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YOLUME XXIV
Ralston Gets More Strength In
Ballots Cast Just Before Noon;
Other Leaders Making No Gains
M'ADOO LOSING NOW
ON UTEST BALLOTS
He and Smith Both Are
Making No Headway.—
Glass Releases Delegation
But It Sticks to Him.
DEALOCK TIGHT
AS EVER TODAY
Believed, However, That Tag
gart Is About Ready to
Give His Candidate “A
Ride” to Test'Strength.
(By the Associated PrfM.t
Forty-Third Ballot.
Underwood 40; Smith 810 1-10; Mc-
Adoo 483 4-10; Davis, of West Virginia,
71: Cox i>4; Glass 24; Kalston 31;
Robinson 44; Ritchie 17 1-2; Davis, of
Kansas. 3; Walsh 1 ; Saulsbury (1;
Owen 4. Total 1008. North Carolina
voted McAdoo 20; Davis, of West Vir
ginia, 4.
Thirty-Fourth Ballot.
This ties San Francisco record. Mc-
Adoo 484 4-10; Smith 310 1-10; Davis,
of West Virginia. 71 ; Underwood 30;
Cox 54; Glass 24: Ralston 31: Robin
son 44; Ritchie 17 1-2; Davis, of Kan
sas, 2; Walsh 1; Saulsbury 0; Owen
4; Edwards 1. Total 1008.
Forty-Fifth Ballot.
McAdoo 483.4; Smith 310.1; Davis,
of West Virginia 73; Underwood 38;
Cox 54: Glass 24 : Ralston 31; Robinson
44; Ritchie 17.5; Davis, of Kansas, 3;
Walsh 1; Saulsbury 6; Owen 4. Total
1008.
Forty-Sixth Ballot.
McAdoo 480.0; Smith 310.1; Davis, of
West Virginia, 71; Underwood 87 1-2;
(Ua*r24'> Ralston 31; Uobtn-
Ife. 1--2;. Davis, of ;Kai4- M
sas, 3: Walsh 1; Sauisbnry 6; Owen
4. Total 1008.
This ballot ties the Raltimore conven
tion of 1012.
Forty-Seventh Ballot.
McAdoo 484.4; Smith 320.1; Davis of
West Virginia 70 1-2; Underwood 38
1-2; Cox 54: Glass 24 ; Ralston 31; Rob
inson 45; Ritchie 1(1 1-2; Davis of Kan
sas 3; Walsh 1; Saulsbury 6; Ownes 4;
total 1008.,
Forty-Eighth Ballot.
Official totals for the 48tli ballot fol
low: McAdoo 483 1-2; Smith 321; Davis
of West Virginia 70 1-2; Underwood 38
1-2; Cox 54 ; Glass 24 : Ralston 31; Rob
inson 44; Ritchie 10 1-2; Davis of Kan
sas 3 ; Walsh 1; Saulsbury 6; Owen 4 ;
total 10)18.
Forty-Ninth Ballot.
The official result of the 40th ballot
follows: McAdoo 462 1-2; Smith 320
1-2; Davis, of West Virginia, 63 1-2; I
Underwood 42; Cox 53; Glass 25; Rais-I
ton 57; Robinson 45; Ritchie 16 1-2; I
Davis, of Kansas, 2; Wa'sh 1; Sauls
bury 6; Owen 4. Total 1098.
Fiftieth Ballot.
McAdoo 461 1-2: Smith 320 1-2:
Davis, of West Virginia. 64; Underwood
42 1-2; Cox 54; Glass 24; Ralston 58;
Robinson 44; Ritchie 16 1-2; Davis, of
Kansas, 2; Walsh 1; Saulsbury 6; Owen
4. Total 10)18.
Fifty-First Ballot.
McAdoo 442 1-2; Smith 328; Davis,
of West Virginia, 67 1-2; Underwood
43; Cox 55: Glass 25: Ralston 63;
Robinson 43; Ritchie 16 1-2; Davis, of
Kansas, 2; Walsh 2 1-2; Saulsbury 6;
Owen 4. Total 1098.
Fifty-Second Ballot.
