Newspapers / The Concord Daily Tribune … / July 4, 1924, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
• ASSOCIATED * • * PRESS « • DISPATCHES # **s*««**« VOLUME XXIV No Agreement to Bring Deadlock to End Made Democratic .Convention Lead ers Conferred at Length During Morning But Two Candidates Are Finn. RALSTON IS READY TO LEAVE CONTEST Tells Indiana to Drop His Name But Where Votes Will Go is Uncertain—Mc- Adoo Determined As Ever. (By the Associated Press) Sixty-Second Ballot. McAdoo 400; Smith 338 1-2; Davis of West Virginia 60 1-2; Underwood 40; Cox 50; Class 60; Ralston 38 1-2; Rob inson 23; Ritchie 16 1-2; Walsh 3; Snulsbury 6; Owen 24; Bryan 4. Total 10! (8. Sixty-Third Balot. McAdoo 446 1-2; Smith 315 1-2; Da vis of West Virginia 03; Underwood 30 1-2: Cox 48; Glass 26; Ralston 56; Robinson 22; Ritchie 16 1-2; Walsh 3; Salisbury 6; wen 24; Kerris 28; Brvan 4; Total 1008. Sixty-Fourth Ballot/ McAdoo 488 1-2; Smith 325; Davis of West Virginia 61 1-2; Underwood 30 1-2; Cox 54; Glass 25; Ralston 1; Robinson 24; Ritchie 16 1-2; Walsh 3; Saulsbury 6; Owen 24; Walsh of Massachusetts 2 1-2; Kerris .24 1-2; Bryan 3; Total 1008. New York. July 4.—Developments promising new alignments in the contest over the Presidential nomination occur red today during the half day respite given delegates to the Democratic Nat ional Convention. Foremost in importance was receipt by Thomas Taggart, the Indiana leader, of a telegram from Senator Ralston, ask ing that his name be withdrawn. Mr. Taggart refused to make public the tele gram here, and the Indiana delegation Wad not determined what course lit would take when the convention met for the fifteenth session at 1 o’clock. The Ohio delegation which had been cnsting its 48 votes solid for James M. Cox, former Ohio Governor, since the balloting began last Monday, held a cau cus, but deferred action. Ohio delegates were understood to be considering a swatch of their vote, possibly to Nawton P.j Baker, former Secretary of War, but raul*’ of for. HwwofiMrmii Mr Cox. These developments appeared, however, only to increase efforts of managers of the campaigns of Gov. Alfred E. Smith, : of New York, and Wm. G. McAdoo to : consolidate their positions and bolster up their forces. ‘ Lieutenants of both were active during the half day and the managers of each went into the convention declaring their positions to be stronger than when ad journment was taken early today after 1 the 61st ballot. i Mr. McAdoo was active during the en tire forenoon. He conferred with his as sistants, dismissed the situation with a : group of railroad leaders, and promised a i group of about 100 women to continue in the fight to the end. An attempt was made in the Virginia j delegation to develop a new line of strat- ' egy in an effort to break the deadlock. Knowing that both the McAdoo and Smith forces had been criticising dark ] horses and favorite sons candidates for remaining in the race, an effort was made by several members of the Virginia j delegation to have the 24 votes of that , state given to McAdoo, supported by ar- ] gument that this would make the McAdoo , supporters friendly to Glass when a j break came. Opi>onents to this line of ] strategy forced roll call of the delega tion with the result that by. a vote of 18 to 6 it refused to drop Glass even for one ballot. Taggart said just before the convention * convened that he would withdraw Rais- ! ton’s name shortly. The Indiana dclega- 1 tion waR undecided where to go but it was * bWieved the vote probably would be scat- 8 tered for a time. After receipt of the , Ralston telegram it was revealed that Ralston had been willing ever since the convention opened to have his name with- i drawn. Taggart and others kept him in the race because they bought he was the key to the situation. , Can’t Find Way to End Deadlock. i New York, July 4.—The Democratic j national convention was given a respite j from balloting until 1 p. in. today, while i party pilots sough away out of the wil- < derness in which sixty-one futile at- i tempts to select a Presidential nominee t had left them. -1 Various plans to end the record-break ing deadlock between William G. Me- i Adoo and Alfred E. Smith were under j consideration, but most of them met w ! th • vigorous objection from one source or an- ’ other. Senator Balaton Wires Taggart. New York, July 4.