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4 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO N _D. C, MD'AYE JULY 1, 194 : Second String Contenders Closing In as Favoriles Find Grade Too Steep DARK HORSE HOPES RSEINDEADLOC Break in Smith or McAdoo Lines Now Held Only Ques- tion of Hours. DAVIS IS OUT IN FRONT s | Convention Gives West Virginian; Sincerest Ovation of Second String,‘ But Bryan Has Say. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. NEW YORK, July 1.—Forward, the dark brigade, noble half-dozen, the hour of the horses of dusky hue is at hand! Their clattering hoofs, signal- ing imminent approach, can be dis- tinctly heard, even above the roar of the rear guard battle which those sturdy steeds, McAdoo and Smith, are waging. At _exactly what hour, whether it will be Smith today or some time to- morrow, or perhaps not until Thurs- day, the leaders will drop back, no man knows. If either McAdoo or Smith knows, he has not imparted the knowledge to his supporters. Their only information is that both the Calitornian and the New Yorker ex- pect their forces to die in their tracks. Although there have been more than enough ballots to convince dis- passionate observers that neither of the leaders can win, they themselves are mot yet ready to surrender. Bitter End Fighters. In both camps there are delegates, and in certain cases whole deleg: tions, straining at the leash and chaf- ing to swing their allegiance to can- didates with a real chance to win. But William Gibbs McAdoo and Al- fred E. Smith are masterful per- sonalities. They are holding their cohorts in line almost tyrannically. “They insist upon loyalty to the bit- ter end—no matter how bitter. Each is determined that the other must be the first ¢o hoist the white flag. Both are confident that to the one who Rolds out the longer, eventual victory will come. That is the tug-of-war stage in ‘which the contest now is. McAdoo and Smith, the respective anchor men of their teams, have their toes dug deep in the ground at Madison Square Garden, and are urging their team-mates behind them to hold no Jess fast. Presently the tug-of-war stage will glve way to another stage. It can be called the hotel room stage. It is the stage at which authorized spokesmen of McAdoo and Smith will come together with the Taggarts, the Brennans, the Hagues, the Moores and other bosses of high and low degree, and face facts. Trading Stage Near. The facts they'll have to face are that unless the Democratic conven- tion is to spend the rest of the sum- mer in the world’s most expensive ‘metropolis, the deadlock must be broken. How to break it, when to break it, in whose interest to break ft—those are the questions, which will be decided when the hotel room stage of proceedings is reached. That stage is immediately imminent. It may be a matter only of hours. Many hearts will be broken along ‘with the breaking of the deadlock, and many hopes sent glimmering. But New York is crammed with Democrats, men and women, who find their funds running out with the re- lentlessness of the sands of time, thanks to 55-cent cantaloupe and $9- a-day rooms. It is a sordid thought, but the Democratic nomines for the presidency is going to be named without much further delay, because delegates can’t endure the financial strain of another week in Mammon’s eitadel. All New York is waiting for “the break” to come. That is to say, all dut McAdoo and Smith themselves. Delay is said to be due to the circum- stances that in neither camp is there a man or a woman with courage enough to tell the giants that doom awaits them, no matter how long put off. May Have Shot Their Bolta. Before today's balloting is ended both McAdoo and Smith, it was predicted, would unfold what every one believes 0 be their utterly extremely high-water strength. Each talks of still untapped Teservolrs of votes—of reserve forces that have not yet been called up. But the universal “consensus_is that the Californian and the New York governor have shot their boits. In what direction their strength is to be distributed now interests the con- vention vastly more than their respec- tive boasts of invincibility. It needs here to be observed that neither McAdoo nor Smith is at all in position to “de- liver” his votes as if they were mar- ketable droves of sheep. Having