The Washington times., 1924-07-02
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Senator Ferris. Members Of the
delegation said that the Ferris
voting would not continue long,
ana they would then return 10 an.
ether alignment.
The West Virginia delegation Wa
neething with indignation today over
the attack on Davis made by w. y.
Bryan.
me west Virginia ana Florida
delegations are seated close together
and some Of the remarks made BY
the nOuntaineers were plainly au.
di1le TO the Commoner as he sat
grinaly On his seat n the Florida
delegation.
Finally he got Up ana went to the
speakers. platform.
The West Virginians were urging
Davis this morning 10 issue state.
unent IN reply to Bryan's attack,
but 4 had not appeared at noon.
oklahoma also came back into
The McAdoo fold under the stimulus
Of the Mississippi addition. Mis-.
souri, passed and polled her dele.
cation.
Stage McAdoO Parade.
This return Of the prodigal son
was seized upon by the McAdoo
ltt-Sl4~C ~ fIN<-80 Ct41QtAAOA EAEG109 EsEAO
demonstration about the han, n
which all the standards Of the Nc
Adoo States were carried an before.
During the melee William Jen.
ningS Bryan went over to the Mis-
wissippi delegation and c0ngratu.
lated ttg members on their pOltt-
lcal acumen."
Colonel Bryan presented Mrs. Nal
lie Sulmmervtllo, Mrs. b. r.. Saun.
ders and Mrs. G. Dunn, OF the Mis-.
gissippi delegation, with sunflowers
from the great wide open spaces
of the west az q token Of appre-
citation for their efforts In swinging
the delegation to McAdoo and away
from Davis.
The marchers finally massed their
standards In front Of the Missouri
delegation and demanded that Mis-
souri, come on In"
Missouri TO Stick.
Despite these plans and the fran.
tic work OF the McAdoo managers
IN the delegation, It appeared Mis-
souri, was going to stick to Davis
Tor the time being at least. The
first poll OF the Missouri deIeRa-
ton gave Davis twenty out OF the
thirty-six votes and under the unit
rule he therefore wouId set the
delegation.
While the demonstration was on
the anti.McAdoo States sat tight
and looked on with skeptical eyes.
Il Is McAdOo's last fight" said
DOp1e OF the anti-AGcAdo0 leaders.
He - making one last standard
u only delaying the proceedinRa.n
Senator Burton X. Wheeler yelled
from the platform, come on Mis-
scnFI, :" during the show. Walsh
stopped It after ten minutes and
resumed balloting.
Fight Before Speaker.
Ex-Governor 'Jim" Campbell,
head Of the. Ohio delegation and
David Rockwell. McAdoo's floor
manager, had wordy dispute ii
the Ohio delegation. Campbell ac-
cused Rockwell Of going around
and saying Ohio was splitting mn
which he declared was untrue.
Rockwell denied he had spread
any Ties" and q worthy argument
followed, which was finally stopped
oy several members Of the Ohio
delegation.
Another near fight occurred di.
rectly In front Of the Speaker
Platform where the Missouri dele
cation IL located. .sWiId Bill" I1y.
o1ls, McAdoo leader, came over and
tried to do q little missionary work
among the Missourians which was
keenly resented BY the anti-McAdoo
people in the delegation.
They finally pushed wild Bill''
around roughly and told him TO
set back where you belong"
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9ation having voted for McAioo on
the poll Chairman Walsh ordered
the entire 20 votes cast for McAdoo
under the unit rule.
The opinion was general today
that none of the trio of leaders
McAdoo, Smith or Davis-can be
nominated. In the case OF the
tirst pair, this opinion has been
general from the start OF this hec.
tic convention ten days ago. But
insofar as II affects Davis IL Is
something new. It Is based almost
entirely upon the opposition which
William Jennings Bryan is bring.
Ing to bear against the West Vir-
ginian.
''I7e il q Morgan lawyer" said
the commoner, proceeding to get
Into the fight with arms af1ying.
BY the same Bryanesoue token
Smith Is too wet" And ais for
McAdoo, powers other than Mr..
Bryan seem already to have de-
Cided that The won't do"
Rumors Of Releases.
There were rumors and reports
o. McAdoo releasing his delegates,
but these were Indignantly denied
BY his managers.
with their backs to the wall
they declared McAdoo was '.not
yet out Of it." and they were work.
ing like trojans to stem any fur.
ther recessi0ne.
McAdoo himself moved down
from his palatial quarters atop the
Vanderbilt Hotel to smaller hos
telry across the street from the
Garden and there took personal
charge OF the tactical struggle his
lieutenants waged in the conven.
tion hall.
The plans Of the anti-McAdoo
leaders, as understood called today
Tor continued beating down OF
the McAdoo total.
They have already hammered II
down from 479 on the fifteenth
ballot to- 415.6 on the thirtieth,
and they plan no stop until they
have Mr.. McAdoo below the one.
third mark, or 36e.
Once McAdoo Is that far down
the dizzy ladder, what blankets
khere ere on the Smith and Davis