The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-09

and was closeted with each for long conference. Chairman Hull of the na- htional committee was at work with a similar purpose and James M. Cox of Ohio, the party's standard bearer in 1920, saw representatives of almost ev- cry element in an effort to convince them that the rank and file of the party would endure no more delay and inde- ] cision.
 A like work of conciliation was be- | ing done by some of those who sit in state delegations and control important blocs of votes. George E. Brennan, the Illinois leader, conferred with many of his colleagues and was said by some associates to be inclined to favor swing from Smith, whom he has sup ported from the start, to Davis. Tag gart, although in charge of the Ralston boom, was declared to be willing to l take any other candidate that could unite the warning clements in com mon cause.
 Joins Applause Late in todays session c. NJ. Hay of Missouri, one of the McAdoo floor managers, echoed the sentiment of many other delegates and was given a r0us- ing demonstration of approval when he told the convention that although he re- maired McAdoo man at heart, he was for any candidate who could command general support and stand squarely on the party platform.
 During the balloting at the day ses- sion the McAdoo total, which once had stood at 530, dropped to BIO and on the ninety-third roll call, the last taken before the adjournment, it was 314. Most of the loss went to RalSton, who took the Missouri, Oklahoma, Nevada and Kansas delegations Lodily and pick ed up considerable groups of delegates from other McAdoo states. At a conference during the adjourn ment, some of the McAdoo men are un- derstood to have decided to throw an- other considerable part of the McAdoo strength to Ralston tonight, but Tag gart's announcement forestalled the move and directed the swing in another direction.
 Governor Smith remained in about the same position throughout the day's voting, but it was manifest that many of his delegates were staying only long enough to witness the decline of the Me Adoo total to a point where he no long CT need be, considered a dangerous fac tor, and then would go to a compromise candidate.
 | Despite their losses and amid threats of others, a central group of the Me AdoO supporters kept ptheir courage tonight and even attempted return to to the old convention floor enthusiasm of the first days of the balloting. The California delegation came in with a new supply of state flags and stream CTS and with small trumpets and other noise makers.
 Just before the session began some women delegates who have been sup porting McAdoO with almost a religious zeal from the start, called on the can didate and were assured by him that he had no intention of giving up the fight. The meeting was turned into revival service at which the women sang again their McAdoo campaign songs. Then they came marching into the convention hall along the first ar- rivals and kept up their singing as they marched around the arena, waving above them the many-colored banners with which they have signalized the casting of every vote for McAdoo since the convention began.
 The session was called to order few minutes after o'clock and opened with an invocation by the Rev. Wythe Leigh Kinsolving, chaplain of the Vir- ginia society of New York.
 He asked Divine Providence to re- member the President and Mrs. Cool idge in their sorrow, and then prayed that no one would let either racial or religious narrowness" or personal ambition" stand in the way Of har- mony and righteousness.
 After that the convention listened to some close harmony from male quar- tet
 The delegates were thinking more | about other things than they were about music, however. and were con versing among themselves w.sh a buzz that nearly drowned out the singers.
 Franklin Roosevelt the Smith man. ager, already had taken his place on the speakers platform to announce the willingness of the governor to get out of the race if McAdOo would do like wise. It was his plan to make the announcement in a speech of Il few sen tences and then if there was no accept ance from the McAdoo men, let the bal loting go on without stirring up a debate.
 The conG;tional offer of with. drawa was announced to the con vention in a brief speech by Roosevelt, and when the AIcAdoo field marshal, David l.. Rockwell. was asked later what he intended to do by way of a reply, he said:
 Nothing"
 l Meantime the McAdoo floor man. asers had [. .Leha. ] terrific drive to