faith- fully done their duty to their favorites, hundreds of the seven or eight hundred McAdoo-8mith supporters are certain to_give rein to their own fancies. They will climb into the band- wagon that suits them best. They will not in every case do so of their own volition. Hundreds will act in accord with the decision taken in the hotel rooms hereinbefore mentioned. There will be enough of these shep- herded and directed votes to “‘put over” the candidate whom the hotel-room conferees decide to make the child of Democratic destiny this year. Davig Gets Ovation. In the midst of Monday's balloting ~—it was at the night session, alon: about the fateful thirteenth roll call ~—there was a highly symptomatic episode. The chairman, by mistake, announced that the vote for John W. Davis of West Virginia was 100. That was 41 more than Davis had received on the previous ballot. It represent- ed the greatest gain recorded during the day by any candidate. The effect upon the convention was electrical. Delega and _galleri UNITFD (left of offiecr), who created eharging to the ehair that the Missour] delegation was bought vete was given to McAdoo there were five votes for Smith in the delegation. Kansas City. JOSEPH SHANNON, wproar on the floor of the convemtion after by McAdoo momey, and that while the straight he first ballot yesterdsy by Shannon is & deleguto from Davis Gets Benefit of Break, Takes Missouri 36 From M’Adoo (Continued from First Page.) wood, L%: McAdoo, 3%. She took 1 from J. W. Davis and gave it to Un- derwood. Connecticut made it Smith, Mec- Adoo. 2 a loss of 5 for McAdoo, to Smith. Michigan made it McAdoo, 12%; Smith, 11%; John W. Davis, 4; Cox, 1; Underwood, 1. McAdoo lost 1 there; Smith zained 2; John W. Davis gained There were other scattering changes. The fizures announced for the seven- teenth ballot were. Underwood, 42; McAdoo, 471%: Rob- inson, 28: Smith, 3121¢; John W. Davis, 64; Ritchie, 17%; Cox, 60; Bryan, 11; Gov. Davis, 10; Glass, 44; Saulsbury, 6: Ralston, 30; Copeland, %; Walsh, 1. Total, 1,098. Expemse Werries Delegates. Ome of the leaders, who did not want his name mentioned, said the state of the situation in the conven- tion was such that there was abs lutely no chance for the “break.” There was a plan afoot to have some one move for a recess for the an- nounced purpose of caucusing and finding some way to let the conven- tion come to decision and let the far-away delegates, with flattening pocketbooks and swelling hotel bills, go_home. ‘The loss of 6 for McAdoo on this ballot and the gain of 7 for Smith let oft a small Smith demonstration. McAdoo leaders did not look discour- aged, but their delegates Jpoked sur- prised. Mrs. McAdoo, as usual, sat in a box, with pencil and paper busily keeping the score on her husband's political fortunes. Into the eighteenth ballot the clerk plunged with re- newe? vigor. Florida Balks Again. In Arizona John W. Davis got 1, taken from Underwood. Colorado gave McAdoo a half vote from Under- wood. The state of the deadlock was shown when Delaware again voted her 6 for Saulsbury. Florida’s 12, which had been going solid for McAdoo, challenged the casting for McAdoo again. The state was passed, to be taken up later at the end of the roll. ‘The purpose evi- dently was to show that the state was being held for McAdoo only by the unit rule, with the idea that it would have some effect on the tides in the convention. Jet Bowden of Jacksonville de- manded the poll for Florida. The de egation was said to stand 11 for Mc- Adoo and 1 for Smith. On this baliot Massachusetts took the half vote which it had beeri be- stowing on various others and added it to Al Smith’s lot. Hall Gets 20 Votes. Michigan took 1 away from Smith and gave\it to John W. Davis. Then, after Mississippi paid a trib- ute to Cordell Hull, chairman of the national Democratic committee, ac- cording to program, with her 20. the clerk passed on to the remainder of the list. New Hampshire took a half vote from Smith and gave it to McAdoo, WORD FROM LA FOLLETTE IS EXPECTED SHORTLY Supporters Believe He Will Decide on Presidency Race in Day or Two. By the Associsted Press. CLEVELAND, Ohilo, July 1.