McAdoo 412 1-2; Smith 320 1-2; Davis
of West Virginia 59; Underwood 39 1-2;
Cox 54; Glass 24; Ralston 93; Robin
son 42; Ritchie 16 1-2; Walsh 1; Sauls
bury 6; Owen 4; Governor Bryan 6;
Battle 20; total 1098.
On this bullot Missouri enst her 36
votes for Senator Ralston.
Ralston Drive on in Earnest.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
July 3. —Thomas Taggart today launched
his longe-heralded offensive for the nomi
nation of Ralston, of Indiana, by the
Democratic national convention.
As the long succession of ballots ap
proached the half century mark, the In
diana lender began to bring from under
cover the votes he has been holding un
der cover until he was convinced the
leaders should be eliminated.
The first result was that on the 49th
ballot Ralston further crippled the Mc-
Adoo strength by taking the. solid 20
votes of Mississippi. The Indianna
senator also picked up five in lillinois
and one in Minnesota, making his total
57 in place of the 31 given him on ,a
long string of preceding.
Taggart said he expected to ride the
boom for all it was worth, hoping his
man would prove the candidate on which
the tightly deadlocked convention could
unite as a compromise. At first the
progress was slow, but Taggart did not
appear discouraged. The defection of
Mississippi, following that of Oklahoma,
which earlier in the balloting had swung
over to Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
nppeared to have crippled the McAdoo
forces who were fighting for a majority
in the hope that they then could put over
their man by abolishing the 2-3 rule.
On the 49th ballot the McAdoo total
had fallen to 462 1-2.
| Meantime Governor Smith was liold
ling his own with 320 votes, and most
of the ether candidates were running
along ns usual except for the gain to
Robinson resulting, in Oklahoma's de
parture from the McAdoo camp.
While the voting went on William G.
McAdoo held several conferences with
his advisers and carefully outlined the
strategy they were to follow.
As the roll calls succeeded one an
other in early afternoon it became ap
parent that if Taggart expected to put
over his candidate with a rush he was to
be disappointed. The Ralston movement
made bu slight dent in the 50th ballot
and again in the 51st most of the Mc-
Adoo and Smith delegations held steady.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
July 2.--The 48th ballot produced these
results among the leaders: McAdoo
483.5; Smith 321; Davis 70.5; Robin
son 44; Underwood 38 1-2; Ralston 31.
On this ballot McAdoo lost 1.9; Smith
gained .9; Robinson lost 1; Davis, Un
derwood and Ralston were 'unchanged.
Still Deadlocked.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
July 3.—Eclipsing all recormds for pro
longed balloting save one, the Deinocra
io national convention was still dead
locked ns tightly as every today with
no indication of how soon the break
would come.
McAdoo had dropped below the 500
mark again, due to the loss of Oklahoma,
which jumped to Senator Robinson.
The Smith people said they were laying
back “letting McAdoo have his run,”
and the McAdoo people said they were
waiting for all of the Smith votes to be
Brought out on the floor before disclos
ing their strategy further.
It looked very much as if both forces
were near their top strength.
Meanwhile managers of candidates
who have been held in reserve as dark
horses to break the deadlock, were care
fully considering the arrival of the mo
ment for them to make their drives.
On the 46th ballot in Maine Davis 1
lost one-half a vote, and McAdoo gained I
one-half. In Nebraska McAdoo gained I
one and Ritchie lost one. North Caro- j
lina passed, indicating a movement for
a change, and on the recall, voted as
follows: Davis, of West Virginia, 2 1-2;
AJuderweod 4-2; McAdoo 21.
Groomers of dark horses who think
they have chances, have agreed that their
best strategy was to lay back and let the
Smith and McAdoo people tire themselves
out before their own drives.
Efforts were made during the night to
get Virginia and Arkansas to join the
McAdoo standard, while at the opening
of the convention this morning the Mc-
Adoo managers had the advantage of
holding Missouri, Mississippi and Okla
homa.
The negotiations were unsuccessful.
Arkansas remained solid for Senntotr
Robinson, and Virginia for Senator Glass.
