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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ' T WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1924.° : TAR, c, 2 ey 5 Fifty Ballots Foreseen Without Choice or Real Break in Leaders’ Lines McAdoo and Smith Open Drives To Bring Out Maximum Strength GROUPS BLOCKING CHOICE STILL FIRNA McAdoo Generals Insist No Real Break in Lines Has Been Achieved. SMITH POINTS TO GAINS Davis Boom Hotly Contested by Bryan—Conviction Grows Com- promise Is Certain. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. NEW YORK, July 2—The three- cornered deadlock in the Democratic na- tional convention has gone so far that only a conference of leaders can break it up and bring about the nomination of a compromise candidate. The latest plan is for a conference of the chairmen of all delegations to be ad- dressed by former Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio, Wiiliam Jennings Bryan and ent Democratic members of Con- 1 order to determine a course of Such a conference is talked of for to- night. but the hopes of each of the three groups now blocking a nomination are ~till so high that it would not be sur- prising if the conference idea were blocked, at least until tomorrow. Smith Leaders for Parley. New York state is understood to be taking the initiative in bringing about the conference, as the Empire state lead- ers think that In a straight-out discus- sion across the table they can demon- te how excellent would be Smith's aces of election should he be nom- ated here is. on the other hand, unaltera- ble oppasition to Gov. Smith from the dry wing of the party, which comprises the west and the south. William Jen- nings Bryan, who has been effectually squelching the Davis boom by threaten- £ to take the floor against him, warpath with respect to van objects to the D wet. Some of the men prominent in the Smith camp who see no immediate outcome of the deadlock say they are powerless to break it so long as Smith continues to gain. They say the McAdoo people ought to be ready for a conference, but until the Smith Vote drops off 100. a POW-wow of party leaders would hardly be brought about. McAdoo Generals Confident. But if the Smith men think McAdoo is out of it, the McAdoo generals do not “We have along the line, Long_of Missouri, the McAdoo forc “and we have demonstrated that_our line cannot be broken down. We have lost here and there and probably will lose a few more, but wé have a strong line and the opposition will learn that it can stick.” Managers are always more opti- mistic than delegates, who usually weary of prolonged balloting. There is impatience and restiveness in the, ranks of the delegates. The pressure to break the unit rule in several states is growing. The McAdoo man- agers have some hope of getting Mis- touri back later today, and also think Mississippi will swing to them, Either ‘one of these expectations, if realized, would give new life to the McAdoo boom. Majority Vote Unlikely. But the concensus of opinion con- tinues to grow that meither McAdoo nor Smith, even if they gain a hun- dred votes more, can get a majo; ch less a two-thirds vote. The task is now to convince the leaders of the McAdoo and Smith campaigns of that fact. The favorite son dele- gations, who constitute nearly a third the votes, are not pouring in enough votes to help either Smith or MeAdoo. The much-talked-of reserve power for either Smith or McAdoo is proving a myth. There are more Smith votes to be polled, but nmot to exceed 100 more. The early ballots today showed that there was virtually little change overnight. The various meetings of delegations failed to indicate any big defections from any side. Under the circumstances the outlook was for another fifteen ballots, making 3 total of forty-five. Indications are that the record of hoth Baltimore and San Francisco would be exceeded, and that a nomi- nation might not be made until after fifty ballots. In the words of an ir- incilable delegate instructed to vote for McAdoo until his name is withdrawn, “the first sixty ballots are always the weariest. The compromise candidates who seem at the moment to'have a chance for the nomination when the deadlock is broken appear to be John W. Davis of West Virginia, Senator Ralston of Indiana, James M. Cox of Ohio, Sena- tor Glass of Virginia, Senator Under- wood of Alabama and Newton D. Baker of Ohio. Of these the