Evening star., 1924-07-07

delegations were showing signs of
disintegration. The Smith forces, he
said. were standing firm. McAdoo
leaders expressed the same senti-
ments in reverse fashion.
All sorts of opinions were ex-
pressed as the delegates assembled
The most unanimous one was that it
was going to be broiling hot under
the glass roof of Madison Square
Garden.
The forecast Of the preliminary
procedure today was that Chairman
Walsh would present the report of
the Sunday conferences containin 2
the two proposals advanced by the
ilfteen minority candidates and by
Mr. McAdoo and leave it to the con-
Nention to decide what il was going
TO do about it. a straight motion
from the floor to adopt ii proposal
changing the rules would require a
two-thIrds vote. but if the proposal
could be referred to the rules COM
mittee by a majority vote it could
be adopted by a majority vote if re-
ported back to the convention by the
rules committee.
The many canvasses conducted on
the floor to find out where the fa-
Norite-son delegates were going tc
developed only that, although released
from pledges, the sentiment of the in
dividual delegates seemed to be to
stand with their native sons.
Former Gov. Brough of the Arkan-
sas delegation said the delegates
were with him for Robinson, first,
last and all the time
The six from Delaware said they
realized they were free to choose.
having been released, but that their
individual preference was salisbury.
Mississippi delegates protested that
they would stay with McAdoo; Louis
lana just as firmly intends to stick
with John w. Davis. Gov. Sweet of
Colorado added a touch of enliShten-
nent to the situation by saying:
we all realize it is cat and dog
fight"
The New York forces were working
tooth and nail to pull the scattered
forces of the minority over to Gov.
Smith
Al 11.2s. daylight time, Chairman
William l.. Phillips, assistant rector
Of the Little Church Around the Cor
ner, offered the Invocation.
Extend Sympathy to Coolidge.
Charles Il. Wilson of Huntington,
consideration of a resolution to eN-
press the sympathy of the convention
to President and Mrs. Coolidge in the
critical illness of their son
f.t 70
after applause.
Then Chairman Walsh ask ed unani-
nous consent for the report by him
aelf nd Chairman Hull on the over
Sunday deliberations. There was no
objection and the report was read by
the secretary.
1t recited that the conference had
been held and that document testi-
fying to the action of the fifteen mi
nority candidates in releasing their
delegates had been presented. The
text of the agreement was included in
the report and read to the conven-
ton. 1t previously had been publish
ed.
Then as part of the same report the
clerk read McAdoo's letter and counter
proposal, which included the abroga-
tion of the two-thirds rule, and the
unit rule, progressive elimination of
lots. and including the right Of dele
gates remaining to cast the votes of
those who have gone home.
McAdoo's letter as read was the
same as previously published except
that it contained the phrase amy plan
for breaking this deadlock which does
not accomplish the purpose will dis
appoint the expectations Of the con-
vention."
The McAdoo proposal was rejected.
the report said, although some of the
representatives of the fifteen expressed
Willingness to assent to some features
Of it.
AT the conclusion of the reading
Gavin McNab of California asked to
know about previous rulings of the
chair regarding the unit rule. A dele
gate from Texas wanted to know if lit
was true that Mr.. Houston had released
his delegates"
Moves Rules Suspension.
Then Bruce kremer of Montana. a
McAdoo man, moved the suspension of
the rules so both sets of proposals
could be referred to the rules commit
tee for report. Newton D. Baker and
William Jennings Bryan both claimed
recognition of the chair. Senator
Walsh ordered kremer's motion read
again for the clear informa ton of the
delegates. Then the chair recognized
Mr. Baker
Mr.. Baker developed that a report
OF the rules committee favoring
change in the rules would be adopted
stead of the two-thirds majority.
Chairman Walsh agreed that that
was correct.
On an aye and no vote. the motion
to suspend the rules and refer the
proposals to the rules committee, the
noes had it, without roll call
With that the convention went back
to calling the roll Of the states for
hallotine. and apparently to demon
strate that all sides were just as
Stuhh0rn
morning as they were on Saturday
night: 1t started as usual with
ALABAMA, "A votes, to U-N-
DOR-W-o-o-d.
Colorado Change.
There was no change in the voting
until Colorado was reached and there
McAdoo gained half vote, Smith lost
one, Davis lost half In Florida,
gained Ave and McAdoo was un-
changed. McAdoo lost a half vote
in Maine.
tirely. going back to Ferris with
IL and giving Underwood 8. 1t took
Sh from McAdoo and 5 Il from Smith.
Robinson got two from Minnesota.
1t was obvious through the first
ballot of today-the seventy eighth
of the session-that if the delegates
were looking for place to go" they
still were looking around for it.
Nebraska quit Gov. Bryan entirely
on this ballot and gave to Senator
Walsh of Montana the votes which
had been hanging for him there. Sem
ator Walsh also picked up in
New Hampshire. taking them from
Smith and McAdoo. Ohio gave a
slightly changed alignment, but the
vote was scattered among seven can
didates. with Smith getting almost
half of them.
The Virginia delegation broke on
the first ballot and gave 10 votes to
McAdoo. The remaining II went. as