Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-07-02
loo gained Is. Smith lost and

Adoo gained IS. Smith lost and
Davis gained half.
The managers Of all the leading
contenders continued to express con-
night. and kept on working into the
early hours.
What happened at their little con-
ferences remained to be seen in to-
days events.
| only one to show a declining ten
dency through the fifteen ballots
yesterday, while Davis displayed the
greatest accretion of strength. The
ed victory today. and David L. Rock
| well, manager of the Californian s
campaign. insisted. "Our lines are
| holding and we have assurance from
| our delegations that they will stick
to the finish"
MeAdOo Loses Votes.
McAdoo. who received 431 votes on
| the fifteenth. dropped below his
| starting point last night on the
| twenty sixth, when his count de-
| clined to 415k, and ended the night
| with the same total.
Smith. meanwhile. maintained his
advance, netting Is votes on the
| day. which was SO more than he had
in the beginning. and George E.
Brennan of Illinois. one of his lead
| ing supporters, while making a
| round of calls" after midnight, pre-
| dicted he would reach 400 during the
| early balloting today.
The Davis gain represented an
| other 100 per cent climb. Starting
| ended with 1861. as compared with
| the preceding days progress from
| 81 to 81.
The Ralston talk gained much mo-
| mentum when the Davis drift set
| William Jennings Bryan to working
| in active opposition to the West Nir-
ginian. Friends of the Indiana SEN
ator, who wound up with 33 votes-a
gain of two for the day and three
altogether were confident that
Bryan's second choice inclination lay
| in their direction, despite his con-
| tinued adherence to the McAdoo
| camp. The Davis boosters, however.
| admitted no chagrin over the Bryan
fight against their man.
Three Shaken Out.
Only three favorite sons were shak-
en- completely out of the balloting
Oklahoma-was added to the list
| Gov. Brown of New Hampshire and
Senator Harrison of Mississippi were
dropped by their respective delega-
tions on the sixteenth ballot, and
Gov. Bryan let go Of the Nebraska
vote on the twenty-firse. All of the
Kansas votes, meanwhile, turned to
McAdoo, but Gov. Jonathan M. Davis
of that state continued to receive
several undecided votes from Illinois
and Pennsylvania delegates.
In the surviving favorite son group
John w. Davis having emerged into
| the leader classif1cation-Senat I'm
derwood was the only one receiving
| widely scattered support at the end
of thirty ballots. Starting with Al "
oIv
| ended with 39h, the same number
he received on the fifteenth, and three
| less than he got on the hrst.
The McAdoo losses yesterday came
| souri, and Oklahoma units. and his
| workers, although plainly concerned.
said they were sure these blocks,
| which went respectively to Davis anS
Owen, would return to their column
upon failing to find another candi-
date capable of commanding the ne
cessary two thirds majority.
McAdoo Holds One-Third.
Despite rumblings of dissent in vari-
late balloting found him holding firm
to more than a third of the total of
votes, with the Smith forces yet to
reach that veto point.
Second choice gossip increased stead
| lily as the balloung proceeded, but
neither of the contending camps
joined in, leaders of both campaigns
insisting no reason existed for them
support to dark horses. Davis and
Gov. Richie of Maryland were dis
cussed as the logical heirs Of the
Smith strength If he should release
| his delegates, and the Ralston spon-
| sors claimed most of the second
| choice sentiment among the delegates
| favoring McAdoo, and there was evil
dence Of Underwood strength yet to
develop. This situation, in the opin-
ion of some, indicated the possibility
of a new deadlock in event of re-
| tirement by the two leaders.
Smith workers, like those OF NC
| Adoo, kept busy yesterday on the
convention moor; but gathered d,. votes ,ss
New Workers. manager, however, said
everything Is proceeding according
to Hoyle," and his colleagues in
sisted they had much strength In re-
+, serve. :.
TngEart More Active.
ston campaign, displayed more activ-
ity than ever yesterday, but continued
his waiting strategy as far as calling
for votes was concerned, despite
promises Of several blocks he said he
had received. He was, he insisted,
go along easily" Insiders in the Raj
ston camp added that Bryan was in
harmony with them and was not
likely to upset their plans BY thrust
ing Ralston into the open an q counter
to the Davis movement
| Davis during the second day Of bal
loting had picked up. In addition to
q number Of stray votes, several solid
delegations, and this was what had
put Bryan actively into action in an
effort to stop the drift. The common
er, in private and public statements.
argued that the West Virginian's
present employment" placed . fatal
hadicap' upon him for election and
that he would not carry q single
state west Of Pennsylvania" "As no
Democrat is likely to carry any east
ern state against Coolidge" he add
ed, "this would leave only the south.
which has not enough votes to elect q
President