situation developing appears to favor Davis, Ralston, Glass and Underwood. Nar- Towing the choice still further, the ultimate selection may be between Davis and ston, and a second deadlock n ~vet' be in prospect when the convention shows its line- up on the West Virginian and the senator from Indiana. McAdoo Writes Delegates. The chairman of every delegation favorable to William Gibbs McAdoo received on the floor today the fol- lowing letter from him: “I want to let you and the mem- bers of your delegation know how warmly 1_appreciate the splendid way In which it has continued its support of me during the grueling Dattle now in progress. My only regret is that I cannot be on the floor myself to fight by vour side. I wish vou would let each individual snember of the delegation know that, despite my absence, 1T am following each ballot in detail and with the greatest admiration of the way the McAdoo delegations are holding fast. “The fight Is progressing along the lines expected. Intensive drives are being made to disintegrate our forces. While we have temporarily lost some votes, no other candidate has shown any ~commanding _strength. The factics of the opposition, of course, have been to try to tire out the McAdoo delegates and then have the bosses agree among themselves on a candidate. I do not believe that the MeAdoo delegates will ever be parties to any such arrangement. “In a fight for principle there can be no compromise. This is that sort of a fight. Dissensions exist in the ranks of the opposition. If we con- finue to hold our lines, victory is re to come. su"l&l us continue to stand firm. “Cordlally yours, B “WILLIAM G. McADOO. (Copyright, 1924.) —_—— RESTING COMFORTABLY. Representative Bacharach in Acci- dent That Killed Partner. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 2— Representative Isaac Bacharach, who was injured in an automoblile acci- dent last night, in which his real estate partner, J. Estell Evans, was killed, was reported to be resting comfortably today. Mr. Bacharach is suffering from severe cuts about his left arm, left leg and scalp. withstood _attacks ail said Breckenridge floor manager of | there were strong (Continued from First Page.) and nail, was caucusing when Missis- sippi went over, and the next moment Oklahoma. which had been giving Senator Owen a “Dreeze” as a fa- vorite son. announced a_return to McAdoo. The challenge from Davis people on the delegation was drowned in the demonstration which started, and the decigion was left to be madé ater. The result of the thirty-fifth ballot was as follows: Underwood, 39%; McAdoo. 439%: Robinson, 24; Smith, 32312: Davis of West__Virginia, 107: Ritchie, 16% Cox, 55; Davis of Kansas, 8; Glass, 2 Ralston, 33; Walsh, 1g; Saulsbury, 6: Owen, Gerard, 1." Absent, Total, 1,098. MeAdoo lost 5 Davis was unchanged. - On the thirty-sixth ballot the lead- ers stood: McAdoo, 439; Smith, Dayis, 107. McAdoo and Smith each vote, while Davis' total unchanged While all the McAdoo demonstra- tion was at its height the McAdoo people working in the Missouri dele- gation found the most thew could get was sixteen votes. and a McAdoo vie- tory there was deferred, at any rate. Michigan added 4 new element-to the day’s balloting by returning to Sena- tor Ferris. | had been divided among Adoo and Davis. Suddenly this morning Mich- igan snatched them back again for Ferris. It was, of course, a maneu- ver by which the delegation was taken to the logical place while de- velopments progress and the oppor- tunity to ride with a winner was awaited. In the McAdoo demonstration, which swept the convention floor, the lead- ers or those preponderantly in the lead were women. William Jennings Bryan expressed his appreciation of Mississippi's return to the McAdoo fold by dividing among the women of the delegation an artificial sun- flower, a red rosebud and a faded red carnation. Smith gained 12. lost 1 was un- Smith, McAdoo Scouts Busy. As the contending forces wheeled into position to renew the struggle at today's session of the convention indications that the Smith and McAdoo people were preparing for the utmost exertions. Overnight McAdoo scouts had been -making heroic efforts to bring back Mississippi and Missouri, planning on .the psychological effect to win them new accretions. The Smith people frankly were prepared to give their candidate “a ride” and make efforts to run up his total. Their plan was to make an utmost showing at the day’s session and capitalize its value as the developments of the day might indicate. The object of the McAdoo people was to make a supreme effort to get back from the slump which struck their fortunes yesterday and carried them to a low €bb. 