Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-17
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Democrats Pick Davis and
BryanLaFoll Runs
as Independent.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD


THE Democratic national convention
4 Wednesday afternoon nominated
for President John W. Davis of West
Virginia and New York city. At 2:30
Thursday morning it nominated for
vice president Gov. Charles w. Bryan
of Nebraska, brother of William Jen-
nings Bryan.
The one hundredth ballot at four
O'clock Wednesday morning, following
the withdrawal of McAdoo and Smith,
saw the beginning of the end of
the deadlock. The next ballot, first of
Wednesdays day session, scattered the
opposing forces. On the one hundred
and second the Davis band wagon got
started and on the one hundred and
third It was a stampede to climb
aboard During the stampede Taggart
of Indiana moved the nomination OF
Davis by reclamation. The convention
answered with roar of approval.
Chairman Walsh pronounced the nomi-
nee unanimously chosen.
The convention thereupon tried then
and there to nominate Walsh for vice
president. But he would not have it
so and gaveled through an adjourn
ment to $50 p. m. During the recess
he sent In letter heading off the
threatened nomination. E. T. Meredith
of Iowa, former secretary of agricul-
ture, also asked to be eliminated from
consideration.
Twelve candidates for vice president
were named at the night session in
Guiding Mrs. Leroy Springs, national
committeewoman from South Caro-
lima: Governor Bryan, Alvin Owsley of
Texas, former national commander Of
the American Legion; Gen. John G.
Greenway of Arizona, distinguished
soldier and mining engineer; Maj.
George L. Berry Of Tennessee, presi-
dent of the International Pressmen
and Assistants Union of North Amer
ica, and Bennett Clark of Missouri son
OF Champ Clark But Nominee Davis,
who had Immediately taken charge of
affairs, picked Bryan as strategic
move to bring his brother into camp.
The first ballot was marked by almost
innumerable changes of vote and by
Withdrawals, but its result gave Bryan
the nomination by this vote: Bryan,
739; Berry, 209; Mrs. Springs, 10;
Clark, 81; the rest scattering.
During Wednesdays night session
Nominee Davis appeared on the plat
form and won the crowd with his dis
tinguished personality and his eloquent
call to battle Gov. Al Smith also APP
peared, said he was grateful, not dis
appointed, told how he would work for
the ticket and received tremendous
tribute from the adoring assemblage.
Thus ended the record-breaking
Democratic national convention of
1924 on the fourteenth working day.
MI ONDAY mornings first ballot, the
AVA 18th, gave McAdoo 511, Smith
1888 and ]. w. Davie 70 as compared
with his high-water of 40 on the
23rd ballot, July /. During Monday
the nti-McAdoo forces whitfield down
his vote until on the seth Smith passed
him, the vote standing, McAdoo, 1853;
Smith, $780, The six ballots of Tues
days day session brought McAdoo
down to 314 and Smith down to 355
and jumped Ralston up to 1876 from 9S.
Adjournment was then taken after the
93rd ballot.
Smith sought out McAdoo at p. m.
After a 4O-minute talk Smith asked
McAdoo, "Will you get out if / do?'
McAdoo answered mo"
Tuesdays night session opened with
announcement by Taggart of Ralston's
unqualified withdrawal. Next, Frank
lin Roosevelt informed the convention
that he had been authorized by Smith
to withdraw his name if ,McAdoo
would do the same, otherwise the
Smith forces would stick. The imme
date result was shown by the Oath
ballot which jumped McAdoo's vote 81
points to a total of 800, Smith holding
his own at 364, and Davis advancing
3 points to 49, On the 95th ballot Da-
Wis Jumped to 139 and on the Goth to
21O. Then, at 2 a. m. Wednesday, Nc