Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-08

sense of the convention that the del
egates vote on the next ballot only
for the two leading candidates. John
J. Fitzgerald, of Brooklyn, objected
and on a viva voce vote the noes
had it Overwhelmingly Once more
the majority of the convention eX-
pressed itself in or of a prolonged
fight.
Missouris Sc votes went to Sen.
ator Glass on the S0th ballot, desert
ing the McAdoo column where it
had been voting under the unit rule
Aside from this. the only feature
of the voting was a redistribution
IN Nebraska which cost McAdoo
three and a return of the Virginia
delegation to tic Glass fold in full
force. Ten of Virginia's "a had been
going to McAdoo.
In the Massachusetts delegation
on the S0th ballot the result was an
nounced by Governor Smiths son.
Alfred E. Smith, Jr He got round
of applause.
Wyoming followed he lead Of Mis-
souri, and Virginia and gave three
of her votes to Glass. The ballet had
raised Glass to where he was press
ing for third place.
Between the eightieth and eighty
first ballots a motion to adjo@.Il M
til 1880 p. m. was voted down and
the clerk went on with the next
call.
Vote Announce GrGGgy
The state of mind and the state of
near exhaustion which affects al.
most everybody in the convention
was illustrated during the eighty
first ballot when the announcer in
the Michigan delegation announced
80 votes-tWo more than the state
has.
You have cast too many votes. =
said the clerk.
"Then take two away from Sena-
tor Ferris replied the delegate.
Il am so groggy L can't count EN-"
On the eignty-second ballot Mis-
sissippi with her 20 votes changed
from McAdoo to Ralston,
Two PROPOSALS Made
IIS course uiNslldlIC1 uIleI - QdS
and Two nights Of deliberate by
pLrty leaders and representatives Ct
16 candidates, the deadlocked con-
resume it's efforts to select a presi-
Dental nominee
WITH the delasr1tes who have been
supporting Govern u Alfred e..
Smith, and all other candidates OK
cept William G.. McAdoo, uncondi-
tiOnally released, permanent Chair
man Walsh, who with Chairman
Hull, of the Democratic national
committee, was instructed Saturday
to confer with the candidates rep
rcsentatives' for the purpose of
reaching an understanding to break
the deadlock" had two proposals to
report without recommendation.
One, unanimously Endorsed Icy or
on behalf of all the candidates eX-
cept McAdoO, calls for action by the
convention itself to compel uncOn-
ditiOnaI release of the McAdoo dele
gates. The other, a counter pro
posal advanced by Mr.. McAdoo, pro
vides in conjunction with the re
lease of the delegates, for abroga-
ton of the united voting and two
thirds nominating rules, progressive
elimination from each successive
ballot of the candidate receiving the
lowest voteA and full strength voting
by state delegations regardless of
how many members may be absent.
At a session of the conference
which ended early today subject &c
call, the McAdoo> proposal received
no support from any other quarter
McAdOo's Followers Firm
1t was not made clear whether a
simple majority or a tWo-thirds vote
would be necessary for the conven-
ton to act on either proposal, or
whether it could merely express
desire one way or another.
The lineup behind the two pro-
posaIs in the conference proved to
be representative of the solidified di-
vergence which appeared in the con-
Guiding ballots of Saturdays session,
which put Smith up tot368 votes on
the seventy-siXth and left him at the
finish on the seVentyseventh with
367, exactly the number required to
block a nomination under the two
thirds rule. After the conference,
camp said they had no intention of
trying to prevent a vote by the con-
Vention on the proposal of the 9TH
ers for action releasing all delegates
from pledges and obligations to can
didates.
While his counter proposal was
being considered by the conference
Mr.. McAdoo, in an address before a
rally of delegates who had support
ed him throughout the six days of
balloting. declared che would feel
like the most contemplate traitor
alive" if he deserted" them at this
time and must stay and fight to the
finish so as not to betray a trust"
He was in the race, he said, to car
ry out the mandate of the people, -
expressed in the primaries and state
conventions, and he reiterated again
and again that he did not intend to
withdraw.
A resolution pledging the dele
gates anew to the support of the
Californian was adopted after his
address, which had been preceded by
about an hour of discussion during
which almost every mention Of his
name, was wildly cheered and plans
were advanced to organize his wom-
en- supporters more closely to work
for his nomination. The rally was
arranged, it was emphasized, at no
suggestion from the McA&oo cam.
paign headquarters, but by leaders
in various state delegations.
The question of selecting a com.
promise candidate was kept in the
obscure background of possible ways
out of the difficulty during all of
the weekend conferences, and after
the adjournment early today, Chair
man Hull asserted that such a plan
would be taken up only as a final
extreme measure even if the conven-
ton should give specific authority
for its consideration. None of those
taking party, he said, considered
it our function to discuss any COM