Evening journal., 1920-07-03
NJ 'ADOO LEADS
in BALLOTING

Continued from First page.)
Vice Presidential candidates 10 he
made and the ballotinn TO be taken.
Also Il was expected 20 be nOisier
than the portion Of yesterdays de-
voted 10 the balloting which came
unexpectedly afthe end Of long and
trying day. Delegates had expected
an adjournment after the lengthy
platform debate and so suddenly was
the decision taken 10 start voting that
the various factions were caught with
out their rooters in the gallery. To-
day the well organized cheering clubs
OF Palmer and Cox were ON the Job.
During last evenings ballotina the
galleries had been partially empticd
Of the crowds that had been there
since early morning.
At least one more big ovation and
Il may be The biggest in the series of
spectacular demonstrations on
The cards President Wilson has senl
message 10 Jhe convention in re-
sponse TO lts telegram Of greeting
which is 10 be read before adjourn
ment.
Il may be taken for granted that he
does not feel unkindly toward the
San Francisco convention. inasmuch
as 10 has delivered the goods required
by the administration. From the start
there had been very little doubt the
wisconsin OF this gathering. Friday
even'--tha %. King Of the Wilson plat
form program, with one slight change
In connection with the league Of ma
lions plank-ls now said 90 he not OBJ
lectiOnahle to- The President and the
eifectual smolherlng Of amendments
thai might have tended TO becloud
The one issue which he considers
aramount-servcd merely 10 empba-
size again the fact that 10 is an admin
lstratlon convention.
While the FIRST two ballots revealed
absolutely nothing hat had already
been discounted. many followers Of
the three leading candidates Tor The
nomination were looking for a soft
spot on which to alight when ballot
ing was resumed today.
And the majority OF them appeared
10 be decided upon the camp or AM
hassador John W. Davis as Offering
the best possibilities, should events
ltranspire today That would reveal The
necessity for swapping vehicles In
mid air. From shortly after the con-
vention adjourned last night, unit
early his morning Davis headquar.
/ lers In the Palace Hotel was the
mecca for a gathering Of the faithful
or rather. unfaithtul. Practically
every one OF these visiting delegates
wore on his chest-there were few
decorations proclaiming hin
la henchman Of AttOrney-General Pal
mer. William G.. McAdoo or Governor
James c.. Cox
There was little doubt in the mind.
OF political observers today tha
should a deadlock develop hetYeeI
/ McAdoo and Cox. most OF the riya
/ factions would regard Davis as th'
most convenient dark horse" q
mount He occupied the strategic po
lsition Of having acquired no powerful
political managers and his managers
lhad lined up considerable third choice
strength for him.
The two ballots run on yesterday
having developed according TO sched
ule. there was little or nothing for th'
candidates managers and pracuca
politicians 10 work on last night thl
maneuvering being LETT for 'twecl
ballot interims today, after natter
lhhd progressed TO a point that wouh
furnish the basis for trading. A
forecast In these dispatches, McAdol
led. with Palmer second and Cox third
All the first ballot claims OF th
three leading candidstes' manager
were shown 10 be all inflated, but 10
the most part The pre-halloting figure
were horne out with surprising accu
lracy For instance, Mississippi wen
lsui.dly 10 Cox after the complimeniar,
vote for John sharpe Williams: Nc
, Adoo's vote in Michigan, but one on
and even New Hampshire's eight dele
gates We're divided three ways, in jus
The prescribed manner.
Trained political observers look 10
McAdoo to increase his lead toda
with palmer's strength disintegratin
! and being absorbed into the Meade
] and Cox columns. II was s.ill hC
lieved the former secretary OF N
Z treasury was more than a hundre
votes under the required seven hur
drd and twenty odd necessary 10 wi
? and that when he attained the max
J mum Of his individual strength h
would have 10 be travelling at a pac
! that would carry him beyond this
, The chances appeared 10 be a it'll
better than even that he might d
I this. His followers were so conf
dent today that they were repore
to be betunS large sums al efcl