—With the arrival of ‘William H. Johnston, chairman of the conference for pro- Eressive action, today, he will take charge of the 'preparations for the convention which opens here July 4. Johnston will deliver the keynote ad- dress. Although efforts will- be made to making them each 31; the other vote stuck to Senator Walsh of Montana. Pennsylvania again divided with the field without making any change. South Dakota, which had been voting her ten solidly for_ McAdoo. gave one vote to Senator Walsh on this ballot. While the voting was go- ing on. the Mississippi people, trying to agree on a place to go, finally came to a determination to try John W. Davis for a time and see how his stock turned out. It was reported they would stay in his column two or three ballots under the unit rule, by which it was said, the Davis people were holding the delegation by two- thirds of a vote. Clerk Calls Flarida. Wyoming swung its stx from Rob- inson to Glass on this ballot. At the end of the roll call the clerk went back to poll Florida, where the vote had been challenged. Meantime, Tom Taggart visited the Illinois dele- gation and had some whispered con- ferences there with George Brennan. On the Florida poll the first name called was William Jenning Bryan. The great commoner wasn't in’ his seat and his name was 5 There was one Smith delegate in the Florida lot, but the state was under the unit rule. Chairman Walsh called for some member of the dele- gation to come to the platform and explain the contention that the state was under the unit rule. There were howls from the gallery for Bryan. John C. Cooper, jr., of Jacksonville, took the platform to contend for the unit rule. Mr. Cooper recited that the delega- tion had been sent pursuant to a pri- mary won by McAdoo. He contend- ed that any personal preference of any delegate should have no weight i view of thé expressed preference of the majority of the Democrazs of the state. Cites 1912 Situation. Former Gov. Gilchrist of Florida spoke against the unit rule. He con- tended that the same situation pre- vailled in 1912 when Florida was pledged to Underwood and two mem- bers claimed the right to cast their votes for Woodrow Wilson. There was no absolute rule in the Florida delegation, he contended, but was a matter for the conscience of the delegate himself who was respon- sible to his constituency. Meantime Willlam Jennings Bryan came in and on learning what transpired. rushed to the platform where Bruce Kremer, one of the McAdoo managers, gave him an outline of ‘what had been going on. . ‘Walsh Rules Against McAd Chairman Walsh gave the ruling that he did not consider it conceivable that the result of the Florida presi- dential primary could be as the Mc- Adoo people contended. He ruled against the contention of the McAoo people; holding “it is a matter be- tween the delegate and his con- science.” A similar condition existed in the state of Montans, he said, The Foot Form Last has no competition when it where one delegate was casting a continuing vote for Smith. The totals for the eighteenth hallot follows: Tnderwood, 39%;: McAdoo, Smith, 31112; John W. Ritchie, 18% Gov. Davis, 10; Glass, Saulsbury, 6; Ralston, 30; Hull, Walsh, 2. Total, 1,098. During the nineteenth ballot Wil- liam Jennings Bryan went over and talked with the Mississippl delega- tion, which was considering where 10 put its vote next time. Colorado took 113 from John W. Davis and sawe them to McAdoo. Florida Gives Smith Ome. Florida this time voted 11 to Mec- Adoo and { to Smith. Tilinois took 1 from Jonathan Davis and gave it to Copeland. The re- mainder of the Illinois vote still was scattered. Michigan when it came her turn on the call took 1 from Smith and gave it to Senator Walsh of Montana. Mississippi, despite the pleadings of Wildam Jennings Bryan, slid her twenty to John W. Davis on this ballot and started a Davis demonstr: tion. Bryan had failed to win the two-thirds of a vote which was hold- ing the delegation under the unit rule. A woman delegate mounted a chair and, waving a handkerchief, shouted, “Davis is the man to save us'” Misspuri Bryan, 11; 20; woman _ delegates came back by casting MissourP’s 36 for McAdoo, with emphasis, under the unit ruie, and another woman dele- gate from the state promptly chal- lenged and demanded a poll. The state was passed, to be taken up again at the end of the roll call. Nebraska gave McAdoo 5, a gain of 1, taken from Gov. Bryan. Lead Changes Rapidly. At this point