The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-07-08

pledged to him that the convention
may proceed to nominate the next
president Of the United States"
There was q roar Of "Hurrah for
Palmer" as the lines broke and the
convention went into a recess. The
denouement, coming at the end Of
thirty-eight hard-fought and fruitlsss
ballots. gave the same effect a. does
an over-flated automobile tire when II
bursts with bang and then sIxxlea
down.
The entire Palmer vote. added to
McAdoo's total on the thirty.eighth
ballot, would give 8l8h. The Palmer
vote added to the Cox total on the
same ballot would give the Ohio gov.
ernor 6e4h.
Both leading candidates would fall
abort Of the two-thiris, which 10 To.
The consensus Of opinion seemed
to be that Cox would gain Aassachu.
setts, Michigan and Maine. while Nc.
Adoo would gain heavily In Georgia
and that Pennsylvania would split be-
tween Davis, McAd0o and Coz. There
was speculation az to how long Davis
votes would hold.
Delegations voting solidly under the
unit rule but at heart divided between
AcAdoO and other candidates. have
developed ill-feellng, 20 much % that
the caucusses which took place on the
floor during the recess gave evidences
Of the feeling. There was shouting.
waving Of arms and some shaking OF
fists and . great deal Of hurryins
about.
Platform and convention hall floor
were TANNED with an arguing. sestieu.
lating L:ass Of men and women-most.
" men-but the argument was moi
greater in volume with them despite
their preponderance In number.
Both the NcAdoo and Coz forcea
were claiming the bulk Of the Palmer
delcgntes. The claims were 20 con
nIctlng that 1t was apparent that only
tile thirty-ninth ballot would tell the
story.
During the recess there was circu'
lated about the floor copies Of q tele
gram from Judge Moore. Co.'s mana
ger. to Daniel G. Roper Of New York
accredited with being one Of the Nc
Adoo managers, charging that u
crowd Of government employees and
treasury officials are for their own
personal ends and Ia defiance Of Mr.
McAdoo's expressed wishes, Improperly
using his name to create deadlock Ia
this convention"
Charging that several delegations
were packed with government EN-
pl0ySs holding out for the nomination
Of McAdoo. Moore's telegram charged
, 'that the action Of the payroll brig
ads IL creating q national scandal Il
the ruin Of the Democratic party"
"They know there II no chance &c
nominate him." the telegram contin
ued. "but hope to bring about Z situa
ton whore they san deal Oft the dele
gates to some candidate where theii
Jobs will be protected"
Judge Moore expressed the opinion
that Mr.. McAdoo would not be party
to such q deal and urged that In hii
own and his party's interest he win
to the convention forbidding the ust
Of his name.
Chairman Robinson decided the con
vention ought to 20 hack to work. II
went into the thirty.nmth ballot with
q new enthusiasm. II was like fresh
start townrd home after q long and
vexatious delay Mt the roadside.
The shifts and changes Of the bal
lot were important. Alabama. flrsI
crack out Of the box. broke sixteer
to Davis, taking all Of Palmer's ant
one >f McAdoo's for II.
Arizona threw her four for Cox bach
to McAdOO.
Connecticut threw two 10 Cox nhC
two TO McAdO0.
Arkansas divided her two for PM
mer equally between Cox and McAdoo
0eorgia's twenty.eight went sole
for McAdoo. as forecast. and the nc
A60o demonstrators cot q great nOiS&