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 disposed to let Smith and McAdoo “breeze it out between them” as one leader put it, confident that neither could get the required two-thirds. Dark Horses Sit Back. The dark horse strategy was to back and let the two leaders con- vince the convention that they had no_hope of breaking the deadlock. Reports of —an impending break from McAdoo in the Texas delegation were denied even by the little hand- ful which would welcome it. The forty from the Lone Star state, one delegate who was praying for a break said, were sure to stand for McAdoo until*he gave the word re- leasing them. Thomas Taggart, Senator Ralston's boomer, said he expected to see Mc- Adoo and Smith make gains all through the d: on, with trans- fers of votes back' and forth, but he expected no result from it. “There will be upperci sparring, but no decision,’ Indiana leader. Just as the clock moved up to eleven Chairman Walsh began gav- eling_for order. It was quickly se- cured and praver was offered by Rabbi Newman of Temple Israel, New York. Rabbi Newman prayed ‘earnestly and at length. When he concluded a McAdoo delegate in the Missouri space shouted: “Great prayer. With that the clerk plunged into the ever-present job of calling the roll of states. The day's business was opened, as usual, with 24 votes for Oscar Undefwood from Alabama. It recalled among the old-timers the famous call for Underwood on the forty-six ballots at Baltimore, given on the rising inflection by former Gov. Brewer. ting and said the Illinois Still Split. The first change came in Colorado, where McAdoo lost one to John W. Dayis. Once more Illinois was not ready to come to a decision and scattered her vote among the field. The same division held overnight. The McAdoo strength .held good overnight in Iowa, and under the unit rule the 26 went to McAdoo again, as did the 20 from Kansas and Ken- tucky. The 20 for John W. Davis in Louisiana held good overnight. Mas- sachusetts made no overnight change and Maryland's 16 were still holding good for Ritchie. 2 Michigan was not ready to change her vote. Neither was Minnesota. Then came Mississippi on which the McAdoo peo- ple had been working furiously over- night. The 20 for John W. Davis held good, however. The McAdoo forces had failed to make a dent in the Davis strength there. The same was true in Missouri. The Davis line held. No Breaks Occur. North Carolina took back the sin- gle vote it had been giving to Smith and added it to McAdoo. Pennsylvania again scattered her 76. There was no change there, South Dakota transferred its one loose vote from Ritchie to Walsh of Montana and gave the remaining nine, as_usual, to McAdoo. Virginia's 24 still stood on today’s first. ballot with Senator Glass. The lines generally on all sides were un- broken. Davis held tight to his 16 from his home state—West Virginia— and the remainder of the roll went through about the same. The announcer in Wisconsin, who heretofore had never missed the “Mister” McAdoo, this morning made it plain “McAdoo.” Smith Loses Onme. McAdoo was unchanged; Smith had 1ost one and Davis gained one. The total number of votes cast on the first ballot today was the full strength of the convention—1,098. That effectively disposed of stories that deleglt‘! and alternates were going- away. ' Delegates might have gone, in small numbers, but the first Vvote showed that every delegate who had departed had left an alternate. Totals for the thirty-first ballot fol‘l'old': ™ Underwood, 39%; McAdoo, 415%: Robinson, 23’ Smith, 322%: Davis of West Virginia, 127%; Ritchie, 16% Cox, 57; Davis of Kansas, 6; Glas: 24; Ralston, 33; Walsh, 2% Saulsbury, Owen, 25. Total, 1,098. With a freeh ballot caller the conven- tion went into the thirty-second ballot. The McAdoo enthusiasts were not over- looking any show of vigor. .They an- nounced their votes with roars and shouts and in college yell fashion. Massachusetts divided hers, McAdoo, 2% : Smith, 333, as usual Mississippi again held.fast for Davis, as did Missouri. In North Carolina McAdoo lost & half vote, which went to Davis. Ohlo Sticks to Cex. Ohio was not to be moved away