The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-02

be for the national convention to un- dertake to do so.
 Representative A. w. Barkley took the other side of the proposition. He declared that the question came up in the state convention and that there had been adopted resolution instructing the entire delegation for McAdoo.
 Mir. Barkley said that when the reso- lutions committee of the state conven- tion reported for instructions the mem- bers from the ninth district brought in minority report requesting that the delegates from that district be allowed to vote for Underwood, as instructed by the district convention. He added that the convention had refused to adopt the minority report; had refus- ed to release the ninth district dele gates and had instructed all delegates to vote for McAdoo as long as his name remained before the convention.
 Arguing that the Ninth district con- vention had no authority to bind the delegates, Mir. Barkley said only the state convention could bind them under the law.
 Holds State Is Unit
 Holding that the state was the unit recognized by the great political par ties. Chairman Walsh ruled that the | instructions of the state convention superseded any instructions given by district convention. He ordered the ballot cast 26 solid for McAdoo as re- ported by the chairman.
 1 A twenty-fourth ballot was ordered and at it's conclusion it vas the plan of leaders to recess the convention until night in order to give the weary dele gates opportunity for rest and to Ob- tain food.
 As state after state was called the lines held fast Delaware continued to stick to Saulsbury and Florida still held 10 for McAdOO and l each for Smith and Davis of West Virginia.
 Georgia gave the 2S in a chorus after the fashion of q college yell. It got both laugh and hanI Illinois scattered as usual but took one away from Senator Glass and gave it to former Senator Atlee Pomerene of Ohio, one of the prosecutors in the oil inquiry. It was his first appearance in the convention as an involuntary candidate.
 During the voting Thomas Taggart of Indiana had a whispered consulta- tiOn with Gov Charles w. Bryan, broth CT of William Jennings Bryan. Just previously William J. and Charles w. had had whispered and earnest con versatiOn. The story went round very quickly that William Jennings Bryan was favOrably disposed to Senator RalS- ton. At any rate Mir. Taggart looked very pleased and wore one of his best smiles.
 After Taggart departed, William Jen- nings Bryan reappeared and his brother filled him in on his conversation with the Indiana leader.
 RalstOn Picks Up One
 Ralston picked up one in Minnesota The Davis adherents had another chance for applauding when Mississippi and Missouri again cast their votes for the , West Virginian.
 Senator Walsh of Montana got ar additional vote in Nebraska but tht Smith McAdoO score was not affected
 During the balloting there was 6 rumpus at the end of the hall and g man who had some doubts about how dry New York was aLd had been ou trying to learn, was ejected by tht police.
 Pennsylvania continued to spl among the field, casting her votes man! different ways. The Ralston boom stil continued to run it's lively way in tn, talk around the convention hall. On, member of the Missouri delegation quoted William Jennings Bryan as hay ing told him that if McAdoo continued to lose ground he believed RalstOl would be the man. Mir. Bryan evident ly was actively pursuing his OppOsi tiOn to John w. Davis. ! The North Carolina delegations sub committee conferred briefly with Sen a atOr Walsh on the platfOr mand thel 2 were steered to hotel room in tn : vicinity of the convention Lall, wher r their problems were .threshed out i - debate.
 X Morrison Stands Firm 0 Governor Morrison was standin e firm for McAdoo. insisting that unde a the state law vote for any one els t would be void. A telegram from tn j. attorney general of North Carolint e declaring that in his opinion the delt IT gation was bound only for reaso1 e able time-the same message whic n had been presented in last weeks stat l. caucus-was read to the conference an
 the whole question opened anew.
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