Evening star., 1924-06-27
Tribute Paid to
Both Cox and
Bryan.
PLATFORM DUE
FOR VOTE TO-DAY
Nominations of Fa-
vOrite Sons Near
ing End.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assoca ted Press.
NEW YORK, June 27.-The under
currents of feeling on the ku klux
Man question became so strong in
the Democratic national convention
today that the McAdoo campaign
managers took measures to openly
dlsavow before the delegates any
sympathy on the part of Mr.. Nc
Adoo for religious intolerance.
As result, a tedious succession
OF nominating and seconding
speeches was broken into by a
demonstration by the McAdoo peo-
pie in all effort to convince the re-
ma1nder of the convention that the
issue OF religious liberty could not
successfully be raised against their
candidate.
The demonstration was started by
J. +. T. O'Counor of North Dakota
sent to the platform by the McAdoo
' CAPTAINS to make an address qouting
: :. declaration by Nr. McAdoo at "a
St. Patrck's day celebration. that
all creeds and races should have
equal opportunity.
The challenge was taken up i'm
mediately by the Smith delegates
Pausing in the midst of m. hitter
contentious of its favorites of the
hour, the Democratic national con-
IentIon united today in colorful
the past.
While a band in a far gallery play
ed Should Auld Acuuaintance he
Forgot" delegates from every state
on on Jan5es har m caR aRd Of 66s The The
party'S standard bearer in the des-
perate and disastrous battle of four
years ago,
Tribute PERSONAL
1t was personal tribute unorean-
fzed and ungufded, conveying
gratitude of the democracy for the
aggressive fight of the former Ohio
governor to stem the mighty Re-
publican tide of 1920.
Ohio led in the demonstration which
lasted for quarter of an hour after
Mr. CoSs name had been placed in
domination for the presidency by
Newton d. Baker President Wilson'S
wartime Secretary of War, who him
self received warmhearted well
come and aroused repeated applause
by his praise for the Wilson policies
and the league of nations But a
moment later the delegates returned
to their rivalrieS over McAdoo and
Smith, with more demonstrations and
counter demonstrations as speakers
from a dozen states proceeded with a
long string of Seconding speeches.
Nominating speeches also were de-
liVered for the candidates not reached
on yesterdays roll call and the way
cleared to begin balloting tonight or
tomorrow.
During the afternoon the Cox
demonstration had counterpart in
one that followed the placing in NOM
ination of Gov. Charles w. Bryan of
Nebraska, brother Of the great
commoner. At the name the con-
Vention rose cheering and several
western delegations started parade
around the hall.
Bryans Get Ovation.
Once again Democratic conven-
ton rang with shouts of "Hurrah for
Brvan" while the band played the
times of the old days when William
Jennings Bryan, now delegate from
Florida, was his party's undisputed
leader. The demonstration, like that
for Cox, manifestly was another trib-
ute to a name revered in party his
cow rather than a manifestation OF
sunport for the man placed IN norllna-
Tba order of business called for
consideration or the platform dS sooii
as the nominating speeches are con-
sidered. but the McAdoo forces were
pressing to take start on the pal
Ioting before the platform comes IN.
The combined forces opposed TO the
NcAdoo movement declared that the
McAdoo managers wanted to let their
delegations get started on the pal
loting before they were oDllgeo TO
take a position on the ku klux klan
issue in the fight over the platform.
wreckage Cleared Away.
The convention hall had been put
TO rights overnight and the wreckage
and rubbish of yesterdays riotous
demonstrations had been cleared
away. The long rows of Kitchen
chairs were again neatly in place
and the rumpled and disordered dec
orations had been rearranged. The
day was cloudy and threatening rain,
with just d threat of being muggy.
1t gave promise of Il sticky time in
the convention hall If the day
brought out any serious fighting.
There were outward evidences that
the convention was clearing decks
for action. Some rows of chairs
which have hitherto been occupied
by favored ones on the speakers
platform were cleared away and the
space was used for long tables for
tally clerks and adding machines.
Rain Dampens Delegates.
Rain had begun to fall when the
assembling hour approached and the
delegates came trooping in, many of
them in a somewhat dampened con-
dition. Madison Square Garden roof,
which is somewhat like the historic
roof on the Arkansas Traveller S
house, soon let those in the hall
know that it was raining. Pretty
soon the raindrops were trickling
down through the decorations hung
among the girders overhead and
spraying the audience on the foor
The folks in the galleries were lucky
because all the lower galleries had
the protection of the upper ones.
omissions Tighten Up.
The admission to the floor yester-
day of hundreds of persons having no
delegate badges and no other business
'in the convention except to make
noise for Smith had .sa caused sanaog1i great eat
manasers. man W Today somebody made a
gesture at least Of Tightening up on
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