—Senator Ralston has telegraphed Thomas Taggart his views | on the pending convention deadlock. Tag- , gart refuses to disclose the contents of j the telegram, or affirm or deny reports that Ralston has authorised him to with- ! draw his nume. Waiting Word From Lender. t New York, July 4. —The Ohio delega- e tion to the Democratic National Conven- a tion, meeting In caucus today decided to r withhold actibn regarding the future dis- l position of Ohio’s 48 votes, pending re- « ceipt of further word from former Gov- t eruor James, M. Cox, for whom the votes 1 have been cast since the balloting began. I Cox Does Not Want Delegates Released. 1 Dayton, Q., July 4—James M. Cox, ' the Democratic Presidential candidate In t 1020, for whom the Ohion delegation has been casting its 48 votes since the ballot ing started, told the Associated Press 1 today that he -bad .’.‘ordered a statement" f from the chairman of the Ohio delega- | f£ • , The Concord Daily Tribune " I tion. rumors that he would 1 1 release the delegates. , -Bryan Very Much Alive. Madison Square Garden. New York, .July 4. —A report that William .Ten nigs Bryan had dropped dead circulated over the country, was disposed of by , his brother. Carles W. Bryan, who de . elared that at 1:15 o'clock daylight time, the great Commoner had entered the hall j with him, alive and well. McAdoo to Fight to End. I New York. July 4.—Declaration of his . purpose to "fight until the last drop of blood runs out of me" was made by Win. » G. McAdoo, contender for the Democratic Presidential nomination, in an address to day to a hundred women who called at his headquarters. f “I have no selfish interest in this fight." ; Mr. McAdoo told the women. "The very ■ life of tfce Democratic party is at issue. ; The fate of Democracy is involved." I Mr. McAdoo decs red the convention was deadlocked by two factors. The first, he said, was the thought entertained by . the supporters of the favorite sons, that . i Governor Smith might quit. The sec ond was the belief in certain quarters that “thp McAdoo forces will quit.” "The opposition to us is highly organ ized. But they will go down in defeat just bn tfce highly organized forces in Eu rope went down in defeat before the unit ed soldiers of democracy,” he declared. I “We have not only to fight the sinis-' ter influences in our own party, but also every sinister influence in the republican party. “Be calm and confident in your strength. What does 63 or 163 ballots mean? If it goes 163 bnlots. it means we are much nearer our goal." Mr. McAdoo characterized the women forces in the McAdoo ranks as “a force irresistable and undefeatnble.” "Go into every delegation and put your case before them,” he advised. “I would deadlock anything to fight for principle and purpose. It is our duty to make the farovite sons see their cause is hopeless. 1 cheer you on, Christian soldiers.” After the address the women organiz ed plans to continue their fight. It was decided that in parties of five they would call on women in all state delega tions not voting solidly for McAdoo in the interest of the McAdoo candidacy. Arrangements also were made for the McAdoo women to march in a body from McAdoo’s headquarters to the conven tion hall, ainging “Glory Glory Halle lujah.” The North Carolina Vote ~ Madison Square Garden, July 4.—ln North Carolina on the. first ballot today McAdoo lost 1-2 a vote, Davis of West Virginia got a vote and a half, and Ral ston lost 1. Withdrawal Telegram Read. Madison Square Garden. July 4.—Dur ing the call of the 64th ballot Thomas Taggart took the platform and read the telegram of withdrawal from Senator Ral ston. Little Change in First Ballot Today. Madison Square Garden, July 4.—The 12-hour lull in the balloting was pro ductive of little but rest for the tired de egates. Resuming on the 62nd balot to- : day, the leaders showed the following gains and losses: McAdoo lost 1-2 a vote; Smith gained 3, carrying him to a new high level; Davis gained 2, and Ral ston 1. Rumor McAdoo Will Get Ralston Votes. Madison Square Garden, New York, July 4.—During the call of the 63rd bal lot McAdoo floor leaders got word that the withdrawal of Senator Ralston would be announced, and the Indinana vote would be cast for McAdoo for five bal lots, to give him opportunity to see what kind of a drive he could make. Cox Tells Delegates to, Vote as They - Please. ( Madison Square Garden, New York, , July 4. —James M. Cox, of Ohio, today authorized his representatives at the - Democratic national convention to with- , draw his name when they thought it advisable. , HER FIRST AUTO RIDE AT 75 BREAKS WOMAN’S RECORD ! Wife of Veteran Engineer, Is Opposed • to Trolleys, Too. 1 Bethlehem, Pa., July 3.