The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
STATE CONCLAVE WAKES NOISY; POLICE CALLED Fight For Uninstructed Defeg ation Loses
 1900 To TAB 1-2 .M'KELLAR RISES
 TO SUBDUE MOB Roll Call Gives All Del egates To Former
 Secretary

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 22.-- Tennessee's 24 delegates to the na- |tional democratic convention in New York will leave instructed to cast their lot for William c. McAdoo for the presidential nomination. The utmost turmoil and confusion pre- vailed during the state convention which, late today, decided to in- struct for McAdoo by a vote of II 300 to 7481s. Turburlence reigned to such an extent in the Ryman auditorium, where 5000 delegates were as- sembled when the question of in- struction or non-instruction of the Tennessee delegation cam up that Senator Mcclellan was requested to speak to the crowd. He pleaded that the delegates, in the height of commotion, give attention to de- bate then in progress over the prob lem of instruction and suggested that the roll call would follow at once.
 Managers Had Fight
 Hoyt Stuart, state campaign man. ager for Senator Underwood, and Matt Whitaker of Chattanooga speaking for McAdoo lead the discussion. The storm broke while Tom Preston of Chattanooga, speaking for McAdoo was recognized on the. floor of the conyen- ton.
 The storm was permitted to subside only At the 4ell call and after the de- cision Of the contention was Announced on the instructions of delegation. half of the delegation filed from the hall Echeering for McAdoo.
 When the selection of the delegates- l at-large was started pandemonium broke loose again, the delegates rushed | the platform. The speaker hammered l necessarily for order, entirely un- noticed, and it was with the greatest difficulty that the meeting proceeded. Policemen in numbers were summoned to the stage and the delegates were selected admist the greatest confusion.
 Delegates-at-large elected with one half vote each were: Governor Austin Peay; E. Fl. Crump, Memphis Mrs. Marie Anthony, Trenton; Mrs. Benton McMillin, Nashville; Mrs. George Fort Milton, Chattanooga Mrs. Neil Wright, Huntingdon; K. l.. Farley of Cookeville, and Finis J. Garrett.
 District delegates to New York named this morning were the follow ing:
 First district o. l.. Jones. Bristol; H. H.. Gouchenour, Greeneyille. Alter mates; A. D. Barber, Hawkins county i; Harry Faw, Johnson City. N Second district John E. McAfillap, Knoxville; Dr. s. B. Hall, Clinton. Alternates: w. I. George, Knoxville W. G. Ruble, Morristown.
 Third district: J. W. Bishop, Chat tanooga: D. B. Todd, Etowah. Alternates: T. A. Embrey, Win chester; Mrs. l.. Y. Crowder, Warren county.
 Fourth district: W. R. Officer, Liv- ingstoh; H. B. McGinnis, Carthage. ton; G. l.. Stockton, Jamestown.
 Fifth district: Jesse c. Besley, Mur- freesboro; Thomas N. Greer, Shelby yille. Alternates :, Joel Ewell, Coffee county; Paul Fitzpatrick, Marshall county.
 Sixth district: Lee Douglas, Nash vile; Charles H. Love, Springfield. Alternates: Miss Minnie Tansil, Nash vile; Mrs. Lou Lusky, Sr., Nashville. Seventh district: Charles P. Hatch CT, Columbia Newt H. White. Wales sAlternates: William Wagstaff. Giles county; Douglas Wikle, Franklin. Eighth district: -Four delegates named, half a vote each.) H. c. An derson, Jackson; c. A. Stainback, Somerville; c. A. Miller, Bolivar; Mrs. George Brandau, Madison county. AL ternates: J. D. Johnson, Chester coun- ty; D. c. Hudson, Benton county; Y. 0. Caldwell, Henry county and w. K. Abernathy, Selmer.
 Ninth district: (Four delegates named, half vote each) H. H. Elder, Trenton R. P. Whitesell, Union City; John Gray, Brownsville; Harvey Teague, Lake county. Alternates: w. S. Ridings, Newborn; s. G. Neville, Ripley; Mrs. Hallum Goodloe, Alamo Mrs. Mann Wills, Brownsville.
 Tenth district: Frank J. Rice, Mem phis: c. M. Bryan, Memphis. Alter mates Mrs. John. G. Blount, Memphis Ben Goodman, Memphis.
 K. T. McConnico of Nashville, key note orator of the convention in hls ad- dress after Ernst N. HastOn, chair man of the state democratic executive committee opened the meeting and turned the gavel over to him, flayed the republican administration for the rec ord it has made.
 As temporary chairman, Mir. MeCon- nico reIinquished the chairmanship of
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