from Gov. Cox. and Oklahoma was sticking to Senator Owen this merning. In Penneylvania thero ~was some switching, but it did not affect the leaders. Smith Drops Anether. Mr. McAdoo again set up headquar- ters across the street flv:rmqfilr- den when the convention convened. He occupled a room reserved in the name of .one of his advisers. McAdoo planned to remain at the hotel throughout the sessions and re- ceive leaders. Shortly after he a rived at the hotel McAdoo aides, bearing messages from their chief, began to circulate around the con: vention_ floor. Mr. McAdoo also held an extended conference with William J. Bryan. On the thirty-second ballot the leaders stood McAdoo, 415.5; Smith, 321.5; Davis, 128, McAdoo was unchanged, Smith lost one and Davis gained one-half vote. The totals for the thirty-second bal- lot follow: McAdoo, 415%; Smith, 322; Underwood. 391 ; Robinson, 24: Davis of West Virginia, 128; Ritchie, 16%: Cox, 57; Davis of Kansas, 6; Glass, 24; Ralston, 32; Walsh, 3% Saulsbury, 6; Owen, 24. Total, 1,098. Mrs. MeAdoo Keeps Tab. No choice on the thirty-second bal- lot. The. clerk went at the thirty- third. Slowly the ballots were climb- ing upward toward the Baltimore and San Francisco frecords. While the call was going on William Jennings Bryan had a whispered conference on the platform with Chairman Walsh. Mrs, McAdoo was back in her box again today, busy-with paper and pencil, counting the ballots. In Massachusetts on the thirty- third ballot Willlam A. Gaston of Massachusetts ot a haif vote from the Smith collection. McAdoo's was unchanged. Michigan went back to Senator Ferris, her favorite son, taking all the 30 votes which had been scat- tered, McAdoo. 11; Smith. 11; Davis, (W. Va.), 7 and Ralston one. The delegation took them all back to hold them awhile and decide later where. they would go. While the balloting was in progress personal letters signed by Mr. Mc- Adoo were delivered to McAdoo dele- gates on the floor. They expressed his appreciation of their support, de- clared an intense drive must be ex- pected to disintegrate the McAdoo forces and expressed confidence that the McAdoo delegates would stand firm against any attempted combina- tion by “the bosses'”: “~ Thirty-Third Total The totals for the thirty-third bal- lot were: Underwood,, 39%: McAdoo. 4043%; Robinson, 23; Smith, 310%: Davis of West Virginia, 121; . 16%; Cox, 49; Davis of Kansas, 6; Glass, 32 Ralston Walsh, 213: Saulsbury, 6; Owen, 25; Ferris, 30; Gaston, %. To- tals, 1,098, On the thirty-fourth ballot in Colo- rado McAdoo lost one: Smith gained a half vote. While the balloting was going on there were things doing in the Mississippi delegation. The Davis people were holding it for the West Virginian by a seventh of a vote and the McAdoo people were making he- roic efforts to win it over. They did not discount the moral ef- fect of having Mississippi's twenty votes flopping back in_ the McAdoo column and they hoped it would pave the way for Missouri to do the same thing later. In Illinois there were some changes; Davis of West Virginia gained six, Cox lost three, Davis of Kansas lost two. Mississippl Flops. It went along withput much change until Massachusetts, when the half- vote which had been given Gaston went back to Smith. There was little change otherwise until Mississippi, as predicted, flopped back into the McAdoo column with her twenty. The combined efforts of William Jennings Bryan, Senator Pat Harrison and the McAdoo floor man- agers had succeeded in winning over the one-seventh of a vote. It was the first tangible encouragement for the McAdoo people today, and they took advantage of the opportunity to cap- italize it, hoping for the effect on Missourl. A McAdoo procession was quickly formed and the McAdoo ad- herents went around the hall bearing state standa: the air resounding with the familiar “Wah-Hoo" and “Hoop-Lah” of the McAdoo warriors. While the procession was passing, Missouri was trying to poll and make up a dicision. The McAdoo adherents marching called as they passed, “Come on Missouri.” The McAdoo adherents in the Missouri delegation, who have been looking glum since ‘yesterday's slide to Davis, responded “We'll be there.” Most of them were women, all of whom wore the same kind of fresh bouquets of roses. Bloody Nose Avolded. An outsider_ parading, grabbed the Missouri standard and raised it high with the McAdoo paraders. It came down in a flash