Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-07-09
UNDERWOOD IS SECOND
With MEREDITH THIRD
BALLOT|NG CONTINUE
Drift to Davis Gains Strengt|
as BalIoting Is Resumed (
This Afternoon s

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
July 8:-There was a continuina +
drift to John w. Davis of West virz
ginia as the balloting progressed III
the Democratic national convention
today. 1t carried him on to q new
high mark with Oscar w. Undor-
wood of Alabama still following
closely behind.
Attempts of the McAdoo forces %
bequeath their strength to e. y.
Meredith of Iowa were not succeee~
full and some of the steadfast Me-
Adoo battalions In the long fgllN
Topped over into the Davis coIs1n,
on the 102nd ballot.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
July 8.-John w. Davis. of Wea
Virginia. sprang into the Lead in tott|
days balloting in the Dem ocratic M:
tional convention with Oscar Nv U|X
derwood of Alabama close b6HI
him.
In the break'Nap of the Me-
and Smith forces whfch Began T.
the 101st ballot today the we
Virginian spring into the lead ana
many of the Smith votes beiu&
transferred to Underwood put the
Alabamian second.
e. T. Meredith of Iowa, to whom
many of the McAdoo captains were
attempting to deliver their strength.
was a slow third.
On this ballot-the first of the day
the new order of candidates was:
John w. Davis, BIG; Oscar w. un-
derwood. EOS; e. T. Meredith. 1870.
This was a gain of 1875 for Mr..
Davis; and gain of 1877 for Under
wood.
Meredith. But it was loss of 230.5
for Smith, and loss of 13S for Nc
Adoo. e,s
On motion of Lewis A. Johnson.
of Clarksburg, West Va. the conven-
ton adopted a resolution of SYM
pathy to Senator Ralston on the oc-
casion of the illness of his son.
Weary and half awake, the con-
vention reassembled today to
gather up the pieces from last
nights explosion and attempt to re-
assemble them into a national tick
ct. McAdoo supporters were await
ing a word of formal withdrawal
from Governor Smith before pro-
ceeding to throw their strength
elsewhere.
The indications were for a con-
test between John w. Davis who
was riding rising tide as the ses-
sion adjourned early this morning
and e. T. Meredith of Iowa. for
mer secretary of agriculture In
President Wilson's cabinet, to whom
McAdoo leaders were attempting to
deliver most OF the McAdoo
strength.
At the beginning of the session
today, there was an undercurrent
indicating at first a burst for Tn
derwood of Alabama, whose sup
porters expected to draw strength
from several states including New
York, Ohio and Illinois.
1t was in quite a different atmos-
phere that the convention met today
The marching, singing bands Of Me-
Adoo women waving flags and In
toning that they intended to stay
until Christmas for "Mack-ee-doo"
were absent. There were scores OF
empty chairs in the delegates and al
ternate sections and canvasses Of
their forces by delegation leade5l
showed that few of the delegatiAl
were up to full strength. The c5I
ventien was running from today Xii
ward at the expense of the y VII
cratic national committee RAJ
band in the loft although st XII
ing vigorously was doing so &f
expense of the mayors CONN., @t
Apparently the musicians R3l
still on full pay for they tao K'1
William Tell for the 101st time with
enthusiasm and gusto.
Meredith workers were busy on {,
the floor carrying the word from the u
McAdoo people and the plans wereN
for Georgia and Texas which had
been solid McAdoo delegations to so
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