New Britain herald., 1924-07-02
Here Is the Action
 Just as It Occurred

Madison Square Garden, New York, July 2.--As the contending forces wheeled into position to renew the struggle at today's session of the Democratic national convention there were strong indications that the smith and McAdoo people were preparing for the utmost exertions. Overnight McAdoo scouts had been making heroic efforts to bring back Mississip- nj and Missouri, planning on the psychological effect to win them new accretions.
 smith Forces Plans
 The Smith people frankly were pre- pared to give their candidate "a ride and make efforts to run up his total. Their plan was to make an Ill most showing at the days session and capi- talize it's value as the developments might indicate. The object of the Me- Adoo people was to make supreme effort to get back from the slump which struck their fortunes yesterday and carried them to low ebb. The John w. Davis people were planning to acquire all they could | while this was going on and the other | dark horse camps seemed to be dis- posed to let Smith and McAdoo "broeze" it oat between them" as one leader put it, confident that neither | could get the requird two-thrds' Michigan was not ready to change her vote. Neither was Minnesota. Then came Mississippi on which the Mc- Adoo people had been working turl- ously overnight The twenty for John w, Davis held good, however. The Me- 1 Adoo forces had failed to make dent in the Davis strength there. The same was true in Missouri,
 North Carolina took back the single vote it had been giving to smith and added it 10 McAdoo.
 Montana transferred her one loose vote from Ritchie to Walsh Of Mon lana and gave the remaining nine as usual to McAdoo. The lines generally on all sides were broken,
 McAduo Men Cheer
 On inc thirty-scCond ballot the Me Adoo enthusiasts announced thcil votes with roars and shouts and 1T college yell fahion.
 Massachusetts divided McAdoo 1-2, smith 33 l-2 as usual
 Mississippi held fast for Davis agail as did Missouri!
 Dark Horse strategy.
 The dark horse strategy was 10 si back and let the two leaders conNlhc' the convention that they had no hop of breaking the deadlock.
 Reports of an impending breal from McAdoo in the Texas delegation were denied even by the little hand full which would welcome it. The from the Lone Star State, one dele gate. who was praying for break said, were sure to stand for McAdoe until he gave the word releasing them
 Thomas Taggart, Senator Ralston' boomer. said he expected 10 see Nc Adoo and smith make gains al through the day session with trans fers of votes back and forth, but Il expected no result from it..
 Secs No Decision.
 "Therc will be upper cutting an sparring but no decision" said Tag gart.
 Just as the clock moved up | II Chairman Walsh began saNellin for order. It was quickly secured an prayer was offered by Rabbi Newma of Temple Israel. New York.
 Rabbi Newman prayed earnest and at length. When he concluded McAdoo delegate in the Missoui space shouted:
 Great prayer" I With that the clerk plunged int r the ever-present job of calling the TO of states. The days business va opened as usual with 24 votes for O. car Underwood from Alabama. Ii r' called, among oid-timers, the famot
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