—To reach the 1 advanced age of 75 years before entering 1 an putomobile was the unique record of 1 Mrs. George Moyer, of Coplay. Mr. and 1 Mrs. Moyer came to Bethlehem today to attend the funeral of a relative. It was : only after considerable persuasion that ' she was induced to ride in an machine 1 to the cemetery where the interment took - place. < Mrs. Moyer has an aversion to auto mobiles and even rides on trolley cars ! from necessity rather than preference. Her husband is the oldest engineer on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. j i 801 l Weevil Control Now Appears Cer- t tain. t Washington, July 3.—Control of the boll weevil and the almost certain ex- 1 termination of the pest from the cotton ‘ fields of Louisana through the use of < poison dust sprayed from airplanes has < prompted the department of agriculture 1 to extend its experiments in this direc- 1 tion. Dr. W. V. King, in charge of the « experiments, expresses thp opinion that 1 such spraying of dust and liquids from 1 airplans over Infested crops are or can I be made very successful and further re commends that simitar methods be used • to exterminate the malarial mosquito. » Paris green has been used alone and I also has been diluted with tripoll earth, and, accrding to the bureau of entomol ogy, found to be very effective. Aviators Ready to Leave For Karachi. • (By the Associate* Press.) Allahabad, British Indian, July 4. < The American army wbrld fliers hopped I from Umballa to Molten yesterday. They < plan to leave today for Karachi. , of*Hnt>gDen^ence * ****** ***** ♦ * RAiirfon ■ ’■ -f * WITHDRAWAL OF NAME * * * * (By the Associated Press) * Indianapolis, lud.. July 4.—U. 8. * * Senator Samuel M. Ralston, of In- * * diana, a candidate for the Democrat- * *ic nomination for President, has * * telegraphed Thomas Taggart, at * * New York, tfcat Jte desires his name * * withdrawn from the contest. * * The Senator said that on yester- * * day when lie had !)4 votes, he had * * sent the following telegram to Mr. * * Taggart: * * “I feel that my name should be * * withdrawn. Desire you to do so.” * *************£ S JI. TANNER IS DEAD AT RUTHERFORD HOME Prominent Cotton Mill Man Dies at the Age of 72 as Result of Complica tions. Rutherfordton. July 3.—S. B. Tanner, well (known cotton manufacturer |ind capitalist, died here this morning at 4:10 a. m. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Robert H. Crawford, with whom he has lived for the last three years. Mr. Tanner has been ill several months and grew worse Tuesday. He died of com plication. Funeral services will be held at Tryon Street Methodist Church. Friday noon and interment will be in Elmwood ceme tery by -the side of his wife and son, Speneer. Mr. Tanner was 72 years old and was a native of Spartanburg eounty, S. C. He is a member of the Rutherfordton M. E. Church, He is survived by two sons, K. 8. Tanner, of this place, and S. B. Tanner, Jr., now in Italy, and one daughter, Mrs. R. H. Crawford, of this placf, one full brother, A. S. Tan ner, of this place, and one half brother, W. R. Tanner, of Cowpens, S. C„ and five sisters. Miss Alice Tanner and Mrs. Saltie Tanner, Saluda; Mrs. Laura Gaff ney, Gaffney, S. C.; Mrs. W. H. Justus, Hendersonville, and Mrs. H. M. Justice, of this place. Says Convention in A Class Unto It self. New, York, July >3.—Parley Sheldon Ames, lowa, banker, 81 years of age and veteran of every Democratic convention since 'B4, finds in the present gathering tlm best thriller of his experience. “The nearest tiling to this we ever had,” he reminisced between ballots, “was at Chicago in 1892 when Boudke Cockran talked all night against Grover Cleveland. We bad a good fight at Baltimore, and we made history there, but I would put this meeting right here down for the classic example of a dead locked convention. Some of those fel low don’t know yet wlmt they are in for.” His audience hi chief itas Rev. L. T. Johnson, of Bowdoinham, Maine, 75, and also a figure in njost Democratic gatherings since the tag end of the nineteenth century/’ 1 One Killed in Accident. (By the Associated Press I Lake Charles, La., July 4—One man was killed and several others, including a) young woman, were Injured, when a Southern Pacific local freight train crashed into an automobile at La Casine crossing at Rice, early