with some Davis men on the other end, and the volun- teer standard bearer narrowly missed a bloody nose. The volunteer was Isma L. Price of Swainsboro, Ga. The chap who kept the standard down in place was Louis Gauldoni of St. Louis. “I am a St. Louis plumber” an- nounced Gauldoni, “and that means nobody gets this pole away from me.” Mr. Gauldoni carried the earmarks of his profession upon him. He exuded wealth and prosperity. When_the demonstration quieted down, Missouri passed to have more time in makinrg up a poll. The Mississippians were prepared, it was said, to stay with McAdoo for five ballots and See what strength he can develop. Then they planned to look elsewhere for a winmer if McAdoo failed to move up. New Hamphlire took a full vote from Walsh of Montana and divided it between Smith and McAdoo. Thirty-Fourth Ballot. The figures for the thirty-fourth ballot follow: Underwood, 39%:; McAdoo, 445; Robinson, 24; Smith, 311; Davis of West Virginia, 107%; Ritchie, 16%; Cox, 54; Davis of Kansas, 3; Glass, 24; Ralston, 31; Walsh, 1% ; Saulsbury, 6; Owen, 5; Ferris, 30. Total, 1,088 On the thirty-fifth Michigan left Ferris again and divided this way: McAdoo, 14%; Smith, 12%; Ralston, 2 and Cox, 1. Oklahoma's visit to the McAdoo camp was a brief one. It lasted just one ballot. After flopping to McAdoo on the thirty-fourth ballot and cre: ing a furore among the McAdoo herents in the convention hall, Okl homa on the thirty-fifth ballot, flock- ed back to Senator Owen, her favorite son, and some of the delegates said “she was going to stay there.” James W. Gerard, former ambas- sador to Germany, got one Vote from South Dakotq which had been going to Chairman Walsh. On the thirty-fifth ballot the leaders stood: McAdoo, 439.5; Smith, 323.5, and Davis, 107. 5 Dokeny Gets Ome Veote. On the thirty-sixth Nebraska was erroneously announced as casting its entire 16 votes for McAdoo. As a matter of fact the division did not vary from that on previous ballots, as ~ between MgAdoo, Smith and Robinson. New Hampshire transferred half a vote from McAdoo to Smith. This was the first change in the voting on the thirty-sixth ballot. In North Carolina Ralston recelved half a vote, which was taken from McAdoo. E. L. Doheny, the California opera- tor, was given one vote in North sD‘k“;t‘.l. which was taken from Gov. mi ‘The Doheny vote was cast by E. Ji. Hughes of Dickinson, an undertaker, ‘who explained that he did it for fun. Doheny is now under indictment in the District of Columbia Supreme Court in connection with the naval oil leases. : Other than the break in the New York delegation, by which McAdoo gOt 2 votes out of the 90, there were few changes in the thirty-seventh ballot. South Dakota went solidly for McAdoo, giving him & gain of 1 vote there. thirty-seventh ballot the leaders stood: McAdoo, 444; Smi ivia Phiot Ma: William G. -McAdoo Alfred E. Smith . James M. Cox ... John W. Davis ... Oscar Underwood Samuel M. Ralston Carter Glass ... Albert C. Ritchie Charles W. Bryan Joseph T. Robinson . Jonathan M. Davis . Willard Saulsbury Fred H. Brown .. Thomas J. Walsh Royal S. Copeland . Cordell Hull Newton Baker . Gilbert M. Hitcheock .. William E. Dever . Mrs. Carroll Miller Huston Thompson . Atlee Pomerene . Robert L. Owen . Josephus Daniels Fred Martin Undertaker Casts Vote for Doheny “For Fun,” He Says NEW YORK, July 2—The thir- ty-sixth ballot today produced a vote for “Doheny,” the indicted oil magnate’'s name being presented tc “the convention when North Dakota was called. The voter was E. J. Hughes, an undertaker of Dickinson, who naively explained that he “did it for fun." Adoo gained 15, Smith lost 2 and Davis gained half. The managers of all the leading contenders continued to express con- fidence after the thirtieth ballot last night, and kept on working into the early hours What happened at their little con- ferences remained to be seen in to- day’s events. Of the leaders McAdoo was the only one to show a declining ten- dency through the fifteen ballots yesterday, while Davis displayed the greatest accretion of strength. The McAdoo workers, however. predict- ed victory today, and David L. Rock- well, manager of the Californian's campaign, insisted, “Our lines are holding and we have assurance from our delegations that they will stick to the finish.” MeAdoo Lomes Votes. McAdoo, who received 431 votes on the first ballot and climbed to 479 on the fifteenth. dropped