Mississippi. Missouri and Oklahoma
had been held in the McAdoo column by
very slender margins under the unit
rule.
Today’s session was called to start at
10 o'clock and Chairman Walsh had an
nounced balloting would begin promptly
at that hour. It did not, however, and
delegates’ spaces were sparsely settled
when that hour arrived. Floor leaders
and convention managers were looking
tired and fagged, and so were everybody
else except the delegates wjio have not
been doing anything so far except vote
when their names ane called.
At the outset of today’s business, the
convention was within two ballots of the
44th ballot record at San Francisco, and
Within four of the 46th ballot record
at Baltimore. It was plain that a new
record was to be made today at Mndison
Square Garden.
Glass Releases His Delegates.
Madison Square Garden, New York.
July 2. —Senator Carter Glass today re
leased the 24 Virginia delegates from
their pledges to him, but the delegation
decided to continue voting for him un
til they could agree where to go.
MeAdoo’s Total Going Down.
Madison Square Garden, July 3.—Mc-
Adoo's total went down on the 43rd bal
lot, the first to be cast today, because
Oklahoma with her 20 votes jumped out
of his column and joined the forces of
Senator Robinson. This showed a net
loss of 19 for McAdoo, n gain of one-half
a vote for Smith, a gain of four votes
for Davis; and the gain of the whole
state of Oklahoma for Robinson.
It was at exactly 10:30 when Chair
man Walsh began rapping for order. Af
ter the prayer the clerk began to call the
roll, and “24 votes for Oscar Underwood”
rolled in from Alabama as usual.
The first change came in Florida,
where the single vote which had been
cast to Underwood went to Ralston. The
Ralston people said they were ready to
start their drive today afer the second
ballot "if things looked right.” The
first breaks for the Indiana senator were
expected to come from the middle west.
The Ralston people were claiming thnt
they had a hundred votes ready at once.
Nebraska on the first ballot today took
one from Smith mid entered it up for
Davis. McAdoo people said they were
ready to give Ralston a run. Taggert
more restless than ever, was saying a
word here and there. Members of the
old Indiann-lllinois-New York coalition
seemed to be working in harmony again.
North Carolina took half a vote from
Glass and gave it to McAdoo. McAdoo's
lieutenants were noticeably late coming
in today. They had been to a late con
ference. They predicted the convention
would end tomorrow. At any rate they
had a long record to their credit, ns most 1
Democratic conventions in recent dec
ade have been in session on the Fourth of
July.
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MORRISON DRIVES WATTS OFF
FLOOR OF THE CONVENTION
Political Wire Puller Wants to Shift
Support to Senator Simmons.
Ben Dixon Mac Neill in News .and Ob
server.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
July 2.—Governor Cameron Morrison
drove A. D. Watts front the North Caro
lina section of the convention floor after
a bitter personal clash between the twq
whed Watts undertook to switch the
State’s vote from McAdoo to Senator
F. SI. Simmons temporarily until a
strong candidate appeared on the horizon
after the break from McAdoo. The
break between the two men came on the
34th ballot.
“You ought to be put in jail and driven
out of this v cj/.v,” the governor hotly
declared to Watts after they had talked
together for a moment. Watts replied
with some heat and withdrew. Present
ly he was back in an effort to renew ne
gotiations with the governor, but got
nowhere. “I will not say a word to you
now or at any other time. I want you
to get out of the delegation. You are
1 not fit to be here,’ ’the governor told
i him.
I Behind Watts tarried the sensation of
tlie convention insofar as the North Car
olina delegation is concerned. Before
their eyes fifty men and women had
witnessed the disruption of a political
Laflbuiee IhaßJww of '«
generation. The governor was warmly
commended by many of the delegation,
particularly among the women on the
floor. Mrs. Palmer Jerman was most
emphatic in her commandation. She was
standing within a few feet of the clash
and heard it all, Watts’ blasphemy in
cluded.
The former arbiter of the political
destiny of many men in North Carolina
had occupied a seat in the delegation
since 11 o'clock this morning, conferring
quietly whenever he got an opportunity.
