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ever, was represented as being no
longer seeking to cooperate with the
Indiana leader.
The estrangement, it was stated,
occurred when Brennan figured on
Taggart for ten votes from the In
diana delegation on the platform
naming the Khan, and Taggart re-
ported only five votes for it. Bren-
nan asked FIVE more, and when they
were not forthcoming he personally
appealed over Taggart's head to the
Indiana delegation. This was also
fruitless.
The Indiana aid was particularly
needed since Brennan himself was
in the precarious position of having
ten less delegates actually present
and voting than he was casting bal
lots fer or the subject. If any one
had as led a poll of the Illinois dele
cation, the final result would have
shown the plank naming the Khan
defeated by fourteen and fraction
votes instead of four and a fraction
as finally officially tabulated
Neither Brennan nor Taggart
would make any comment on the
situation between them. Taggart
maintained. however. that things
look continually better for Ralston, -
McAdoo closed his campaign last
night with a rousing speech in which
he charged "bootleggers. big bust
ness and the corrupt press" were
opposing him He predicted victory.
Chairman Walsh was on hand at
$50 the hour for calling the con.
vention TO order, but few of the
delegates were in their chairs.
McAdoo Listens In
McAdoo arranged to keep in touch
with developments in the balloting
by radio. He has a large set in
stalled in his suite A private tele-
phone has been rugged up from the
hall to the hotel so that he may com.
municate with David L. Rockwell,
manager Of his campaign.
Before the convention was called
to order. there was a conference on
the platform among Chair an
Walsh, Tom Taggart, Key Pittman.
j. Bruce Kremer and other parlia-
mentarians regarding procedure.
Newton D. Baker was an early ar
rival and continued receiving hand
clasps and congratulations on his
Saturday appeal for the League of
Nations.
James Quigley. mayor Of Chelsea,
Mass, who did everything but com
pletely block the convention early
Sunday morning. was comforting
with numerous delegates. Quigley
said he intended either to make a
point of order with regard to adop
ton Of the convention platform or
move it's reconsideration.
When the convention was called "
order shortly before 1890 many Of
the delegates We're absent and he
smallest crowd OF the convention
occupied the spectators CALLERS.
| Chairman Walsh called on the Rev.
Gustavs Arnold Christensen. Holy
Rood Protestant Episcopal Church
New York City. for the invocation.
Chairman Walsh announced the
first order of business was to call
the roll OF States. Immediately
Quigley was on his chair asking
| recognition.
"I rise" Quigley shouted, ito a
point of information. I want to
know whether the chair viii permit
a delegate who cast his vote one
way last Saturday to now change
it?"
Walsh said he knew no way how
the question could be inquired into.
With Quigley standing and shout.
ing to be heard further, Franklin
D. Roosevelt rose and called for the
regular order of business.
Walsh announced that hereafter
votes cannot be challenged. The
roll was called.
BallOting Starts
Balloting began at 10.41. Ala.