today. CONCORD, N. C., l ’ TAR HEELS FAVOR THE p McADQP A&EMMITjt TICKET '■ Gibson Wires Concord Delegates, “Am : Sending Yonr Shirt and Collar, Vote For Davis and Stay Another Week.” ; Mason Hood, Staff Correspondent of The ; Charlotte News i Madison Square Garden, New York. ; July 3:—Members of the North Caro \ lina delegation approached Franklin D. ; Roosevelt. Governor Smith’s campaign ; manager for the Democratic Presidential \ nomination and sounded him out on the \ suggestion of a McAdoo for President and ; Smith for Vice President ticket. The ' Smith manager was not ready to admit ; he was impressed with the idea, but mem : bers of the North Carolina delegation, ! sharing the hope of others that the dead ’ lock will soon break, thought Mr. Roose , velt was more impressed with the sug gestion than he would admit. Although McAdoo’s gain was approxi ! mately 100 in Wednesday’s voting and two votes of the New York delegation 1 went to the McAdoo column, members of North Carolina delegation did not claim much from the incident for McAdoo. All > the changes might be reversed in Thurs j day's voting, it was admitted. The North Carolina vote that strayed | from the McAdoo column to the Smith column was cast by Jobe Connor, of Wilson, and another delegate from the eastern part of the state, it was said. J. E. Carraway, of Wayne, and W. H. S. Burgwyn, of Northampton, were two of the North Carolinians who switched votes Tuesday night from the McAdoo to the John W. Davis column, giving Davis three votes. The three votes for Davis and the one for Smith stayed in their respective columns, with half vote variation, until the 42ud as final roll call Wednesday night when the Tar Heel delegation cast nineteen and a half votes for McAdoo and four and a half for ; Carter Glass, leaving Davis and Smith out. The change was not significant of any marked change in the sentiment of the delegation, members said. The North Carolina delegation fore . went a caucus Wednesday, the feeling of members being that the somewhat ve hement expression of opinion in the two caucuses held Tuesday left little to be said. John W. Dawson, chairman of the State Democratic executiv' commmit tee, Angus W. McLean, Governor-elect, and Max Gnrdner, chairman of the North Carolina delegation, urged the to disintegrate and scatter its srtength among the several aspirants but to hold together so that the 24 votes would be j of strategic value by being cast in a bloc at the right moment. There were several warm verbal ex changes between members as to how long the membere must continue to vote in block, when there was no sign of a de cision in the convention. State Senator James L. Griffin, of Pittsboro, seemed to express the major ity sentiment when he 'said ; “Regard less of what my personal preferences may be as to a Presidential candidate, I feel that my duty is to the peopte of North Carolina who sent me here with the un derstanding I was to vote for McAdoo as long as he is in the race. He is still the highest man in the race and I shall continue to vote for Klin." W; A. Foil, of Concord, member of the delegation, received this telegram from W. H. Gibson, of Concord: “Send ing your other shirt and collar; vote for Davis and stay another Week.” Major ' Foil has voted on 42 ballots for McAdoo but hi« second choiea is Davis. f RIDAY, JULY 4, 1924 ADJOURNMENT OF M. E ' CMajfflpCTi DEFRATEn 1 Brings Methodist Unification a Step Nearer.—Hear Majority Report. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 3.—Proposed untication of the 7,000.000 Methodists of the country into one body moved a step forward today when the southern Methodist special general conference de feated a resolution for immediate ad journment and received the majority re port of its members of the joint com mission which drew up a plan of uniou. along with a recommendation that it be adopted. Submission of a report by the three members of the commission who oppose the plan drew fire from the floor and when the conference adjourned to night it was being, picked to pieces by spokesmen for the unification forces. At the outset of today’s session debate was resumed on the resolution which, setting forth that legality of the confer ence was in doubt, proposed a substitute special conference next May. Adoption of the resolution would have resulted in immediate adojurnment of the conference for under the rules it could only con sider the unification problem. The res olution, which