On the 34th ballot he showed his hand
openly. The delegation had been polled
by Chairman Gardner without change in
the vote twenty and a half for McAdoo
and three and a half for Davis. Mark
Squires was to declare the vote. Watts
approached him with the suggestion that
it be thrown to Simmons.
With thosuands of delegates and spec
tators massed around the delegation it
was impossible to arrive at any general
understanding. Protest was made that
the vote had been taken and the delega
tion should not be changed. The Gov
ernor came in and Watts approached
him with the declaration that Senator
Simmons wanted the delegation switched
away from McAdoo, that he had ngver
been for him and that he thought[the
time had come to break. ;
Morrison instantly denounced the
statement as false. He said that he
knew Simmons was whole-heartedly for
McAdoo and that he would never coun
tenance any switch to himself. Watts
persisted, speaking in low tones to the
governor. Presently he spoke louder, in
troducing blasphemies into his remarks.
The governor was very evidently highly
incensed. Five seats away it was im
possible to tell what the row was
but it was apparent that there was a
row.
After a few minutes Morrison ordered
Watts to get out of the delegation . It
appeared to be settled, but after a little.
Watts was buck for another parley with
the gevernor. He didn’t get it. As
Watts, turned to go he said “Goodbye,”
in a voice that every member of the del
egation could hear. They took it to
mean that the break, made before 12,000
people, was final and irrevocable. Watts
was gone and lie was no more among the
delegates in the convention. He ap
peared there last night late in the eve
ning for the first time.
No effort was made by any of the
delegates to patch up the breach. No
body went out after Watts to bring him
back. . He sat for a while in the bal
couy immediately overlooking the State
delegation and then moved down among
the delegates on the floor of the conven
tion. He wore none of the decorative
badges or other insignia with which ev
ery man and woman on the floor is gor
geously festooned. He was simple and
unadorned in his coining and going.
Nobody apiiears quite to understand
the move made by Watts. Simmons
lias been understood here to be a strong
supporter of McAdoo. Just where he
is headed, if Watts was speaking for
him, nobody knows. The delegates don’t
know where to go yet, when the inevit
able break in the ranks of the leaders
comes. If Watte was masquerading in
the Simmons garments, nobody ca*i figure
out where he is headed. It has been
currently reported that Be is for Bala
ton.
The first National League pennant
was won by Chicago, in 1876.
CONCORD, N.C., THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1924
BOOM FOR RALSTON SEEMS TO BE UNDERWAY NOW
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ippi Gives Her Her Vote Indicating That His Managers Are Ready to
Give Him a Ride” to Determine His Strength.
MEANS GIVEN TWO YEARS;
IS UNABLE TO GIVE BOND
He and Secretary Lose Motions for New
Trial and Are Held in $25,000 Bail.
New York, July 2.—Sentenced to
serve two years in the federal peniten
tiary at Atlanta and fined SIO,OOO and
so,ooo respectively for conspiracy to re
lease whiskey illegally from distilleries,
Gaston It. Means, former department of
justice agent, mid Elmer W. Jaruecke
his secretary, tonight were sent back to
the tombs, unable ‘to furnish the $25,-
000 bail each required pending appeal.
Overruling a motiiyi for a new trial.
Federal Judge Woleertou imposed the
maximum iienalty. 'OUtnxel for Mentis
and .Tarneeke then filed a writ of er
ror.
THE COTTON MARKET
Further Decline Under Continued Selling
Due to Bearish Crop Report.
(By the Associated Press)
New York, July 3. —The cotton market
declined further in today’s dealings un
der continued selling inspired by yester
day’s bearish government crop report.
Liverpool was lower than due. The
market here opened with July unehang
ede, but other months 10 to 20 points
lower. Later July cased off to 28.73, or
15 points net lower. Opening prices
were: July 28.85; October 24.05; De
cember 23.45; January 23.20; March
23.35.
Would Have Nevada Support Smith.
(By the Assoetated Press.)
