Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-01
The twcRty-fourth ballot was order
ca late this afternoon. with orders for
recess at its completion No material
changes were expected i'm this ballot

MAbiSOA cQIARE GAkDEN. IN. h4
July I.-Continrei voting until late last
night and throughout the day. today.
fniled 10 develop a candidate in the ma
tion'i democratic convention. or to make
amy material change in the standing VII
McAdco and Smith. although John W.
Davis staged steady increase through
out the day today. his total resting N
12S on the 23rj ballot this afternoon
McAdoo went up MS high a. 4T4 this
morning. but registered drop when the
Missouri and Mississippi delegations
split, and went ID Davis. Smith reached
bis highest Ut 3ll this morning, but
dropped back to 2S4.
On the twenty-sccond ballot the fix
ures Of the leaders stood: McAdoo ABS
3. loss Of half vote; Smith 3O7.5. no
change from previous ballot; Davis 1895
a less Of a vote and a half; Underwood
45.5. no change
The totals on the 2Ist ia lot were:
Underwood 45 l-2; McAdoo 439: Rob-
inson -; Smith 2s4 L.: John WI Davis
lIS; Ritchie II 1-2; Cox 60; Governor
Davis >; Glass "a; Ra ston 81; Sauls-
hurry q; Walsh y Baker n Mrs. Miller
IL; Absent1. Nebraska. Total 1897.
The total of Goth bal ~ follows:
Underwood Is l-2; McAdoo s32, Rob
inson III; Smith s07 liz; John w. Davis;
of West Virginia l22; Ritchie l7 L.;
Cox 60; Bryan II; Davis or Kansas 10;
Glass 70; Ralston 80; Salisbury q;
Walsh ~; Hitchcock H. Baker III: Deved
1-2. Total 1.09s
The result of this ballot gave McAdoo
a loss Of ~; Smith soss " a; Davis
gain Of S7-5; Underwood gain Of G.
The result of the 10Th ballot was:
Underwood 80 l-2: McAdoo 474; Rob
inson p; Saith 3ll l-2; John w. Davis
S4 ~; Richie III l-2 Cox so: Bryan
10; Governor Davis 9; Glass 80; Rails
ton 3l; SALISBURY 81; Copeland H.
Walsh =: total 1888.
The result Of the 18th ba lot was:
Underwood 30 ~; McAdoo AL IL;
Eobinson22: Smith 3Il -: John W.
Davis 66: Ritchie Is IL; Cox GO; Bry-
an IN; Governor Davis 10: Glass 3O:
Salisbury g: Ralston 80; Hull 20:
Walsh ?. Total 1898.
The l7th ballot desu'ted ~ follows:
McAdoo 47i.5; Smith 3l2.5; Davis g.:
Underwood AZ: Robinson 2s.
McAdoo lost 6 ana 5-tenths; Smith gain
ed z: Davis gained one.
Kentucky's 26 votes for McAdoo we're
challenged and that state was passed.
The demand was made by an Under
wood supporter.
Massachusetts scattered again but
made no change among the leaders.
Michigan added one to McAdoo's col
umn II came from a vote and a half
taken from Davis OF West Virginia.
Minnesota took one from John W.
Davis and gave il to McAdoo. Smith held
his H. With the rapidly changing tile
in the convention and many stray votes
being quoted under the unit rule. con-
siderable rest essness was displayed On
the iIoor.
New Hampshire took one vote il had
been giving Ii McAdoo and added IL to
the six il had been giving to Senator
Walls "a Montana. leaving intact the
one II had been giving 10 Smith.
North Carolina stayed with McAdcc
despite the talk that N was getting
ready u move somewhere.
The only break ~ any note Oh the
sixteenth ballot was that New IIamp-
shire on this ballot left her favorite
son. Govcrnor Brown. and divided br-
tween Smith and Nj Adoo. with enc vote
for Davis.
Wyoming voted Six for senator Rob
inson. taking 3 from Smith. = from Me-
Adoo and one from j. W. Davis. the
three leaders.
Mississippi which has been ,voting
for senator Harrison. switched te Sen
ator Robinson IN the course Of journey
the delegation planned t0 make visiting
several camps before coming ~ A.
cision on where it will land. There was
N fight over whether the delegation
should 20 ~ Davis or McAdoo.
Ar the close of the sixteenth ballot.
the first VI the day. rhr figures showed
Il net los of one for NcAdoo: no change
for Smith and a gain nf : for John W.
Davis. Robinson had jumped from
twenty 10 forty six. Underwood gained
4 two.
! The result was announced ~ follows:
Underwood Al IL: Robinson as;
Smith 3O5.5: Davis NJ West Virginia G.s;
Ralston 81: Richie II ~: Cox GO:
Glass -; Brown 4 Bryan Ill: Salisbury
u: Davis ~ Kansas N Walsh 4 Cope
land l 12.
On the eighteenth ballot the position
or the leaders was as follows:
McAdoo 470.5; Smith 3i25; Davis G6;
McAdoo lost Al: Smiths vote was un-
changed; Davis gained two.
One Of the leaders who didn't want his
mare mentioned Ak the present stage
said the state OF the situation in this
| convention was such that there was ah-
solutely no chance for break" ("
There was plan afoot to havesome
one move for recess for the nnnounc-
ed purpose OF cnueussing and finding
way TO let the convention come 10 de-
rision and vt the far away delegates
with flattening pocketbooks and swell