Evening star., 1924-06-27
BOOM FOR RALST0N
BROUGHT TO FLOOR
Taggart Smiles Broadly
After Visiting Delegations
Before Session Opens.
BY the Associated Press.

BY he Associa ted Press.
NEW YORK, June 27-The Ralston
boom hit the convention floor today
Taking advantage OF AN hours delay
in starting the proceedings, Thomas
Taggart, pilot of the Indiana SEN
ator's candidacy, went into action
personally and with great viGor.
Taggart visited about a dozen dele
cations and talked Ralston with
leaders. AS the convention started
he took his seat, smiled broadly and
said he was greatly pleased"
Because he does not want Ralstcn
to record a large early vote, Tag
gart's friends declared he had asked
a score or more Of delegates who
wished to vote for the Indiana SEN
ator after the first ballos 10 refrain
Wait until I give you the word"
he counseled.
Denies Jump Rumor.
Persistent reports spread around
the hall by McAdoo supporters to the
effect that Taggart was ready to jump
to their candidate were denied by him.
Gone over" he said. sure, I've
gone over to Samuel NJ. Ralston, and
there I'll remain"
Close observers of Taggart's STRAIT
egy think they see great significance
in the close contact existing between
Tageart and James NJ. Cox of Ohio.
who made the race in 1920. They have
been in consultation by 10 S-distance
telephone between here and Dayton,
and Edmund Moore, CoN's manager,
has met Taggart frequently here.
Yesterday was a perfect Ralston
day at the convention, Taggart de-
clared last night, as, collarless and
in his shirt sleeves, he sat IN mis-
hotel headquarters and greeted his
ca-'id te's friends.
Taggart wants Ralston's candidacy
to ,r u.i1erenl IRON any other in the
convention, and he declared happily
that he believed it is all of that so
far. The simple, brief presentation
of Ralston's name yesterday, followed
by the singing of On the Banks OF
the Wabash without marching.
siren shrieking, or other loud dem
onsrration, was in strict accordance
with Taggart's orders. He wouldn't
have had any more display for any
thing, he said, and nobody in the In
diana delegation suggested it. They
are solidly with Taggarts leade rship.
To date, Taggart believes, Raj
ston's candidacy has left no sore
spots anywhere. and he hopes it
won't. If he has mis- way, the leaders
will eliminate each other by the very
bitterness of their animosities, and
then Ralston will be brought out,
without having made an enemy, to
receive the nomination.
Works on westerners.
Whenever any one suggests Ralston
votes reposing in any special state
except Indiana, Taggart get nervous
and will not discuss the situation at
all 1t is known. however. that he has
been working especially in the middle
west, and Ralston's friends say he has
a number of votes in that section
pledged for delivery whenever he calls
them. His tactics. according to present
plans, are not to begin to call for votes
until the present leading candidates
are out Of the way. In Taggart's
opinion, this may be beyond the tenth
has no idea when there may be a nomi-
nation. and he does not predict any
particular number of votes for Ralston
until the present leaders are out OF
the way.
Among other Hoosier chiefs, how
ever, there exists the opinion, which
they express guardedly, that Ralston
may begin to pick up votes about the
sixth ballot.
Rumors constantly fly about the
hotel corridors that Taggart is only
using Ralston as stalking horse.
and that he has another candidate
under cover. If this is true, he is
prodigal with his offers of bets on
RalstoL. The mere mention of the
possibility of any other candidate
winning usually brings from him an
offer of bet Of suit of clothes,
or hat, on his candidate Last night
he went further and began figuring
on entertain ing the newspaper men
who will spend the summer in In
diana if Ralston is nominated.