Smith was leading Mc- Adoo, but it did not mean anything, because a minute later it changed back, with McAdoo leadink. Pennsylvania again divided with the field; Rhode Island's 10 stuck to Smith, and the McAdoo block of south- ern states followed. The roll call over, the clerk went back to the Missouri delegation to make the poll previously demanded. The poll of the delegation showed more than half of the delegates for McAdoo. The others were divided be- tween Gov. Smith, John W. Davis, Un- derwood and Brand Whitlock, former minister to Belgium. The Missouri poll stood 24 for Mc- Adoo and 12 opposed, scattered. Under the unit rule the yote of the whole delegation was cast for Mc- Adoo. The purpose qf.the poll was to show the conventioh that there were other votes in the delegation. Jerky om the 30th BDallet. Swinging into the twentieth bal- lot, the clerk read off five states be- fore there was a change. Colorado took 1 from McAdoo and added 2 to Davis. Illinois_deserted.-Senator Copeland of New York on this ballot and re- turned the single vote to Gov. Davis. Smith lost half a vote in Massa- chusetts, which was cast for Mayor Dever of Chicago. It was the first time the name of the mayor of the Windy City, mentioned by some as s possible “dark horse,” had been Introduced itnto the ‘balloting. Michi \oek 1 away from McAdoo Nel tgan and g‘v: it to Smith. ka tpok 2 from Smith, giviog them to Gov. Bryan and former Seoa- tor Hitchcock. each, @ 4 to Senator ‘Walsh of Mon tana. i It was repor ted that in the Missouri delegation, whigh passed, that the Mc- Adoo majority Thad been lost and that the sentiment Tivored Davis of West Virginia. Both Ciy1nt on Gaina. Pennsylvavia s zain cast a scattering vote without ma terial change, ‘but it was reported that it might later add Some to Smith. ‘There also was some talk Ohlo might 1iwing a big black of votes to the New York governor on a later ballot and that Illinois would in- crease its 18, whii:h it has been cast- ing for him. MaAdoo men expected to counter with same Ohio votes, and also gaid they evuld add to their strength from the southern states. South Dakota amiin broke its vote, taking 1 from Mci\deo, giving it to Glass. Wyoming. which \1ad been jumpin; about, this time shified to Ung&wlt’wod‘. The total of the twentieth ballot follows: Underwood, 45%: McAdoo, 432 Robinson, 21: Smitls, 307%; John W. Davis of West Vintinia, 122 Ritchie, 17%; Cox, 60; Bryan, 11; Dawis of Kan- Dury,'s Welsh, 37 Hikoheonk, v, e 5 . 8: Hiche : bury, & Wal heocic, 1 3 Illinois Unen sy, Pamsos. On the twenty-first ballot Colorado took one-half a vote away from Davis of West Virginia amd gawe it to Mc- Adoo. Tllinois had been reported un- easy, and when her name was called she passed. Her votes had been scat- tered among six candidates. Massachusetts this time gave Mrs. Carroll Miller of Pemnsylvania 4 half vete for President. This is the one -which on_the previous ballot went to Mayor Dever. Davis of West Virginia picked up two and a half ad- ditional in Micbigan, while McAdoo lost hailf a vote. Gov. Bryan dropped out of the fight when Nebraska was called. His 9 voles were split up, 7 of them going to McAdoo and 1 to Davis of West Virginia. Qhio stood fast notwithstanding reports that there were some who \anted to break to Smith and Davie. As the roll call. was finished the Tllinois delegates sitill were in earnest conference. . ‘When liinois anmounced its vates, owever, there were no changes i its votes for the lemders. e Still Bound. After Towa had .cast its vote on this ballot a canvass of the delegation was mude and it was found that Mc- Adoo still had a slight majority which bound the d¢legation to him under the unit rule. The totals on the twenty-first bal- ot were: Underwood, 45%: McAdoo, 439; Robinson, 22; Smith, 284%; John W. Davis, 148; Ritchie, 17%; Cox, 60; Gow. Davis, 5; Glass, 24. Mrs. Brown Anmounces. The continuing roll calls rapidly wore down the reading clerks and P. J. Haligan, the chief clerk, called in Mrs. Izetta Jewell Brown to take the twenty-svcond ballot. The names of seven staves had been reeied off be- fore there was a change in the Hine- up of the Meaders. Florida took one away from McAdoo and gave it to Ralston. INinois again scattered, showing no change in the digtribu- tion among Smith, McAdoo and Devis of West Virginta. Soon after the Missounri slide from MecAdoo to Davis Mrs. McAdoo left her box, where she had been keeping tab on the voting. 