New Britain herald., 1924-07-07
TWO PROPOSALS ID
 SETTLE NOMINATION
Delegates Today Face COntinua'
 tlOn of Struggle

New York. July T,-lts course un' changed after a day and two nights Of deliheration hy party leaders nf and representatives of l6 candidates the democratic national convention today resumed its sessions in an attempt 10 select a presidential nominee,
 With the delegates who have been supporting Governor Alfred E, smith and all other candidates except Wil- liam c, MeAdao internationally Tee leased Permanent Chairman Walsh who with Chairman Hull of the demr oeratle national committee was lhr strueted Saturday tn confer with th6 candidates representatives "fnr the purpose Of reaching an understands ing" to break the deadlock had two proposals to report without reeom' mendation,
 One, unanimously endorsed by or In behalf of all Of the candidates eS- eGpt MeAdoo. calls for action by the convention itself to compel uncondi- tional release Of the McAdoo dele gates. The other. counter proposal advanced by Mr. McAdoo, provides in conjunction with the release Of dele gates. for abrosation Of the unit yot- ing and two-thirds nominating rules, progressive elimination from each successive ballot of the candidate re- ceiving the lowest vote, and full strength voting by state delegations regardless how many members may be absent.
 At session of the conference which ended early today subject 10 call. the McAdoo proposal received no support from any other quarter. It was not made clear whether a simple majority or two-thrds vote would be necessary for the convention to act on either proposal, or whether 1t could merely express desire one way or another.
 The lineup behind the two propos- ais in the conference proved to be representative Of the solidified diverg- gence which appeared in the conclud- ing ballots of Saturdays session, which put Smith up to 36S votes on the seventy-sixth and left him at the finish on the seventy-seventh with 367, exactly the number required 10 block . nomination under the two-thirds rule. After the conference. however, spokesmen for the McAdoo camp said they had no intention of trying to prevent vote by the convention on the pledges and obligations to candi- dates.
 While his counter-proposal was being considered by the conference, Mfr. McAdoo in an address before a rally of delegates who had supported him throughout the six days of bal loting, declared he would feel like the most contemptible traitor alive" If he deserted" them at this time. and must stay and fight to the finish so as not to betray a trust" He was in the race, he said, to carry out the mandate of the pc ople" expressed in primaries and state conventions. and he reiterated again and again that he did not intend to withdraw.
 A resolution pledging the delegates anew to the support of the Californian was adopted after his address, which had been preceded by about an hour of discussion during which almost every mention of his name was wild ly cheered and plans were advanced to organize his women supporters more closely to work for his nomina- ton. The rally was arranged, 1t was emphasized, at no suggestion from the McAdoog campaign headquarters, but by leaders in various state delega- tions.
 The question of selecting com- promise candidate was kept in the ob- scure background of possible ways out of the difficulty during all of the weekend conferences, and after the adjournment early today, Chairman Hull asserted that such plan would be taken up only final extreme measure even if the convention should give specific authority for its consid eration. None of those taking part, he said, "consdered it our function to discuss any compromise candidate"
 The initiative in the proposal for | releasing candidates was taken yes- terday by the representatives of the 1 14 candidates in the favorite son class, 1 including Senator Glass of Virginia, i Senator Underwood of Alabama, Sem atoY Robinson of Arkansas, former Senator Salisbury of Delaware, David |