The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-01

Of course campaign managers expressed great satisfaction with the voting.
 Missouri, which had been challenged then came up for the poll.
 The poll of the Missouri delegation resulted in some votes of present" from delegates who had some reason for not wanting to get on the record at that time.
 The announcement of the poll showed 25 for McAdoo, 3 for Davis and s present and not voting. Chairman Walsh gave Mir. Shannon five minutes to state why the vote should not go to McAdoo under the unit rule.
 Protest Is Registered
 I've choose this method of protesting against the unit rule," he said, because it is not an expression. of the people of our state. MT. McAdoo and Mir. Reed were both defeated in our state. In this case the verdict is the perverted expres- sion of the people who sent money into the, state of Missouri for William G. McAdoo. They say they have q gen. tlemen's agreement A gentlemen's agreement never sells state to dem ocratic convention. man ruled that delegation instructed by the state convention to observe the unit rule must cast the vote according to the majority of the delegation.
 eve decline to be bound by some gentlemen's agreement which has money back of it. We decline to be delivered even if we were sold"
 Shannon Is BO0od
 The Missouri delegation hurled boos at Mir. Shannon as he concluded. Frank H. Farris of Rolla, Mo, spoke for the McAdoo side of the argument. The question Farris told the convention was one wholly for the state of Missouri and had no place in a national conven- tion. .....
 We are committed to vote as unit under our instructions passed without a dissenting vote in our state convention" said Farris. "A t.'..N
 He read the resolution of the state convention providing for it.
 The question, it developed, revolved about delegates who had merely, voted present and thus prevented majority vote from being taken.
 Tt is the duty of the chairman" said Senator Walsh, ito decide the question on the instructions to the delegates without. regard TOT e4IraneOus uldLteIS which have come in" t
 Chairman Walsh indicated he did not consider that the challenge could be sus- tained. Finally he ruled that the vote be recorded as a unit for McAdOO.
 After the announcement of the of ficial ballot, w. J. Bryan got unanim- ous consent to present resolution in memory of the late President Harding. He moved its adoption and it was done with a rising vote. Then the roll call went into the second ballot.
 First Change Comes -,.'
 The result was announced once more there was no nomination and the clerk went back to calling the roll again The first change came when McAdoo gained F vote in Arizona and the Colorado delegation deserted Governor Sweet mad split its vote this way:
 McAdoo, six John W. Davis, three i; one and half for Governor Smith and one and a half for Underwood. The first native son was thereby eliminated Delaware, however, stuck with Sena- tor SAulsbury ....
 While the b3 Hot was on, the Missouri row had brouA ht a physical encounter outside of thd hall.
 Joseph Shapnons remarks about money being paSsed to swing the Mis- souri delegation for McAdoo so angered Charles Hay of St. Louis, who de-