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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1924
Page
1
McAdoo delegates pledge to back him as balloting resumes with 530 votes, while Smith forces explore a compromise. The conference committee seeks a plan to draw away favorite sons and split minority candidates, keeping McAdoo in the race amid ongoing political maneuvering.
Three others face death penalties as the Clintonville bank slaying case proceeds. Farrell's trial is set for this morning after Hall and Mullen confessed, with Mullen to testify for the state. Newhouse implicated, with a jury likely amid Bourbon County tensions and possible venue changes.
New York July 6 Delegates backing all Democratic presidential hopefuls except William G McAdoo press for unconditional release of McAdoo delegates at the convention while McAdoo counters with a plan to drop favorite sons and abrogate the unit and two thirds rules. The pact proposal was rejected amid a party leaders conference, leaving a floor showdown possible as Hull opens talks with the convention.
The article reports President Coolidge's son near death with medical uncertainty dominating coverage. Democratic convention talks fail to break the stalemate as rival factions consider concessions to release delegates. One source notes Roy's grave condition and Madoo's allies negotiating strained terms.
Headlines report McAdoo urging persistence in campaign as delegates vow unwavering support. The piece covers the Baltimore Three Rivers shipfire victims, including five boys and a white man, and the ongoing investigations by railway and steamboat authorities. It also notes Calvin Coolidge Jr.’s illness and the president’s attendance at his bedside.
Isaac Honecker of Lorain, president of Linwood Park Co and Lorain Lumber Co, was struck and killed by a Nickel Plate train near Vermilion Ohio on July 6. The tragedy removes a prominent local businessman.
A sensational street action in Cincinnati reenacts a classic film chase with a fugitive leaping between buildings pursued by police. Samuel Schroeder 21 of 1422 John Street and Paul Shea 26 of 308 West Liberty Street face liquor possession and transportation charges after moonshine is found in a car. Additional arrests include Julius Maxstadt 28 of 1112 Draper Street for possessing liquor and Mary Jackson 43 for possessing liquor after police uncover bottles and a hidden coal container in a restaurant.
Chester Sanders, 32, of Covington, accidentally touched an uninsulated electric light extension at the E. O. Eshelby Tobacco Co. plant on Sixth and Main. Coroner Stephens ruled accidental death noting 110 volts but perspiration made his body a return path to ground. Sanders, a Miller Drayage driver, aided his stepfather Eckler who was cleaning the boiler. Sanders died in Covington with his wife and young daughter as survivors.
Democratic leaders seek a path out of the convention stalemate as McAdoo backers fill an uptown hotel rally. Governor Fields urges unity and perseverance, declaring there can be no surrender while McAdoo is not nominated. Delegates from Texas and Georgia vow unwavering support.
The article notes a Democratic Party crisis mirroring Civil War divides, centered on religious prejudice rather than policy, with McAdoo and Smith factions balking at withdrawal. It discusses Steering Commission limits on ballots and the possible return to favorite sons, amid a split between conservatives and progressives.
In Madrid two autos overturned during a motor race. Marquis Cordoba was seriously injured in the first crash. In the second accident one man was killed and three more injured.
San Francisco July 6 Two fires in Sequoia National Forest and one in Tahoe National Forest were out of control. The Tahoe blaze was most serious threatening Sattley and Sierra Valley. Over two hundred men fought to shield Sierraville and nearby ranches.
William Gibbs McAdoo accepts a plan from fifteen candidates to release delegates if the unit rule and two thirds rule are dropped. He proposes dropping the lowest candidate after each ballot and allowing pro rata votes from states with absent delegates, in a bid to end the convention deadlock.
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