Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-05
II Ballots Fail to Break
Deadlock; Adjourns Until
IL O'clock a. m. Monday

EA1 ~hN CONVENTION from the COILS li
which il had enmeshed itself But il
still appeared doubtful that such a plan
or any other peace move would gain
headway.
The result of the first roll call Of the
day was almost precisely the same nv
that on the final ballot last night and
the iirst sign Of a possible realignment
came when Colorado passed On the Sec
ond call Of the session. The delegation
WIS called 20 determine whether over
night ! pulses to revise the states line
up should be followed. The state has
been distributing its strength widely
among the leaders.
move I'D organize Il steering com
mittee, with member from each delega-
tion. to settle the presidential nomina-
tion deadlock, was undertaken this
morning Representatives from the Mis-
souri, and Arkansas delegations confer
rcd with George Brennan, the Illinois
leader, and suggested the committee as
n way TO settle the deadlock difficulty.
The effort to eliminate the favorte
sons BY formal resolution was renewed
in a different form BY former Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska. who presented a
resolution providing that after the
seventy-iifth ballet the low man on each
ballot should withdraw
The process of elimination would 70
on under the Hitchcock resolution until
five candidates remained III the field and
the Withdrawals would be effective for
the current day only.
When the question Of suspendinE the
rules and adopting the resolution was
prt; the response lcf tthe chair in doubt
and roll call on the proposal was or
dcred- The resolution failed. ayes. 496;
nays, $50; necessary to carry. 724.
Still obdaraic to peace proposals. the
democratic convention struggled on with
iiS nomination deadlock today without
material change III the standing ~ the
leaders.
Under the surface the forces Of dis
ingegration and COMPROMISE were at
work. but they were making but feeble
progress. Overnight conferences among
rhr leaders appeared ~ have gone for
nothing.
Like two fighters in the ring weary
almost to the point W exhaustion and
pummelied into Il state of blind aud
dogged resistance for more than seventy
rounds. the Smith and MrAdoo forces
went drearily on with their ballots be-
fore an audience that long since bad be-
come stated and inattrntiyr. III either
bad real punch left. ID was reserved
carefully for the supreme moment that
each side seemed M think was some
where ia the indefinite future.
After two ballots this morning. the
convention received and promptly rr-
jectcd proposal that thereafter the
favorite son given the low vote be
dropped on each succeeding ballot until
only two candidates remained In the
field The plan was laid before the
convention I'm iii NJ. $enans of OKLA
huna City. but II was Interpreted In
many Of the Smith and AIeAdoo delegates
A. nrcality move to eliminate the TWO
leaders and MaS voted down without M
roll call.
Unanimous consent first Was sought
for consideration w thr SemanS rrsolu
tion. but il was refused by George T..
brennan Of Illinois.
The McAdoo and Smith people seemed
e. believe that II the fayorite sons We're
eliminated one after another, and the
two thirds rule remained in effect. thr
time would come when Mr.. MeAdoo and
Governor Smith would face each other
alone, with each side able to lock up
more than third vi the total convention
strength. and thus veto any nomination.
Then they argued. both the leaders would
Il fAN I'm ptaf lXtF
have a new deal all around.