The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-09
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assigned beneficiaries Of the McAdoc
estate. Iowans, including Meredith
himself. were active on the floor
in behalf Of the former Secretary
Of Agriculture.
Bryan ROenters Murphree. s
William Jennings Bryan's candi-
date, J. J. Murphree. of Florida, was
an added starter ins today's hea:.
Floridans announced they were GO
ing to give the doctor q vote, and
If he didn't show anything they
planned to split up among several
candidates on Bryan's white list .
It was 1895 when Senator Walsh,
the permanent chairman, raped
the delegates into their hard, hot
seats.
The invocation was pronounced by
the Reverend William Wilkinson, OF
Episcopal Trinity Church, ''the
Bishop of Wall Street"
Walsh ordered the roll call for
the 1O1st ballot Immediately.
Mrs. Alexander Thompson, an
Oregon delegate, interrupted the
roll call for some Information. She
wanted to know from Walls
whether the statement Of an indi.
: vidual candidate was superior to
the instructions of q State c0nven-
ton.
Walsh told her that was uues.
ton between her and her constitu.
0ntg.
John w. Davis. of West Virginia;
Senator Thomas j. Walr!s. Of Mon.
tana; Senator Joe T. Robinson OF
Arkansas; Senator Carter Glass OF
Virginia and Edwin T. MeRedith of
Iowa--these, in the order named,
were believed to have the best
chance Of gaining what Smith and
4 McAdoo kept each other from get.
ting.
Hard drives were in progress for
each man prior to the convention &
meeting at noon and the belief was
general that the ultimate choice will
be one of them.
Davis apparently has more nat.
ural strength than any of them
he led them by a wide margin on
the only ballot taken this morning
following the retirement of Nc.
.
Nnent Of Ralston of Indiana.
Walsh Gaining Fast.
But there are many who believe
that the nomination Of Senator
. Walsh, Catholic, ana the man who
epitomized one of the grea: issues
which the Democrats win go to
the country on in this campaign
win do much to heal the wounds
Of religious discord causcd by the
vicious fight between kAaE and anti
khan here.
Robinson and Glass both have
the backing of strong and resource
! 4nl State delegations. Both have
: Q particular appeal to the South
Both have national regulations.
/. 40 for Meredith the legions who
!: fought with McAdoo have had the
word passed to them that McAdoC
would be glad to have his friends
work for the Iowan as the natural
heir to the McAdoo estate.
The one ballot--ths 100th-that
was taken this morning after the
McAdoo retirement, did not afford
. fair test Of the relative strength
Of this new Big Five In the con
vention.
The delegates were experienced
and the leaders wanted time fol
reflection and confidence before
nominating, 30 they voted pretty
much as they did before Smith anC
McAdoo knocked themselves out.
On the 10Oth ballot, SMITH was
kept at his usual approximate fig
lire, S51 "; McAdoo polled 100; Davis
203h; Meredith 751a; Walsh 52h
Robinson 46; Glass IS; Underwood
AN; while new boom Of "a votes
was launched for Josephus Daniels
from North Carolina.
Conferences In Progress.
Numerous conferences were n
progress this morning among the
various leaders seeking to find q
man who can command the 70:
votes necessary to nominate. Hav
ing just broken one deadlock at 8
terrific cost to party harmony and
the delegates pocketbooks, tn,
leaders were exceedingly anxiou,
this morning to avoid another, il
possible.
Roughly speaking, the Smith
Brennan.Guffey coalition, embracins
the great industrial States of thu
North and Midwest, looked witt
favor on the candidates. Of Davis
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