below his starting point last night on the twenty-sixth, when his count de- clined to 415%, and ended the night with the same total. Smith, meanwhile, maintained his advance, netting 18 votes on the day. which was 83 more than he had in the beginning, and George E. Brennan of Illinois, one of his lead- ing supporters, while making’ a round of “calls” after midnight, pre- dicted he would reach 400 during the carly balloting today. The Davis gain represented an- other 100 per cent climb. Starting with 63 on the sixteenth ballot, he »nded, with 1262, as compared with the preceding day's progress from 31 to 61. The Ralston talk gained much mo- mentum when the Davis drift set William Jennings Bryan to working in active opposition to the West Vi ginian. Friends of the Indiana sen- ator, who wound up with 33 votes—a gain of two for the day and three altogether — were confident that Bryan's second choice inclination lay in their direction, despite his con- tinued adherence’ to the McAdoo camp. The Davis boosters, however, admitted no chagrin over the Bryan fight against their man. Three Shaken Out. Only three favorite sons were shak- en completely out of the balloting yesterday, and one—Senator Owen of Oklahoma—was added to the list Gov. Brown of New Hampshire and Senator Harrison of Mississippi were dropped by their respective delega- tions on the sixteenth ballot, and Gov. Bryan let go of the Nebraska vote on the twenty-first. All of the Kansas votes, meanwhile, turned to McAdoo, but Gov. Jonathan M. Davis of that state continued to receive several undecided votes from Illinois and Pennsylvania delegates. In the surviving favorite son group —John W. Davis having emerged into the leader classification—Senator Un- derwood was the only one receiving widely scattered support at the end of thirty ballots. Starting with 41% votes, on the sixteenth ballot, he ended with 39%, the same number he received on the fifteenth, and three less than he got on the first. The McAdoo losses yesterday came chiefly from the switches of the Mis- souri and Oklahoma units, and his workers, although plainly concerned, said they were sure these blocks, which went respectively to Davis ané Owen, would return to their column upon failing to find another candi- date capable of commanding the ne- cessary two thirds majority. MeAdoo Holds Ome-Third. Despite rumblings of dissent in vari- ous McAdoo delegations last night, the late balloting found him holding firm to more than a third of the total of votes, with the Smith forces yet to reach that veto point. Second-choice gossip increased stead- ily as the balloting proceeded, but neither of the contending camps joined in, laaders of both campaigns insisting no reason existed for them even to think about throwing their suppert to dark horses. ~Davis and Gov. Ritchie of Maryland were dis- cussed as the logical heirs of the Smith_strength if he should release his delegates, and the Ralston spon- sors claimed most of the second- choice sentiment among the delegates favoring McAdoo, and there was evi- dence of Underwood strength yet to develop. This situation, in_the opin- ion of some, indicated the possibility of a new deadlock in event of re- tirement by the two leaders. Smith workers, like those of Me- Adoo, kept busy yesterday on the convention floor. but gathered votes slowly. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the New Yorker's manager, however, said “everything is proceeding according to Hoyle” and his colleagues in- sisted they had much strength in re- sorve. Taggart More Active. ‘Thomas Taggart, piloting the Ral- ston campaign, displayed more activ- ity than ever yesterday, but continued his waiting strategy as far as calling for votes was concerned, despite promises of several blocks he said he had received. He was, he insisted, “perfectly satisfied” and “willing to g0 along easily.” Insiders in the Ral- ston camp added Bryan was in harmony with them and was not likely to upset their plans by thrust- ing Ralston into the open as a counter to_the Davis movement. Davis during the second day of bal- loting had picked up, in addition to a number of stray votes, several solid delegations, and this was what had put Bryan actively into action in an effort to stop the drift. The common- er, in private and public statements. argued that the West .Virginian's “present employment” placed a “fatal hadicap” upon him for election and that he “would not carry a single state west of Pennsylvania” “As no Democrat is likely to carry any east- ern state against Coolidge,” he add- ed, “this would leave only the south, ‘which has not enough votes to elect a President, 5 16 . 