The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-09

IA Ces three times governor 81 ohio.
uas neminafsd for the presidency by
the dsHnffatlt national convention
thia mNmlnn ln the breakout Of one
ei ihs most prolonged deadlocks N
fhe hlsfrfg 80 rational political par
ufa
n tnnh fa balluts o. make a choice,
aaa H was uoi until the sSth, when
Ailerusy General Palmer withdrew
mom fhs raee. that the long success
slon - ron calls showed any definite
frsad
in lhe tuFnuver ~ the Palmer dele
Fafes CNx eainsd the advantage over
Nm oibhs McAdoo. bis rival for first
riars sines early IN the balioting and
ghai aasmHtaNs was never iost.
sappoftsrs % Gov Cox won the
way "a ths nomination BY persistent
tatleFlne ~ fhe MeAdoo and Palmer
fofess in many states throughout
ieng series of shiftings and rallies
uhieh ieft uow one and then another
oi ere candidates IN the lead.
in ths opsnlne ballot Friday tha
utlo governor was IN third place He
eaon nassed Palmer. however. and on
the ia ballot went ahead of HcAdoo.
Nhen heEan a see saving between the
Cus and ueAdoo totals which al the
sna ef the - roll call AZ midnight
lnund ths two virtually the same.
paiussr ssrsneih went 20 Cox
CO ths l1nd ballot the accession Of
mNRi g fhe Palmer strength % Cox
pui hlm sell ahead and after that
Efsat and little state delegation went
tnfo the Goa column IN a procession.
90 fhs f3Fd Goa SOC a majority. for
tht iifst time. 90 All the votes cast.
and un the tsth be- vas plunging TO.
aafd fhe requlred two.thifds when
tolCfaao changed itE vote 20 him and
maas ths nomination % Cox obvious
q was made unanimous On motion
~ sam q ilidsun. of Kansas a leader
- fAe cox forces
Uf ths a ballots two we're taken
lNft Ffiaay night. "A a. the first ses.
mipn Haiafday and six a the Saturday
uiNhf session There we're 22 record.
"a Yesterday. a q, the all-day session
ana lasi niKht
Cox bssan the fight with i34 on the
fifsi ballot and climbed steadily until
thr iath when he had sGs1s. His
ieusai voie afteF that was on the 35th,
ths ffst taken "a last nights session
when a fsn "a 87Gis.
seAooo's slightest Was 4s7
cariuus thing in the voting for
ihf MeAdno was that he received 266
on the fiFsi ballot. the lowest cast for
hlm. and 4eei. on the last ballot. His
hiHh watsr mark was se7 On the 40th
bail0i Az that time Cox had 490.
Taimer opened with 25e votes. His
largest vote was 2s7is on the seventh
ballet
A. ihs Cos total passed that Of
McAdoo and suFged upward the Nc.
Adoo manaEera made a desperate
fghi to stop li in time. Their candi-
daies twice bad held the lead and
losi it however. and many delegates
supporting him bad given up hope
thai he ever could b. nominated. On
fhe ias four votes McAdoo lost
steadily several state delegates ex.
changing their standards for that Of
the leader
Most 81 the Palmer delegates who
"a first swune 10 McAd0O. drifted over
the llns 90 the Cox camp in increas-
Inc numbers end aided the change
taking place On the vote columns of
the two leaders. once he had more
than q majority the fight for Cox
was easy TIE end Of another day Of
furious struggle. the convention
stampeded 70 Cox. flung aside its rules
and made his nomination unanimous
with a roaring shout.
A terrific uproar followed The
whole mass Of delegates threw them
selves into a final wild demonstration
greater than any OF the orgies Of noise
4 ~ had preceded.