Reno, Nevada, July 3.—Democratic
leaders in Nevada today telegraphed the
state delegation at the Democratic Nat
ionala convention urging the delegates to
swing from McAdoo to Governor Smith,
of New York. The delegation is bound
by the unit rule, and the dispatch was
sent at the request of Geo. B. Thatcher,
one of the delegates who telegraphed for
such authority.
lowa Scatters, Vote.
(By (he Associated Press.)
Madison Square Garden, July 3.—The
lowa delegation whose 26 votes have
been cast for McAdoo since the start of
the balloting agreed informally during the
51st ballot to discard the unit rule and
scatter its votes ns follows; McAdoo 9;
Smith 71-2; Ralston 4; Davis, of West
Virginia'3 1-2; Walsh 1 1-2, and Under
wood 1-2.
Methodists to Act on Unification.
(By the Associated Press.)
Chattanooga, Tenn., July 3.—The spe- j
eial general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, today defeated
a resolution which advocated immediate
adjournment without action on the unifi
cation plan.
Call For Bank Statements.
(By (he Associated Press.)
Washington, July 3. —The comptroller
of the currency today issued a call for
the condition of all national banks at the
close of business on Monday, June 30th.
Thumb Prints Sent By Telephone
Roughen “Way of Transgressor”
Special Dispatch to New Tors World.
Chicago, July 2.—The possibilities in
police and detective work of transmit
ting thumb prints by long distance tele
phone were demonstrated today before
a group composed of Chief of Police
Collins, Michael Hughes, Chief of De
tective; Capt Evans of the Identifica
tion Bureau and others. Thumbs prints
were receive from New York.
New possibilities in thief catehing
and arrest of fugitives were disclosed.
Chief Collins was greatly impressed.
“Wonderful,” he exclaimed. “Combined
with the radio, this invention tyill
certainly make bard going for the
fugitive, and will speed up the work of
justice-
NORTH CAROLINA ROAD
SYSTEM BEST, SAYS CUBA
The Havana Evening News Holds It Ip
As an Example.
Havana, Cuba, July 3.—The system by
which the State of North Carolina built
its highways is held up as an example for
the Cuban government to follow in a re
cent editorial iii the Havana Evening
News, one of the American newspapers
published here. The editorial which
was based largely on reports received
from the Cuban delegates to the Pan-
American Roads Conference are touring
the United States, is as follows, in part:
"North Carolina made a $50,000,000
bond issue three years ago. Tire money
was not handed over to politicians, it
was paid to road workers, and the roads
were built. The delegates to the Pan-
American Road Conference now touring
the United States, say that the North
Carolina system beats all other states,
when it eomes to comparing the length
of time that the road work lias been
going on and the results that have been
obtained.
“North Carolina is not as big as Cu
ba. It has not the population equal to
Cuba. North Carolina does not have
the valuations that Cuba can show. Why
should not Cuba therefore be able to do
what that state has doue and more?
“There is not as much land left open
for development in North Carolina that
would increase so greatly in value as
there is in Cuba. There are not the pos
sibilities of increasing production in
North Carolina as there are in Cuba. A
system of good roads in Cuba would at
tract many times more visitors in the
winter than have been attracted to North
Carolina to remain an indefinite period.”
The editorial then goes on -to say that
Cuba would profit materially by follow
ing the plan of North Carolina in its
road building scheme and points out the
many ways that the money so expended
would bo doubly repaid to the country.
It countermands the fear of some people
that the politicians would get the money
by saying that “it is not to be expected
that some persons would not make a
financial profit, but the benefits to the
people as a whole w-ould far offset any
sue hpersonal gains.”
The editorial then calls attention to
the improvement of educational facili
ties* that came to North Carolina as a
result of good roads which enabled the
children of a great distance to attend
schools of high standing and emphasizes
that such is what Cuba needs.
“The real work of building the roads
will bring more profits to tbe people who
are piking along on little deals than
they ever thought of,” says the writer.
“It is tlie big opportunities that count,
aud the little fellows now getting small
sums could go after the big business, and
at tlie same time give the country some
thing for its money.”