1f Kansas was considering a switch she did not make it, sticking to Mc- Adoo. Kentucky’s 26 votes for McAdoo were challenged and that state was passed. The demand was made by an Underwood supporter. Massa- chusetts scattered again, but made no change among the Jeaders. Michigan added one to McAdoo's column. It came from a vete and a half taken from Davis of West Virginia. Minnesota took one from John W. Davis and gave it to McAdoo. Smith held his 15. Delegates Remtless. With the rapidly changing tide in the convention and a good many stray votes being cast under the unit rule considerable restlessness wes displayed on the floor: Start on Sixteemth Ballet. After twelve hours of voting for a presidential nomimee the convention was called upon today to start all over with the sixteenth ballot. The first fifteen ballots gave the convention the appearance of & more or less orderly marsthon race, in which the contestants trotted @reund the track without any material change in pace of position. The six- teenth starting post resembled the first in almost every emsential detail except the numerical. Twenty-four names in all appeared on the various ballots, but most of them were of the complimentary or strategic, favorite son variety, and as Silk and Straw damp weather. Ideal hats Smart Catalina Sports Hats Formerly $8.50 to $12.50 $5.00 to $8.50 c mbinations, exclusive style, ex- cellent wearing qualities and will retain their shape in tumes, for wear at the seashore, mountains or the the delegates assembled today Wil- liam G. McAdoop and Alfred E. Smith remained in the lead and John W. Da- vig of West Virginia was third. Smith Gain Greatest. The three leaders showed stexdy gains throughout the balloting yes- terday and last night. Smith, in sec- ond place, made -the greatest gain, his total having climbed by 240% on ithe first ballot to 305% on the fif- teenth, which was one less thanhe received on the fourteenth. McAdoo, meanwhile, had gone up from 431 to 479, while Davis' total at the finish represenied a net advance of 30 over his initial 31, although on the thir- teenth and fourteenth ballots he had reached 64%. When the first day of balloting ended shortly after midnight, on motion of J. Bruce Kremer of Mon- tana, a McAdoo leader, the managers of all the leading candidates ex- ressed gratification over the results. hey maintained silence as to their course today, expressed confidence in the outcome and held conference: With the McAdoo and Smith agrs both apparntly in control enough votes to prevent the nomina- tion of any one not to their liking. opinton as to when the decision will be reached varied widely this morn- ing. Some said the final ballot would be reached late today or Wednesday, others that it might not come until Thursday or Friday. Kule Wording Cited. In this connection, attention was called to. the wording of the rule requiring a majority of two-thirds of the delegates present and voting for @ nomination. It does not, as here- tofore, require the presence of two- thirds of the accredited delegates when a two-thirds majority is de- clared. Some Smith supporters professed to see an advantage for him in this lapse from the traditional require- ment if the dealock should hold through seyeral days, reasoning that most of the delegates likely to go home in the event of a long struggle would be those from distant states in the McAdoo list. The New York gov- ernor’s delegates, they said, were not 80 far from home and therefore were not so anxious to leave New York. Suggestions that the McAdoo lead- ers might move 1o abrogate the two- thirds nominating rule if their candi- date should get and hold a majority but prove unable to acquire the nec- essary total, when put up to David Ladd Rockwell, -the Californian’s cam- paign manager, brought a response that he did not care to speculate on such a contingency, being confident that, once past the halfway post, the rest of the way would offer no great difficuity. Predicts Vietory. “McAdoo will be nominated,’ €pid, “if not Tuesday, Wednesday. Gov. Smith, on the other hand, said he expected no important’change in the line-up before Wednesday or Thursday. Both the McAdoo and Smith cap- tains began to ‘gather in reserve votes during yesterday's sessions, but neither had called out a maximum, nor made known ‘just when the sig- [nal would be given for thefr remain- ing vates, now in favorite son col- umns or elsewhere. Workers from each camp continued their efforts during the night and early today to round up pledges .for their candi- dates and Judge Rockwell last night said his man would have a majority on one of the early ballots today. It remained, however, for the as- sembling of the delegates to diaclose the results of overnight maneuvers. