Evening star., 1924-06-25
Draft Platform Pushed Ahead With Appeals to COnUen0n TE

of their demonstration said
they were going to outdo it when
AS Mr.. Phelan drew toward the close
OF his speech the managers of the Nc
Adoo demonstration gave their last
orders and signals and rounded up
their people. The whole front of the
hall was banked solid with McAdoo
men and women waiting for the word
to cut loose. Throughout the delegate
spaces were McAdoo lieutenants, each
in charge Of group.
Demonstration IL Largest.
At the signal which came with the
concluding words of Mr.. Phelan's
speech the McAdoo demonstrators cut
loose. -Four woman trumpeters in.
white arose and started things off
with volley of. shrill notes. Then
two men in cowboys costume came
bearing on their shoulders Miss Jose
phine Noeman of San Francisco.
dressed in a costume of red. white
and blue. Behind her danced Miss
Marjorie ODay of Los Angeles,
garbed in dress Of gold Two men
in the California delegation unrolled
banner twenty feet long. The
demonstration was noisy and pro
many of the demonstrators We're not
delegates. as it was that many dele
gates were remaining in their seats
and taking no part in the show.
A lot more delegates who took no
part in the parade stood in their
places and waved flags inscribed for
McAdoo. The band whooped it UP
with fast gallop, which was all but
drowned in the chant of the march
ers, the blasting Of tin horns and
other noisemaking devices.
Strategy Bewildering.
Campaign headquarters for the nu-
n RI n OF -, H.
tanned their varying-and, in the ag-
gregate, bewildering courses of
strategy. The McAdoo and Smith
camps drove vigorously ahead in their
efforts to capture delegates. while
most of the others, including the I'm
derwood supporters, appeared to be
pursuing to a greater or less degree
policies of watching and waiting
The old-time convention spirit that
found it's way even into the opening
session had new fuel on which to feed
today in the reports on last nights
committee decisions. although the
much taiked-of prospect for a fight to
substitute majority for the two
thirds nominating rule appeared to
have vanished with the rules COM
mittee'S overwhelming vote to main
tain the tradition.
The rules committee, however, in
adopting its report did not touch on
the question of unit voting, and some
the convention itself on the issue
whether a majority of a state delega-
tion may be permitted to bind the
whole to support single candidate
when not so instructed by state con-
ventions or primaries.
To Take Fight to Floor.
Also, out of the credentials COM
mittee hearing-marke by only two
contests-came the announcement by
Mrs. Angie v Kingsley. chairman of
the Democratic central committee of
Hennepin (Minneapolis) County.
Mimi, that her contest against eleve n
of that states twenty-three dele
gates would be carried to the floor.
Mrs. Kingsley's contest was dis
missed with only two negative votes
on the ground that she had not pre-
sented prima facie case within the
scope of the committee. She announc-
ed, after consultation with her coun-
sci, C. c. Daniels of New J ork, broth
er of the former Naval Secretary. that
her demands would be placed before
the convention in a minority report
by Daniel c. Roper. former collector
of internal revenue and District of
Columbia member Of the committee.
Judge Burke Gets Seat.
In the other contest. which came
from Oregon. McAdoo supporters on
the committee were credited with
winning the decision by which Judge
Thomas c. Burke. was seated to fill
the vacancy in the delegation caused
by the Illness of Frank S. Myers of
Portland. over the claims advanced in
behalf of Miss Claire Pierce, daughter
of Gov. Pierce. This decision, made |
by a 20-to-l4 vote, also involved re- |
organization of the state delegation. |
The rules mnittee recorme ndations |
for committee procedure gave prece- |
dence over the platform committees
report to nominating speeches for
presidential candidates. with voting
to follow adoption of the declaration
of principles.
Today's convention session was
called for IL am. eastern daylight
saving time. with consideration of
the reports of the crede entials and
following the invocation by Bishop
Thomas F. Gailor of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, and preceding the
address of Senator Walsh.
Organization Delayed.
The organization committee was
unable to get together last night due
to confusion over the meeting place
One section however. under chair
manship of Thomas n. Ball of Dallas,
Tex. went ahead with adoption of
recommendations that Senator Walsh
convention and other temporary Off
GERS retained. while the other. gath
ering in a nearby room under the
Craftsmanship of Senator Copeland of
New York, decided to adjourn until
this morning. Neither had a quorum
by count of members. but the Ball
meeting had the larger number
The woman delegates scored in the
organization of the credentials COM
mittee, and women also were in large
number among those who appeared
before the platform committee at last
nights hearing. Mrs. Leroy Springs
of Lancaster, S. c., was elected chair
man of the credentials committee and
Miss Darden Moose, assistant attor-
ney general of Arkansas, was given
the secretaryship.