The writer urges the people of Cuba
to follow such a plan as that of this
state so that all may be well benefitted
in many ways. He concludes by sayying
“Cuba must have good roads like North
Carolina.” ■
“For instance, if we could wire the
thumb prints of Grant, for whom we
are looking in connection with tlie
Rondout mail robbery—if we could wire
them dowu to Texas, where he escaped
from the Penitentiary—why, the thing
has tremendous possibilities.”
So enthusiastic was the Chief that he
invited some of the company's en
gineers to demonstrate the invention be
fore the International Congress of Po
lice Chiefs, which meets in Montreal
July 14.
“If we eould have this system in
operation throughout the United States
and Canada,” he added, “It would in
crease police efficiency a thousand fold.
The thumb prints, much enlarged, were
projected on a screen.”
lafollette waiting
TO HEAD THIRD PARTY
Ocnferrme Which Meets at Cleveland on
July 4th Experted to Name Him.
. Cleveland. July B.—Unless all present
signs fail, the conference for Progressive
Political Action, which meets hefe July
■i and 5, is expected to- name Robert M.
LaFollette for President ''
party independent ticket! State library
the organization believe. 1
The "Wisconsin senator Trier'll
ed his willingness to become a candidate
on a third party ticket "if he is want
ed.”
"The convention of the conference
•lias been given impetus by the failure
of congress to enact farm anti railroad
legislation.” said a statement issued by
the conference bureau, adding that “a
new' flood of requests for credentials
have been received from organizations
of farmers and labor.” More than a
ROBERT M. LAFOLLETTE
score of groups, chiefly brotherhoods
and union labor, some time ago had in
dicated they would be represented.
The convention was called by the
adoption of a resolution at the con
vention of the conference meeting in St.
Louis February 12.
The resolution specified a convention
of "workers, farmers and progressive."
It added that the convention "shall be
for the purpose of taking action on the
nomination of candidates for the office
of President and Vice-President of the
United States, and on other questions
that may come up.” Delegates represent
ing 30 states attended the St. i,ouis
meeting.
Friends of Senator LnFoUette here
say he does not exjiect to be elected
President. The most the leaders of
conference eStpect is to carry from sit
to eleven northwestern states, haying
52 to 80 electoral votes. All things
being favorable, they look to the elec
tion of the next President in the House
of Representatives.
His supporters here figure LaFol
lette will carry six states, Wisconsin.
Minnesota, lowa, North and South
Dakota and Montana. Five others, list
ed as possibilities are Nebraska, Wash
ington, Wyoming, Idaho and Colorado.
The conference for several years has
been building up an organization with
which to make itself a political power.
"That power,” said a spokesman,
"was first demonstrated in the election
of 11)22, when the so-called radical
group of senators, Wheeler in Montana,
Howell in Nebraska, Dill in Washing
ton, Frazier in North Dakota and Ship
stead in Minnesota, was elected
“ The writing of the LaFoliette plat
form presents no difficulties. It lias al
ready been written, made public at the
Republican National convention in
Cleveland, when the Wisconsin delega
tion failed in an attempt to have it
adopted, and with few changes will be
ready for presentation to the country
as the platform of the new third
party.”
William H. Johnston of Washington,
president of the International Associa
tion of Machinists, has been made chair
man of the conference and Warren S.
Stone, of Cleveland, president of the
Brotherhood of Loeomotiee Engineers,
vice-chairman.
The national committee of the con
ference will meet here two days before
the opening of the convention to com
plte final details.
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To Open Florida Highway.
Okeechobee City, Fla., July 3.—A
big public celebration is to be held here
tomorrow to mark the formal opening of
the new Conners Florida Highway, con
necting tlie west and east coasts and af
fording a straight run from Miami or
Tampa to Palm Beach. The highway
waft built by William ,1. Conners, mil
lionaire Buffalo newspaper publisher,
at a cost of $500,000. The road is fifty
miles long and extends through a swamp
land never heretofore explored.
The revival meeting of the Wesleyan
Methodist Church on Cedar street, are
still in progress. The services are being
conducted by Rev. R. A. Cl-ristenbury
and Mrs. Eliza Honeycutt. Services be
gin at 7 :45. Everybody invited.
Coitton on the local market today is
quoted at 28 1-2 cents per pound.