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Smith ‘manager, declared “The Smith vote speaks for itself,” and Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, one of his leaders, Teiterated that the New Yorker's strength would do anything except yield. Smith, he said. had many votes in reserve, notably in Pennsylvania. Illinois, North and South Dikata, New Hampshire and other delegations. A number of Smith votes, it was added, will be held out until all of the Mc- Adoo strength is disclosed. Davis Backers Pleased. The friends of John W. Davis ex- pressed pleasurc over the opening test. seeing indications of strong friendliness among Smith supporters and others. All of the votes he ac- cumulated, in addition to West Vir- ginia's 16, they said, were brought in by volunteers in various delegations, and they were not a little elated that his gain during the balloting, while numerically the lowest among the leaders. was proportionately the he cent. The strategists for Senator Under- wood also were optimistic. They oc- cupied themselves yesterday chiefly as on-lookers, but claimed knowledge to ‘much sentiment for their can didate -among many delegations in- cluding those now listed as Smith supporters and a number from the south. The Alabama senator's vote to go with all sports cos- Ereatest, amounting to about 100 per fluctuated only slightly durd day, beginning at 42%, rea :f maximum of 48 on the eighth ballo and ending at 39% on the-fifteenth. the a t, twelve hours, starting with 30 and ending with 31 after tauching 32% on the eleventh ballot, brought ex< pressions of pleasure from Thomas Taggart of Indiana, who still is plan ning to give the first national paw paw banguet on record in honor of his favorite's nomination. CONVENTION Delegates who have been dining and wining at cafes here received a warning yesterday from E. C. Yel- lowley, prohibition chief now .an- gaged in conducting raids on cafes. cpeakeasies anad barrooms in New York. They will be arrested and | held as witnesses. This goes whether | 4 was said. Mr. Yellowley's annoumce- ment was made after he had been booed by 150 guests in one restau- rant which he raided for the wecond time in twenty-four hours. Mrs. W. R. Pattengall of Maine is a loving wife, but she does not always agree with her husband. Tt was Mr. Pattengall who led the fight | for a drastic anti-Ku Kiux Klan plan in the convention Saturday night He presented the minority report from the committee on resolutions on the Kaln. While he was on the | platform, enzaged in carrying on the | battle, he left his wife to act as proxy for him, and vote in the dele- gation. She is an alternate. But Mrs. Pattengall did mot feel as did her husband about this issue. ~ She believed with W. J. Bryan and others that to put in the plank naming the Klan might cause trouble for the party. So Mrs. Pattengall the minority plank. When she got back ‘to their hotel and found her husband, she told him what she had done. He only laughed. which is more than some husbands would have done, particularly as at that time it was supposed the mi- nority plank had been defeated by only one vote. And pow comes Henry Breckin- ridge with an appeal to all the Demo- crats assembled in convention to go and undo the foreign relations plank of their platform—the plank which speaks well of the league of nations, | .. but proposes to make it a non-parti- san question and submit it to a refer- endum of the people after. the elec- tions have been held next fall—pro- vided, of course. the Democrats and the presidency and the Congress and can put through a law for such a referendum. Breckinridge declaies that the convention “welched” when it adopted the league plank Saturday. ‘There is ample precedent, he says, for