The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-26
MADOO FORCES r PERFECT PLANS l FOR THE FRAY
Nomination By End Of
 Week Is Objective Of Group

NEW YORK, June 25.--Nominatior of William G. McAdoo by the end oi
 sek is the objective of his sup
 Balloting at the democratic cpnvss tion, they predict will begin Friday.
 After today's session dozen or mort of McAdoo's advisers went into confer ence with him to canvass the situation and perfect plans for the battle of bal lots. Afterward David l.. Rockwell his campaign manager, declared he was convinced the convention was in nc mood for deadlock stretching into next week and that every effort would be made by the McAdoo forces to wind things up, at least so far as the presi- dential nomination is concerned, by Saturday.
 Continuing to express confidence as to the outcome, MT. Rockwell said the McAdoo lines not only had been held intact despite reports from rival camps to the contrary, but that the candidate had a reserve strength that would sur. prise his opponents. q
 Withholds Predictions
 Mir. Rockwell declined to make any prediction as to the strength McAdoo would poll on the first ballots or as to how many ballots would be required to name a candidate.
 Apparently confident that McAdoo early will roll up majority and of the opinion that if this occurs many dele gates will conclude that a protracted deadlock can be averted only if Mo. Adoo is named, his managers seemed convinced it would be good strategy to press the issue at the outset.
 Developments during the day, it was declared at McAdoo headquarters, were encouraging from every angle. The demonstration given the candidate al the convention after he had been placed in nomination appeared to please his ieutenants.. Then, too, they said, reports reaching them from various delegations indicated, that all is well, although some of the faithful had been uneasy earlier in the day on account of the activity of the enemy in attempting to make inroads in the Mo. Adoo ranks.
 Klan Row Ignored 4I
 No significance, at least with regard to Mir. McAdoo's candidacy, was at tached by Mir. Rockwell to the anti klan demonstration on the convention floor. The charge was: made by him, however, that some leaders in the party among them George D. Brennan, na- tionaI committeeman from Illinois, were seeking to stir upa row over the klan issue in the hopes of embarrassing Mr. McAdoo.
 . Confidence was expressed by Mir. Rockwell that the platform committee would reconcile it's views and a pro- longed or bitter floor fight over the klan, league of nations, or any other issue would be avoided.
 The nomination of Mr. McAdoo will be seconded by Governor Sweet of Col orado; Charles l.. Hay of Missouri {; Mrs. Leroy Springs of South Carolina, and probably Mrs. Alexander Thomp- son of Oregon. St {ssA
 aAt no stage of the balloting does AIr, McAdoo intend to go near the conYen- tion hall, although he is in constant touch with his neutenants on the floor by telephone, and expects to have radio apparatus installed iH> his hotel suite to get instantaneous reports when the voting begins. Today Mrs. McAdoo witnessed the demonstration accorded her husband, but he remained in his hotel ten blocks away, not even hearing the outburst over the radio.