The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-23
FAFORITES0NS
URGEDAGAINST
SMITH, M AD00
Some Predictions Are Made
That Neither Leader Will
BE Nominated
MUCH HANDWRITING
Open Fights on Platform on
Convention Floor Loom
in Convention
MUCH HANDWRITING

New York, June 23.-The great
quadrennial jubilee of the Dem
ocrats Is passing through it's
final, fervid state of pre-conyen-
ton rivalry and excitement.
Fifth avenue and the hotel dis
trlcts of Manhattan resounded to-
DAY to the tramp of cheering
delegations and the blare Of
marching bands while outrunners
from the forces of the PRINCIPAL
candidates scurried about to
BRING new arrivals into camp.
From balcony of his hotel, Will
liam q. McAdoo eXhorted group
OF howllng western delegates to
stand by him to the last ditch
and they shouted back an assur-
ance they would.
New York noisily acclaimed it's
allegiance to Smith in the great
est civic parade in the history of
the city. He was cheered by
thousands wherever he went.
Both Smith and McAdoo men
claimed victory, but the partisans
OF dozen other candidates only
redoubled their activities and re-
peated their predictions that
neither of the two leaders could
be nominated.
Indiana friends of Senator Raj
ston announced after one look at
the situation that they had de-
termined to disregard his request
and place his name formally be-
fore the convention.
Meanwhile, convention officials
were putting the finishing touch
es on their Madison Square Gar
den arrangements and set the
great hall in order in readiness for
the fall Of the gavel at noon to-
morrow.
New York, June IS, (By the A. P.)
Eleventh hour arrivals for the
Democratic national convention
thrust today into tecming lObbiss
and seething campaign headquarters,
found themselves in the midst of a
bewllderlng clamor of confIiction
claims for various candidates and ar
guments over cOntroverted questions
IF policy.
The swift current Of Sundays man
had brought no clear trend
% indicate the course of events after
,he convention assemblies tomorrow.
except that it is likely to be pro-
onged by fights on the floor over
he platform plants and, possibly,
some of the rules, as well as the
battle for the presidential nomin-
alton.
With three of the most prominent
tctlve candidates on hand their man.
'gers put still more pressure today
behind efforts to consolidate their
supporters for the opening of the
and the squadrons from
'ther camps did likewise. Senator
Underwood of Alabama reached New
York yesterday but did not join his
workers. until today, preferring the
eclusion of friends home in the
outskirts of the city.
William &. McAdoo and Governor
Alfred +. Smith meanwhile. continued
heir conferences. A tentative plat
orm was almost ready today for con-
liberation of the resolutions commit
ee but the group of leaders which
ave drafted it recognize that num-
er of its planks--especially those
[ealing with foreign relations, the
IA kluX Khan and law enforcement
are likely to form the basis of
igorous and even bitter controver-
y before they are finally adopted
Two-thires Rule
The traditional party requirement
f two thirds vote to select a nom
nee remains the center of gossip
yer the possibility Of rules fight.
Proposals to replace it with rule
nominations by simple
Majority are advanced openly by few,
ut they keep bobbing about on the
burning surface of pre-convention
ak.
General expectation of a lengthy
was emphasized by the
stay of the program worked
ut by the managers. Conferences
esterday failed to bring any definite
ecision whether the keynote address
Senator Harrison of Mississippi,
S temporary chairman, should be
lade at the opening session, or put
IT until night so it could be heard
y larger radio audience than it
ould reach in the day time.
The complexity involving the dozen
r so candidates today remained "out-
'ardly at least" as cloudy as ever.
ach of the various headquarters
ontinued to reiterate it's expression
confidence. The McAdoo and
NTH forces drove forward with new