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T4 * Failure of Dark, Conferees Jammed on Choice To End €onvention Deadlock b e e McAdoo Defies Foes® Delegates. 1o ”_THE SUNDAY' STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JULY 6, 1924—PART 1 ~ J .- Threat to Stampede Dark Horse. ‘Meet Again Today. (Continued from First Page.) bs nominated by this convention and elected by the people in November.” Will Meet at 4 P.). Today. Chairman Hull announced shortly after 1 a.m. that the conference would reconvene at 4 p.m.. Sunday. The in- terval would be spent by the repre- sentatives of the various candidates in discussion within their own ranks “in the light of what transpired here and what they already know,” Mr. Hull said Leaving the conference ahead of the others, one of the participants said he felt little had heen plished and that he feit disposed per- sonally not to attend the proposed Sunday meeting. “1 feel that | all the time 1 gathering.” accom- have wasted about afford can on such a he Favorite Son Backer. He explained that he would confer with others interested in the can- didacy he represented before deciding finally whether he would attend the Sunday conference. He ot three spokesmen for a candiddte who had received favorite vote on every ballot. Another participant, who likewise refused to allow himself to he quoted described the results the hour session htiy more nothing—but not much more.” Tt was about nothing plus,” #aid, and it added at not “single concrete suggestion been presented for consideration Mr. Hull said there had been “no conclusions” at tonight's meefing and that there had been no suggestion or consideration of concrete projosals to end the deadiocR “except of ajgeneral nature which I cannot discloge ™ Showed Loyalty to Chiefs. The chairman said the represents tives of the candidates had shown “proper loyalty to the candidates,” but had also exhibited an earnest de- 8ire to co-operate in an effort to solve the problem The rule of secrecy had posed on the conference, in order that there might be the fullest and freest expression opinion. He said the meeting was designed to “get rid of as muech bush as possible” in preparation for the meeting tomorrow after the can- didates’ representatives have con- ferred. further with their chiefs. That the conference had accom- plished little in the way of smooth- ing' ruffied feelings was indicated by the suggestion of one of the irate departing members that “an indefi- nite adjournment of the convention” without a presiaential nominee was a possibility facing the national assembly. The: conferees, Mr. Hull continued, had shown “a good spirit of fellow- ship, with no disposition to indulge in controversies about individuals.” Asked if he expected to have a defi- nite plan to present to the coavention when it reconvenes at 11 am. Mon- day, he replied: 'We hope so. Rockwell Satisfied. Mr. Rockwell, the McAdoo campaign manager, declared the representatives of the “minority” candidates would meet together before the general con- ference reconvened tomorrow, and that there might be a meeting of spokesmen for McAdoo and Smith. Rockwell said the preliminary con- ference had been “very helpful,” and that there had been the utmost good feeling all around. He added that the situation in the convention had been a “very tense one' and that good was bound to come out of the conferences. Later it was learned separate conferences will morrow in addition to the of the general conference afternoon. Hold Separate Meetingw. The McAdoo and Smith leaders will meet separately and not j tly as had been understood by some, while the representatives of the various favorite sons will meet in a group. After the conference broke up the participants gathered in knots about the room for an informal continua- tion of their discussion. In these gatherings, the old adhesion lines of the convention were observed. William Jennings Bryan, David Ladd Rockwell and J. Bruce Kremer of Montana whispered to each other for several minutes in one part of the roam. while in another corner George E. Brennan and Franklin D. Roosevelt had their heads together. Say Bryan Was in Tilt. Despite repeated announcements that all was pleasant among the fac- tion it was learned that Senator Caraway of "Arkansas, representing Senator Robinson of that state, engaged in a sharp tilt with William Jennings Bryan, who attended the meeting in behalf of the interests of his brother, Charles W. Bryan, governor of Ne- braska. 