Show DEMOCRATS rs ASK RULE CHANGES Seek to Prevent Dead Dead- Dea Deadlock Deadlock lock in ill National Convention BUFFALO N Y May May By 11 11 ByThe The Associated Some Press press Some sup sup- supporters sup supporter porters porter of William G O McAdoo and Alfred E Smith for the th Democratic presidential nomina nomina- nomination nomination nomination tion are joining to prevent repetition repetition repetition tion Id Iii tho the future ot or tho the disastrous disastrous trous 1924 convention deadlock Telegrams exchanged between two Democratic national com com- committeemen com yesterday Indicated a movement wa was under way to abollah abol abol- abolish abolIsh ish lah th the two-thirds two majority and unit rule C L Herrin McAdoo supporter from Iowa wired Nor Nor- Norman Norman Norman man E Mack Smith follower asking an opinion on the th rules which contributed to tying up the 1321 1924 convention In New In-New ew York and prevented the tho nomination of ot Champ Clark In 1913 1912 in Balti- Balti Baltimore more Mr Ir Macks Mack's reply also was signed by Miss Elizabeth Mar bury Mar Mar- Marbury bury the other New York t on the national com committee mitt co should recommend to the next national convention that the two-thirds two rule be bo abolished and that nominations bo be made bya by byR bya R a majority vote yote of the delegates In pi place nee of or the unit rule Mr Slack Mack and Mies lIss Marbury recommended recommended mended the adoption or of o one per per- permitting per each cach delegate to vote for any candidate Under the th unit rule rulo a 0 majority of delegates ate from froma a state tato cast cust the tho entire vote ote of the stale delegation A majority vote voto should be suf sut- sufficient In a II free tree field Mr loIa Meek k said salol The Tho rho effect of two thirds two rule Is to permit a a strong minority minority- to prevent otho tho nomination of or n a candidate and dominate a n con con- con convention It kills freedom of ot ex- ex expression expression ex expression Tr The same sam may be b said ot of the unit rulo rule The national committee meet mee In January |