Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-30
Smith Has PSI on Fifth BaI
lot and McAdoo A3 Being
the Only Changes
BOTH ARE CONFIDENT
How Far These Figures Show
Maximum Strength Is
Yet to Be Seen

| MADISON SQUARE GAH
DEN, NEW york; June
lThe fifth ballot brought N
cision in the Democratic naft
al convention, in fact it broughs
no changes indicative of any re-
suit.
Smith and McAdoo forces
were holding fast and raakinx
slow gains, picking up scattered
votes here and there and the
field of favorite son cand dates
was still jogging along behind
waiting for somebody to be.
eliminated.
The balloting was probaIy lsttl4
slow in shaking down the situation
than some of the leaders expected
Many of them had thought five ball
| lots would bring some Indication OF
which way things were going to
| break.
| On the fifth ballot the two leaders
stood unofficially; McAdoo, 443 10:
| Smith, 261. That showed McAdoo
had lost half vote and Smith had
gained a vote on the basis Of un-
official tabulation subject to correc-
tion on later official announcement.
The positions of the leaders on
the fourth ballot were McAdoo, 44S
/ M civ he. r..
had gained six votes and Smith had
gained four and a half
! Out of the field of native sons only
one was eliminated upeto the close
of the third ballot. He was Cover
nor Sweet of Colorado. His deleEa-
tion took the vote 1t had been cast-
ing for him and divided it principal
I ly between McAdoo and Smith. Aside
| from a little rumpus in Missouri, the
balloting was devoid OF ructions.
After challenges respecting the
unit rule two Missouri delegates had
a brush but the states So STAYED
solid for McAdoo under the unit rule,
despite charges from challengers
that the majority there did not ex-
press the will of the people OF the
state and that money had been
brought in for the McAdoo men.
Mr.. Rockwell, managing the fight
for McAdoo, said:
Everything is going all right" /"
He did not expect any breaks in
the line up on the next ballots and
| understood from conferences among
others that at least three more ball
lots would be taken before the con-
| vention recessed to eat.
1t seemed obvious that the mana
gers of the leading favorite son can
ldidates were sitting tight waiting for
1.-THE expected deadlock between
Smith and McAdoo to be unmfstak-
letably established. OF course all The
campaign managers expressed greaS
satisfaction with the voting ana
pointed out that it was going just as
predicted. 5.
William G. McAdoo was in ths
lead in numerical strength with Gov
ernor Alfred Z. Smith good second
and the large field of other candi-
dates trailing with varying totals.
some OF them almost negligible. Thz
prospect of a long and Determined
fight did not hurry the conrentio
in getting under way At e:3U II
hour set for convening. less than
score Of delegates were Ia IN,
places and the galleries were ain,
empty.
The weather had moderated
/ preciably and some Of the
among the delegates came<in Y
ing vests. The change scenes
have further moderating effec
the temper OF the convention. u
! had been heated past the exu1<
! point In the svelterine session
began Saturday afternoon ami
! into sunday morning,
/ Many OF the delegates fount
! arriving At the hall that the
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