Evening star., 1924-07-08
Moue Gains Momentum Slump McAdoo Forces Mon1Ag

would continue their campaign along
the lines they have been pursuing,
they made no comment on their de-
llberatfons. McAdoo did not attend
the midnight conference.
FavorS Moore Plan.
Rockwell added that his camp ia
vored plan sponsored by Edmond H.
Moore Of Ohio. one of the McAdoo
leaders. calling for abrogation Of the
unit voting and two-thirds aominat-
majority arbitrarily fixed at 56s. He
said he expected such a resolution to
be offered, but gave no details.
Another proposal, advanced by
Senator A. A. Jones of New Mexico,
was before the convention today in
the form Of a resolution providing
that each state delegation select a
member to attend a conference for
consideration of ticket combinations.
and, possibly, make recomme menda tions
for nominations for President and
Vice President
Exceeds Previous Pnr,ey.
Senator Jones, whose state deIega-
ton has consistently voted for Nc
Adoo. introduced his. resolution under
unanimous consent and asked that it
be laid on the table until today's ses-
sion. His plan, as outlined, was de-
signed to go further toward a, solu-
ton than was attempted by the party
leaders and candidates representa-
tives in their week end conference
The offensive against the McAdoo
line began during the day yesterday
as sequel of the concord reached
Sunday by the representatives Of the
other fifteen candidates on releasin &
their supporters and recommending
the action taken by the convention af-
ter several more futile ballots freeing
structions. Before the drive ended
the McAdoo column had lost Missis-
slppi, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa. Okla
homa and Nevada. This total had been
brought down 1872 votes from it's
Saturday closing point. 1862. from
sixty-ninth ballot, and 97h lower
than it was at the beginning.
LOSS Is Divided.
The Smith captains made no great
effort to build up their strength,
being content to hold their own
within striking distance of the veto
power. The delegations lost by Nc
Adoo went, in the main, to Senators
Ralston and Glass. Gov. Jonathan
Davis of Kansas, Edward T. Mere
dith of Iowa, and Gov. Ritchie of
Maryland - favorite son stopping
places. apparently, until they made
up their minds. along with the other
undecided delegates, which of the
numerous candidates. was to be
the compromise bandwagon.
The coalitions power became eff
fective on the eightieth ballot and
from that time, with few pauses, tore
into the McAdoo ranks. At the start
horse runs but later Thomas Tag
CART of Indiana and Senator Harri-
son of Mississippi, who were main
tanning compromise candidate
headquarters near the auditorium,
put in little work for Senator
Ralston. Their primary purpose, it
was made clear. was to drive McAooo
into second place and hold him there
in an effort to demonstrate that 1t
would be useless for him to remain
in the race.
OF the other favorite sons, Senator
Underwood of Alabama lost 9k on
the days voting. ending with So, as
compared with Ar Saturday night,
and Gov Ritchie went up from his
customary 16La to %. Senator Rob
insons totals for the two nights
showed less than one vote difference,
being "a Saturday night and 23k at
adjournment last night. while former
Senator salisbury continued to re-
Senator Owen was put back on the
ballot when Oklahoma left McAdoo
and former Secretary Meredith got
Iowa's 26, when his delegation also
broke away from his former cabinet
colleague. Gov. Davis of Kansas got
back into it through Kansas shift,
and Gov. Bryan once more took all of
NebraSka's seven. Chairman Walsh
and Franklin D. Roosevelt were also
kept in the list throughout the day,
ending with four and one, respective
ly.
The adjournment last night, which
coincided with plans laid by the anti
McAdoo coalition before Chairman
Walsh announced the death of Calvin
Coolidge, jr., was the signal for a
of little conferences among
leaders in their hotel rooms. No in
pointing to their effect on
today's proceedings. however, came
out of any of them during the early
lOllrS.