478 305%; 60 (5] 41% 31 . 25 17 1n 46 1 17 471 312y 60 64 18 470 312y 60 66 3954 30 30 184 n 22 10 19 474 3101 60 8445 39y 31 30 17Y; 10 22 9 DELEGATES BEGIN - USUAL WALKOUT Complain of Hectic Life and _High Cost of Existing in New York. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. NEW YORK, July 2.—The delegates have begun to “walk out” on the Democratic show at Madison Square Garden. They have two complaints. One is that life in New York City is entirely too hec The other is bat the old money is giving out. Many convention visitors came to ‘ew York a whole week before the proceedings began. It seems to them they have been here for ages. The average visit to New York in times of normalcy is seldom more than a week. Therefore, it is not surprising that there should be a general exodus at this time. It was the same at San Francisco four years ago: The New York dele- gation was about the first to leave the convention flat on its back at the Golden Gate. In that instance the New Yorkers could not bear being away from Broadway any longer. So it all depends upon the point of view. With the unit rule in effect in so many state delegations it is not nec- essary for all the delegates to remain to the bitter end. New York, for instance, has % votes in this con- vention. They have always been cast (Bl:lfi";:nlt‘byhun? individual. Conse- ¥ why have mor - egate prese’n(? S onsigel There has been some confusi among the delegates and spectators over Séemlngl)' opposed rulings of B ator Walsh, the permanent chair- man. It has appeared to the un- initiated that on one occasion Sen- ator Walsh has upheld the unit rule and in another case has smashed it. As a matter of fact, the apparently conflicting decisions have been on en- tirely separate questions. For the first fifteen bailots Florida had been voting as a unit for Wil- liam Gibbs McAdoo. Then Delegate Gilchrist announced that he wanted to vote for Al Smith and intended to do so. Senator Walsh upheld him, for it was shown that while the Florida delegates had been “instruct- ed” at the primary for McAdoo they had not been bound by the unit rule. In other states the delegates have been instructed to vote as a unit on all questions. In other words, if the delegation stands 11 for McAdoo and 9 for Smith, the entire 20 votes must be cast for McAdoo. Chairman Walsh very pertinently has held that if every state should “instruct” for some different candi- date and no one ever was permitted to break away from the instructions, there would be mo chance on earth ever to nominate a candidate. The permanent chairman, who seems to have a_permanent job on his hands, allowed ‘it was a difficult task as it is. Delegate Gilchrist created a laugh when he began his argument. He 20 21 432 439 438y 307y; 307y 307y 60 60 60 122 125 123% 45, 45Y. 45Y 30 30 32 25 24 25 17 11 174 21 22 10 s 6 6 24 4381 308 60 129%; Walsh Afraid May Last for Two More Days By a Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, July said today that he feared there w vention—days and nights—and the senator has had as little sleep as 2 man can live on for more than a week now. » That is what the defeated managers of Smith and McAdoo and the futile bosses are pinning their hopes on now. Their only recourse now is to wear down and tire out un yield to discredited leadership. Then they would like to name some one agreeable to party bosses. Meanwhile, hotel bills are mounting and walting wives and fami- are getting through being thrilled at their part in the play. can control the delegates when they get ready to determine their own destinies. Some of the delegates are thoroughly disgusted with the opera- tion of the unit rule. They zre held they do not wa favor those nominees. has been voting solidly tion, which has twent and some for Underwood and Joh roll call and roll call for McAdoo. Some of them are talking about going home, and ask what's the use of their staying here if they are not to be allowed to express their Bryan,” every time he appears near the stage. They think the Commoner will “start something.” And he generally does., This convention was not as far apart on the Klan and anti-Klan issue as the vote on naming the Klan