Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-05
MISSISSIPPI GOES
BACK TO M'AD0O;
OHIO TRIES BAKER
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OHIO TRIES BAKER
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ginia delegation to develop a new
line of strategy in an effort to break
the deadlock Knowing that both
the McAdoo and the Smith forces
had been criticizing dark horses
and favorite son candidates for re-
naming in the race, an effort was
made by several members of the
Virginia delegation to have the TWEEN
ty-four votes of that state given to
McAdoo, supported by the argument
that this would make the McAdoo
supporters friendly to Glass when
a break came.
Refuse to Leave Glass
Opponents Of this line of strategy
forced a loIl call of the delegation
with the result that by a vote of
Is to it refused to drop Glass even
I0r one ballot.
Taggart said just before the con
ventlon convened that he would
withdraw Ralston's name soon. The
Indiana delegation was undecided as
TO where it would go.
After receipt of the Ralston tele-
gram, it was revealed that Ralston
has been willing ever since the con-
vention opened to have his name
withdrawn. Taggart and others kept
him in the race because they
thought he was the key to the
situation.
When the convention was called
to order soon after the appointed
hour, the Rev. Paul Mansfield
Spencer, of the Church of the
invocation.
Helena, Mont, sang 1.-THE Stai
Spangled Banner"
Declaration Is Read
Then as the next feature of the
Independence Day exercises which
opened the convention. Augustus
Thomas read the Declaration of In,
dependence. He prefaced his reading
by the statement that the document
was not new and that some of the
delegates might not be interested in
it, but that for the benefit of the
great listening audience on the air
outside he detailed some of the cir
cumstances surrounding its compo
sition by Thomas Jefferson.
While reading was going on Will
liam j. Bryan himself dispelled the
exaggerated report of his death by
appearing among the Texas dele
gates and taking a seat. =
The delegation leaders and candi.
date managers took advantage of the
preliminaries to do some more con.
ferring. Norman E. Mack, of New
York, declared to inquirers: There
may be a lot of backing and filling
here; nothing may be done until next
week"
The Tennessee delegation, instruct.
ed for McAdoo by the state conven-
ton, and which has been voting solid
ly for him under the unit rule, has
been discussing whether it might not
better go somewhere else in hope of
breaking the deadlock. They pre-
scented conditions of their instruc-
tions by the convention to Chair
man Walsh for review, and he adj
vised them that they could only de-
part from their instructions when a
ma jority of the delegation voted to
so do. McAdoo forces still were in
the majority there, and there was
no chance of an immediate change.
Chairman Walsh told the conven-
ton that he had hoped to have Hol-
Inns Randolph, Georgia delegate
and great-grandson of Thomas JEFF
ferson, read Jefferson's first inau-
gural address, but that Mr.. Randolph
being absent, he Would read it him
self. Those portions which the chair
man said composed the creed of the
Democratic party were roundly ap
plauded.
Sixty-Second Ballot Begins
At the conclusion of the reading,
the clerk began calling the roll of
states for the siXty-second time.
The first change was in Illinois,
where Smith and McAdoo each gain
ed one; Ralston gained two; John w.
Davis lost one, and Cox was elimi-
mated from the Illinois vote. The
faVorite Sons-sOme of them at least
still were in the balloting. Votes
were given in succession for I'm
derwood, Robinson, Salisbury and
Ritchie.
In North Carolina McAdoo lost
half a vote; Davis, of West Virginia,
got a vote and one-half and Raj
ston lost one.
Oklahoma's twenty were cast for
Senator Owen; challenged and pass
ed for poll at the end of the roll
CALL going to owen on the poll.
Pennsylvania seventy-siX were
cast the same except that one vote,
taken from Ralston, was given to
Cox.
In Alaska, Smith gained two, TAX
ing them from Underwood.
Changes Pass UnnOticed
On the 63rd. Indiana continued to
stay with Ralston, Michigan changed
her vote, going back to Senator Fer
ris for % votes and giving one tC
Smith and one to McAdoo. The con
vention was so busy chatting and APP
parently uninterested in the ballot
ing that the change did not cause a
ripple.
Mississippi then gave Ra1ston her
20.
Today, as on previous sessions
when the fight has been hot, each
leader of a McAdoo delegation on the
floor received a personally signed let
ter from McAdoo expressing conf
dence in the outcome and urging the
McAdoo delegates not to become dis
couraged.
During the voting on the sixty
third ballot the Ohio delegation filed
out of the hall in a body to caucus
on what they would do if they left
Cox.
Further conferences in the In.