NO. 155
IVI’ADOO AND SMITH
TO BE ASKED SOON
II) CONFESS DEFEAT
This Is Rumored in Conven
tion Hall Although Party
Leaders Say There is Little
Chance For It Now.
COMMITTEE SEES l
BOTH HELPLESS
National Committee Will Ask
Candidates to Leave Field,
According to the Reports
Heard at Convention.
(By (he Associated Press.)
Madison Square Garden. Junly 3.
Several members of the Democratic Nat
ional Committee were discussing on the
floor of the convention today a suggest
ion that ti e committee seek to end the
deadlock by pressing for simultaneous
public withdrawal of both Smith and
McAdoo.
"There is still some question whether
the time is ripe for such a "move” said
Josephus I)au;e:s, former Secretary of
the Navy, when asked about it. Cordell
Hull, chairman of the committee, thought
the suggestion had merit. Some members
of the committee received the suggestion
favorably and leaders outside of the com
mittee expressed a willingness to con
fer on the question.
Apparently however, something devel
oped to blast the idea after it got under
discussion, for after easting about on it,
Chairman Hull said “if seemed unreason
able.” and Franklin I). Roosevelt, man
ager for Governor Smith, said “Poo-
Pooh.”
BRYAN PLE ADS FOR MeADOO
AMID RIOTOUS SCENE
Heckled by Some From the Gallery and
Booed by Some.—Galleries Are in a
Riot.
New York. July 2.—That stormy pe
trel of democratic politics, William Jen
nings Bryan, added another tumultous
chapter to his long career today when he
went before the democratic national con
vention in an attempt to stem the tide of
opposition to William G. McAdoo.
Interrupting an all-day succession of
inconclusive ballets for a nominee for
the presidency Ha- three times' cwidiy .
date of his pnrty'plunged the convention *
into a near riot and finally was all but
driven from the platform by heckling
delegates and booing galleries.
Besides Mr. McAdoo, he mentioned
seven other presidential aspirants who
would be satisfactory to him. but none of
them aroused more titan momentary en
thusiasm and when the balloting was re
sumed scarcely u vote had been changed.
Neither did the conferences of • the
leaders during an ensuing recess mater
ially alter the situation, and the conven
tion went on into another night session
with its disagreement over the nomination
still in a jumble. McAdoo and Smith,
both unable to make material headway,
kept their respective parties at the head
of the list.
Davis, of West Virginia, lost a few
votes, but remained in third place, and
the supporters of Ralston, of Indiana, be
came more active in presenting the quali
fications of their candidate as a compro
mise selection.
The entire effect of Mr. Bryan’s ap
pearance before the convention was not
immediately apparent. The McAdoo men
declared the incident this afternoon when .
the Commoner got up to explain his
vote. It was his opportunity. As he ,
got up on his feet, the vast throng of
humanity, packed and jammed into the
garden, became hushed. Smith and
Davis leaders cast worried glances here
and their, quietly signaling for their con
fidential messengers, and with whispered
words in their ears these messengers
scurried on tiptoe to various state dele
gations.
If anyone can put the “fear of death”
into a political candidate and his hench- '
men on n national convention floor it is
William Jennings Bryan, but now a mem
ber of tlie Florida delegation of a dozen.
The breath of auger, of righteouß indig
nation, of vehement principle for the right •
as he sees it, is feared by those who
would thwart or pervert a cause on the
convention floor in about the same pro-
IKirtion as inhabitants of stricken Lo
rain. 0., likely do a tornado since the
recent catastrophe. No one doubts Bry
au's sincerity of purpose.
Bryan didn't criticise any candidate
before the convention, but he told hia
fellow democrats, and his words carried
conviction to the hearts of hundreds, that
it was Mr. McAdoo who had made the
writing of a progressive platform posi-.
ble. He led up to this declaration by
naming over six or seven good democrats
in the nation whom he would cheerfully
supimrt. but his mention of Walsh, Rals
ton. Meredith, Daniels and others appar
ently was only meant as a designation of
type of the progressive spirit which a
united democracy seeks.
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