5 That studicd precautions had been made to prevent the story of the pro- ceedings being prematurely revealed was indicated by the statement of one of the retiring members of the con- ference that he could not tell in de- what had taken place. T_couldn't wasgone of four- as than was been im- he added, that three be held to- resumption in the late Leaders Hopeful. Influential leaders from such states as Tlinois and Ohic expressed the view privately and informally that some progress had been made in the meeting. “The cordial temper of the gather- ing was significant and encouraging,” said one. “The ground other. Both gave credence to the view, however, that the meeting had not produced so much as a hint as to what specific plans might be offered at the Sunday session, at which the real work of the conference must be sccomplished. “All conferences report progress,’ was the comment one of the important figures after the adjournment. Mack Lesves Earlier. It was observed that National teeman Mack of New York left the conference several minutes before the doors of the room were opened and the conclusion of the meeting form- ally announced. He was followed in a very few minutes by Mayor Hague of Jersey City, a Silzer backer. Those Who represented the inter- is broken,” said an- leaders during_the conference, | than conventional ay out with imo of the anti- exchanging pleasantries on Brennan, neral MeAdoo Torces Praixes: Brennan's Oratory. “In five moge vears you will be the dli ihe American orators,” Kreme placing both arms on s rival's elbows and talking at close nge “You underestimate him." stander offered. “Give him vears and he'll beethe candidate.” Rules Changed Discussed. During the first hour of the confer- ence talk centered’ largely around pre posals for abrogatdon of both the unit rule and the two-thirds rule, but the majority opinion was that it would not be quite fair to change the rules of the convention at this stage of the pro- cdings rhe discussion uestion of the elimination ates. Spokesmen for th andidates took the position solution could be reached if leading candidaies would Thix brought immediate obbjection from both the McAdoo and Smith who voiced the opinion that if candidates would elim- the ves the convention could give exp on to its real sentiments. AL no time was any offer made by any of the candidates to retire from the field and after a very general discus- sion of this proposition the matter was dropped more a by- four swung to the of candi- ‘minority that the two withdraw. then a inate s Mineority to Meet. was then that agreement was reached that the representatives of the “minority” candidates should hold a joint conference in the early afternoon Sunday to formulate some plan by which in their judgment the deadlock might _be broken. Further agreement was reached that both the McAdoo and Sraith managers should hold scparate mee€ings for the drafting of proposals embodying their ideas of how the convention might be led out of its difficultles. The plans arrived at by lhese three groups will be submitted to the gen- eral conference late in the afternoon. Chairman Hull made this supple- mental statement to newspaper men: Renult Held Confidential “This w, preliminary conference, which w <hould be of a con- fidential nature, so that the gentle- men present might speak out without reservation and thus permit the fullest and freest passible interchange of views with regard to the convention situa- tion “There existed throughout the con- ference a good spirit of fellowship and no disposition to_indulge in_contro- versies about individuals. The rep- resentatives of the various candidates of course showed proper lovalty to their respective candidates. but at the same time they exhibited fine party pirit and an .carnest desire to facil itate in every possible way the work of the convention. ¥No conclusions naturally were reach- this preltminary meeting. The jon was general in its nature without the suggestion or consideration of concrete proposals except in a gen- eral . A number of general sug- gestions which 1 am not at liberty to disclose at this time were made and these will be, in part, the basis for consideration at the next meeting. General Meeting Today:. “There will be a general meeting of the representatives of the candidates, Senator Walsh and myself being pres- ent at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. This will give the represematives of the candidates an opportunity for separate and proper confercnces with the sup- porters of their respective candldates in the meantime. This can be done in the light of the impression each group. gathered during this discussion.” Asked whether there had been any proposal of plans for the climination of ndidates Chairman Hull replied: ““There were no_concrete proposals taken up tonight. There was a general discussion of the party situation. We shall hope when we reach concrete pro- posals at our next meeting to make progress and through a general dis- cussion of the different questions get down to a clarifying of the situation. In Better Position Mr. Hull refused to state whether the discussion had indicated a_deadlock among the representatives of the dif- ferent candidates. “Those who were present are now in a much better sit- uation to offer definite suggestions for consideration and action at the next meeting,” he added. 