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Show Convention Outcome Still Mystery I Managers of Leading Candidates Strive to I Get Landslide Going M At 4 o'clock Ogden time the Democratic convention at San Frarb I cisco had taken thirty-one ballots without any sign of the deadlock being broken. On the thirtyfirst ballot the leaders stood: McAdoo 4140 ; Cox 391i 2; Palmer 174; Davi3 57 V2. 1 Tha story of the day's balloting- is contained in the following bulletins: AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, July 5 The twenty-third ballot, first of the day. showed no material change in the deadlock, j although there were fluctuations on all sides. The leaders stood. McAdoo, 364 U; Cox, 425, Palmer, 181 V2; Davis, 50y2. The changes showed that Cox lost five, Palmer gained 15; McAdoo Mc-Adoo lost eight. As the favorite son votes stood pat some of the delegates added a touch of humor Missouri thiew a half vote for Ring Lardner and I Washington and Kentucky between them, threw a vote and a half for Irvm Cobb. The twenty-third ballot as officially announced follows: McAdoo, 364 1-2 , Cox, 425 ; Palmer, 181 1-2 ; Davis, 50 1-2 ; Cummmgs, 5 ; Owen, 34 ; Clark, 2 ; Glass, 25 ; Cobb, 1 1-2 ; Lardner, 1-2. AUDITORIUM, July 5 The twenty-fourth ballot failed to break I the deadlock in the Democratic national convention and there were growing signs of irrigation among delegates at the attitude of favor-I favor-I ite son states which refused to break The figures were- McAdoo, 3G4L., Cox, 429, Palmer, 181 Y2. Tbc changes showed Cox gained 4, McAdoo no change; Palmer AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, July 5 On the twenty-fifth I ballot the leaders stood: McAdoo, 364VC; Cox, 424; Palmer, 169. The changes were: EucAdoo still stood even; Cox lost five, and Palmer lest nine. The first votes for One r V. Underwood to be cast in the con- M er.t.ou came from Alabama on the twenty-f"fth ballot. It turned out to be only a flurry, however, so far as that bp. Hot was concerned General Pershing got one vote from Missoai on that ballot. W. J. Bryan made this statement ; ! "I think what they are really looting for is some one who will j be satisfactory to three elements represented in the deadlock, someone some-one who wall respond without protest to every demand that comei I from the White House, from Wall street and from the liquor interests. "Those are the large interests represented in the convention and they have not yet been rble to agree on a man." The twenty-fifth baliot as officially announced follows: '! McAdoo, 364; Cox- 424 - Palmer. 169; Cummings, 4 ; Owen, 34, Davis, 58V2, Glass" 25; Clark, 2; Underwood, 9; Pershing, 1. AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, July 5 The first three ballots bal-lots in the Democratic national convention today failed to bring the expected break and the search for a dark horse began to take organized or-ganized form. The twenty-sixth ballot as officially announced follows: McAdoo. 371, Cox, 424U; Palmer, 167; Davis, 55 V2; Cummings, 3; Owen, 33; Glass, 25, Clark, 3; Jones, 1; Underwood, 9. AUDITORIUM, July 5. On the twenty-seventh ballot the leaders lead-ers stood: McAdoo, 3711-2; Cox, 4231-2, Palmer, 166 1-2; Davis, 60 1-2. Tha changes on the twenty-seventh ballot were : McAdoo gained a half vote; Cox lost one, Palmer lost a half vote; Davis gained five Thomas J Spellacy of Connecticut contributed to the campaign fund the five hundred dollars he won from Judge Moore of Ohio, the Cox manager on his bet that Cox would not be nominated in the first hour and a half. Chairman Robinson showed the convention the $500 bill and announced that although Spellacy asked to have his name withheld, the party would accept no contribution from secret sources and announced Spellacy as the giver. AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, July 5. On the twenty-eighth twenty-eighth ballot, the leaders stood: McAdoo, 368 1-2; Cox, 423; Palmer, 1651-2; Davis, 62 1-2, Cummings, Cum-mings, 4; Owen, 35 1-2; Glass, 24; Clark, 2; Underwood. 