Evening star., 1924-07-03
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veloped that the Arkansas deleSa ton
was not ready to join some one else.
Mississippi, Missouri and Okla
homa had been held in the McAdoo
column by slender margins under the
unit rule.
Today's session was called to start
at 10 o'clock and Chairman Walsh
had announced balloting would begin
promptly at that hour 1t did not.
however, and the delegate spaces
sparsely settled when the hour came.
The floor leaders and convention
managers were looking tired and
tagged and so was everybody else
but the delegates who have not been
doing anything SO far but vote when
their names are called.
Convention Near Record.
At the outset of todays business
of the forty four ballot record at
San Francisco and within four of
the forty-siX-ballot record at Balti-
more, which. so far, holds the ribbon
tory, with the single exception of
the convention of 1860, which nomi-
mated Douglass by taking fifty-seven
ballots
1t was plain that a new record was
to be made today in Madison Square
Garden.
AS the clock moved to 1920 Chair
man Walsh of Montana began rap
ping for order and introduced the
Rev. John T.. Heindel of the English
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jer-
sey City, who offered the morning
prayer.
The clerk went back to the call of
the states for the forty-third time.
Twenty four votes for Oscar Under
wood rolled in from Alabama as
usual.
The first change came in Florida,
where the single vote which had been
e. "a "A
The Ralston people said they were
ready to start their drive today after
the second ballot IF things look
right" The first breaks for the In
diana senator were expected to come
from the middle west Missouri, Iowa
and Oklahoma, where Thomas Tag
gart had been making friends were
being counted on by the Ralston
people to contribute something
The Ralston people were claiming
they had hundred votes ready at
once.
Nebraska took one from Smith and
entered it up for Davis. The McAdoo
people said they were ready to give
turn than ever. was hurrying noise
lesSly over the floor. saying word
here and there. Members of the old
| Indiana-Illinois-New York coalition
| seemed TO be working in harmony
again.
| In New Hampshire McAdoo lost a
half vote. which Smith picked up.
North Carolina took half vote
| from Glass and gave it to McAdoo.
Results of Ballot.
The vote on that ballot. the first of
the day, showed the leaders standing
this way:
McAdoo. 1874; Smith. 319.1; Davis
! IL; Robinson, Al; Ralston, 81.
This showed a net loss of 19 for
McAdoo. carrying him below the 500
| mark.
1t was a gain of half vote for
Smith d gain of votes for Davis
and the gain of the whole state OF
| tOklahoma for Robinson.
The drop in the McAdoo total
| caused by the switch of Oklahoma to
| Robinson, threatened to have an ef-
| feet which might cost him some
more, as Mississippi was threatening &
| to turn back to John w. Davis if Nc
/ Adoo did not at once make some sub
| stantial gains.
| AS there was again no nomination
the roll call was resumed for the
forty-fourth ballot. That was the
| one on which Cox was nominated in
! San Francisco four years ago.
| Glass Releases "a.
Illinois still scattering her vote
| among the field, took vote from
Davis of Kansas and gave it to SEN
|
of New Jersey.
Senator Glass today released the
"a Virginia delegates from their
pledges to him. but the delegation de-
til they could agree where to go.
The forty-fourth ballot produced
| no nominee, as it did in San Francisco
four years ago. The leaders stood:
McAdoo, 4S3.4; Smith, 319.1: Da-
Wis. II; Robinson, 43: Ralston, 81.
| MaA Knit jc R2lSf0r
were unchanged. Robinson lost one
Tagsart Still Holds on.
In the forty-fifth ballot the Ilii-
previously for Edwards of New Jer-
sey and gave it back to Gov. Davis OF
Kansas. There was no other change
in the scattering of the remainder OF
a change Two votes were taken
from Underwood and given to John
w. Davis.
Taggart. still working about the
floor shaping up the Ralston forces
| said:
| Il want them all to have their run
Others said they were laying back to
see what the others were doing. The
most common expression among the
delegates was: I'VE don't know
| where to CO."
Senator owen of Oklahoma was
asked by a friend for "the low down. >
| "Dissolution is rapidly approach
| ing" said the senator.
On the forty-fifth ballot the lead
McAdoo, 1874; Smith, s1s.1: Davis
73; Robinson, A; Underwood, 3s
These figures showed a loss Of
for McAdoo; no change for Smith.
Robinson or Ralston. Underwood
lost 2.
Baltimore Record Falls.
The convention then went into thu
| forty-sixth ballot and tied the ballo
record with Baltimore, where Wood
row Wilson was nominated in 1872.
| At the rate the balloting had beer
going it seemed headed for the nifty
| seven ballot record of the convention
of 1860, which nominated Douglas.
On the forty-sixth in Maine Davis
lost a half vote and McAdoo gained
a half.
In Nebraska McAdoo gained one
and Ritchie lost one.
North Carolina passed, indicating
movement for a change.
McAdoo gained vote IN Norot
gained a half vote, taking them IRON
On the forty-s sixth ballot the lead
ers stood: McAdoo, 4S6.s; Smith
3191: Davis, "; Robinson, 44' ISdI
ston. 81; Underwood, 3Sk.
virginia Refuses Switch.
Having passed the Baltimore record
the convention went on to the forty
seventh ballot. 1t developed tha
Senator Glass, releasing his dele
gates, advised his friends on tn tht
Relocation to vote for McAdoo. Tit
antieMcAdoo men on the delegatior
in the majority contend that ths
delegation is instructed for Glass ant
he cannot release it. they Ih;s dec deennee
IN North Carolina, Davis of Wes
Virginia picked up half vote from