The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-02

On. 18th ballot, Owen "A, Danie There were howls from the gallery for Bryan.
 Cooper Explains
 John c. Cooper, Jr., or Jacksonville took the platform to contend Tor the unit rule.
 Mir. Cooper recited that the delega- tion had been sent pursuant to prim- ary won by McAdoo. He cOntended mat any personal preference of any deler gate should have no weight Tn vie" ol the expressed preference ot the majority of the democrats of the state, r
 Former Governor Gilchrist ot Flor ida spoke against the unit rule. lie contended that the same situation pre- vailed in 1912 when Florida was pledged to Underwood and two mem bers claimed the right to cast thelr votes for Woodrow Wilson.
 There was no absolute rule Tn the Florida delegation, he contended' put was a matter for the conscience or tne delegate himself who was responSiDle to his constituency. Meantime Wllllam Jennings Bryan came in and on learn ing what had transpired. rushed to the platform where Bruce kremer, one or the McAdoo managers gave him an out line of what had been going on.
 Chairman Walsh gave the rullng tnat he did not consider it conceivable tnai the result of the Florida presldentai urinary could be as the McAdoo people contended. He ruled against the con tention of the McAdoo people; holding IaArr HnlRUAfp and his conscience" A similar condl- ton existed in the state of Montana he said. where one delegate was cast ing continuing vote for smith.
 Davis Outburst
 Michigan when it came her turn on the call took one from Smith and gave if to Senator Walsh of Montana. Mis- sissippi, despite the pleadinss of Will liam Jennings Bryan, slid her ~ tC John w. Davis on this ballot and started Davis demonstration. Bryan had failed to win the two-thlrdS of a vote which was holdlne the delegation under the unl' rule. A woman delegate mounted q chair and waving handkerchief shouted Davis is the man to save us. Ms souri woman delegate came back D! casting MissOuri's 36 for MeAdoo, wlti emphasis, under the unit rule, ant another woman delegate from the stat' promptly challenged and demanded noll. The state was passed to be takeI up again at the end of the roll call
 Nebraska gave McAdoo ,, gain O one taken from Governor Bryan.
 Pennsylvania again divided with thu field; Rhode Islands ten stuck t' Smith and the McAdoo block of south ern states followed.
 Half For McAdOO
 The poll of the Missouri delegation which passed, showed more than nal of the delegaes for McAdoO. The oth CTS were divided between Governo Smith, John w. Davis, Underwood ant Brand Whitlock, former minister t' Belgium.
 The Missouri poll asked for stood 2 for McAdoo and F opposed, scattered Under the unit rule the vote of tn whole delegation was cast for McAdOo The purpose of the poll was to shoV the convention that there were othe votes in the delegation. At the cOnclu sion of the nineteenth ballot the leader stood:
 McAdoo. 474 Smith, 311.5; Davis S4.5; Underwood, 39.0.
 That showed a gain of three and 1 half for McAdoo, loss uf one fo Smith, a gain of sixteen and half fo Davis. with Underwood unchanged.
 Swinging into the twentieth ballot the clerk had read off five states befOr there was a change. Colorado took on from McAdoo and added two to Davis
 Illinois Deserts Copeland
 Illinois deserted Senator Copeland 0 New York on this ballot and returne the single vote to Governor Davis.
 Smith lost half vote in Massachu setts, which was cast for Mayor Deve of Chicago. It was the first tim the name of the mayor of the Wind City, mentioned by some as pOssibl dark horse," had been introduced int the balloting.
 Michigan took one away from NJ Adoo and gave it to Smith.
 Missouri again passed, and was to boiled at the end.
 Nebraska took two from Smith, gi ing them to Governor Bryan and fo mer Senator Hitchcock
 New Hampshire cut McAdoo ar Smith to one each, adding four to Sen tor Walsh of Montana.
 It was reported that in the Nilsson delegation, which passed, the McAdC majority had been lost and that u sentiment favored Davis of West Vi ginia.
 Pennsylvania again cast scatteriI vote without material change, but , was reported that it might later aC ? some to Smith.
 There was also talk that Ohio mig swing a big block of votes to the Ne York governor on a later ballot al , that Illinois would increase it's 1 which it has been casting for him. { McAdools men expected to count $ with some Ohio votes and also said tn could add to their strength from t southern states.
 South Dakota again broke it's vol P taking one ffPm McAdoo and giving I to Glass.
 :. Wyoming, ' (hich had been iumpl