Evening star., 1924-07-09
I0Ist Ballot Totals.

Tennessee on her breakup gave J.
w. Davis l5.
IOIst Ballot Totals.
On this ballot-the first of the day
the new order of candidates was:
John w Davis 316: Oscar w. Under
wood. 229.5; E. r Meredith, 1870
This was a gain of 1885 for Mr..
Davis; and a gain of lS7 for Under
wood.
1t was also a gain of 54.5 for
Meredith. But it was loss of 230
for Smith, and loss of 13S for Nc
Adoo.
Clarks sburg. w Va. the convention
adopted resolution of sympathy to
Senator Ralston on the occasion of
The illness of his son.
Davis Picks Up Texas.
On the 102d ballot Pennsylvania
transferred 2212 votes to Underwood,
and gave 2912 to Davis The others
scattered.
her 40 votes. Topped to John W.
Davis. The Davis supporters hailed
the occasion as the break which
would carry their own man to victory.
Texas, after sticking with McAdoo tor
a hundred ballots, went TO the Nc
Adoo choice-Meredith- turned to
Davis.
Leaders Gain Rapidly.
The Smith strength during this bal
lot was being split up and going
largely to UnderW ood.
On the 1921 ballot the leaders
stood John w. Davis, 415 4-6; I'm
Montana, 123.
This was a gain of SO 2-3 for Davis,
gain of 117.5 for Underwood,
gain of 25 for Walsh and loss OF
63 2-3 for Meredith.
On this ballot McAdoo had II votes
still sticking to him and Smith had
A. They came from the last-dltchers
in both camps.
on the 1881 ballot Georgia, state of
McAdoos birth which stood by him
fastly and then went to Meredith
when he released his delegates, went
to John W. Davis; Idaho, another
McAdoo sticker, also flopped into the
paws eolump: lliinois 1a+sr ran and up Kfn her
lucky, another McAdoo battalion,
gave Davis % y.
Then Michigan gave 291a to Davis,
reserving only a half vote for Sena-
tor Walsh of Montana. Then Ne
x
cut Underwood's vote to "A and di-
vided the remainder among the field.
Davis continued to pick up vote
here and there as the voting pro-
gressed through the 103d ballot and
when Pennsylvania had been counted
his total was close to 400. Enough
votes were scattered against him,
however, to prevent nomination on
that ballot unless votes of some dele
gates should be changed.
When Utah had been called the
Davis total was up to 493.
Vermont added to the Davis col
umn carried it over 500 mark
Twelve more came in from Virginia.
sWashing gton came into the Davis
camp with it's IA, but 1t was chal-
lenged and passed.
West Virginia's 16, however, car
ried it close to $50.
EQUALS McAdoO's Record.
With the vote of Wisconsin Davis
equaIed the highest vote McAdoo
ever had poiied in the convention.
Alaska carried Davis past $40, more
than a majority of the convention.
1t was the first time that any candi-
date attained a majority in the con-
vention. 1t was the goal for which
McAdoo had fought without effect
on a hundred ballots.
At the conclusion of the rolf call
the chairman would entertain mo-
tion to make the nomination unani-
nous.
The general talk about the con-
vention hall was that the vice presi-
dency would be offered to Senator
Walsh of Montana. the chairman OF
the convention.
Iowa changed to Davis. California
changed its vote to increase it's pro
portion for Davis, Illinois was ready
to change.
Scramble to Band Wagon.
New York and delegation leaders
all over the hall were on their feet
clamoring for recognition to change
to Davis, making his total 639. Then
New York gave him 60 more of her
ninety, making the Davis total 69s.
The hall was in an uproar, the
full momentum and everybody was
scrambling to get on. Changes in
votes piled in faster than the clerks
could record them
On the ninety-ninth ballot last
night McAdoo had 1896 votes and
Smith had 353. On the next roll
call. after his letter was read. McAdoo
dropped to 100. while Smith held
351.5. Davis. whose total had been
driven up from 6S at the-end of the
day session to 210 on the ninety-ninth
ballot, was in second place with
2O35. {.
Meredith, who had been receiving
a favorite son vote from Iowa from
the eighty-sixth ballot through the
ninety fifth and had then lost 1t back
to McAdoo during the evening drive.
returned on the ninety ninth with
81 and advanced on the one
hundredth to 75.5. Chairman Walsh's
total jumped from 4 to 52.5. Sena-
tor Robinson of Arkansas also
gained, from 25 to 46. Senator Under
wood of Alabama, who started the
day with 80 on the eighty-eighth
ballot, ended with 41.5. Senator
Glass of Virginia, given a tryout the
day before, dropped from s6.5 to 35.
Senator owen of Oklahoma again got
his states, 20 votes. Gov. Ritchie Of
starting with 2a.5 wound