The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
DAVIS, OF WEST VIRGINIA, IS
NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT
AFTER MUCH WRANGLING.
lOsRD BALLOT BREAKS JAM
Delegations Crowd Fast to Get on
Band Wagon, and Nomination Is
Made Unanimous. Candidate Makes
Short Speech to Convention.

Band Wagon, and Nomination i
Made Unanimous. Candidate Make.
Short Speech to Convention.
| NEW YORK.-John w. Davis, O
West Virginia, was nominated fol
president by the democratic nationa
convention on the l03d ballot.
The opposition OF w, ]. Bryan anC
the attempt of w. G. McAdoo to de-
liver his strength to Meredith, O.
Iowa, failed to stop him.
The last three ballots before the
convention stamped to Davis were
One Hundredth Ballot McAdoc
100; Smith 351H; ]. w. Davis 2O31z
Underwood IS; Robinson 40; Ritchic
III; Walsh 411z; Meredith 751z
Houston 9; Glass 5215; Salisbury 6
Owen 20; Daniels "a; Baker 4; Ger
ard 10; Berry /; Bryan 3
| One Hundred First Ballot: McAdoe
481z; Smith 121; J. w. Davis $40.
Underwood 229h; Glass 50; Richie
| Il; Robinson 221l; Owen %; Walsh
%; Meredith 100; Houston 9; Muir
phree 4; Cummings 9; Berry /; Hull
II; Gerard 10; Daniels l; Baker l.
| One Hundred Second Ballot.-Mc-
Adoo 21 Smith A; ]. w. Davis
AIS %; Underwood 207; Glass o.
Richie Il; Robinson q; 7. J. Walsh
1913; Meredith 661s; Berry ~; Allen
II; Hull l. Daniels 2; Thompson
Gerard 7; Bryan /.
Extended Deadlock Ends.
Davis nomination was accomplish
ed after the most extended deadlock
that ever existed i'll any major politi-
cal party.
1t came only four ballots after the
withdrawal OF the deadlocking pair
McAdoo and Smith. The West Vir-
gilman was really challenged seriously
| by but one candidate following the
McAdoo-Smith retirement = Senator
Oscar w. Underwood, of Alabama.
They had a short brush for a few
ballots, but the great secondary
strength that the West Virginian ha;
always had in the convention came
to the surface rapidly when called fol
and Underwood was distanced.
The band wagon for Davis starteC
with the one hundred and third ballot
| AS the roll call proceeded down tn,
line Of states and the Davis strength
began to become more and more APP
parent state after state fell into line
until at the end he had a majority
the first time in 1903 ballots that any
one had crossed the majority line.
From that point the convention be
came procession of state chairmer
seeking to change votes that had beer
cast against the West Nirginian.
George f. Brennan, the Illinoi,
lboss. sat with a pencil and paper a.
the roll call proceeded.
Brennan Watched Poll
He had thrown the old Smith fol
| lowing to Underwood for three bal
lots-in return for the aid and supper
Underwood had given the anti-Klat
| faction in the convention.
Brennan and his allies had voteC
for Underwood on these ballots Will,
the old McAdoo forces, following tn,
natural line OF division produced BY
bitterness, went ahead and piled III
more than two weeks OF hatred ant
| a huge total for Davis.
Brennan only smiled. He had beer
favorable to Davis all the time.
And lust as soon as the majority
point was reached Brennan gave thu
signal himself. He rose and beloved
over the heads of a dozen state chair
men who were seeking to change thei
votes:
illinois wants to change her vote.
He got the recognition he demand
ed at last and cast Illinois So vote!
for Davis.
New York in Line.
Then Franklin D. Roosevelt, tn,
smiling manager of Governor Smith
raised himself on his crippled leg!
and changed New York's vote so a:
to give 90 for Davis.
While this was going on the chair
man of the Iowa delegation was yell
ing for recognition. He finally got i
and withdrew the name of Meredith
ahead OF some of the changes-anc
quite in sufficient time to hop aboard
the band wagon.
Tom Taggart, OF Indiana, ther
moved that the nomination Of Davis
be made by reclamation.
Then amid veritable inferno Of
noise. wells and applause Chairman
Walsh put the question. 1t was an
swered by a thunderous AYE" thai
made the bunting around the old
Garden CULVER with the gust.
Davis Appears Before Convention.
Mr. Davis. who was in New York
was brought to the convention hall
| bv a committee and made a short
speech in which he expressed appre-
cation OF the honor that had come to
him.
"But grateful as l am OF this great
honor | think even more OF the duties
YOU have given me to perform. But
! / take comfort when | look at the
banners displayed throughout this hall
and reflect that they are not the stand
ards OF a phantom army, but that they
represent an army OF millions of dem
ocrats ready as they always have been
to battle for liberty and righteous
ness.
After addressing the convention Mr..
Davis had a conference with a num-
- ~ faaders Those who participate