3 Asked whether there had been a dis- cussion of the availability of the dif- ferent candidates, he repiied: “The members present assumed that they all were entirely familiar with the merits of each candidate and therefore we did not go into that question.” Surrounded by a detail of police and sergeants-at-arms, more than a score of men and a single woman gathered around the conference table tonight in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Fach of the sixteen candidates whose names are now or have been before this convention was represent- ed by one or more spokesmen. Chair- man Hull of the national committee presided, and sitting with him as ad- visors or directors of the conference were Senator Thomas J. Walsh, chair- man of the convention, and Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, vice chairman of the national committee. Made to Identify Selve. As the representatives approached the anteroom to the conference chamber they were required to iden- tify themselves to the sergeant-at- arms of the convention and to state for whom they were to speak. Then they were ushered into the council room—the office of the national com- mittee chaifman. Views as to the purpose of the gathering were conflicting. Spokes- men for William G. McAdoo entered the conference chamber, anmouncing there was no thought of having their candidate withdraw and that it was not their understanding that the purpose was the elimination of candidates. Thomas Taggart of Indiana, author of the convention resolution, countered sharply that any one who placed such an interpretation on the language of the resolution “knqws better.” Asked if it meant an agreement on & recom- mendation for a candidate, he said that it did. Approved by Smith. Representatives of Gov. Alfred E. Smith went into the conference recog- nizing that any proposal that opemed the way to a speedy . nomination was a proper subject for discussion. It also was made kmown that Gov. Smith had approved the resolution before it was presented to the con- wvention. Several hours before the conferemce began. city police took charge of the hallways leading to the conference It agreed ests of David F. Houaton in the meeting indicated they were prepared to continue their participation in the Gonference tomorrow afternoom. Kremer, who has been active in the McAdoo camipaign and is vice chair- man of the national committee, left chamber and a double guard of ser- geants-at-arms was placed on the doors. Delegates and others not de ignated to participate were kept at 2 distance from the entrance, the po- lice establishing a dead-line. Chalrman Horses to Show Winning Speed Is Surprise of Convention McAdoo’s Vitality | and made way for him_through the con- gested corridors. Representatives of candidates arrived singly or in groups. MecAdoo and some others sent to the meeting place from two wmvallable for incidental conferences. Candidates in Touch. The various candidates remained at theix' respective headquarters, but were Kept in constant touch with the paoceedings by telephone and thus were, able actively to direct their representatives in the discussion of the \uurious ideas advanced in the ecarly stages. Soon after the confer- ence got under way the atmosphere in the c.awded room became s0 oppres- sive thati Arger quarters were sought The coaiferees, each packink his own chairs filed down the corridor to a bigger .chamber neardy. Up to the time o1t this move the formal dis- cussion of vhe problem had not be- gun. Although convention tion in the mieeting, candidates scdected speak for hiim It was for this, wmong other reasons, that Mrs. Blair was Invitad to participate. Representativets of the candidates were announced <fficially as follows: For Alfred K. Smith—Franklin D. Ploosevelt, Normaw E. Mack and J. J. Hoey, New York. and J. H. Cooey of Brool rge . Brennan and Thomas Lynch. Ilinois. McAdoe. Seleats Eight. Willium G. MeAdoo—David Ladd Rockwell, Ohiog J. Bruce Kre- mer, Montana: Daitel C. Roper. North Carolina; Homee S. Cummings, Conneeticut; Williain ~ L. O’Conneil, Ilinois; Arthur Mullan, Nebraska, und Thomas L. Chachourne, New w-omen delegates to the Jud sought representa- none of the a woman to Underwood-~C. C. Car- W. R. Pattengall. | Muine; Moore wnd Forney Johnston, Alabama. For Joseph T. Robinson—Senator Thaddeus H. Caraway, Arkansas. For Willard Saulsbury-—Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Delawane| For David F. Houston—Lewis G. Stevenson, Illinois; IFrancis G. €affey and Earl Harding. “or Samuel M. Ralston—Thomas Taggart, Indiana. Bryan In: Included. For Jonathan M. Davis—Frederick Robertson, Kansas. | For Albert C. Ritchie—Howard Bruce and I. Brooke Lee, Maryland. For Woodbridge N. Ferris—William A. Comstock, Michigan. For James M. Cox—J. Henry Goeke: Charles 13. Morris, Ohi For Charles W. Bryan—William Jennings Bryan, Florida, and T. S. Allen, Nebraska For Fred H. Brown—Robert Jack- w Hampshire. George Silzer—James Kerney and Mayor Frank Hague, Jersey City. s For Carter Glass—Senator Claude wanson, H. F. Byrd, Virginia, and Henry C. Stuart. For John W. West Virginia. The first attempt to change the convention procedure came after the seventy-second ballot, when E. M. Se- mans of Oklahoma City presented resolution providing that on each ballot the low man be dropped until only two candidates remained. That was thrown out on a point of order, but a little later former Senator Hitehcock of Nebraska precipitated a roll call on the elimination plan by presenting it in a form that would leave five candidates instead of two in for the final ballots. The McAdoo delegates opposed the Hitchcock reso- lution, but mustered only 495 votes for i, while the opposition polled 589. Two-thirds