Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-13
'M'ADOO TO GET 625 IL VOTES
SOON AFTER BALLOTING OPENS
I'm DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
viii Lack Only 108 Votes
of Required TWo-Thirds
by Fifth Roll Call, Latest
Survey Shows
BY G.. T.. GREGORY

William Gibbs McAdoo, SON of
Georgia, will receive in the early
balloting of the Democratic national
convention in New York on June "a,
625 IL votes, or only 10S votes less
than are required to nominate him
for president, according to the re-
turns from states that have held their
presidential primaries and the indi-
cations in those with primaries APP
proaching This situation is espe-
ciauy encouraging to Mr.. McAdoo's
supporters, IN view of the fact that
the late President Woodrow Wilson
had only 324 IL votes on the first
ballot at the Baltimore convention
that nominated him.
Thirty-three states and territories,
with $50 of the 1908 delegate votes
in the convention, have already eX-
pressed their preference for presi-
Dental nominees. In these thirty
three states, Mr.. McAdoo won or di-
vided the delegations from twenty
seven, losing only six states complete
ly to the entire field of opponents,
who were ''favorite sons" in most in
stances. The states that have voted
gave Mr.. McAdoo 445 IL instructed
delegates, to 374 IL for all his oppo-
nents combined. Governor Al Smith,
of New York. heads the opposition,
with slightly more than 125 in
structed votes, 80 of which are from
his own state.
Sixteen OF the remaining states
and territories are known to be
favorable to Mr.. McAdoo, and are
confidently expected to cast their
votes for him by the fifth ballot.
These states have a total conVen-
ton vote of $50. With these $50
votes added to the AIS IL already in
the McAdoo column, the total vote
practically conceded to Mr.. McAdoo
reaches 625 IL, or rs IL votes more
than a majority in the convention.
This leaves five states which are
decidedly in the, doubtful column,
with convention vote of 90. These
states are Louisiana, Rhode Island,
Virginia, West Virginia and New
Jersey. Mr.. McAdoo has consider
able strength in all these states. but
his more conservative friends arc
claiming only a portion of the dele.
cations in three states. They expect
him to receive twelve Of the twenty
votes in Louisiana, half Of the Vir.
einia delegation of "a votes, and half
of West VirSinias sixteen votes,
making 80 in all: This system OF
estimating gives 66 votes to the Ell
tire field of opponents, with New
jerseys IS votes counted as prob
ably for Governor Smith
In the event Mr.. McAdoo does re
ceive the 80 votes claimed for him in
the five doubtful states, his tota
convention vote would reach G57 Is
to 440 IL votes for all his opponents
combined, A two-thirds majority
required for nomina ton, is 1873 Mr.
McAdoo would, therefore. lack only
70 IL votes of being nominated in the
early balloting, and he is certain tC
attract the support of many dele
gates who go to the convention in
structed to honor "favorite SON
with a complimentary vote on the
first ballot, or until the case Of the
faVorite son is seen to be hopeless
There are very few "faVorite sons
whose cases will not appear "hope
less before the convention is called
to order