had been debated nearly all of Tuesday, was defeated by a viva voce vote of such a majority that its pro ponents did not even suggest a roll call. The majority unification report wn.s presented by Bishop J. N. Moore, of Dallas. The plan, whhich was complet ed in July, 1923, has been widely pub lished. Bishop Collins penny, who with Judge J. 51. Rogers, of Savannah, Ga., and the Rev.. Dr. Leggett, of Hatties burg, sliss., oppose the plan, presented the minority report setting forth their objections. The report was approximately 7,000 words in .length. It reviewed the his tory of the Methodist Episcopal Church since its organization in 1784, the rup turein 1844 and attempts since that: time at reunion. It voiced virtually every objection to the plan' that has been ad vanced in discussion of it since it was completed last year and went at length into the negro question and the relation of tiie two negro bishops of the northern church to the whole body in the event unification became a fact. The storm broke after Dr. A. J. La mar, of Nashville, one of the proponents of the resolution to call a substitute con ference next slay, had moved that the Denny report be adopted as a substitute for tiie majority report. Many convention visitors received a thrill of a new kind Wednesday night between 11 and 12 o’clock when they saw their first dirigible sailing through the heavens. The giant dirigible Shen andoah, brilliantly illuminated and its motors plainly audible, sailed over New York, following the general direction of Broadway up to Forty-Second Street, then it turned and headed back over the Hudson to its hangar at Lakehurst, N. J. Every detail of the ship's outline was visible as its lights shone through the silver colored cigar-shaped craft. Mrs. Borden Harriman and Miss Elizabeth. Marbury, prominent among women Democratic leaders in New York, were among the guests at breakfast given Wednesday morning at the Colony Club by members of the North Carolina dele gtion in honor gs Miss Mary O. Gra ham, national committee woman of North Carolina. Mrs. Angus W. McLean Mrs. Cameron Morrison and Mrs. Jose phus Daniels. **************** >*---■ * - r * » * THE CONVENTION * . * * 1 * (By the Associated Press) * ’ * Cleveland, 0., July 4. —The Cleve- * 1 * land Hotel ilen’s Association has ex- * 1 * tended an official invitation to the * ’ * Democratic National Convention at * • * New York to adjourn to this city, * • * should it decide to leave New York * * because of the deadlock over the * * Presidential candidate. * ’ * * *************** ► PRESIDENT CELEBRATES DOUBLE BIRTHDAY • His Fifty-Second and Nations’ 148th Are Celebrated. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, July 4.—President Cool idge celebrated a double birthday to day—his 52nd, and the nation's 148th. Following custom, the President made no unusual observance of his birthday, but joined with the nation in the Fourth of July celebration. This morning he spoke before the convention of the na tional education association. Later in the day he planned to board the President’s yacht, Mayflower, for a ciusie down the Potomac, which might continue over the week-end. There were no White House guests, al though the two sons of the President were at home. Many floral pieces were received from friends during the day. ONLY FIVE LYNCHINGS DURING HALF OF YEAR lowest For First Six Months on Any Year On Record. (By the Associated Press.) Tuskegee, Ala., July 4.—-There were only five lynchings in tiie United States during the first six months of this year, 1 "tiie lowest for the first six months of any of the forty years during which the record has been kept,” it was announced today by the Department of Records and Research of Tuskegee Institute. With Our Advertisers. Fifty-one cents buys two 50 cent bot tles of Oaro-Co Shampoo at Cline’s Phar macy. t July Fourth is the greatest of our nat ional holidays, the anniversary of the day, 148 years ago, when our uationai consciousness was expressed in away that announced the birth of a new. na tion. See ad. of Citizens Bank and Trust Co. Rountree Luggage at Richmond-Flowe Co. In all styles. Silks are greatly reduced iu price for July Clearance at Robinson’s. Miss Wilis Defeated. Wimbiedon. England. July 4 (By the Associated Press). —Miss Helen Wills, American woman lawn tennis champion, was defeated today in the Wimbledon tournament final by Miss Kathleen Mc- Kane, ranking British woman player, who won 4 to 6, 6-4 and 6-4., capturing the tournament championship in women’s singles. Peru Also Celebrating Fourth. (Br the Associated Press.) Lima, Peru, July 4.