Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
THE TICKET
For President
JOHN w. DAVIS
of West Virginia
For Vice President
CHARLES W. BRYAN
of Nebraska
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD

BY EDWARD w. PICKARD
Convention Hall, New York.
After a convention battle unprece
dented in its stubbornnes= and it
length, the Democratic party pre-
sents to the voters of the Unite,
States the ticket that heads this col
umn.
The nomination Of Mr.. Davis was
accomplished on the 1O3rd ballot
when the convention had been in ses
sion 16 days, all bu+ five of which had
been spent in trying to select a man
to head the ticket.
Day after day, night after night
the deadlock continued unbroken
with McAdoo leading and Smith a
persistent second. They and their
managers were determined, not to say
obstinate, and repeated efforts to per-
suade them to quit and thus to bring
about the nomination of a compromise
candidate were frustrated. The re-
igiOus issue, which was forced upon
the convention in a fight over the
anti-Klan plank in the platform
played its part, and a big part, in
keeping the delegates from getting
together. Indeed, it must be admitted
that the struggle between the Klan
element and the Catholic contingent
dominated the proceedings of the con-
ventiOn. Everyone deplored the in
PRODUCTION of such an issue into
American national politics but no one
could deny that it had been intro
duced.
When the Fourth Came
Independence Day came and found
the delegates still in session, weary
eyed, almost apathetic, but immov-
able. Not all immovable, to be sure,
for by that time many were running
short of both money and patience and
several hundred delegates and alter
mates left for home on July 8. Some |
of these deserters were recalled by
telegraph and steps were taken to
finance those who were "going broke"
The Fourth of July session opened
with "The Star Spangled Banner"
and every candidates banner contin-
ued to wave. Augustus Thomas read
the Declaration of Independence, and
almost every delegate seemed confirm
ed in the opinion that his life and
liberty depended on his voting as he
had voted and that therein lay his
pursuit of happiness. Through bal
ot after ballot the count displayed
he same deadly monotony. Then
FOm Taggert created diversion by
'eading telegram from Senator Raj
ton withdrawing from the race-at
east for the time being. Indiana
hereupOn gave McAdoo 20 of her
'Otes and Smith 10. During the 65th
'allot came a telegram from James
4. Cox turning loose the Ohio delega-
ion. So the Buckeyes gave their 48
-otes to Newton D. Baker, which
idn't seem to help matters, since
carcely anyone else took the hint.
Friday evening the Smith forces
rought forward two propositions,
ne that the candidates be invited to
ddress the convention in executive :
essiOn, the other that Smith, as Gov Il
rnOr of New York, be asked to come Il
l and talk half an hour Both were v
efeated by the McAdooites, a two u
lirds vote being required. The same 5
lte met various attempts, on Friday 3
nd Saturday, to cut off the low can u
date on each successive ballot. One d
elegate moved that the convention q
ljourn to meet in Kansas City on y
lily 21, but received little support. II
Ohio dropped Baker Saturday and
nith's vote crawled slowly toward
e 400 mark, while McAdoo's totals re
owly declined After the SEVENTEEN te
Hot almost the only persons who ii
id attention to the roll call were OF
e women in the California and cl
,xas delegations who mechanically pc
lved colored bandannas every time III
vote for McAdOo was recorded. IN
Late Saturday afternoon, when de- m
air and disgust had seized upon all, IT
at master politician, Tom Taggert, r,
.pped to the rOstrum and presented m
: first plan that seemed to offer ne
chance to settle the conventions w,
,uble. This was that the chair HI,
n of the national committee and of II
, convention be authorized to call as
, representatives of the candidates tic
o a conference for the purpose Of nm
living at a compromise agreement. an
tn a glad shout the delegates ap- -
wed of this scheme, and the con- or
ltion was adjourned until II o'clock les
nday morning. VIII
The candidates of the Democratic thu
'ty stand upon platform which de
firms the party's adherence and Wis
-otion to the cardinal princi- raj
of freedom of religion, free on,
n Of speech and freedom of the VIZ
SIS, but does not denounce the Ku rie
* Klan by name; which declares for
ideals Of world peace, the League me
Nations and the world court con- owe
ute the supreme effort Of the Mo
and religious convic- ant
of our time to organize the world an(
peace, but which aims to lift the ons
que question out Of politics by STR
posing a referendum on the ques- sea
Of American membership. Save MOI
9 two. all the disputes oTc- leaks INV