would have been required for adoption. Transfer Move Beaten. A. H. Ferguson of Durant, Okla then proposed that the convention ad- journ and reconvene July 21 in Kan- sas City. Many of the McAdoo work- ers, who have complained of the treatment of their candidate by New Yorkers in the gallery of the conven- tion hall here, went out to seek adop- tion of the proposal, but the personal aversion of the delegates to a plan that would involve them in another convention after this is over tri- umphed over all else, and the reso- lution was beaten 1,007 to 82. A third plan for eliminating the favorite sons and letting the full convention strength decide between the two high men was laid before the convention later by Thomas H. Ball of Houston, Tex., another McAdoo dglegate, who proposed that after a certain number of ballots both the unit rule and the two-thirds rule be abandoned together. His resolution was voted down without a roll call. Second Place Comsidered. Should the conference which began tonight, facing an all-night session, result in an agreement on a presi- dential candidate, it is. possible that it will carry with it an undestanding as to seeond place. ‘Active consideration has been given in all compromise proposals hereto- fore to the selection of a complete ticket, properly balanced from the viewpoint of probable support, and several of those who went into the convention tonight took with them several tentatively arranged combi- oL NGRS A Davis—C. Shaver, " ABSOLUTELY REFUSES TO QUIT FIGHT even an agreement on a recommenda tion for a candidate. He replied that it did. Smith Leaders Willing. The campaign managers for the other candidates, including Gov. Smith, did not go into detalls in their interpretation of the convention's action, but they left no doubt that they all went into the conference willing to take whatever selection might be found generally acceptable. Among the McAdoo delegates there were many who openly voiced the same conviction, and the general im- pression was one of optimism that the long fight was almost over. Behind the doors of their council- room the conferees conjured tonight with an ever-narrowing list of names —Robinson of Arkansas, Glass of Vir- sinia, Ralston of Indiana, Davis of West Virginia and others—but they let escape only stray scraps of in- formation to indicate in what direc- tion the wind was blowing. The peace parley had its real be- ginning earlier in the day when the forces opposed to McAdoo joined hands in a determination to definitely and finally accomplish his defeat. Tactics of Smith Bloe. The combined opposition lifted Smith to a new level in the ballot- ing, with more than enough votes to veto the selection of any other candi- date; defeated one after another a string of proposals designed to either ward off a decision or improve the parliamentary position of the McAdoo followers, and then brought some of the more prominent McAdoo men nations fo President and Vice Presi- dent that they belived might appeal] to the convention as a whole. Although only the candidates placed formally in nomination befare the convention were invited to send rep- resentatives to the conference, it was declared the field of possibilities considered would not be confined to this or any other group, nor cir- cumscribed by any limitation based on the respective strength polled by the respective aspirants under the unusual conditions of the present con- vention. Besides the candidates like Robin- son, Ralston, Glass and Davis, who have received substantial totals at one stage of the balloting or another, the names of men like Ritchie of Maryland and Saulsbury of Delaware, whose states have staod solidly b hind them from the start, were con- sidered likely to figure in the discus- sion of first and second place on the ticket. Reckwell Still Loyal. The mandate of the convention, voted with a sigh of relief from all the warring elements, empowered the conferees to undertake negotiations “for the purpese of reaching an un- derstanding so as to hasten the con- clusion of this convention.” As the weary delegates left the coavention hall after seventy-seven fruitless bal- lots they appeared to have no doubt that their leaders would undertake to find a candidate on which there could be a general agreement, but three hours later David Ladd Rock- well, the McAdoe fleld marshal, an- nouneed that he would enter the con- ference with no such object in view. As he interpreted it, Mr. Rockwell said, the purpese of the meeting was 1o seek an amendment of convention procedure, so the anomalous situ- ation which has held the convention powerless through the entire week can be brought to an end, and a nominee selected. Under such cir- cumstances, he added, the high man in the voting coul@ not be expected to step aside for any ome. Taggart Defines Sespe. ‘Themas Taggart of Indiana, author of the motion calling’ the conference, when toid of Mr. Reckwell's interpre- tation, said: “Judge Rockwell or anybedy else ‘who places such an interpretation on the language of the motion knows better. Its terms are plain. It says the conference is ‘for the purpose of reaching an understanding so as to hasten the conclusion of this