Evening star., 1924-07-09
Walsh Blocks Own Nomination
AS Vice President By .
Adjourning.
CONVENTION is EXPECTED
TO NAME HIM TONIGHT
Swept Aside in Torrent of Votes -NOmi-
nation Made Unanimous by
AcclamatiOn.

By the eAaoct.
NEW YORK, July 9-John w. Davis of West Vir-
ginia nominated for President today by the Demo-
cratic national convention after the one hundred and
third ballot.
The opposition of William Jennings Bryan and the at
tempt of William Gibbs McAdoo to deliver his strength
to Meredith failed to stop him.
Beginning with this mornings baotng the
Davis gathered which could not be retarded
gradually but surely through the succeeding ballots the
Topped the John W. Davis column
either increased its offering him
quota.
After nominating John W. Davis of West Virginia for the
presidency today the Demoe national convention would have
nominated Senator Thomas Walsh Montana for Vice Presi
dent by acc1amation had he permitted it to do
Despite demands for his immediate nomination.
ator Walsh declared the convention adjournment until $50
pm give time for consideration of the There ap
peared no doubt that he would be nominated tonight.
Bryans Opposition Fails
Bryans opposition Davis swept away rain of
Davis votes which the convention. The attempt of
the McAdoo forces to make E. T. Meredith of Iowa the heir
the McAdoo strength commanded following, made only
bad third and when the Davis flood rising fast that all
other candidates being before it, Iowa, Meredths
home withdrew him from the and voted for DAVIS
Then of disorder the convention everybody
canored for chance join the winning forces. When the
its height Thomas Tggar of Indiana mounted
chair and moved the nomination of Mr. Davis by acclamaon
shouted into the din before him:
"The chair declares the Hon. John W. nominee of
this convention"
Delegates With JOY
Immediately the weary convention which had
been struggling in the troes of seemingly ntemnabe
lock for weeks-with the threat of going third
broke loose in demonstration of JOY and relief
Immediately all the Standards which had previously
been paradng for other candidates. of them midst
hadfought partisan dspute-vere carried into
aises of the hall while swrlng prsprng happy
The Montana standard the last but only because
there dispute there who should have the honor of
carrying the procession The swung Dixie "Te
Battle Hymn of the Republic" ayland and other familiar
airs which had been dnned the
ceaseless fuslade of music for the two weeks
Gov Richie himself led the Maryland delegation
and for convention prolonged and hardfough
the present had been the demonstration Davis
demonstration of unity and good feeling relief
The Davis people, ublan after fight through
their the of delegation
by Mrs Jewel Brown platform
They had worked hard
Francisco years ago and had failed they had hard
here and had suffered the Encouragement seeing
his drop almost nothing before they and
debris of the deadlock between Smith and McAdoo
BRYAN SILENT ON NOMINATION.
The crowd happy the prospect of having nomination
going delegates and aenaes pranced happily
along with much they hadn't been it for countless
days nights and they actually shy several a
gregae nights of sleep William Jennings Bryan asked for
some comment nomination of Mr.. Davis He replied he
had
"Will you make one later?" he asked
II said the and horse who had taken
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