Word: deadlocked
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Balloting then went on dispiritedly. Governor Smith gained some votes from Ohio (which had first backed Cox, then Baker) that brought him to 364?more than a third. In this state of affairs, even if all the favorite sons were eliminated, there must still have been a deadlock between Smith and McAdoo on account of the two-thirds requirement...
...unwilling. He counterproposed that the unit rule should be suspended and nomination made by majority. To this the others refused to agree. When the Convention reopened the two proposals were read, but no attempt was made to act on them. Once more the balloting commenced, once more the deadlock...
Elmer Davis, correspondent of The New York Times, "covered" the Democratic Convention. He told of the end of the six-day impasse when the Convention voted to invite a committee of leaders, alias bosses, to undertake the undoing of the deadlock (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS), and he added this...
...enrolling supporters. The New York delegation, which is solidly backing Governor Smith, and the Underwood, Ralston, and Richie Clubs, will be potent factors in the fight to secure the nomination. Half a dozen other candidates will be named, and unless two of the big groups combine to prevent a deadlock, a "dark horse" may well be chosen. As all members of the University will be eligible to vote, however, it will be difficult to make any prediction. It is evident that the unit rule will assure a hot contest in each of the delegations, and the two-thirds rule will...
After nominations for vice-president are made, the same procedure will be repeated, the delegates balloting until a two-thirds majority is obtained. If too much opposition to the platform appears, or if a deadlock in the voting should develop, it may be necessary to extend the convention over two or three days. This will only be done, however, if it is thought that interest warrants...