The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-02
about, this time shifted to Underwood
 GO To West Xirginian

about, this time shifted to Underwood.
 Go To West Virginian After Missouri had passed for can vas of the delegation, its 36 votes were cast for Davis of West Virginia. There was a challenge and d poll which showed that Davis of West Virginia had majority of the delegation. Un- der the unit rule the entire vote was cast for him. On the twenty first ballot Colorado took one-half vote away from Davis of West Virginia and gave it to Me Adoo. Illinois had been reported un- easy and when her name was called she passed. Her votes had been scattered among six candidates.
 Massachusetts this time gave Mrs. Carroll Miller of Pennsylvania half q vote for president. This is the one, which on the previous ballot, went to Mayor Dever. Davis of West Virginia picked up 212 additional in Michigan, while McAdoo lost half a vote. Cover nor Bryan dropped out of the fight when Nebraska was called. His nine votes were split up, seven of them go- ing to McAdoO and one to Davis of West Virginia. Ohio stood fast not withstanding reports that there were some who wanted to break to Smith and Davis.
 As the roll call was finished, the Illinois delegates still were in earnest conference.
 Illinois Unchanged
 When Illinois announced its votes, however, there were no changes in it's votes for the leaders,.
 The continuing roll calls rapidly wore down the rea0ing clerks and r. J. Halligan, the chief, called in Mrs. Izetta Jewell Brown to take tbe twen- ty-second ballot. The names of seven states had been reeled off before there was change in the. lineup of the lead CTS. Florida took one away from Me AdoO and gave it to RalstOn. Illinois again scattered, showing no change in the distribution among Smith, McAdoO and Davis of West Virginia.
 Soon after the Missouri slide from McAdob to Davis, Mrs. McAdoo left her box where she had been keeping tabs on the voting.
 If Kansas was considering a switch she did not make it, sticking to Me Adoo.
 Kentuckys 2G votes for McAdoo were challenged and that state was passed. The demand was made by an Underwood supporter.
 Massachusetts scattered again but made no change among the leaders.
 Michigan added one to McAdoO' S column. 1t came from a vote and a half taken from Davis of West Vir- ginia.
 Minnesota took one from John w. Davis and gave it to McAdoO. Smith held his 15.
 New Hampshire took the one vote it had been giving to McAdoo and add ed it to the six it had been giving to Senator Walsh of Montana, leaving in tact that one it had been giving to Smith. North Carolina stayed with McAdoo despite the talk that it was getting ready to move somewhere.
 Bryan Is Summoned
 William Jennings Bryan hurried from convention hall ill response to a summons from William G. McAdoO who sought conference with him at his hotel near by. It is from there that AcAdOo has conducted his floor fight over the phone.
 South Dakota gave to John w. Da wis the one vote it had been casting fol senator W dlSH Ol NnOHluuu llc AO mainder of the list showed no substan tial change and the clerk returned tt Kentucky on the recall.
 On his return, Mir. Bryan appeared ! on the platform conferring briefly witt l some of the leaders.
 Mir Bryan denied that he had beer to see McAdoo or had had any cOmmun ication with him. Mir. Bryan wa' reading A newspaper in which it wa, 3 declared in large headline: "Bryar A Compromise Candidate.
 The wavering of the North CarOlin; delegation became pronounced durini 3 the roll call on the twenty second bal lot when committee headed by forme Secretary of the Navy Daniels, Gov ernOr Morrison and Chairman 0. Ma. Gardner was sent to the platform t e confer with Chairman Walsh on tn question of the delegatiOn's right by majority decision to change it's uni vote. Members of the delegation re - ported that considerable number wer ready for switch but that GovernO Il Morrison insisted all were bound by tn - outcome of the state primary in whic McAdoO won by default of other cand i dates.
 Q May Urge Swing Q Many in the delegation were urgin = to swing to John w. Davis.
 H. H. Prewett of Mount Sterlin; g Ky, an Underwood delegate, took th '1 platform to explain that he had bee J elected in district convention and nc the state convention had been il .. structed for Underwood and that it wa ~, no more right for the state conventio d to try to control his vote than it shouI