The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-06
WILD ENTHUSIASM MARKS SWAY TO
 COX ON 44TH

(COnIlnuGQ From 9aSe one.J
 drffted over into the Cox camp in
 increasing numbers and he began to take a commanding place in the bal
 loting Once he had more than majority the fight was easy At the end of another day of furious strug- gle, the convention stanpeded to Cox, flung aside it's rules and made his nomination unanimous with a roar ing shout.
 An uproar followed. The whole mass of delegates threw themselves
 into final wild demonstration greater than any of the orgies of l noise that had preceded it. In the midst of the din Chairman Robinson succeeded in restoring a 1 senblance of order to get the ad- 1 journment until noon so that Gov ernor Coxs wishes as to his team mate could be learned.
 ] E. H. Moore of Youngstown, O., l national committeeman from the
 state and leader of the tireless and l uphill fight that won the nomina- l tion for the Ohio governor, said it had been made without promises. | The struggle was exceeded in dura- . ton in Democratic annals only by the 1 fight at Baltimore in 1912 which gave Woodrow Wilson his first nom- l ination for president on the 18th i ballot.
 l Time and again the rival forces l launched their noisy demonstrations in an effort to force the issue The
 roll calls went through swiftly except
 for those interruptions. Chairman Robinson and his aides on the plat :, form kept up constant pressure for
 speed.
 1 No noonsrecess was taken The con- lvention drove ahead through two new | s,.rges, one toward Palmer and the other toward McAdoo, neither of which produced any decided results. 1 All three leaders were going strongly lwhen a dinner recess gave opportu-
 nifty for the final setting of lines on
 which the battle would be carried to a
 finish.
 With the 37th ballot, however, Pal mer strength took another drop. Amid jubilation tby NncAdoo supporters, Chairman Robinson fought for order and led former Representative Carlin of Virginia, Palm CTS manager, up to the speakers stand. The crowd hushed. It recognized Carlin and knew that his appearance forecast only one thing:
 Carlin briefly stated that Attorney General Palmer was no longer will ing to delay a nomination and au- thorized the complete and uncondf- 1 tionaI release of his delegates. A
 shout went up, only to be quickly
 stilled while Chairman Robinson an
 nounced a 20 minute recess so that delegations might be boiled for new | alfgnments and the change in the sit
 uation be considered before another
 vote was taken.
 | Back in their seats again under the banging urge of the gave1, the delegates awaited the 39th roll call
 The effect of Palmer's release of his friends was noticeable at once. By
 twos and threes and larger groups
 delegates previously voting unchang- ing1y for Palmer, went to other can | didates.
 The announcement of the whole bal , lot, however, started another tum ul1 had outstripped McAdoo in the race
 for Palmer delegates and agair
 reached the lead. The Cox forces
 scented victory right there The Con
 aoand dropped into the gallery and
 hurled the strains of the Cox battle
 song, "Ohio, Ohio" down into the dir
 below. Again time was required te
 i get quiet enough to. startSa new roI
 call. A fight to adjourn for the night was ! started by McAdoo supporters agains , shouts of mo, no,'' all over the floor
 The motion went down on a vote ant
 left no doubt of the convention's de f termination to fight it out then and
 there. The And vote was then started Q Then McAdoo and Cox gained I ground and McAdoo supporters dug themselves in grinrly determined on { : last ditch fight. The And roll call wa: I started. It showed new drifts to Cox. |, When Georgia was reached the del = egatfon chairman leaped to his chai , | and shouted that his state, formerl.
 in McAdoo ranks. would join hand : with Ohio .'to name the next presi s dent" He cast the solid Georgia h | vote for Cox and the shout that fol n lowed seemed to rock the building. n McAdoo~ followers were still hold 7. ing grfnly. Again the Texas blocl 2 of 40 votes went in for him. Tn n 43rd roll call began in a riot of 1nofs = that made the poll audible only al h the surges of sound paused to let tn - figures reach the clerks. Little b. S little the drift to the Cox column = continued gaining momentum as 0 ran.
 }. In the New York delegation cha1 l. lenge for poll sent dozen mel f scurrying with the challenger. Finall, e after a new move by McAdoo support f CTS to adjourn in a last desperate eff - fort to slave off defeat had beer = roared down, the last ballot, the Att
 began.
 = The result was forecast with tn n first vote. Alabama swung solid t n Cox. State by state delegations whicl had stuck out for McAdoo followe'
 suit. The slide had set in and ther 5 was no stopping it. The convention Il had it's mind set to nominate on tha Il ballot.
 $ Up and up mounted the Chioan' > total of votes. As it passed the 70 Il mark with the next two-thfrds jus |, ahead. the tumult increased until tn last votes were heard only vaguel
 on the platform. Pennsylvania wen i. over and the Colorado chairman leaped to his chair to change tn
 vote of his state to Cox. Half H dozen other chairmen were wavin lS for recognition to make similar an
 nouncements-
 !" Chairman Robinson hurried to hi z desk with Sam B. Amidon of Kansa. -t a McAdoo chief, whom he presente