Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-03
NIGHT SESSION
Gives NJ M'ADOO
TOTAL OF sos
Dreary Work of Balloting is
Started Again This Morn
ing; Davis Goes Down as
Smith Runs Steady

NEW YORK. July =. The tightly
Gr;isilo ked Democratic National conven-
tom SET ont today with 4 new balIoting
record only fcnr runES up the step aud
thus far il has been steady ladder il has
h's,' chlnh.ng since Monday in search
III a presidential nominee
Called 10 begin their I3rd ballot nj
10 A. ~. Eastern daylight saving time
the delegates stili had before them Il
field 81 i3 names. with William a. Ne
Adoo. Alfred +. Smith. John W. Davis.
James NJ. Cox. Senator Underwood and
senator Ralston the ranking six in the
relative number Of votes received on the
I2nd teSf late last night The record
of "a ballots IN San Francisco in 1920
was only one step ~. and that q ij II
baltimore III 1912 NY just b~yond
The McAduo drive began 10, show re-
suits Oh the 3ith ballot. when after Tues
days slump. bis total began the climb
thar took II to 505.5 un the 10Th. chiefly
NJ me expense Of the Davis column. lie
had 5O34 when The session adjourned
for the night after the 41nd ballot. which
was in accord with his managers de-
sire 10 put him over the 500 mark and
then give the delegates chan ID think
il over.
The Smith leaders. meanwhile held
their reserves i'll check fur service later.
Starting with :..3.5 On the ;;lSt. one less
than ~ had III the Goth. his total stood
ia 3lSB On the End. McAdoo workers
admitted that a number vi votes merely
awaited the call from The Smith cap
iainS but predicted his total would not
pass 41O and said they were ready 10
force him "a extend all of his strength
before they called ont the last of their
own reserves.
One MrAdoo leader III the same time
described ihe position of his camp A.
dag in.' waiting for the other side
10 play their last trump" after which
the real business az lhc convention may
begin.
With TIE storm that followed the
spec u of William J. Rfyan in support of
MaAd0o. the third day Of halioting pre-
scented tie most clorful spectacle ~ the
week The shift Of two New York votes
from Smith 10 MeAdoo gave the laiier's
followers 4 thrill and they found cause for
rejoicing III the Mississippi change and
the return 10 their fold of Missouri and
Oklahoma.
The night voting disclosed no material
damage 10 any one from the violent
storm kicked up ~ Iiryan. Some Ne
Adoo supporters feared the effects for a
time. but apparently without real hasiS.
and the only result W the speech among
the Smith delegates WAS 4" knit them
more closely together.
The Davis slump yesterday carried
him below 40 for the first time since
The 18th ballot Starting with l2T.5 on
The 31si ballot IN went ~ l3S-l.5 under
his high roint--on the Sind. and from
there dropped steadily 20 G1 on the End
while TIE MrAdoo total mounted Mis-
Sissippi's flop ~ MrAdoo and Missouri :
return to that column by narrow margins
ID the delegation caucuscs were his
heaviest blows.
The Ralsion snpposrreS continued
their waiting game. having 80 votes IA
the finish. exactly the number they
started with Monday Their activity
showed signs " increasing. hut Thomas
Taggnri of Indiana. managing the Sena-
tors campaign. sail after Adjournment
home did not know when they would try
"a pui ON "A little more speed.
The Arkansas and Virginia delegations
stuck throughout the day a. their re-
spccfivc favorite sons Senators Robin
son and Glass. despite efforts 70 get
them into the Mc.Adou line, and their
leaders insisted they intended to stay out
until the last ballot revealed their man.
as the ease happened to ~. the winner.
tfhio maintained similar attitude with
Cox and So did Maryland with Governor
Rit,hie while former Senator salisbury
held his six from Delaware