conven= tion’ That means saything that will clear the way for & thon.” around the council table and told them bluntly that a nomination could be reached only by a compromise. But there was no formal surrender on either side. The olive branch had been offered and not declined, but the McAdoo and Smith managers had passed the word along that while the negotiations continued the opposing forces would stand under arms, ready to return to the fray when the con- vention reconvenes on Monday if the best efforts of the cooler heads of the party should be without avail. Hopeful as they were that the out- come would be an agreement, the managers were - taking no chances. The jealousies ang .animosities and suspicions of six l1oAg days of fighting were not easily put out of mind, and no ome was willing to risk a surprise attack. Relief Over Recess. The convention gave its authority for the conference by adopting s for- mal motion drafted by the principal campaign managers while the tally clerks were recording drearily the re- sult of the seventy-seventh ballot. Presented by Thomas Taggart of In- diana, veteran of many campaigns and one of the conspicuous leaders who has stood half way between Mc- Adoo and Smith in the present con- vention, the proposal was adopted unapimously and with a cheer of gratitude. Chairman Hull of the national com- mittee and Chairman Walsh of the convention were empoweted by the motion to call the conference and to invite to it the managers for all the candidates. Within the category of those who later assembled in re- sponse to the invitation were party wheel horses and newcomers who have risen to places of promimence/in the newer phases of Democratic poli- ties; men from the solid south and the east and west. could speak with authority for every element of the party, Included in_ their numbaer. besides Chairman Hull and ‘wers E. Brennan of Norman ¥, Mack and Fraaklin Roosevelt, ‘representing Gov. Smith; Mr/ Rockwell and a s of assistants, including Homer S. Cummings, speak- ing for Mr. McAdoo; Ed Ohio, for M. Cox; ‘Vlflm .;:l- nings Bryan, who was sen P~ resent the candidacy of his brother, Gov. ing for Senator ouafs ‘While the peace their foundation WILLIAY € Bryan of Nebraska: Taggart. ap: % Rilstor, and & MeADOO, during today's balloting, there lay even back of that a chapter of con- vention history that gave the dele- gates a welcome diversion from the hum-drum of the balloting and con- tributed much to the ultimate out- come of the day’'s proceedings. It re- volved about the consolidation for the first time of the anti-McAdoo strength, and its use to break up a number of parliamentary proposads that came formally before the con- vention from the ranks of the Mc- Adoo followers. Roowevelt Leads Revolt. The alignment was perfected under the generalship of Mr. Roosevelt, who brought together early in the session several of those actively in charge of favorite son booms and laid before them a plan of co-operation which he believed would hasten the end of the deadlock They agreed to it, and it had its fruition soon afterward on the convention floor when the vote for Smith was brought bevond the num- ber necessary for a veto, and a string of resolutiong brought forward by McAdoo delegates, including pro- posals to abolish the two-thirds and unit rules and to adjourn the con- vention to meet elsewhere, were promptly voted down: Smith was helped up the ladder main- 1y by the breaking up of the solid bloc of forty-eight Ohio votes that had been icast for Cox on the opening ballots and later switched to Newton D. Baker. Twenty of them went to Smith and none to McAdoo. On the seventy-sixth ballot—the sixth of to- day's session—the New York gover- nor had 368, and he finished the day with 367, the precise number neces- sary to prevent any other candidate from receiving the two-thirds neces- sary to nominate. At adjournment last night his total had been 334. The _ total for McAdoo, = which touched its high-water mark of 530 yesterday and stood at last night's adjournment at 528, fluctuated within narrow limits during today’s voting, and wound up on the seventy-seventh ballot at 513. John W. Davis, in third place, had seventy-six tonight, com- pared with sixty-seven at the end of last night's session. QUESTIONS AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE FUNDS Borah Tells Ansberry to Consult With Demoeratic Senators at Convention. Chairman Borah of the Senate com- mittee investigating campaign ex- penditures responded yesterday to the suggestions from T. T. Ansberry that the expenditures in comnection with the New York Democratic convention be considered. His message read: “T. T. Ansberry, care so-called Democratic Convention, New York City. “I doubt if the resolution under which the convention is authorized to act authorizes any investigation other than those which pertains to candid- ates after nomination. Wish your would consult Senators Caraway and Bayard in the convention, and advise me of their views. “Jones and Shipstead are out of the city. If it appears that we have the authority and the facts at all Justify, I will undertake to get the committee together.” LOST MINES IN ARIZONA. Legend of Ancient Gold