The Washington times., 1924-07-05
At R IS
SC[|RUFN
Of IDEA
Continued from First Page)
which Is imposed by State conven-

sssg 6x9u1GI W48 SA4AA1lGA1X sOVCGAUAk4As
II want 70 know" said Bryan,
whether IL 40 the ruling OF the
chair that the rules OF this con-
yention can b changed without
debate, that our whole course OF
procedure can be changed without
debate
Twice within the first hours 81
tn session today the convention
have provided Tor progressive eIlnni-
nation OF 1ayOrite SONS among the
candidates for the presidency, and
aOrnng themselves. Both proposals
lcrk.
SemlarlS HUWled Down.
Ihe first of these proposals by
E. II. EeInans, a delegate from Okla
hc1nR. was howled down by a vive
woes vote without roll call. It was
too drastic. 1t would have provided
for the elimination OF ell but two
candidates by automatically Topping
off the lowest man on each ballot,
until only the pair were left-Mc-
Adoo and Smith.
The second proposal was ny
former Senator Gilbert HitchcUck,
OF Nebraska, and was considerably
less rigorous. i. would have eiimi-
mated all but five. the eiiminatl0ns
70 have lasted only for one day.
Hitchcockss resolution follows:
Resolved: It Is the sense Of this
convention that beginning with the
Wgvanty-fifth ballot the candidate
receiving the lowest vote should
signify to his supporters his with
0rawal as candidate, until only
I'VE candidates remain before the
convention, such withdrawal to re-
main effective for this day only"
Overwhelmingly Beaten.
On this there was roll call, and
& was overwhelmingly defeated by
vote Of 496 ayes to 589h noes. It
required q two-thirds vote to pass
because q suspension Of the rules
was involved. and 1t could not even
come near q majority much less
two thirds.
When Hitchcoclx's resolution was
voted down, A. III. Ferguson, dele
gate from Oklahoma, sent to the
platform q resolution stating that
It being apparent no nomination was
possible here he moved an adjourn
ment after the eeventy-fifth ballot
the convention to reconvene on
July 81 In Kanas City, Mo-, to
complete the business for, which il
was called
Loud daughter and some applause
greeted the reading Of Ferguson's
resolution. The parliamentarians
held q conference on the platform.
John J. Fitzgerald, Of Brooklyn,
one of the Smith leaders made q
point Of order against the Oklahoma
resolution.
Out Of Order, He Says.
'aThe order OF business before this
0Unveution," sald Fitzgerald In to
aalect q candidate for President. A
motion to adjourn to a certain time
ID out Of order, because the order
Of business does not provide for 1t.
Adjournment time 10 fixed each
AAy.
Before Fitzgerald got the floor on
his point Of order, q delegate from
Florida tried toA move amendment
by striking out Kansas City and in
sorting Punta Gurda, Fla.
Fitzgerald declared there were no
precedents or rules that he knew
Of to support this remarkable reso-
luton"
:aThe chair believes this motion is
In order" said Chairman Walsh
wiaen Fitzgerald finished.
III we can adjourn from time to
time under the order Of business
and rules, we can adjourn from
place to place" Walsh added.
s'The Congress Of the United
States has In our history adjourned
from place to place.
Convention Precedent.
"A Democratic convention has
walsh recalled that the Charles.
ton convention In 1850 adjourned to
Baltimore.
Charles H. Hay. Of st. Louis,
called for a second to Ferguson's
rosolution and got Il.
Fitzgerald moved to lay the reso.
luton on the table and It was Sec
onded by Tom Tagggart Of Indiana.
The ayes and noes were called for
on the motion to nay on the table
and the noes won out. Apparently
they wanted the vote on the reso.
luton itself.
A difference Of opinion arose as
% which question had been voted
onto lay the resolution on the
table. or on the resolution itself.
with many voices being raised on
the floor
THE question now recurs on the
resolution ITSELF" rured Walsh.
The ayes and noes on It were no
even that Walsh would not make
Che decision and ordered q ron
call.
Under Walsh's ruling thar this
resolution did not involve q suspen.
sion Of the rules. only majority
vote was required to pass It.
Floor IN Confusion
The floor was in confusion. some
delegates were laughing ana others
gesticulating angrily. There was q
conference Of parliamentarians on
the platform and q scurrying az
leaders on the floor.
Senator David i. walsh az Manaa.
chusetts got the floor ana Demanded.
Information whether It was 4 two.
thirds or q majority vote.
Majority vote" ruled Walsh.
David Ladd Rockwell, manager
TOR McAdoo. said he was issuing mo
instructions to the McAdoO deiega.
{