Evening star., 1932-07-01


of Ohio.
ately began q second call Of the States
A delegate demanded an adjournment
Walsh ruled that it was not possible
to make any adjournment motion when
a roll call was already begun. The roll
call went on.
Roosevelt Gains
The second ballot for the presiden-
tial nomination began at 6:l5 am. and
nearly an hour and a half later the
result was announced, showing that
Roosevelt had picked up 1ll2 votes,
making his total for the second roll
call 67734.
Chairman Walsh again announced
that, since no candidate had received
two-thirds. there was no nomination.
Immediately there were conflicting
cries from the assembled delegates,
some urging an adjournment and others
demanding that the balloting go on. 1t
was decided to go on, and the clerk
for the third time began the call Of
the roll
While Roosevelt gained 1112 votes on
the second ballot, Smith lost 7ia votes.
On the first ballot he had received
20l34 and on the second, 194l4.
Others on the second ballot were as
follows: Garner, 90l4; Byrd, "a; Tray
lor, 40i4 Ritchie, 23l2; Reed, 1S;
White. 5012; Baker, lS, and VIII
Rogers, %.
For Garner this was no change. for
Byrd it was a loss of /, for Traylor,
loss of 4l4; for Baker. a gain of 9I2;
for Ritchie, gain Of 2i2, for Reed,
z -
Gov. Murray Of Oklahoma, who got
the 20 votes Of his own State and one
other vote on the first ballot, received
roma giving its % to Rogers, the ex-
cowboy comedian from that State, who
earlier in the evening had joined in the
parade when Alfalfa Bill" was placed
in nomination
Parliamentary Tangles.
Like the first ballot, the second roll
call was long drawn out, due to a
series OF parliamentary tangles .as to
how the votes should be cast in several
States. Chairman Walsh, a veteran
presiding officer, was kept busy apply
ing the rules of the convention to
technical points raised by delegates on
the floor.
To begin with. some one in the
Minnesota delegation again demanded
a poll of the entire delegation after
the chairman had announced the "a
votes under the unit rule for Roose-
welt The poll of the State showed 20
for Roosevelt, for Smith and l for
Ritcnie. Under the unit rule, this sus-
tained the "a votes for Roosevelt.
Three Delegations PolIed.
A few moments later a poll of the
Ohio delegation was demanded This
caused another long delay while the
State roll was called, resulting in 5012
for Gov. White, one-half a vote for
Roosevelt and l delegate absent.
Next came the chairman of the large
Pennsylvania delegation of 76 votes
with the announcement that many Of
his associates wanted a poll instead
of having the totals for each candidate
announced. While this tedious process
was going on legal argument de-
veloped between the chairman Of the
delegation and the presiding officer
over how alternates should be selected
to vote for absent delegates Perma-
nent Chairman Walsh adhered to the
rule of the convention that when a
delegate is absent only the alternate
whose name appears opposite such a
delegate on the list may vote in his
place The head of the delegation
contended that the law of Pennsyl-
vania apportioned two delegates and
two alternates to each district and
that either alternate within a given
disrlct could vote for an absent dele
gate from that district. Walsh, how
sta1- IL
depreciation would lead to interniinable
controversy, If the two alternates for
given district were for different
candidates.
The poll of Pennsylvania finally was
finished and showed: Roosevelt, 44lz ;
Smith, 231a; Richie, ga, and absent,
Az.
When the District of Columbia was
reached on the second roll call, the
same Dispute was renewed between op-
posing factions over the unit rule. This
time the minority succeeded in obtaining
a poll OF the delegation. which showed
the six votes Of the National Capital
divided, for Roosevelt and 2 for
Ritchie. Since the unit rule requires
all votes to so as the majority goes,
and since the rule again was upheld as
applying to the District, the SIX votes
we're recorded for Roosevelt.
Refused TO Adjourn.
Before the third ballot was taken
Arthur Mullen of Nebraska, floor leader
for Roosevelt, moved to adjourn until
pm.
There were howls of derision from the
opposition, and two New York delegates
Dudley Field Malone and Judge Daniel
Cohalsn objected, demanding a roll
call
Mr.. Malone said:
we have been kept here through the
night at great inconvenience. We are
prepared to stay all day"
His remark was cheered.
When Senator Walsh was able to
make himself heard he announced that
there would be a roll call on the ad-
journment motion. Before the call was
started, however, Mr.. Mullen Withdrew
his motion. The call Of States for the
third ballot was begun Immediately.
When Michigan was reached de-
mand was made for poll OF the dele
gates. The poll resulted, Roosevelt, 26;
Smith, 2l2; Ritchie. 6, and absent. S!l2
Under the unit rule, the vote Of the
delegation. 38, was cast for Roosevelt.
Mississippi passed temporarily, but
when the State Wss finally called it
voted 20 votes for Roosevelt, as on the
two earlier ballots.
Three More Gains.
Pennsylvania also passed on the first
call. and SO did Ohio In both States
Roosevelt made slight gains on this bal
lot, going to 45l2 in Pennsylvania and
to 2lz in Ohio. He gained, too, in Mis-
souri,.
The total Roosevelt gain on the third
ballot as compared to the second was
five votes and a fraction.
On this ballot Oklahoma's % votes
were divided between Garner and Reed
each receiving IL votes.
The result Of the ballot as announced
was. Roosevelt, 68279; Garner, 10lH:
Smith, 1e0l4; White. 5212; Traylor,
40Ia; Byrd. 2496; Ritchie, 23la; Reed
27l2; B3ker. 8l2.
North Carolina. when 1t was called,
raised a laugh by announcing that 1t
cast 25.04 votes for Roosevelt and go
vote for Byrd
Unable to understand how the frAc-
tiof, 0r ranrrpntape had heen arrived AT