Diggings in State Persists. From the Popular Mechanics Magasine. Of all the legends of buried treas- ure the most persistent is the one about. the lost gold mines of Arizona. Ouly the Indians are supposed to pos- sess the secret of this bafing mys- tery, although the story has been cireulated for more than a cemtury. That there once were mines in the region is indicated by references found in early Spanish diaries and by the tales passed down through several generations of patives who ‘were compelled to dig the ore as laves of their conquerors. The chief evidence in support of the tradition is the altar of the San Xavier Mis. -sion, mot far frem Tucson. It is de- scribed as being “inlald with virgin l:u metal was b‘r:::n trg“ prec m Canada del Oro, where {t was mined by Indians under the direction of Spanish priests. * But ne trace pow exists of the Cl(; ngs and the old trail over whicl ;’ . ,2:“‘ is l-.jd“ to have b:;:‘;.urvh‘: mules disappears Y the sands. McAdoo Has Received 35,203 Votes During Six Days of Balloting Special Dispatch to'The Star. NEW YORK, July 5.—Below in shown the tetal vote, with its percentage, for candidates for whom more tham 1 per cent of the total vote has been cant on the first seventy-seven bal- lots: Tetal Average St: Candidate. Vote. Vote. McAdoo .. 35203.5 438 Smith 24,2736 J. W, Davix 5,935 -Underweod .876. Robinson.. 2006 A . 2,008 1,137 .BOTH LEADERS SET FOR FIGHT TO END (Continued from First Page.) ink. 416 287 070 081 024 023 018 a man. They are doomed to disap- pointment. The most the conference can do and will do is to draw up a plan whereby after a certain number of ballots all the low men in the race will be temporarily eliminated so that the convention can express itself on the two leaders. But the committee may also place a iimit on the number of ballots that shall be taken before both MaAdoo and Smith shall be required to withdraw and the convention revert to the favorite sons who have been dropped, taking them up in the reverse order in which they were eliminated. Change of Rules. There is talk, of course, of abro- gating the two-thirds rule, so that a. majority can nominate, but with this would have to come the lifting of the unit rule from the state delega- tions, so that individuals could vote as they pleased. Whatever the conference commit- tee decides must be ratified by the convention, and it will take a two- thirds vote to suspend the rules and adopt what the conference proposes. Thus the McAdoo people can vote what the conference suggests and the deadlock will be unbroken. One of the principal reasons for the stubbornness of the McAdoo contin- gent is their bellef that the climin tion of Smith and McAdoo will not end the struggle for control of the party, and that the withdrawal of the New York governor will only bring about a drive to name some man like Senator Oscar Underwood, held to be “wet,” and the man who started the anti-Klan controversy in the Democratic party by making it an issue of his campalgn. The Smith forces then would accept Underwood, but Bryan would not, and the leader- ship of the commoner in this conven- tion is not insignificant. The McAdoo men talk little of compromise, but when they speak do they speak of a dry who is also a progressive they may mean Home S. Cummings of Connectl- cut, or Cordell Hull of Tennessee, or Newton D. Baker of Ohio, or Sena- tor Ralston of Indiana, or Senator Glass or Senator Robinson. When the Smith men talk of a compromise they mean Senator Underwood of Alabama, or Gov. Ritchie of Mary- land, or Gov. Silzer of New Jersey. But just now each side really means only McAdoo and only Smith. The political Moses who can lead his party out of the wilderness here has not yet become visible to the naked eye. —— Resented the Allusion. From the Stockholm Kasper. Mr. Svenblom—But why are you so angry with the doctor? Mrs. Svenblom—I told him I felt tired and he immediately asked to see my tongue. Cruel and Unusual. From the Loadon Telegraph. The young married woman weat home to her mother and sobbingly declared she just couldn't be DapRy with her husband again. “I wouldn't have minded it so much, mother, she wailed, *if Chartle had answered me back whem I scolded him, bu—bu—but he did something ::i;!':? mother ‘was duly shooked at s. ercy, my dear child,” she ex- claimed. '“He stryck you, then™" “No, worse than'that, mother,” and L e ik Gage. indignanty de y dev manded her -Jfik in Contest Upsets Prophets in Convention Westerner Recoups His Fortunes in Bal- loting Time and Again—Smith Gains Veto Power. (Continued from First Page.) are still receiving a few votes on the ballots, but they are negligible. It may be also that any one of these will later come forward again in balloting. But the sum total to date is that they are out. Those Left in Running. The favorite sons and dark horses who are still in the running are: John W. Davis of West Virginia, Senator Underwood of Alabama, Sen- ator Glass of Virginia, Senator Rob- inson of Arkansas, Gov. Ritchie of Maryland and former Senator Sauls- bury of Delaware. One of the amazing features of the balloting has been the manner .in which for seventy-seven ballots the Delaware delegation has cast its