6 ; Hines, 1. The changes on the twenty-eighth ballot showed McAdoo lost three; Cox lost one-half a vote, Palmer lost one and Davis gamed two. W. T. Anderson of Macon, Ga., moved to drop the low candidates on each ballot but was ruled out of order. During the intermission between the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth twenty-ninth ballots today there were mumblings of a slide to McAdoo headed head-ed by Indiana The convention went into the twenty-ninth ballot with an air of suppressed expectation. AUDITORIUM, July 5. On the twenty-ninth ballot, as fore cast, Indiana threw 29 to McAdoo. Tom Taggart cast the vote and for the moment the McAdoo crowd v as stunned. Then, catching its breath, it set out to make an uproar. Despite a slide of 29 Indiana votes to McAdoo on the twenty-ninth twenty-ninth ballot, the Cox lines held fast A slide of fourteen Washington votes to McAdoo came too late in the ballot to have more effect than to cause a demonstration. AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, July 5. The twenty-ninth ballot as officially announced follows: McAdoo 394V2; Cox 40410; Palmer 166; Davis 63, Cummings 4; Owens 33; Glass 24; Clark l" Underwood 1. On the twenty-ninth the leaders stood: McAdoo 39412; Cox 404V2 , Palmer 166 ; Davis 63. The changes shown in the twenty-ninth were: McAdoo gained 26; Cox lost 18y2; Palmer gained a half vote and Davis gained a half vote. When Senator King of Utah, acting at the gavel for Chairman -Robinson, called for order after the McAdoo demonstration had been going on about five minutes he had no difficulty in getting it. The (Continued on Page Two) Former Ogden Man Is Suggested by Commoner (Con tin aed Prom race One I convention of St. Ixul four years ago, ami Snnator Walsh Is one of the big. ! progressive Democrats In the senate. I f we want a great Jurist, why not if o to the supreme court of the L'nl' d States and invite Justice LJrandels to 1 head the ticket".' No American cltl-I cltl-I zen Is more Idealistic, no constructive I statesman more practical, and no one I in the nation more passionately de-j 1 voted to constitutional liberty. WSO .ii DGU SfCABl BY Then thne is Judge Seabury of N m Yoik, who waa a few years ago hon- ored with the Democratic nomination for governor of the Empire state, and who had the courage to speak out against the recent 'Democratic state convention's declaration In favor of, I nullifying the Volstead law by state I statute The supreme court sustained hU contention. Honorable Samuel (Jntermeyer nf New York has been a promising Dem-! ocrat for a quarter of a century and i is one of the ablest lawyers in thl Q United States. j Ex-Senator Shafroth of Colorado I m ule a splendid record In congi. N and In the senate. He came into the, I ieinoir.it partv in 1K96 when gold I Democrats were leaving us, and has bc-en a tower of strength to our party over since If could mule Democrats Demo-crats that left us In 1896 for Etopub-1 Means like Shafroth, who came to us, the ..i r i could well afford to make I the exchange at the sacret ratio of 14 I of such Democrats to one such Ite-publlcan. Ite-publlcan. II - ni, OEA ORD. If we prefer to go to the house of representatives Congressman H. T. Etalney ol central Illinois deserves consideration. con-sideration. He has a long congres-Mional congres-Mional rei oid and has been the peo-1 jile's champion for more than two decades. de-cades. If he were our candidate, he w , 1 1 1 . be a sufficient amendment to tho antl-profiieering pi. ink of our; platform. There are oilier governors and e.-eovernors, e.-eovernors, Judg ' -Judges. Iaw- it is. senators and ex-senators, con- great n and ex-congressmen. I only, mention thes-- in show how man we hn.vA samrdes of an inexhaustible i supply. Hut nuppose we want to tryi I the experiment of nominating a busi-l I i nss man instead of a man in politics" Honorable D B, Musgrove of Alabama j came near defeating Senator I ruin- . wood a few weeks : go lie is a su - j cetvsful business man ami had Ui sup-j port of the undeceived dis (iho.