The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-18


hours. The opening shot was fred
by Senator Owen. OF Oklahoma. In be-
half OF the majority report, and was
well directed. w. R. Pattangall. Of
Maine, author OF the proposed amend
ment explicitly naming the Khan. re-
piled with equal effect. Several minor
guns on either side were discharged
and then cambridge Colby. the big
piece Of ordinance In the anti-Klan
forces, was turned loose. The former
secretary of state made q corking good
speech and aroused great enthusiasm.
He was followed by William Jennings
Bryan, who sought to pour oil on the
troubled waters, but was determined
opponent OF the plank in which the
Khan was named Mr.. Bryan was
heard respectfully by the delegates.
bit was booed several times by the
audience.
The taking OF the vote was long
drawn out and tedious. Finally, at
2 o'clock In the morning. the chair
announced that the majority report
had won by a margin Of Just four
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turned to their hotels.
Saturday night and all day Sunday
the harmony committee labored. but
to Its most promising plans Mr.. Nc
Adoo dissented. The failure to reach
an agreement was reported to the con-
vention Monday and the weary round
OF balloting was resumed. After the
fof< n.aI 1n% 1nt{ vToM
adopted releasing all delegates from
!, all pledges and instructions so far an
lay In the power OF the convention.
McAdoo's strength already was dwind-
ling and on the eighty-fifth ballot he
was below Smith for the first time.
At the opening Of the Tuesday nighs
session the convention was told by
Franklin Roosevelt that Smith would
withdraw Immediately after such ac-
ton by McAdoo. The reply to this
was an increase OF the McAdoo vote
to well over 400. Ralston was tried
out but after his vote had reached
about 200 he definitely withdrew.
Century Ballot Taken
Ninety-nine ballots had been taken
when McAdoo sent to Chairman Walsh
a message saying he was 10th to aban-
don his friends by quitting the contest
but was now willing that they should
act as their judgment dictated. AID
motions to adjourn had been defeated,
and the century ballot was taken.
McAdoo fell to 100, but the suspi-
cious Smith forces stood firm.
Just then w. ]. Bryan showed sigma
of wishing to address the convention
again, so at o'clock In the morning
the delegates hurriedly adjourned for
eight hours and staggered to their
hotels.
The one hundred and first ballot
Wednesday noon showed both Smith
and McAdoo fast fading out of the
picture and John w. Davis looming
up over 800. Underwood, with the
support of New York, was good Sec
ond. and Meredith showed up we'll.
Senator Walsh. who wasn't eager for
the nomination received a respecta-
BILE vote. Here was the making Of an
other deadlock, with 8 or 4 lolts.
Davis Named ~ Acciamation
Despite the missionary trips of Mr..
Bryan through the delegations, the
vote for Davis mounted rapidly during
the next two ballots. State after state
climbed into the Eand wagon. Vote
changes came SO fast before the close
of the 103rd ballot that mona could
keep track Of them. so. with a glad
shout, the convention nominated John.
w. Davis by reclamation and brought
to an end this most extraordinary po-
litical struggle
When the marching, singing. cheer
ing throng had been Quieted Mr.. Dam
iels moved for adjournment to $3.50 to
give time for careful consideration OF
the choice for second place. There
was storm Of shouts Of "Walshg
Walsh!" but the chairman. not wish
ing the nomination that way. If at all.
declared the session adjourned
Father Knickerbocker was as proud
as peacock when the convention was
awarded to him, and he set out to
show the other convention cities how
t. take care Of such gathering. The
result was astonishing to every vet
e-an convention attendant Prominent
men and women turned to with wild
and seconded the efforts of the press
and the city officials. and most elab-
crate plans were laid for the enter
tainment Of the thousands of visitors.
What is more to the point those plans
wer- carried out practically without
hitch.
Gotham Gulped the Gathering
1t must be said. first, that New York
literally swallowed the convention.
Save for the decorations on streets
and buildings and the crowds in the
vicinity of the Madison Square Gar
den, one would scarcely have thought
anything unusual was going on. Oh.
yes, there was also the unwonted con-
centration of police at strategic
points, but those guardians Of the
peace had been instructed by the city
authorities to devote themselves to
the task of insuring the safety and