The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-24
Coriueition Sidelights

permanent organization, W. H. Ar mold.
 Nearly a quarter of million dollars already have been wagered on the out come of the presidential election, W. l.. Darnell x Co.,, Wall street commis- sioners, estimated today.
 The company reported one freak bet of $2,600 on Al Smith as result of a win by race horse named after the New York candidate at Aqueduct Sat urday.
 Betting in the financial district today was the most active since the pre-con- vention rush started. Approximately $5,000 was placed with shareholders during the morning, including a wager of $1O.O00 against $15,O00 that Gov ernor Smith or u dark horse (eliminat- ing McAdoo) will be nominated.
 George E. Brennan was unanimously elected democratic national committee man from Illinois, at the caucus to- day of the Illinois delegates to the democratic national convention. Along Riverside Drive, where the flappers and their sweethearts park on benches all ignorant of the existence of the convention, crowds watch the bat l tleship Florida and a destroyer flotilla which dropped anchor in time to add to the convention excitement.
 Edmund H. Moore of Youngstown pre-convention manager for James M | Cox in 1920, was elected national com. mitteeman by the Ohio delegation to the democratic national convention to- day after a hot fight.
 The hotel Vanderbilt boasts a bar, complete with brass rail and fixings. California girls tend bar, and serve orange juice, from California oranges, to thirsty delegates.
 l.. B. Musgrove, of Alabama, chair man of the executive committee of the national anti-saloon league, issued a statement today declaring that the dry forces in the democratic convention absolutely stopped" the progress of those who would liberalize the Vol stead act.
 "They will be unable to make any showing" Musgrove said, "either in the selection of candidates or in the plat form. The dry forces in the conven- tion are in control and will be able to block effectively every effort of the op- ponents."
 Cordell Hull, chairman of the demo- cratic national committee, was con tinued today by the Tennessee delega- tion as national committeeman. Mrs. Benton McMillan was named as nation al committeewoman.
 Representative Garrett, democratic leader in the House of Representatives will have a place on the resolutions committee and Lee Douglass on the rules committee.
 Georgia's delegates today elected Rollins Randolph chairman, and as an honorary floor leader, choose O. A. Nix. John S. Cohen was elected ma tional committeeman. The delegation under unit rule and carrying 26 votes, is instructed for McAdoo as long as his nominated is within the realm of pos. sibility.
 Gov Thomas G. Mcleod was chosen chairman of the South Carolina delega- tion today; F. H. Dominick, member of the rules committee; E. A. Bronw, fo the platform committee.
 Gov. Al Smith nearly had his clothes torn off in scramble by. admirers to shake his hand when he left his cam paign headquarters to review the mayors parade. Police hustled him into store and held the crowd outside un- til order could be restored. Seventy-six-year Patrick O'Keefe of Dallas, Texas. wearing hat band of vivid green. surveyed the crowds in Peacock Alley at the Waldorf during the day He is here as a sergeant-at- arms with the Underwood men from Alabama.
 Edward N. Hurley, former chairman of the United States shipping board, is being enthusiastically boomed for vice president by a delegation from Gales burg, H., his home town. and many convention delegates are believed to lean toward the Chicago business man. Convention crowds had to hold on to their pocketbooks Monday. All of the cops were in Mayor Hylan's pa rade.
 Negroes are preparing to publicly in dorse the action of George E. Brennan, Illinois democratic leader, for putting up a negro for Congress against Repre- sentative Martin $. Madden in the First Illinois district. Dr. w. E. B. Dubois said negroes at q convention in Phila- delphia next week will adopt resolu- tions commenting Brennan.
 Twenty convention tickets priced at $100 each were still on hand the night before the convention, available to any one putting up the price.
 The Florida delegation today confirm ed the reelection of J. T. G. Crawford as democratic national committeeman and selected Mrs. Lois K. Mayes for committeewOman. William Jennings Bryan was placed on the resolutions committee and E. D. Lambright of the delpgntion