changing a platform declaration | once ~ passed upon anl on second | thought found to be wrong. ‘The league plank is stirring up considerable criticism among the ad- herents and also the opponents of the e. “Ome of the criticisms is to | the effeet that such a referendum on 1 the league as proposéd in the plat- |1 form 18 out of the question under the Constitution of the United Stat This 1a the position taken by no less authorities on the Constitation than George W. Wickersham, former At- torney General of the United States t v I voted against David Hunter Democrat. Miller, a prominent | elections not the federal in the United States and government. If the a straw vote, the Democrats can go ahead and take such a vote by mail | now. they suggest. ““The Demoeratic part, Mr. Wick- ersham said, league issue in its platform” And many of the Democrats agree with ‘him, including Newton D. Baker, for- plank promising entry into the league. “The indictment of E. L..Doheny in | Washington, along with Albert B | not going to help Mr. McAdoo's candi- dacy,” said a Democrat today. “The IR 1219 F Stree | Semi-annual Nt =l ===} = said Mr. Taggart, “was keeping som of the senator's friends from voti for him.” the pledged votes to McAdoo, but he was still xetting 11 votes at adjournment from other points. Michigan was dropped entirely when bis delegation split_after the seventh ballot, und 80 was Gov. Silzer of New Jersey o Taggart's candidate, some of the MeAdoo support quickly than that of Brennan, E. H. Moore and Gov. being made enjoy the opportunity announce delegations. Taggart had a number of women make same was true of Ohio, Texas, Minne- sota, Georgia and some other states who stood up and- announced votes of their delegations during the night Bryan for Florida, former Secretary of ‘War Baker and former Ambassa- dor James W. as midnight drew near empty seats in many delegations and the motion quick response .as the band played ba; serted ferent parts of the hall delegates read newspapers. vote for Saulsbury o the B D oaminey ok | Senator Bavard. one of the delegates which SALE Queen Quality Shoes Forty Styles for Your Selection - _ 5.65 - Including hundpeds of ““The only trouble I had all day,” The process of shaking favorfte Taggart Satisfed. sons out~of .the ballating proceeded The fact that Senator Ralston net- |8low vesterday. Gov. Jonathan ted only one vote during the first | DAVIS of Kansas, at the beginning of night session releaged his 20 Senator Ferris of whose 23 votes were thrown ith as a coupter to the Kansas switch to McAdoo. SIDELIGHTS Be did not_employ him ip the naval o that against the candidacy of Mr. McAdoo.” reserve has leases, is the one thing been sed with effect When the balloting on’ the Ku Kiux Klan plank was at its most dramatic moment, and it _appearcd that the plank carrying the name of the Klan they hold delegates badges or not. It| sould be adopted with just @ hand- ful of Chicago went to Tom Taggart and asked him to deliver some of the Indiana delegation. friends turned a deaf ear to the plea made to him personally. more votes. Geérge E. Brennan They have been for years. But Taggart When it comes ime to trot out Senator Ralston. Mr in real earnest t would appear that he should get more Al Smith. Many of the announcements of the oting by state delegations at the democratic national convention are by women, who seem to ; to stand up and preferences of their Iu In@iafia Thomas Gae the announcement, and the Among the well known Democrats the balloting were William J Gerard. Everything was so decorous and unsensational last night that the bal- oting became quite monotonous, and there were to adjourn brought a “Heme, Sweet Home." In the Penns Ivania delegation one delegate spent most of the evening reading a book. man Joseph F. Guffey long enough to congratulate him on his_ability Democrats were choosing a candidate for President of the United States National Committee- interrupted him to concentrate while the delegations during the ear| ting a woman delegate was ob- to be knitting while in dif- In the “Nick” Lomgworth, Republican eader of the Housec. created some- hing of a stir on the floor of the Jemocratic national convention to- day when he appeared wearing the | badge of an alternate delegate from Mississippi. old friend Senator Pat Harrison