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Southland Times, Issue 19291, 9 July 1924, Page 5

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THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION DELEGATES RELEASED FROM PLEDGES COMPROMISE CANDIDATE POSSIBLE. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, July 7. (Received July 8. 10 p.m.) The other aspirants declined to accept Mr McAdoo’s counter proposal, and the Convention opened the twelfth day without apparently the slightest hope of reconciling the existing difference. The proposals of Governor Smith and Mr McAdoo were then submitted to the Convention, and each was promptly defeated. Balloting, with its futile and unvarying results, was then resumed. The weather is again hot, with typical New York humidity. Madison Square Garden was nearly unbearable. The assemblage was listless and clearly showed the physical strain. The 79th ballot resulted: McAdoo 507, Smith 366. When the 82nd showed McAdoo 413 and Smith 366, a Florida delegate reintroduced a former Smith proposal that all delegates be released from all their pledges and instructions. Curiously this was overwhelmingly adopted, but the hope that it would have an immediate effect upon the balloting was groundless, as the 83rd ballot showed: McAdoo 418, Smith 368. The New Mexico delegation offered a motion to be voted upon to-morrow morning, namely, in view of the fact that the representative candidates yesterday failed to solve the difficulties, that a miniature Convention composed of one representative of each State delegation meet in conference and attempt to determine the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates. The Chairman (Senator Walsh) then asked the Convention to adjourn as a mark of sympathy at the death of President Coolidge’s son until to-morrow morning. The Convention did so. After the recess a report was circulated that there would be a movement toward Senator Ralston as a compromise candidate, further weakening Mr McAdoo with a possible strengthening of Governor Smith. The 86th ballot showed: McAdoo 353, Smith 360, Ralston 92, Glass 72. This was the first time Governor Smith’s vote had exceeded Mr McAdoo’s, and the populace cheered loudly. SENATOR LA FOLLETTE. SECURES SOCIALIST SUPPORT. NEW YORK, July 7. (Received July 8, 11 p.m.) According to a telegram from Cleveland, the National Convention of the Socialist Party of America has enlisted under Senator La Follette’s Presidential banner. SENATOR RALSTON GAINING. MR McADOO FALLING BACK NEW YORK. July 7. Before the adjournment till Tuesday morning, the coalition forces at the Democratic Convention swept Mr McAdoo’s votes to the lowest point, Governor Smith leading for the first time. The adjournment was actually taken as a mark of sympathy with the President and Mrs Coolidge at the death of her son. A smashing attack on the McAdoo lines was accompanied by gains by Senator Ralston and Senator Glass. At the 87th ballot last night, Mr McAdoo fell during the day. as he lost Mississippi, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nevada. Senator Ralston is now holding the best position of the 14 minority candidates.