The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22

rated with a public statement naming David F. Houston, former secretary of the treasury, as an acceptable name in the, event of a deadlock; and first ar rivals among the Nebraska delegates brought word that Governor Charles W. Bryan not only would receive the mblimentary vote of his state but would be formally placed in nomination as a full fledged candidate.
 Thomas Taggart, Indiana leader, in- sists that his confidence in the nomina- ton of Senator Ralston continues un- abated.
 Meantime, conferences among those who control independent blocks of dele gates multiplied throughout today and tonight and became almost as numerous and bewildering as the myriad lights that twinkle up and down Broadway. But they appeared. to dazzle and Ob- scure rather than enlighten the situa- tion, and some of the best informed of the party chiefs confessed that for once their guess about any shift in the politi- cal wind was no better than any others.
 Many of the best party prognOstica- tors believe it will take half a dozen ballots, at least, to show the conven- tion candidates just where they stand Predictions of long deadlock are mingled freely with the confident con- tentions of the McAdoo and Smith peo- pie that nomination will come early in the balloting.
 Have Easy Time
 In the midst of all this hustle and confusion, heightened hourly by the arrival of new delegations, Chairman Hull and his colleagues among the. of ficials of the convention are having about, the easiest time of all. When the committee met today to hear coR- tests, approve the arrangements of it's sub-committees for the convention, and wind up it's pre-convention labors, it found hardly enough to occupy it for quarter of an hour. There were no contests, the arrangements were given perfunctOry approval, and ad- journment was taken before some of the belated members had arrived in the committee room.
 No action was taken on the proposal to let Senator Pat Harrison, the con- temporary chairman, deliver his key note address on Tuesday evening so as to catch the ear of the greater aud fence over the radio. That question still is to be decided. As the program stands, the senator's speech will follow almost immediately the opening of the convention at noon Tuesday, but some of the party leaders still are advocat- ing an evening keynote. The decision may be put up to the convention itself.
 Neither has it been determined when nominating speeches for the presiden- tial candidates will begin. Some con vention officials want to go ahead with that at Wednesdays sessSOn, while the platform committee is at,work, but with the understanding that there shall be no balloting until the platform has been adopted. No decision is likely until after the session of Tuesday.
 Not Formally
 Some of the favorite sons will not be placed in nomination formally, but even at that, there will be enough nom- mating and seconding speeches to Occu- py many hours. The list of those who will speak is not complete, but these have been selected:
 For William c. McAdOo-Former Senator James D. Phelan of California for Alfred E. Smith, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic vice presi- dential candidate of 1920; for Senator Oscar W. Underwood, Forney John son, Birmingham, Alabama; for James NJ. Cox, Newton D. Baker, former sec retary of war for John W. Davis, Judge John M. Holt, Huntington, W. Va.; for Governor G. s. Silzer, John A. Matthews, Newark, N. J.; for Sem ator Joseph T. Robinson, former goVer- nor Charles E. Brough, of Arkansas for Governor Jonathan Davis, Repre- sentative Ayres, of Kansas; for Gov. Charles w. Bryan, Harry E. Fleharty, Omaha, and for former Senator Will lard Salisbury, Senator Charles B. Bayard, of Delaware.
 At his own request the name of Sen ator Samuel Ralston of Indiana, will not be formally placed before the con- ventiOn, and the supporters of Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, David Hous- ton and several others have not decid- ed whether to present their names in formal nominating speeches.
 The movement to bring forward Sen at0r Glass as a compromise candidate
 nrllAnDA sUFFERERs-