bryan had been constant McAdoo supporter, put Senator Ralston was on the list 't acceptables he laid before the con- 'ention last week and the Ralston nen had been at work trying to win Jim over to the candidacy of the ndianan.
 The 93rd ballot was immediately 'egun.
 Cummings retained his half vote n the Arizona delegation as on the wo previous ballots.
 Connccticut's vote was again re- orded 12 for Smith and 2 for Me- .doo.
 The eight Idaho votes were again asst for Cummings.
 After the ninety second ballot a notion was made from the Texas allegation for adjournment of the onvention to reconvene at a time and lace to he fixed by the national com littee. The proposal was booed from 1any parts of the hall. and amid houts Of 'sit down and throw him ut the motion was ruled out on oint of order.
 Ralston gained two votes from Me- doc in North Carolina and took four McAdoo's votes irl North Dakota on 1e gSrd ballot.
 Adjourn To 2 F. N
 As the 93rd ballot was being com letcd. negotiations were on for an djournment until 9 o'clock tonight ith a conference in the meantime 10 hich the others hoped to get the .cAdoo people. Empty chairs were eing voted all over the convention all on this ballot
 As the calling of the ballot went on ord came that the adjournment plan ith time for conference in the cantime had been agreed to by the aders and ii was so voted by the invention.
 Both Too Low In broken field and amid many lcertainties the democratic national invention opened once more today to ' to settle upon nominea for the 
 With both MoAdoo and Smith be- V the total necessary 10 exercise q to. the favorite son group took rs- wed hope and kept up its hammer