in the platform would seem to indicate The plain facts are that the great majority of the delegates are out- spokenly against the Klan, but they could not “go along” with the “radi- cals” who insisted that the name Ku Klux Klan should be’specifically de- nouriced. The bitterness of the fight grew out of the fact that the radi- cal anti-Klanners maneuvered them- selves into a position from which it was difficult to withdraw. They announced at the beginning of the struggle that the Klan must be named. Therefore, they felt that if the Klan was not named it would consider that it had won a victory. The anti-Klan plank in the platform as adopted went much further than most of the anti-klanners believed it would go before they came to New York. But having set their goal upon’ the naming of the order, they had to fight to the last ditch for that position. What may be termed the “economic consequences” of the Klan fight in the convention, with all its attending fireworks and publicity for the hooded order, have begun. On Tues- day night in a neighboring New Jer- sey county more than 400 men were inducted into the Klan with semi- public ceremonies. The Loulsiana and the Mississippi delegations have come to be known 436 306 59 126 3954 2.—Senator David I. Walsh of Massachusetts for President, because a majority in their delegations Take the Iowa delegation, for exampl ballot after ballot, for McAdoo. The delega- ix votes, is for McAdoo by the narrow margin of one vote and a half. Eight of the delegates want to vote for Smith, 29 415 2 59 12414 39y 34 25 179 % 26, 27 " 415 413 3y 316y 59 59 125 . 128% 395 39y 2 3 29 2 17 18% 23 6 28 412 3163 59 126 3974 34 25 18 30 4152 32315 57 126y 39 33 24 17% E: 3 Convention ould be two more days of the con- til the disheartened delegates will to vote for McAdoo or Smith, whom . which n W. Davis. Yet they sit and vote preference. in the convention as the “mavericks.” The Louisianians were the first to stroll all about the reservation. They voted for half a dozen different as- pirants before finaily settling down in the John W. Davis camp and re- maining there, The Mississippians voted at first for Pat Harrison. Then they began to ramble after the fash- ion” of Louisiana. Also like Loui fama, they finally sefled under the | Davis banner. During the first nineteen ballots | of the convention the greatest gain was made by one of the darkest of | the dark horses—Senator Walsh of Montana. Senator Walsh started with one vote on the first ballot. By the time the nineteenth was reached he had two votes—a clear gain of 100 per cent. Some one figured it out that if he maintained that ratio of gain the eminent senator from Montana would be nominated for President on the 13,908th ballot. As a matter of fact, Senator Walsh gained more rapidly than that. He viewed the votes cast for him with amused tolerance and then went visiting among the ladies in the| boxes back of the stage (Copyright, 1924.) addressed the covention as: “Ladies and mere men.” A number of delegates thought he said “near men,” and hee-hawed ac- cordingly- The most popular tune of the con- vention today was “Keep the Home Fires Burning.” The boys hope to get home before the harvest moon arrives. The galleries at Madison Square Garden revert to type every now and then. The Garden is mostly used for prize fights. Therefore the audience generally is in a mood to look down upon gladiatorial conflict. 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Modern language teachers from schools, normal schools and colleges throughout the country in attendance on the annual convention of the National Education Association in Washington will meet tomorrow at 2 o'clock, in the George Washington iversity Law School, 1435 K street The meeting will be under the aus- pices of the National Federation of Modern Language Teachers and the Association of Modern Language Teachers of the Middle States and Maryland. Prof. Henry Grattan Doyle of George Washington Univer- sity will preside. An important part of the program will be taken up with the explana- tion and discusgion of the survey of modern language teaching in Amer- ica, to be conducted under a grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Dr. Charles R. Mann, director of the American Council on Education, will speak on “The Study of Modern Lan- guages in America,” and Dr. Charles M. 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