—Today was de clared a full national holiday by execu tive decree in tribute to the American nation. **************** * TODAY’S « * NEWS « * TODAY « ««**«***« NO. 156 PROGRESSIVES ARE for convention First Session Began During Morning, Opening About an Hour Late With Num ber of Delegates on Hand. RAILROAD UNION OFFICIAL PRESENT Said to Represent All of the ' 16 Railroad Unions in the Country Expect One—Will Have Big Influence. (By the Associated Press.> Cleveland. 0., July 4.—The conference for progressive political action was called to order at 11 a. in. one hour late. Union Representative Present. Cleveland, 0., July 4 (By the As sociated Press). —L. E. Sheppard, of Cedar Rapids, lowa, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, was seated on the platform today as the official rep resentative of his order to the conven tion cf the Conference for Pqpgressive Political action. The presence of Mr. Sheppard affili ated all the sixteen railroad labor or ganizations with the conference, except the brotherhood of railroad trainmen. METHODISTS TO VOTE ON UNIFICATION TODAY Win Begin Voting at 5 O’clock After Hearing Much Debate. Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, Tenn., July 4 (By the Associated Press). —The special conference of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, South, will be gin votidg at 5 p. m. today on the ac ceptance of the plan for organic union with the northern branch of the denom- . ination. This decision was reached shortly be fore adjournment for luncheon after sev eral hours of debate on a motion that a minority report of unification commis sion opposing union under the plan ad vanced, be adopted as a substitute for the majority report recommending accep tance. With this motion disposed of, a vote on acceptance of the majority report was toufolfrw., ■ Thc eocfetepce. reeeeoad 12 :SB p. m. until 3 p. m. • CALVIN COOLIDGE, JR.. IS SERIOUSLY ILL Son of President and Mrs. CooUdge la Seriously 111 With Septic Poison. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, July 4.—Calvin Coolidge Jr., younger son of President and Mrs. Coolidge, is seriousyl ill at the White House, suffering from septic poisoning. The illness resulted from a broken blister on the foot brought about during a tennis match. It reached such a stage today that a consultation of physicians was held. President and Mrs. Coolidge cancelled all plans and two White House physi cians are in constant attendance. DRY CANDIDATE IS OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED Herman P. Faria Told He la Prohibition Presidential Candidate. Clinton, Mo., July 4 (By the Associ ated Press). —Promising that when he is elected President, and placed in the White House “it shall be white indeed, and not splotched with either oil or booze,” Her man P. Paris, presidential candidate of the National Prohibition party, today re sponded to the notification committee, and formally accepted the nomination. A House Within a House. Chicago, 111., July 4.—An imposing new house of modern type enclosing and covering another dwelling intact, is an oddity that exists on the Cumberland Road, a few miles outside of Chicago. The owner, who operates a large truck farm, desired to have a place to live while building a new home, and at the same time live on his farm. So he em ployed carpenters to surround his old home with a new one, continuing all the while to eat and sleep within the walla and under the sheltering roof of the old house. With the completion of the new structure, the old rooms are to be dis mantled one by one, until not a vestige of the old building remains. Clock as AM to Saving. New York, July 4.—Some of the sav ings banks are now making a present of a clock to every depositor who opens an account. It is a timepiece of a peculiar kind, and is really a combination of an alarm clock and a small bunk. The clock is guaranteed to keep excellent time for twenty-four hours. Rewinding is then necessary, but before it can be rewound a uickel, dime or quarter must be inserted in it. The owner is thus compelled to a<ld something to his savings every day, so that, in fact, saving becomes a daily habit. WHAT SMITTUS WEATHER CAT ' MAYS &
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
July 4, 1924, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75