Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-01
DEADLOCK EXISTS
ON THIRD BALLOT
Convention Adjourns Until Tonight After ALI Night
Session Fails To Give Any Candidate Necessary
Two-Thirds Required By Party
New York. shouted Pat ]
gan, reading clerk.
Mrs. Wilson There

New York. shouted Pat Haiti
gan, reading clerk.
Mrs. Wilson There
Delegates were silent, tense,
after their all-night labors. If New
York broke to Roosevelt the stam-
pede would be on. Curry's unex-
pected announcement caused up
roar and eventually an hours
delay.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of
the war president, was an inter-
ested spectator. She stayed up all
night. So did Mrs. Alfred e. Smith
and her daughter, Mrs. Emily
Warner. Mrs. James Roosevelt,
daughter-in-law of the New York
governor, was there, too. Mrs. VIII
liam Murray went home.
Smith took a nap in a cubby
hole just off the floor. Gov. Albert
G. Ritchie was In a mezzanine
hideaway listening to his fortune
by radio.
At 7 a. m. the convention had
been in session 10 hours without
rest. Tenipers were shot. White
summer suits were wrinkled and
gentlemen needed shaves. Sen.
Huey Longs collar collapsed IN
dampness around his throat When
the purling windows lighted with
the sun, women dabbed rouge and
powder.
Curry's confession of ignorance
required poll of the New York
delegation. David F. Lee was run
ming the Roosevelt show among the
New Yorkers. Curry chewed a
cigar and juggled his glasses. John
McCooey, Brooklyn boss, kept an
eye on his Flatbush crowd. There
were 1913 names to be called and it
was roll call of many notables.
The roll was completed. Then
Missouri changed her vote from SO
for Reed to Is Reed, and IL Roose-
welt. A bit of delay and it changed
again to add another of Reeds
votes to the New Yorker's total.
Roosevelt delegates leaped up
shouting, Texas, Texas, break,
break"
From California, which, with
Texas, is pledged to Speaker John
N. Garner, came shouts: ..Stick.
Texas. Stick" Texas stuck.
Smith delegates became suspicious,
of delay in announcing the vote.
They intimated Walsh was holding
| it up hoping other votes would
switch to Roosevelt. Boos and
misses mingled with demands for
the tally.
Vote Demanded
James j. Hooey, New York, for
mally demanded the vote. Smith
delegates screamed approval. Walsh
scowled, sought to explain that
changes in the balloting were de-
laying tabulation.
Walsh was spotlighted by sun
beam attesting broad daylight as
he stepped forward to tell the del
egates that Roosevelt was stopped.
mo candidate having received
two-thirds." said Walsh, "there is
no choice"
AAAS otOk-ItOOSCfClt + U w q
whooped its delight. Farley dis
carded his pop bottle and eyed the
pencilled tabulation in his hand.
Almost Immediately Haltigan
again called Alabama. He was
too quick for delegate who sought
to move adjournment. Walsh ruled
that the roll call must continue.
Chicago's snappy policemen were
in shirt sleeves, revolvers exposed
on their hips. Many spectators
had gone home but thousands re-
manned. They mapped or sent out
for food or shouted, as the mood
struck them.
Smith woke up and strolled
through the corridors. A reporter
asked if he would comment on the
first ballot.
Good Lord" Smith replied. I'm
not supposed to be here. Didn't
you hear the fuss raised in the
New York delaga ton about. which
alternate was to vote my name in,
the convention. According to the
record of the Democratic national
convention am sound asleep
downtown in the Congress hotel"
AS the second ballot progressed
Roosevelt gained slightly and there
was another dalau IN f,n1I pappcut