Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-07-01

the delegates assembled today will
liam G. McAdoo and Alfred r. Smith
remained In the lead and John w. d.
Wis OF West Virginia was third.
Saith Gain Greatest.
Tho three leaders showed steady
gains throughout the balloting yes
terday and last night. Smith, in sec
ond place. made the greatest gain.
his total having climbed by 240h on
the first ballot to 305h on the IF
teenth. which was one less than he
received on the fourteenth. McAdoo,
meanwhile, had gone up from 43l to
479, while Davis total at the finish
represented a net advance OF 30 over
his initial 81. although on the thir-
teenth and fourteenth ballots he had
reached 64h.
Whom the first day of balloting
ended shortly after midnight. on
motion Of ]. Bruce Kremer of Mon
tana, a McAdoo leader, the managers
pressed qualification over the results.
They maintained silence as to their
course today, expressed confidence In
the outcome and held conferences.
With the McAdoo and Smith man
agrs both apparently in control of
enough votes to prevent the nomina-
ton of any one not to their liking,
opinion as to when the decision will
be reached varied widely this morn
ing. Some said the final ballot would
be reached late today or Wednesday,
others that it might not come until
Thursday or Friday.
Rule Wording Cited.
In this connection, attention was
called to. the wording Of the rule
requiring majority of two-thirds of
the delegates present and voting for
nomination. 1t does not, as here
tofore,. require the presence of two
thirds of the accredited delegates
when a two-thirds majority is de-
clared.
Some Smith supporters professed
to see an advantage for him in this
lapse from the traditional require
ment if the deadlock should hold
through several days, reasoning That
most of the delegates likely to go
home in the event of long struggle
would be those from distant states in
the McAdoo list. The New York gov
errors delegates, they said, were not
| so far from home and therefore were
not so anxious to leave New York.
Suggestions that the McAdoo lead
ers might move 10 abrogate the two
thirds nominating rule if their candl-
date should get and hold a majority
but prove unable to acquire the nee
assary total, when put up to DAVID
Ladd Rockwell. the Californians cam
paign manager, brought a response
| that he did not care to speculate on
such a contingency. being comment
that, once past the halfway post, the
| rest Of the way would offer no great
difficulty.
Predicts Victory.
"McAdoo will be nominated" he
said. ..if not Tuesday, Wednesday,
Gov. Smith, on the other hand, said
he expected no important change in
the lineup before Wednesday or
Thursday.
Both the McAdoo and Smith cap
tains began to gather in reserve
| votes during yesterdays sessions. but
neither had called out a maximum,
nor made known just when the sig
!, nal would be given for their remain
ing votes, now in favorite son col
unns or elsewhere. Workers from
| each camp continued their efforts
during the night and early today to
| round. up pledges for their candi-
dates and Judge Rockwell last night
said his man would have a majority
1t remained, however, for the as
| sem bling of the delegates to disclose
the results of overnight maneuvers.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. the Smith
| manager. declared The Smith vote
speaks for ITSELF" and Norman E.
Mack of Buffalo, one of his leaders,
reiterated that the New Yorker s
strength would do anything except
yield Smith, he said. had many votes
in reserve. notably in Pennsylvania
Illinois, North and South Dakota. New
| Hampshire and other delegations. a
number of Smith votes, it was added
will be held out until all of the Nc
Adoo strength is disclosed.
Davis Hackers Pleased.
| The friends of John w. Davis ex-
l pressed pleasure over the opening
test. seeing indications of strong
/ friendliness among Smith supporters
and others. All of the votes he &C
cumulated, in addition to West Vir-
ginia's 16, they said, were brought in
| by volunteers in various delegations
and they were not little eiated that
his gain during the balloting. while
4, numerically the lowest among the
| leaders, was proportionately the
gfea test, amounting to about 100 per
cent.
The strategists for Senator Under
| wood also were optimistic. They &C.
cupied themselves yesterday chiefly
| didate among many delegations in
Guiding those now listed as Smith
supporters and a number from the
south. The Alabama senator's vote