The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-03
M ADOO STARTS FINISH DRIVE
 n39TH BALLOT
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between the leaders. It was obvious thatssths 5McAdoo E6rength and the Smith strength had reached such pro portions that thecontest was not go- ing to be decided in open football play, and it was more certain than ever that each side had a veto on the other. The deadlock was becoming tighter. .-
 The race for the nomination was de- seribed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, man ager of the Smith candidacy, when the co1vention adjourned tonight, in the Following statement: ..t Y Only Obvious Development
 From our standpoint, only the ob- vious developments have taken place. We have conserved our strength. The AfcAdo forces have extended theirs. They have now had 42 chances to win and they have not come nearer than forty some votes to a majority. It is obvious they cannot obtain the neces- sary two-thirds and it is doubtful if ever they can obtain majority"
 The Smith men declared they had declined to permit any increase in their total tonight beyond the S20 point. When Mir. McAdoo has finished, Mir. Roosevelt told his assistant floor lead er,. then we will have our run. but the time is not opportune yet for any demonstration of full balloting power"
 Taggart Holds Back The packers of Senator Ralston also held tight rein. After adjournment Thomas Taggart declared he did not know when he would try to speed up their race.
 My horse is going along so nicely and the race is so pretty that it really does not seem fitting to try to make slashing affair of it." Tsggart said. I'm rather enjoying our place in the race, my colt is holding up we'll and CTS still is much to my liking Whether a drive starts tomorrow or not will de pend entirely on the situation which develops in the morning"
 Reports about the floor were that Mississippi and Oklahoma might jump to Ralston when Tasgart gave the word.
 When a rumor got abroad that Ar kansas was wavering and might jump to McAdoo, varous managers lowered about the Arkansas delegation. Former Governor Brough authorized the state ment that. the Arkansas delegation would. stay with Senator Robinson to the end.
 Virginia delegates said there was nothing to the report that they would desert Senator Glass. They knew the McAdoo managers were using their in- fluence in certain. directions to break the Glass vote, they said, but did not fear the efforts woNld be successful.
 Rabbi Newman prayed earnestly and at length at. the opening of the conven- tion. When he concluded, McAdoo delegate in the Missouri space shouted: Great prayer"
 With that, the clerk plunged into the ever-present job of calling the roll of states. The days business was opened as usual, with 24 votes for Os- car Underwood from Alabama. It re- called. among the ld-timers. the famous call for Underwood on the 46 ballots at Baltimore, given on the rising inflec- ton by former Governor Brewer.
 The. first change came in Colorado, where A1cAdoo lost one to John w. Davis.
 Once more Illinois was not ready to come to decision and scattered her votes among the field. The same divi- sion held overnight.
 The McAdoo strength held good overnight in Iowa, and under the unit rule the 26 went to McAdoo again, as did the 20 from Kansas and Kentucky. The 203for Iohn w. Davis in Louisiana held good overnight. Massachusetts made no overnight change, and Mary lands Is were still holding good for Ritchie. Michigan was not ready to change her vote.
 Neither was Minnesota. Then came Mississippi, on which the McAdoo peo- pie had been working furiously over night. The 20 for. John w. Davis held good. however. The McAdoo forces had failed te make dent in the Davis there. The same was true in Missouri. Thk Davis line held. = North Carolina took back the single vote its,had been giving to Smith and added 1t to McAdoo.
 ! Pennsylvania again scattered her 76. There was no change there. j, South Dakota transferred it's one loose vote from Ritchie to Walsh of Montana and gave the remaining nine, to.s McAdoo.
 >s Virginia For Glass
 sVirginia's 24 still stood on today's first ballot with Senator Glass. The lines generally on all sides were un- broken. Davis held tight to his Is from his home state--West Virginia-and the, remainder of the roll went through about the same.
 -Fhe announcer in Wisconsin, who heretofore had never missed the "Nlis- ter"4 McAdOo, this morning made it plain '.McAdoo."
 The total number of votes cast on the first ballot today was the full strength of the full convention-1,0 ,09S. That. effectively disposed of stories that delegates and alternates were going away. Delegates might have gone in small numbers, but the first vote showed that every delegate who had de- parted had left an alternate.
 With a fresh ballot-caller, the con vention went into the thirty-second bal lot. The McAdOo enthusiasts were not overlooking any show of vigor. They announced their votes with roars and shouts and in college yell fashion.
 Massachusetts divided her's-Mc- Adoo, 2rs; Smith. S312-as usual,
 Mississippi again held fast for Davis again, as did Missouri.
 In North Carolina, McAdoo lost q half vote. which went to Davis.
 Ohio was not to be moved away from Governor Cox, and Oklahoma was sticking to Senator Owen this morn- ing.
 In. Pennsylvania, there were some switches, but they did not affect the leaders.
 Mir. McAdoo again set up head quarters across the street from the Garden when the convention convened. He occupied room reserved in the name of one of his advisers.
 NIcAdoo planned to remain at the