six votes unvaryingly for Saulsbury There has been never a waver. kn cept on one ballot, the twenty-second, there has been no other vote cast for this candidate. On that ballot the Saulsbury total was twelve. The delegation is here to stand by their man until & nomination is made, or until by throwing their six votes to another, Delawareans can make the necessary two-thirds to nominate. This is an honor the delegation would aceept. The McAdoo forces have been able very cunningly to lend strength to a number of the dark horses so as to give them a trial, but always with the understanding that if the candi- date to whom these delegates were loaned did not go across, the dele- gates were to come back to the Mc- Adoo camp. Of course, the candidates have not been able to make the grade, and the votes have eventu- ally been snatched back to McAdoo. Davis Boom Premature. One of the dark horse candidates who was touted as a probable winner was John W. Davis. Mr. Davis was given his run too early, however, largely through the machinations of the McAdoo management. Mr. Davi: vote on the. first ballot of the con- vention was 31, on the second day of the convention 129%, its highest point. He g0 no higher it appeared, and he began to go back, and on the thirty-ninth ballot Mr. Davis was down to 71 again. On the final ballot taken today he received 763% votes. The McAdoo managers have de- veloped their campaign in masterly style. Mr. McAdoo’s vote on the first ballot cast was 431%. Gradually this was increased until on the fifteenth ballot, he had 479. Then began the process of a few ballots later to try out Mr. Davis, ahd Mr. McAdoo sank to 412 on the twenty-eighth_ballot. The word went round that McAdoo was faltering. But what happened? ‘When it was seen that Mr. Davis could go no further, the votes began coming back to McAdoo, and on_ the fortieth ballot McAdoo had 505% votes. could then McAdoo Comen Back. He was due to go backward, how- ever, until he reached the low mark of 413% on the fifty-second ballot. The word was passed that McAdoo was to be shoved below the 400 mark; that he would then be out of it, and Gov. Smith would be given his try- out.” But it didn't work that way, and on the fifty-eighth ballot Mr. Mc- Adoo again had 495 votes. ' On the sixty-third he was again at ths 4461 DISRUPTION IS FACING DEMOCRATIC PARTY IF PEACE EFFORT FAILS (Continued from First Page.) the House of Representatives, re- quiring only a majority vote and not two-thirds, as would a motion to sus- pend the rules, and it was vooifer- ously rejected. So there they were, back again where they had started with nothing ahead, but a prospect of more deadly and futile roll calls. As this dispatch was started tonight, the committee and the associated conferees were closeted In the national committee's headguarters in the Waldorf Hotel. Downstairs, a crowd of anxious Demo- crats filled the corridors and lobbies, eager to hear developments from the third floor. It could not be said that they were in the mood of being will- ing to take the result of the confer- ences indifferently, whatever the out- come. Factional, sectional and re- ligious contentions still ride high and dogged determination and resistance it was run up to| mark, and on Friday night he spurt- ed to 530. The meventy.seventh bal- lot showed him at 513, still a domi- nating figure in the race. Of course, the fluctuations in the McAdoo stréngth as displayed by the ballot have not been uninfluenced b what his chief opponent. Gov. Smith, was doing. Gov. Smith's first vote was 24013 His increase in strength has not been spectacular, but little by little, sometimes slipping back for ballot or two, the Smith total ha been increased until on the final bal- lot today it was 367, one less than its high mark of 68 on the seventy- sixth ballot When it appeared that Gov. Smith was making a somewhat unusual gain, the McAdoo forces, aided by the “drys” in the west and the uth, flung additional votes to the McAdoo column, just for the moral effect on the McAdoo followers and those of Smith. Tried to Get Majority. One of the go; which has been sought strenuously by the McAdoo management is a majority of the votes of the convention—530 to be exact. Once Mr. McAdoo has attained a majority of the votes of the con- vention, the argument is, it will be a very difficult thing to prevent his being nominated. At his greatest strength McAdoo has fallen twen short of this figure, however. Every effort was made to get Virginia and Arkansas to give these needed votes to McAdoo. '~ But those delegations stuck firmly to Glass and Robinson, respectively But if Mr. McAdoo fafled to reach the majority mark, Gov. Smith, in the closing hour of the session today, did reach a point where, if he can hold the votes, he could veto the nomina- tion of Mr. McAdoo through the con- trol of one-third of the voting strength of the convention plus one Under the two-thirds rule a candidate must receive two-thirds of the votes cast to attain the nomination. On the seventy-fifth ballot Smith had 366 votes; on the seventy-sixth ballot, 368, and on the seventy-seventh, 367 The high point reached by Ralston in the voting was 97 on the fifty-fifth ballot and there he stuck for thres ballots, after that he began to go back, and finally at his own request, wired here to “Tom" Taggart, leading the Indiana delegation, to withdraw his name from the race. Senator Rals- ton on the first ballot received 30 votes, those of the Indiana delega- tion. = The starting point, the high point and the last vote for other can- didates were as follows: Underwood, 42%, 48 and 47%; Robinson, 213%, 4§ and 24; Glass, 25, 44 and 27: Saul bury, 7. 