The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-05
RAISTON AND COX OUT OF CONTEST. FOR NOMINATION
tContinued from Pas, ons)

ne delegates voting, the plan would work in this way:
 a After an indefinite number of ballots the convention would reach that stage where the two leaders would be the only candidates before the convention Then if either NfcAdoo or Smith were able to bind more than one-third of the delegates to his standard there would be q final empasse and new deal would be necessary"
 The difficulty about this suggestion as we'll as the hundred and one others brought out during the ballotting only to be waved aside with scant consider ation was that no way could be agreed upon to bring it before the delegates as 3 serious order of business because of the universal suspicion of both dele gates and leaders. a
 One suggestion was for the simul- taneous breaking of both the two-thirds rule governing nominations and the unit rule which controls the voting in many delegations. This. would effectively break up the blocs of purely favored son votes and undoubtedly would result in some candidate receiving a majority in the convention but it was considered doubtful whether by that means alone any candidate would reach the neces- sary two-thirds. Still another proposal was that at some stage of the voting to, be fixed by agreement of the convention, the nomi- nations for President and vice presi- dent be given to the two men who at that time led, in the voting. It was argued that this. wonld bring out the full strength of the leaders, and that the nominations would go to the real choices of the delegates.
 As the, delegates assembled for the session tonight the band appropriately played "It May Be For Years And It May Be Forever s...--..
 The session came to order nearly on time and prayer was offered by Rev. Paul K. Gandis, minister of the John Hall Memorial of New York. The first business of the session was the calling of the roll of state for the sixty-seventh ballot s. -. Chairman Walsh then had read the communication from W. G. McAdoo. It, was read by unanimous consent. ':The convention today voted quite properly against a proposal to invite all candidates to address it." the letter said. Subsequently proposal to in vite the governor of New York to ad- dress it was rejected by vote of the convention" Mir McAdoo wrote he was sure the action was because of the disposition to conclude the business. But it con- eluded with a suggestion to his friends in the convention that they invite Gov ernor Smith to make an address.
 "A Al Ix- -I-1G California delegation asked that the vote by which the convention refused to invite Governor Smith be reconsider ed He proposed a unanimous consent that Governor Smith be invited to speak at 10 o'clock.
 Meanwhile Michael Igoe, of Chicago, Smith delegate, was recognized, after much shouting and, distress. Mean while Chairman Walsh was walloping the celebrated light headed gavel so vigorously that the head of it flew off again, and this time it bounced on the head of man standing immediately be- low the speakers stand. A policeman and delegate supported the victim, while he regained his senses and said his name was Herman Schoernstein of New York, chairman of the twenty IHafQ UIStElcL acOHlIHlIISGs
 Out or the storm of shouting. gestic- ulating and bawling which followed McNab's motion, followed demands for the regular order, which the chairman sustained and the clerk was ordered to go on with the roll call.
 The call of the sixty seventh ballot disclosed that in Florida, Davis took one vote~heretofore going to Ralston.
 Michigan Divides
 Michigan gave seven and half votes each to Underwood, Davis, McAdoo and Smith.
 McAdoo lost one in Nebraska and gave it to Governor Bryan, North Caro- lima took a half from Underwood and gave itf to Davis of West Virginia. Pennsylvania took one from MeAdoo and one from Glass and added the two to Davis.
 In South Dakota McAdoo again got the single vote which has been going to Chairman Walsh and in Connecticut Smith gained half while MeAdoo lost one and a half and Davis gained one,
 . "tJntil FaIl''
 While the balloting was going on the scouts went ouver the floor to learn if there was any disposition to withdraw on the part of Robinson. Sau1sbury, Baker, Davis, Owen, Glass or Underwood. Governor Brandon seemed to sum up the sentiment when he shouted with indignation: Leave Underwood? Why we will be here voting for him when they kill hogs in the fall, if necessary"
 There was a challenge on the vote of Tennessee under the unit rule and C., NJ. Bryan of Memphis was recog- nized for five minutes to explain why the minority in Tennessee contends the unit rule does not apply. It was his contention that the mandate of con vention could not bind delegate furth- CT than a primary. and that each dele gate was responsible to his consti- tuency. Each individual delegate has a right to vote his own convictions, Mir. Bryan eontended.
 Governor Peay followed Mir. Bryan. contending for the application the unit rule.
 Chairman Walsh decided that the unit rule in Tennessee bound the dele gates by their instructions to vote for McAdoo so long as his name appeared before the convention.
 Would Adjourn
 A Colorado delegate, wearied of the monotonous balloting, moved to adjourn 50 ~'that the so-called leaders may have more time to decide what they want to do.''
 The. motion to adjourn is always in order and a vote on it could not be denied. By heavy majority. however. the convention decided to remain in ses- sion and go it little longer.
 On the sixty eighth ballot Connecti- cut took a half vote from McAdoo and gave it t6 Smith.
 Massachusetts gave q half vote to Marcus A. Coolidge of Fitchburg. talk