ma It is suspected that his have had something to do with the 2 1 |courtesy of the floor accorded to Mr. under the Taft administration. and |yOITeSY Of “T must get him out of here quick.” Those sontlomen say that the treaty | 3810 Representative Wingo of Ar- making power 18 lodged by the Gon. |kansas. “If he mavs here I am afraid stitution with the President and Sen- | th€_gonvention will nominate him." ate and that it is impossible to take |, Of; no” eaid Mr. Longworth. it from them and place it in the |3, beTf to belp nominate bands of the p%cme without a con- | McAdoo. stitutional amendment. Furthermore. | Th. Dalawar< deiegation fo the they say that only states can hold | Demgeratio national convention has been voting consistently and insist- ently e S : so-called referendum is to be merely | o'y ioh fOrmer Senator Saulsbury nomination. for the presidential he delegation wWill continue to end,” said “We are not going to ‘pbreak’ to any other candidate. The only case in we may change our vote is 4in the event that by 8o doing during | mer-Secretary of War, who made the |.." roll cail we can make the neces. cloquent plea Saturday night for. & |sary two-thirde vote for nomination.” Dear 0ld Dame Nature. Fall, and others in the oil cases, iS|prom the Buffalo Enguirer. One of the greatest comforts in life fact that Mr. Doheny was paying Mr. |Seems (o Le the chance teo blame McAdoo a large retainer, although on somebody else 1219 F Street Clearance SR = )]( == S| | (= pairs of these comes to versatility. We can produce as snmappy a conclude the convention Friday, lead- famous shoes, ver of West Virginia Polk, former undersecretary of state, observing proceedings from their box immediately opposite the speakers’ platform, knew there was an error somewhere. Their own tally showed Davis’ latest vote to be only 60. But the convention thought the sgreat, decisive “break” for Davis had at length arrived. That Madison Square Garden was ready for such a “break” was revealed beyond the question of a doubt. Today, with every rise, however slight, in the Davis total there were repetitions of last night's premature explosion. Smith May Aid Davis. Davis unquestionably is in the van ©f the dark horses. When McAdoo and Smith decide to quit the West Virginian will be still farther “out in front.” That will happen, because the Smith strength is expected to flow to him more or less en bloc, while the McAdoo strength will be ers of the conference here believe it will last through Friday and Satur- day. Night sessions will be held if necessary, they said. A statement is expected from Sen- ator Robert M. La Follette within a day or two which his eupporters be- liove will make it clear whether the Wisconsin senator would accept the nomination for the presidency. l tingent has been breathing fire and brimstone at the mere mention of “Morgan's lawyer” as the presiden- tial candidate. But the suggestion of a Davis and Bryan ticket, with the Governor of Nebraska as the convention's second place choice, is expected in the final analysis to calm Brother William Jennings' prejudices. Bryan te Have Say-So. Anti-Davis men have been maying for ten days that the West Virginian cannot carry a state west of distributed in a variety of directions. Carter Glass of Virginia will get a slice of it. Homer Cummings will <come in for a share. David F. Hous- ton_may inherit his portion. Newton D. Baker will be among those present when the McAdoo estate is divided. Huston Thompson, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, a stron McAdoo porter, may be anointed. Edwin T. Meredith of Iowa, also & MecAdoo man, might be the testator's Iavorite heir. Senator Ralston of In- diana has certain things in common with the McAdoo contingent. Not all of the McAdoo bloc will con. centrate, either, upon a candidate or s _"Oeld” for the purpose of b o an end of the McAdoo oop- Mississippi River. it will be principally due to west- ern sentiment controlled by Bryan. If ever a political event was on the laps of the gods, this dramatic affair in Madison Square Garden oc- cupies that inealculable position. Be- fore the second deadlock sets in, the MoAdoo-Smith deadlock will have to ‘be “busted.” Some authorities think the break-up will not oome till ‘Wednesday. 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