The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-01
|ELEGATESF FACE
ANOTHER DAY OF
DEADLOCK VOTING
;Adoo Managers Express
confidence WeSterner
! VIII Be Nominated.
By LOWELL MELLETT
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81 By LOWELL MELLETT
CTimes Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, July 1.-The ses-
~ day of balloting for a Demo
III ATTIC presidential nominee opened
"a IN the worst weller Of politics
4 rot anybody here seems to remem-
cbcoo The first fifteen ballots hal
and ed the air very little.
cter oAdoo's managers prOfessed SUI
IS give confidence, pointing 20 the
xesst MeHdoc's vote on the final
: hight ballot was higher than any
cthat had preceded it, but 1t was
12nly the fraction of vote higher
than he had before. Smith was a
half a vote below his own highest
point. Smith, requiring two-thirds
% be nominated, had less than one
Third. McAdoo was within striking
4 stance OF a bare half 1t is hard 10
Il cure where he viii find tbs neces-
airy votes to put him over. 1t al
rays has been the idea Of the Nc
Adoo men that once he reaches a
aajority, he cannot be kept from
aking the necessary two-thirds.
Not Easy
But It won't be easy. One of the
States on which McAdoo has counted
lis Arkansas. He expects Arkansas
eighteen votes when Senator Robin
sons name is withdrawn. But Rob
inson takes his own candidacy seri
ously.
Another State containing McAdoc
hopes is Mississippi. which is cast
ing it's twenty votes for Senator Pat
Harrison.
A persuant rumor late last night
was to the effect that the confer
ences between Tom Taggart and
McAdoo men have to do with Tag
CARTS readiness to drop Samuel Raj
ston for McAdoo if he can be shown
that Indiana's thirty votes will put
McAdoo across. The rUmor is predi
Gated on the theory that the Khan
reputation given NIcAdoo by his op
ponents would be an asset in Indi-
ana, that il would help pull DR..
Carleton B. McCulloch. candidate for
Governor, through against the Re
publican Klan candidate.
Some May Switch
There are stories floating about
the convention hall concerning
delegates which McAdoo has but
won't be able to hold. Tennessee
delegation is among these named
Only wanting a convincing excuse
to setting aside it's instructions SO
the, story goes, the Tennessee
delegation is considering putting
forward CordeH Hull. Democratic
national chairman and a Tennessee
an. After a ballot or two Hull 5
name could be dropped in favor Of
John ". Davis.
Missouri anttMcAG0o have been
seeking openly every possible way
OF breaking the unit rule that binds
them 10 AIcAdOo. a majority vote
OF the delegation viii DO il and a
caucus preceding the first ballot to-
DAY was held TO determine whether
If another vote or so revealed no
real gains foI McAdoo there were
enough second choice men among
the AIcAdoo delegates to provide
this ma ority. If so. Missouri would
make the break.
Davis. wh- at the end Of the first
DAYS voting mad only six.y-one votes
continues the favorite in the minds
Of most Of the politicians once these
leaders OF the Brennan coterie give
the word ne can have an Impressive
number Of votes They prefer. of
course. that the movement toward
him shall start from quarters less
suspected
Cox Holding On
Preceding almost every ballet last
night there were runors that Onio's
delegation was ready 70 start the
Davis movement, but with Governor
Cox on the end Of a telephone at
Dayton, there never was any real
basis for this report. Cox's closest
friends refuse 20 admit that he is out
of running.
In any case some OF the delega.
tons that are ready to throw their
votes to Davis wish 70 give Carter
Glass of Virginia a short run first
and others wish to keep their prom
ises to Oscar Underwood. Both of
these men may make a real bid for
the Nomination before the shower for
Davis benefit begins.