Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-06-30
McAdoo7SmM Lines Intact Early Balotng; South and West

der the unit rule again. and a dele
gate challenged. The chairman
ordered it passed.
Montana gave to McAdoo and ]
to Smith as before.
Nebra ska Divided.
Nebraska was livided, / for Nc
Adoo and Is for Gov Bryan.
1t was obvious that the native sons
would be no nomination on the sec
ond ballot.
Nevada's stood solid for McAdoo
Now Hampshire gave her s to Gov
Brown again. and New Jersey fol-
| lowed with her IS for her governor
New MeXico's remained in the Me
Adoo column. and New Yo-k's 90 re
NAMED in the Smith column.
/; Ohio sticks to Cox.
North Caroiinas - held fast for
McAdoo, and SO did North Dakota 5
10. Ohio, of course, stood by. Cox
with her AZ, and Oklahoma's -
stayed with McAdoo. Oregons 10
remained East in the McAdoo column
and Pennsylvania was divided again.
this way: l for Cox. | for Senator
Harrison, for Glass, for Thomp-
son of Colorado. !. for Ritchie. for
John W. Davis. PSI II for McAdoo, SO y
LOT Nllllh. = IDr Underwood.
Rhode I:land's 10 went to Smith
again.
South Carolina's Is stuck in the
McAdoo column.
South Dakota's 10 also stayed with
him Tennessee's "a stayed put for
McAdoo.
Texas. with AZ. followed suit.
Vermont Splits Again.
rtah's s remained in the McAdoo
T. "A al i\.i led
! for Smith l for McAdoo.
Nirginia's "A We're still with Senator
Glass and Wa hinSton's II still were
with McAdoo.
little changing on the second ballot.
West Nirginia's 16 stayed solid for
John w. Davis. Wisconsin gave %
for Smith and 3 for McAdoo.
Wyoming's held fast for her
native son. Senator kendrick
Alaska's 6 were 3 for Smith, 2 for
Underwood and | for McAdou.
District of Columbia again voted 6
for Mcadoo and Hawaii. with b.
gave McAdoo, l; Smith. /: Under
wood. >: John w. Davis, l, and Scna
tor Robinson. !.
Hawaii. Philippines Porto Rico
and Canal Zone were called in quick
order and the clerk went back 10
Missouri to call the roll again on
the poll demanded.
Little Change shown.
The second ballot showed little
change from the first All the native
son dark horses stood solid through
out. The only change of note was
that Louisiana switched her tWent y
from Senator Harrison of Mississippi
TO Senator Robinson of Arkansas.
The relative positions of Smith and
McAdoo were unchanged in the sec
ond ballot.
= c
manager. made this comment on the
balloting: THE result is no surprise.
The Smith and McAdoo totals were
within five votes of what were esti-
mated. The fight is running true to
predictions.
The unofficial totals of the two
leaders on the second ballot were
AL for McAdoo. a loss of one-half
vote, and 251e for Smith, a gain OF
II votes for the New York governor.
McAdoo Gains Slightly.
The result was announced once
more: there was no nomination. and
the clerk went back to calling the
roll again.
The first change came when Nc
Adoo gained half vote in Arizona
and the Colorado delegation deserted
Gov. Sweet and split its vote this
way: McAdoo, s; John W. Davis, };
~ for Gov. Smith and Il for Under
wood
The first native son was thereby
elm mated
Delaware. however. stuck with Sen
ator salisbury.
While the ballot was on the MIS-
souri, row had brought a physical en-
counter outside of the hall.
Joseph Shannons remarks about
money being passed TO swing the
Missouri delegation for McAdoo SO
angered Charles Hay of ST. LOUIS
who delivered seconding speech for
McAdoo, that he went after Shannon
Calls shannon Liar.
IF you say that we got any money
you are d - liar and you know 1T,
Hay said he told shannon.
Then. according to Hay, Shannon
hit him lightly on the shoulder.
Eyewitnesses, however, said thai
shannon swung with his right an6
landed on Hays jaw.
Several policemen who saw the
trouble rushed in and separated the
men. Shannon denied that he struck
Hay.
In the Illinois grabbag McAdoc
gained a vote and the others were
divided as about before. Indians
stood firm for Ralston, and once more
under the unit Iule Iowa went fol
McAdoo. Kansas chung to Gov
Jonathan Davis; Kentucky stuck tt
McAdoo: Louisiana stuck to Senator
Robinson, and it appeared that tn,