The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

Smith delegates joined with the Smith supporters who packed the galleries in noisy welcome to the new arrival Thenahe floor and gallery together took up the war cry, We wa;it Smith, we want Smith, i" and shouted it over and over in unison, while Chairman Walsh pounded in vain for order. It WAS several minutes before he got the con vention under control again and ordered the secretary to continue the roll call
 A moment later the McAdoo support CTS got back at their foes when the Mississippi delegation, which had gone over to Ralston earlier in the day, re- turned to the McAdoo fold twenty strong. Texas first, and then the other McAdoo states, sent their banners to be grouped about that of Mississippi, and the Smith parade of a few minutes be- fore was duplicated by procession of the McAdoo standards, except for the different personnel of the marchers and the different, reception accorded them by the galleries. Many of the Smith 1 people who had come as spectators booed the demonstration, but the Me Adoo men and women kept it up with as much fire and enthusiasm and noise l as II lnelf CduuludIS d1EeduJ udu tue nomination in his vest pocket. | While the parade was on word was passed around that Mississippi would also quit Ralston when it was called and return its solid vote for McAdoo.
 The Smith managers declared the switching of the Mississippi and Mis- McAdoo floor leaders to induce the sup 1 of kh0 to pull out their full reserve strength.
 Orders Return
 It was declared that time for that had not come and Franklin Roosevelt, the Smith field marshal, sent word over to Michigan to return some more of its strength to McAdoo on the next ballot
 There was another long sweep of cheering when Missouri, standing next to Mississippi on the roll call, an- nounced its reversion to McAdoo. A woman delegate, standing on her chair l shouted up to the chairman "thirty-siX for McAdoo,"" in a shrill voice, that set the McAdoo rooters going again for a spell, but there was no attempt at q prolonged demonstration or q parade Another member of the Missouri dele gation challenged the vote, and Chair man Walsh ordered that the delegation be boiled after the roll of the states had been completed.
 An active effort was being made tc bring back into the McAdoo column the vote of Oklahoma. which had slipped away to Senator Robinson of Arkansas When the vote was cast for Robinson, q delegate challenged and poll was or dered.
 The poll of the Missouri delegation revealed majority for McAdoo and the entire vote of the state was cast fol him under the unite rule.
 When Oklahoma was called again al the end of the roll call she changed hel vote from Robinson to McAdoo and tht challenge was withdrawn.
 The poll of the Missouri delegation showed "A for McAdoo, 915 for Ralston 1 for Underwood, Wash F, with 1 ab sent. Under the unit rule, the entirt vote went to McAdoo.
 The vote on the fifty-ninth ballo went along about as usual until Louis jana was reached. After giving com plimentary vote to Mayor Behrman oi the previous ballot, the Louisiana dele gation swung back to John w. Davis.
 Despite the advice of the Smith man agers, Michigan continued to vote 70 fo Smith and for McAdoo. e
 Another Outburst
 There was another outburst of cheer ing and a near-demonstration by tn, NIcAdoo delegates when the vote fo Georgia. stalwart McAdoo state iron the start. was announced for him b, Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter o , Woodrow Wilson and a sister of Mrs McAdoo. She was on the floor visitini friends from Georgia, her mother , native state.
 , In North Carolina, two votes wer , taken from McAdoo and given to Ral , ston and there was another whool from the Indiana delegation. On the fifty-ninth ballot. Oklahoma which had just returned on the pre- ceding ballot to the McAdoo column left it again and voted solidly for Sen . ator Owen.