12 and 6: Ritchie, 22%, 4 and 16 Harrison's High Mark. Pat Harrison's high mark was 43% on the first ballot; Owen went as high as 25; Gov. Davis of Kansas, Gov. Bryan of Nebraska. 19: Gov. zer of New Jersey, 38; Baker, 57, and Cox, §0. The McAdoo forces have not been able to use the same kind of tactics on Underwood that they have been able to use on John W. Davis and Ralston. They could not throw votes to Underwood. 1In fact, Underwood's strength lies in the Smith camp. Nor has the McAdoo management been willing to try out Glass or Robinson in the same unceremonious manner For the McAdoo people have been striving eagerly for their support Rarely, if ever before, has a candi- date been able to “come back” after his vote has receded in a national convention, in the manner in which Mr. McAdoo has repeatedly retrieved his seemingly lost ground. Many times his opponents have seen him on the down grade with satisfaction. only to see him again rize higher than at any time before. Whatever the outcome of the race for the nom- ination, it must be admitted that Mr. McAdoo has made a wonderful fight for it COSTELLO STRIKES FOE AT CONVENTION Democratic National Committee- man Shoves James O0'Reilly Down Flight of Stairs. Sil- Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, July 5.—John F. Cos- tello, Democratic national committee- man for the District of Columbia, and James O'Reilly, a resident of the Na- tional Capital, met in the entrance to the convention hall, just beneath the chairman's_stand, this morning and started to fight out an old difference. Costello being a long man and O'Rellly a short one, there was much dodging and ducking among the pil- lars and rafters. Finally Costello struck at O'Reilly and gave him a shove that sent him down the stair- way to the basement. Timothy T. Ansberry of the District of Columbia, seeing the fist fight, yelled for a policeman and asked him to arrest Costello. Costello is voting for McAdoo and Judge Ansberry has been opposing him. O'Reilly would not discuss the mixup. No one was hurt, but when dominate the factions. Zealous for MecAdoo. The McAdoo supporters seem to be imbued with a spirit of zealouaness in support of their chieftain which to some degree approaches the Arma- geddpn mood of the followers of Roosevelt in the bolting Bull Moose convention years agone. Mr. McAdoo has apparently succeed: ed in instilling into them the convie- tion that he s a great apostle of political righteousness, fighting the opposing powers of darkness repre- senting the plutocrats, the predatory interests and the like. His faithful henchman, Willam J. Bryan, attests to all he asserts and swings his peculiar group 'of zealots into line for hiz. In this mase of conflicting personal interests and ambitions of candidates there has been up to this afternoen a notable lack of consideration of the interests and welfare of the Democratic party as a great political institution, allegiance to whose tenata is almost a religion to thousands of Democrats throughaut the country. ‘The Democratic national committes finally realizsed this condition and was tonight trying to awaken the con- tenders to a realization that they are not the major consideration in this contest mor superior to the welfare of their party, which they are now engaged in making secondary to themselves. Misconstrued. From the Edinburgh Scotsmaa. T wouldn't be seen at the Newrich t so insignifcant as the row started dozens of delegates, newspaper men and others, hearing the outery and seeing the commotion, jammed into the hallway. GEORGIA DELEGATES MAY BE AIDED BY HOME FUND Atlanta Paper Proposes Raising of $2,000 Because of Expense at Prolonged Session. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, July 5. —The Atlanta Journal, in a front-page story to- night, calls upon Georgia Democrats to raise a fund of $2,000 for the financial aid of those members of the Georgia delegation “who have been faced with unexpected financial bur- dens in the matter of large hotel bills and other expense through the prolonged session of the Democratic convention in New York City." The story says that a majority of the delegates from Georgia “are men and women of limited means, salaried men and women, farmers and farm- ers' wives, and men and women en- gaged in 8mall businesses. To these the financial strain of the long stay in New York is more thap thelr re sources can stand.” The delegation is composed of fitty-six memberg with one-half vots each. They ‘are instructed as a unit for McAdoo. ——eee Had a Moving Impulse. From tbe Sydney Bulletin. “The Joneses are moving. “Why, they've only been here o year! People were just beginning to get_to know them."' 2 “Xoty that's why they're going” .