AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1924, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

V [by telegraph—rEii press association.] DEADLOCK AHEAD. XKW YORK. June 30. The ballot tSiowed little change in the vote when the Convention went into recess until the night. It seems apparent that it is heading towards a deadlock..

EFFECT OF KLAN PLANK

(Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) NEW YORK. June 29. Yesterday’s great conflict over the

Klim plank appears to have had one outstanding effect, namely, that no aspirant for Presidential nomination * 1 having connection with it is likely to bo chosen, the party leaders indicating that every effort will be made to lienl all wounds and assure a united party by choosing a man untouched by the Klan controversy. Thus MoAdon. Smith and Underwood would not he available. The vote over the Klan was so close that a woman delegate from Georgia altered the result by changing her vote so that it permitted the proponents of all aspirants to claim some advantage from it. The situation promises the strangest results when tVConvention, after Sunday’s rest, will meet to-morrow and begin balloting for •t he Presidential nominee. A note of relief was sounded by the supporters

of .Mrs Leroy, of Springs, South Carolinn, who■ announced that they will \ place the nomination for the Vice-Pre-sidency .

NKW VOHK, .Juno 3(1. The sixth day of tin- Democratic um- , volition found the delegates listless. One delegate tried to get the Convention to rcfon.sider the Klan plunk vote, lint ho was hooted down. 'lho dragging business of pillion for the Presidential nominee then began. Ihe Smith cohorts conserved'their votes, and Mr McAdoo’s strength was allowed to appear early, the idea being at first to indicate that MoAdoo cannot command the required support before turning towards Smith. 'llio first ballot showed a total of 1(190 votes had been of which <il3.\ votes were for v Smith, the remainder being scattered amongst 17 other aspirants.