The Washington times., 1924-07-09
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NEW YORK, July s.Franlxlin
Roosevelt. gracefully entering the
ring and tying q string to his
chiefs hat, stepped back and said
after you, Mr.. McAdoo."
The convention gave Mr.. Roose-
welt a very warm welcome a. he
appeared on the stage, evidencing
the popular esteem In which he -
held not only. among the Smith
followers, but In the whole con-
vention. They remembered his
broad and graceful speech nomi-
mating Governor Smith and were
glad to give voice to their esteem.
II the McAdoo people had seen
the weapon Franklin Roosevelt was
carrying In his pocket they would
not have been so enthusiastic.
When he had finished, most Of the
convention, except the Smith dele
gates, felt that In his tender offer
Of withdrawal OF his candidate, he
had rubbed 1t in and made it diff.
cult for McAdoo to withdraw. His
emphasis on the fact that his can.
didate was then in the lead did not
set well with the McAdoo support
ers, who recalled that for eighty
ballots McAdoo had been In the
lead and that Smiths lead had only
been obtained the previous night
and was then only "a few votes
larger than McAdoo's.
McAdOO's Answer.
The answer which the conven-
ton made to Mr.. Roosevelt's ten
der Of withdrawal Of Smith on con.
dition that McAdoo also come out
was that on the very next ballot
the McAdo0 vote went UP to near
the 400 mark, leaving Smith far
behind. The McAdoo people re-
scented the word leading" and be.
stirred themselves showing that
McAdoo while it was believed gen.
orally he could never be nominated,
still held the lead as he had from
the beginning Of the convention.
In spite Of the reduction of his
vote he was easily In the position
where he could negative any action
or any nomination.
The McAdoo forces put this con-
struction on Roosevelt's statement.
1T 10 a confession Of defeat" they
said. land a defeatist proposition.
Admission Of Defeat.
1T was an admission that the
Smith fight for this nomination had
failed. and they complained that In
stead Of being, as Mr.: Roosevelt con-
tended, done in the interest Of
prompt action, 1t was forced by the
inability Of the Smith forces to roll
up and hold more than a fraction
over a third Of the delegates. Nc
Adoo forces said that IL Governor
Smith and his leaders had no motive
except service to the party they
would have come forward with the
withdrawal Of Governor Smith with.
out attaching any strings to it.
They also held that it had never
1t was clear that McAdoo could
not accept the challenge to with.
draw on the terms offered and those
who know him were quite sure that
he would not be Influenced by the
Roosevelt statement. His friends
sought him In the hotel adjacent to
the convention with varying advice.
None of them advised him to accept
the Roosevelt proposition on the
terms upon which 1t was made, but
a number OF them thought that in
his own way and when he had again
demonstrated the wonderful come.
back which he has made several
times. he ought to take steps to
end the deadlock.
Those Responsible.
McAdoo's friends said that he was
not responsible for the deadlock, but
blamed the half dozen candidates
who have held on for over week
with a negligible vote. II they
would show the same interest in
the party and make the same
sacrifice McAdoo is asked to make
the deadlock would nave been ended
long before.
The time must come, however.
when the convention must nominate
a candidate. It cannot come until
the McAdoo forces win 1t, or permit
it. When that time comes, who
will be the successful candidate?
There has been more difficulty about
agreeing on third man than there
has been on agreeing between Nc
Adoo and Smith. They had large
support and enthusiastic support.
What other man can command that
support?
All day Robinson's friends have
been thinking that he IL the man,
but toward midnight the indications
were more favorable to Glass or
Davis-but who dares make q
prophesy about this convention?
been held customary and that it
was without precedent, to couple his
withdrawal with a demand for the
of his chief competitor.
cit looks as II the Smith forces
were bent quite as much upon de-
feating McAdoo as upon nominating
Smith, was the assertion OF McAdoo
men.
Could SEQ No Way Out.
As the night wore on. however. It
became more apparent that neither
Smith nor McAdoo could be nomi.
mated, and yet nobody could see the
way out. None Of the dark horses
had made Roadway. In the early
morning Tom Taggart, with
flourish Of trumpets, heralded q
nomination, and there was planned
q great drive for Ralston. In the
afternoon 1t grew more formidable,
more In the conferences than on the
floor. Many delegates were begin
ming to feel that the Hoosier SEN
ator would meet the situation better
than any man whose name had lIeen
presented. He lives in q pi TOTAL
State, his record as governor Is sd-
mirable. Taggart's boom promised
to produce q large vote for Ralstcn.
However, when the night session be.
gan Ralston put q uuietuR on II nv