Show DEMOCRATS SELECT DAVIS BALLOT National onn I Convention Con in Session in lit New York Cit City Since Juno June 21 2 Break Deadlock an and Namo rimo West cst Virginian y 1 John W W. Davis of or of West Nest Virginia Virgini former ambassador to Great Britain 1 was nominated for president Wednes Wednesday d day y afternoon in in New York City by bythe bythe y the Democratic national 1 convention on on the ballot Since Silice June 24 the tho convention h has s be been n In se session sion After a a struggle struggle gle of of two days on on platform the tEe nominations beg begin n. n Sixteen na names were were b before fore the Uie body Wm G. G McAdoo of California and Al Smith of Df New York York were the leading candidates can candidates can can- with McAdoo l. first until the ballot when wh ri Smith forgea forges ahead All sorts of schemes w were re reused used to break deadlock but to no na avail Cox of Ohio and Ralston of Indiana withdrew but the next hallot bal ballot ballot hal bal lot was about the s same me Then Then the the delegates were released from in in- in Mc McAdoo doo began begal to s slip lp and never noyer recovered But Smith made no no appreciable gains Then Their Davis Pavis who had bee been third man be began began be- be be- be gan to gain and on the he e went over the top From the very first day clay of the convention John W. W Davis the most prominent dark horse w was s opposed op opposed opposed op- op op- op posed by Wm Jennings Jennings Bryan on the ground that h he was a member of the law firm in Wall Vall street r representing rep representing rep rep- resenting J. J P P. P Morgan lorgan Company Governor Chas W. W Bryan of Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska a brother of bf f Wm lm J. J Bryan w wis s. s nominated fo for fob vice vice president ent o on the first ballot I |