Evening star., 1924-07-04

may be a lot Of backing and filling
here: nothing may be done until next
week."
The Tennessee delegation, instruct
ed for McAdoo by the state conven-
ton and which has been voting soiidly
for him under the unit rule, has been
discussing whether 1t might not bet
ter go somewhere else in hope OF
breaking the deadlock. They pre-
sented conditions of their instructions
by the convention to Chairman Walsh
for review, and he advised them that
they could only depart from their in
structions when a majority of the
delegation voted to do 50. McAdoo
forces still were in the majority there.
mediate change.
Chairman Walsh told the conven-
ton that he had hoped to have Col
Inns Randolph. d Georgia delegate
ferson, read Jefferson's first inauural
address, but that Mr.. Randolph being
absent, he would read it himself.
Those portions which the chairman
said composed the creed of the Dem
ocratic party were roundly applauded.
At the conclusion of the reading
the clerk began calling the roll of
states for the sixty-second time
The first change was in Illinois.
where Smith and McAdoo each gained
Davis lost one and Cox was eliminat-
ed from the Illinois vote. The favo-
rite sons-some of them, at least
still were in the balloting. Votes
were given in succession for Under
wood. Robinson. Salisbury and
Ritchie.
In North Carolina McAdoo lost half
a vote; Davis of West Virginia got
vote and a half; Ralston lost one
Oklahoma's twenty were cast for
or
for poll at the end of the roll call
Pennsylvanias seventy-six were
cast the same except that one vote
taken from Ralston was given to Cox.
In Alaska Smith gained 2, taking
them from Underwood.
Smith Goes Higher.
The figures for the sixty-second
ballot follow: McAdoo. 4es: Smith.
SSs Y; Davis of West Virginia, COZ
Underwood, 40: Cox, SO; Glass. Is;
Ralston. 3sh; Robinson, 23; Ritchie,
1sh: Walsh. 3: salisbury, 6; Owen,
"a: Bryan. 4. Total, 1.09S.
This was a loss of half vote for
McAdoo; gain of for Smith, carry
ing him to a new high level: gain
of for Davis, and ] for Ralston.
Today, as on previous sessions when
the fight has been hot, each leader of
ceived persc nally signed letter from
McAdoo, expressing confidence in the
outcome and urging the McAdoo dele
gates not to become discouraged.
In North Carolina, Davis gained
az. McAdoo and Underwood each
lost Il vote and Ralston lost H..
In Pennsylvania, McAdoo and Smith
each gained ]. Davis and Cox each
lost l.
During the voting on the sixty
third ballot the Ohio delegation filed
out of the hall in a body to caucus
on what they would do if they left
Cox. Further conferences in the In
diana delegation brought out a plan
to cast 25 for McAdoo and 5 for
smith when the delegation left Rails
ton, but the time for the change was
not determined finally.
Break on Fffty-Fourth.
The sixty-third ballot brought little
McAdoo. 1865; Smith, 1855: Davis, 81;
Ralston, S.
On the sixty-fourth ballot Arizona
gave to Robinson the one vote which
had been going to Ralston
Illinois gave Cox ), taking from
Ralston and 1 from Gov. Bryan.
Michigan made some changes which
involved a gain of half a vote each for
McAdoo and Smith.
McAdoo gained 1 in Nebraska, TAX
ing it from Smith. In North Carolina
McAdoo picked up half vote from
Davis
The Ohio delegations As were cast
for Cox again while it was caucusng.
1t became known that the Ohio dele
cation in its caucus decided to go for a
time to Newton D. Baker. former sec
retary of war, and if he failed to de-
former Senator Pomerene. There were
McAdoo votes in the Ohio delegation.
but such an arrangement would pre-
vent them from being brought out