Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-07-01
Contenders Closing In Fauorites Find Grade Steep

q possible dark horse" had been
introduced into the 'bailoting.
Michigan took away from McAdoo
xnd gave it I p Smith.
Nebraska polk 2 from Smith, giving
them TO Gov. Bryan and former sena-
New Hamp shire cut McAdoo and
Smith to ! ca ch. adding 4 to Senator
Walsh of Mon sana.
1t was repor ted that in the Missouri
delegation. viii 9Th passed, that the Nc
Adoo majority had been lost and that
the sentiment civored Davis of West
Virginia.
Both C&A mt on Gains.
Pennsylvania ~ gain cast a scattering
vote without ma terial change. but 1t
was reported tina it might later add
some to Smith. There also was some
talk Ohio might siwing a big block Of
votes to the New York governor on q
later ballot and tn at Illinois would In
crease its Is, viii, n it has been cast
ing for him. Mo Adoo men expected
to counter with so me Ohio votes. and
also said they e.)uld add to their
strength from the = outharn states.
South Dakota aA lin broke its vote,
taking from McAldoo. giving it to
Glass.
Wyoming. which had been jumping
about, this time shifted to Underwood.
The total of the twentieth ballot
Ra Tsnds.wos 3D. s aSH M MeAaoo, AZ;
Davis of West Vim nnia, lac: Richie,
l4H; Cox. 60: Bryan, II; Davis Of Kan
saa. 10; Glass. %; ltalston, 80; Sauls-
bury, Walsh. 8; Hitchcock. /; Baker,
Dever. ".
T. Illinois Uneary, Pssses.
on the twenty-firsH ballot Colorado
took one-half a vote away from Davis
Of West Virginia and gave it to Nc
Adoo. Illinois had been reported un-
easy, and when her name was called
she passed. Her votes had been scat
tered among six candidates.
Mrs. csrroif .nler hi Of p s,me says
Il half vote for President This is the
one which on the previous ballot
went to Mayor Dever. Davis of West
d Xiteinis p a Hi. up two and half sd
lost half vote. Gov. Bryan dropped
out of the fight when Nebraska was
called. His 9 votes were split UP, z
Of them going 70 McAdoo and 1 to
fast notwithstanding reports that there
were some who wanted to break to
Smith and Davis.
AS the roll calf was finished the
Illinois delegates still were in earnest
When Illinois announced its votes
however, there were no changes in
it's votes for the leaders.
Iowa Still Round.
After Iowa had cast it's vote on
this ballot canvass OF the delegation
was made and It was found that Nc
Adoo still had a slight majority
which bound the dc legation to him
under the unit rule.
The totals on the twenty-frst bal
lot were:
Robinson, 20; Smith, 2s4h; John w
Da Wis. 14s; Richie, 17h; Cox, so;
Goa. Davis, S; Glass. "a.
Mrs. Brown Anao4nces-
The continuing roll calls rapidly
wore down the reading clerks and p
]. HaNigaA, the chief clerk. called in
Mrs. Izetta Jewell Brown to take the
twenty SECOND ballot. The names OF
fore there was a change in the line
up of the leaders. Florida took one
away from McAdoo and gave it to
Raiston. Illinois again scattered
showing no change in the distribu-
ton among Smith, McAdoo and DAVIS
of West Virginia
Soon after the Missouri slide from
McAdoo to Davis Mrs. McAdoo lef,
her box. where she had been keeping
If Kansas was consideriu9 = switch
she did not make it, sticking to Nc.
Adoo.
Kentucky's rs votes for McAdoe
were challenged and that state Wal
passed. The demand was made bs
an Underwood supporter. Massa'
chusetts scattered again, but made nc
change among the leaders.
Michigan added one to McAdoo's
column. 1t came from a vote an6
a half taken from Davis of Wesz
Minnesota took one from John W
Davis and gave it to McAdoo. Smith
held his Is.
Dela<ntes Restless.
With the rapidly changing tide ir
the convention and good many
stray votes being cast under the uni
rule considerable restiessness wa
| displayed on the floor:
Start ON Sixteenth Ballet.
After twelve hours of voting for q
presidential nominee the convention
was called upon today to start al
over with the sixteenth ballot.
The first fifteen ballots gave ths
convention the appearance of q more
or less orderly marathon race. in
| which the contestants trotted &roun6
the track without any msteria
,, change in pace Of position. The six.
! teenth starting post reese mbled thu
first in almost every essential detail
| except the numerical
Twenty-four names In all appeared
on the various ballots, but most Of
| them were of the complimentary Of
| strategic, favoFite son variety, and q