Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-08

Madison Square Garden. N. Y,
puly 7.-Charging down on the Nc
Adoo lines with a new ferocity the
coalition forces in the Democratic
National convention tonight swept
the McAdoo votes down to their
lowest point.
Governor Smith. for the first time,
took the lead over MIR. McAdoo and
feduced his opponent to a point
where he had lost his power of a one
third veto over the selection of a
candidate.
Then when the coalition forces
were riding on the crest of the wave,
they got an adjournment of the con-
Sention until tomorrow morning at
1890.
The convention actually adjourn
ed as n mark of sympathy and res
pect for President and Mrs. Coolidge
on the death of their son, but before
the word of the presidents son was
received the managers of the coali-
.tion forces had planned the adjourn
'ment at high water mark.
The sma shing attack on the Nc
Adoo lines was accompanied with
raids for Ralston and for Glass. The
attackers took back trophies for
each.
Just before adjournment Senator
A. A. Jones of New Mexico, under
unanimous consent introduced
resolution which he asked to have
laid on the table until tomorrow,
providing for conference of the
delegates. comparable to the con-
ference Of the representatives of the
candidates Sunday.
1t proposed that each delegation
appoint one member to attend such
a conference with the same repres-
entation in voting power as his dele
cation has in the convention. Sena-
tor Jones said it would be possible
for the committee to consider COM
binatiOns of tickets and probably
make recommendations for the nomi-
nations for president and vice
president.
At the conclusion Of Senator
Jones statement Chairman Walsh
announced to the convention the
death of Calvin Coolidge, Jr. A
wave of expressions of sympathy and
regret swept the floor and galleries
as Chairman Walsh suggested an
adjournment of the convention as a
mark of respect and sympathy. The
convention adjourned until ten
thirty tomorrow morning in the
greatest quiet and the most perfect
order of any time it has been in
session.
The night session of the convention
had opened with advance announce
ments of a raid on the McAdoo forces
but there was no indication of how far
they would go. If the McAdoo man.
ayers had any idea that their column
90 l.. \
the extent that it was, they conceded
the fact, but afterwards professed not
to be discouraged.
The word had gone out that the coali-
ton forces were going to give "a ride"
in convention parlance, to Senator
Glass of Virginia and that Thomas
of Indiana and Senator Pat
Harrison of Mississippi were arranging
for a run for Senator Ralston.
No sooner had the nights balloting
started than evidence of the plans be-
came clear. When the session ad-
journed McAdoo had been raided for
1871 votes. compared with the place he
when the last ballot was
taken Saturday. and he was standing
1864 votes lower than his high water
mark on the 69th ballot. He was ex-
actly 9S votes below his first ballot In
the convention two weeks ago.
Governor Smith throughout the
whole days operations held his place
with little fluctuation. ORthe last bal
lot Saturday he had 367 votes, and on
the last ballot tonight he had 3613.
Neither represented the high water
mark which he reached again today on
the s3rd ballot with 3Gs. which was
two more than he needed to maintain
4 one-third vote.