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...Deadlock? The Smith strategy was simple: Bind the "favorite son" states to stand by their candidates until the Roosevelt strength is broken; into the deadlock introduce a strong impartial candidate for all factions to nominate...
...could win quickly and James John Walker were not removed by him as Mayor; against him if Smith proved that he could really hold the line and supply a good compromise candidate. The only favorite son who seemed available for whatever backroom conference is called to break a deadlock was Maryland's Governor Ritchie. Friendly with Governor Roosevelt, he was liked by the Brown Derby. Mark Sullivan, oldtime convention observer, predicted that of all the dark horses Newton Diehl Baker was "the most probable nominee" if Smith stopped Roosevelt. Last week Mr. Baker, attending his daughter's graduation from Sarah...
Nevertheless all countries concerned seemed determined last week to "get it over with" even should the Lausanne Conference reach a complete deadlock, the idea being to make...
Tariffs. Then the Senate snagged on the bill's four tariff items-oil, coal copper lumber. Progress was halted under a deluge of angry oratory. Night sessions failed to break the deadlock. Republican Leader Watson dolefully announced: "Adjournment is still a long way over the horizon...
Lock & Logic? The speculative logic of a Baker nomination at Chicago rests squarely upon a convention deadlock such as seemed to be in the making last week. Franklin Delano Roosevelt still lacked a majority of first-ballot votes which has clinched the nomination at every convention since 1848.? Bitterly leagued against him were the Smith and Garner forces, which, with "favorite son" votes, might yet constitute a veto of Governor Roosevelt's ambition. Groggy from such a factional fight, the convention would, as it did in 1924, turn to some outsider who had not figured in the fray...