-e j who knew that the wots are planning: to capture, if possible, the national' convention while they begged the drysjl to believe that the. question was set-:! tied . and I he wage earners. He re-ij duced Mr Underwood's plurality from II something like 40,000 o considerably -less than 10,000 'lol his in ijority to le.vS than 1,00'J, noiVMihsi'indlng M; I ndei wood .. long legislative careei I and his pies. ni i osmium is leader ol the minority in the senate. , KEN ft CKIAN NAMED. Colonel l' H. allahan of Kentucky! is anotlier rosperous business man who enjoys a national reputation without with-out occupying a national oili. He has been conspicuous for his lender-j snip in co-operation with employes, mid in profit-sharing ' l.einember tliat these men do not exclude others; they are simply illiis- tratlons of our wealth of available; men I have already spoken of Senator Sena-tor iiwen. whose name Ih before the convention. He ls b Virginian by birth, a western man foi a quartei 'i t cen-j lury, and better acquainted with all flnaricisH questions than anj Wall street authority. He led the fight In the Senate lor the ..iiirenev law which, was enacted ovei the oiposition of the financiers and wnich has vlndl-l '-..terl Itsrll In cp, r .'. ion II has been a ploneei in prohibition and woman's) I suffrage and lie is .i.i iit all the schemes of NN'all street he would not deserve to be considered as a candl-l dale if he was not. i li IjS K MEREDITH. K l he leaders of this convention want someone closely connected with the adminbti ilion. why don't thej support Secretary Daniels, oi Sscre- Ini-v M ft r,. i-l illi '' The frirmnr uimnpln. i tended the transportation of the troops Q across the oqean with a minimum of B Ioas, end the latter la in close contact a with one of the largest of our Indus- C trial groups, l he farmeis Doth have jj prohibition records; both are support- B en 01 woman suffrage, both are on' 9 j the people's side against Wall street 0 "n not Honorable John Skelton Wil-j Hams the best comptroller o'f the cur- rencj the country eer had? If we need a man with special: I knowledge of our diplomatic needs, jthe names of former Ambassador Ger-I lard oi Ne. r.. and former Ambassador Ambas-sador Shnrpe of i'.uo occur to one The former was fill Uerlln durinp thoj pie-war period, and Ihe latter at i':irls I while the war raged if all of the1 above names are challenged for cause and rejected, 1 shall be glad to furnish another list longer than this, altbom-h I cannot promise to name belter men. Will the leaders of the convention (longer evade the Issues of the carn-Ipalgn? carn-Ipalgn? Will they come out into the open and gle the Democratic party a I chance to appeal to the American people? it used to be said in cnti- Icisin of barbarians that thov carried1 women and children In front of the; army to prevent attack. Is It less rep-r.luimtbie. rep-r.luimtbie. for political wanlors to I shoot from behind a sick bed? The h a 'v no monopoly of sympathy for the Pteeident The nation, regardless of! section or party, mourns the president's presi-dent's affliction and their grief Is ln-i Ii reused because the president has' 'been compelled to present his cas. through the substitutes upon whom he ha to rely, but it Is time that these I men appear in ordinary uniform ln- I oi in the garb of hospital In-1 In closing this article, already tool 0 IB 1 real but how can I compressl " much material into shorter spacc- I permit me. dear readers, to assure I 'you that there is much to cheer me In ! I hat come from the drv delegations, at the command of some-. body, dodged (he prohibition issue. I J ,, v are becoming more and more! 's as the daj approaches w hi n they must meal then- constituents audi explain their course. A story Is go-' ing around that seems to fit their I case A farmer, starting out to his ' oik, , ,i ,,: .ine his dog sleeping peacefully ut the door, thus advised1 him: "' U have an easier time than I 1 have. ,ave to work while vou ! lie &l on ml anil sleep 1 ha ; e to go oul m i hunt something to eat while ire fill three times a day This got s on until we both ,h. an(j , nen you are done, while I have to go well, where I'll have trouble, yet." ! oo |