Evening star., 1924-07-07
Ballotng Continues ter Effort to Break Deadlock Fails

40; Glass, rs; Ralston. "a; Robinson
,2sl2; Ritchie. 16l2; Walsh, 4; Sauls-
bury. 8; owen, 21; Ferris. II; Bryan,
Az; Daniels. l; Roosevelt, l. Total.
1896; absent ..
Then former Gov. Gilchrist of Flor
ida moved suspension of the rules for
vote on the adoption of the reso-
luton proposed by the fifteen minor
ity candidates recommending the re-
lease of the delegates from all
pledges. 1t did not include the
qualifications proposed By Mr.. Nc
Adoo.
Gavin McNab of California, on a
point of order, maintained that the
ruling in the Panama Canal Zone
case prevented its considera ii on.
Chairman Walsh overruled the point
OF order.
The resolution upon the adoption of
which the convention voted was as
follows:
Resolved. That the time has ar
rived when. in the opinion of this
I,emoclatic convention. all delegates
should be and are hereby released
from any pledges or instruction of
any kind whatsoever COUGHING upon
any candidacy for the nomination for
President"
To Make Two Proposals.
With the delegates who have been
supporting Gov. Alfred L.. Smith and
all other candidates except William
u. McAdoo Internationally relea sed
Permanent Chairman Walsh. who
with Chairman Hull TO the Democratic
national committee was instructed
SatuI day to confer with the candi-
dates representatives for the pur-
pose of reaching an understanding"
to break the deadlock. had two pro-
posalS to report without recommen-
dation
mi
in behalf of all the candidates ex-
cept McAdoo. calls for action by the
convention itself to compel uncon-
ultlonal release of the McAdoo dele
gates. The other. counter proposal
advanced by Mr. McAdoo, provides. in
conjunction with the release Of dele
gates, for abrogation of the unit vot-
ing and two-thirds nominating rules.
progressive elimination from each
successive ballot of the candidate re-
celvlns the lowest vote. and full
strength voting by state delegations
regardless of how many members NAV
be absent.
Has Little support.
At session of the conference
which ended early today subject to
call, the McAdoo proposal received no
support from any other quarter
1t was not made clear whether a
simple majority or a two-thirds vote
Nouiu bt necessary Tor the cOnNen-
ton to act on either proposal, or
whether 1T could merely express a
desire one way or another
The lineup behind the two pro-
poSals in the conference proved to be
representative of the solidified diverg-
ence which appeared in the conclud-
ing ballots of Saturdays session.
which put Smith up to 56S votes on
the seventy sixth and left him
at the finish on. the seventy-sev-
enth with 36I. exactly the number
required to block a nomination under
the two-thirds rule. After the con-
ference. however. spokesmen for the
McAdoo camp said they had no in
tention of trying to prevent a vote
by the convention on the proposal of
the others for action releasing all
delegates from pledges and obliga- :
tlonS to candidates.
While his counter proposal was be-
ing considered by the conference Mr..
McAdoo, in an address before rally
of delegates who had supported him
throughout the six days of ballotinE,
declared he would feel like the most
contemplate traitor alive if he de
serted 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 carry out the man
Gate of the people" expressed in
primaries and state conventions, and
he reiterated again and again that
he did not intend 10 withdraw.
Backing Pledged Anew.
\ resolution pledEing the dele
gates anew to the support of the
Californian was adopted after his ad-
dress. which had been preceded by
about an hour of discussion. during
which almost every mention of his
name was wildly checred. and plans
were advanced to organize his woman
supporters more closely to work for
his nomination. The rally was ar
ranged, it was emphasized, at no
suggestion from the McAdoo cam
paign headquarters, but by leaders in
various state delegations.
The question of selecting a compro-
mise candidate was kept in the OBJ
scure background of possible ways
out of the difficulty during all of the
week end conferences, and after the
adjournment early today, Chairman
Hull asserted that such a plan would
be taken up only as a final extreme
measure even if the convention should
give specific authority for its con-
sideration None of those taking
tion to discuss any compromise can
didate.'
Fourteen Free Delegates.
The initiative in the proposal for
releasing candidates was taken yes
terday by the representative of the
fourteen candidates in the favorite
son class, including Senator Glass of
Virginia. Senator Underwood of Ala
bama, Senator Robinson of Arkan-
sas. former Senator salisbury of
Delaware. David F. Houston. Senator
Ralston of Indiana. Gov. Davis of
Kansas. Gov. Ritchie of Maryland,
Senator Ferris of Michigan, James NJ.
Cox of Ohio, Gov. Bryan of Nebraska,
Gov. Brown of New Hampshire. Gov.
Silzer of New Jersey and John w.
Davis