The Ordway new era., 1920-07-09

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James NJ. Cox, governor of Ohio, was
nominated for president of the United
| States In the Democratic convention
at / 40 o'clock This morning. The
/ nomination came ut the conclusion of
u forty-four ballot struggle in which
he had steadily beaten down the forces
/ of William G.. McAdOo, former secre-
tary of the treasury and President
| Wilson's son-in-law.
| When the balloting on the forty
fourth vote had gotten to II point
where Cox had 702 votes and WAS rap
diy approaching the necessary Two
| thirds of TO Sam Il. Amdon of Kan
sas, manager of the McAdoo forces
| aud vice chairman of the Democratic
national convention. took the platform
and moved that the nomination of
Governor Cox be made unanimous. I'm
mediately there was roar from the
,ired and worn delegates which lasted
for a full four minutes before Chair
man Robinson could put the question
on Amidon's motion to suspend the
rules and nominate Cox by acclama-
| ton.
AT ] :43 O'Clock this morning the mo
tion was formally voted over with Il
rolling chorus of ayes and II smashing
of the brass bands.
| State standards which had surged
back and forth in the desperate bat
ties of the deadlock raced to the front
ef the hall and TO place before the
| platform.
The vote on the forty-third ballot,
| l,x.l,f oh CT. lad tl.
McAdoo, 412; Cox, 56S: Davis. 571a
Palmer, I; Cummings, .; Owen, "a
Clark, 9; Colby, Glass 51s
Cox's gain was PITY, or 15S short of
the necessary two-thirds. McAdoo lost
10; Davis gained s.
The vote on the forty-first ballot
was: Mc.Adoo, 400; Cox. 49T1s Pal
mer, IL; Davis, 55h Cummings, >
Owen, 80; Glass, -; Clark, .; Col
| by. ].
The changes of the forty-first ballot
were: McAdoo lost Z; Cox gained T1a
Davis lost 20Ia !; Palmer was reduced
10 IL.
The results on the forty-second bal
lot show: McAdoo, 427; Cox, 54O1s
Palmer, s; Davis, 49M.
Cox forces soon after midnight, jubi-
liant with a new high level in the bal
loting and predicting further acces-
sions, defeated motion to adjourn
the convention which had the support
of the McAdoo forces. The Cox peo-
pie wanted to press their advantages,
the McAdoo people wanted to adjourn.
A roll call was forced and the con
vention proceeded to its forty-second
ballot, apparently well on its way
toward the forty-sixth ballot record set
by the Baltimore convention which
nominated Woodrow Wilson The vote
unofficial against the adjournment
was 637 to 4O7.
An eleventh-hour release of Attor.
ney General Palmer's delegates left
the Democratic national convention
with fight between McAdoo and Cox
on its hands and both of them claim
Ing the other could not possibly get
enough out of the Palmer wreck TO
attain nomination. COx's vote of
1851 on the thirty-ninth ballot was
exactly his previous high water mark
as 1t appeared on the fifteenth ballot.
Attention of Senator Harrison of the
Cox forces was called to that fact by
National Committeeman Guffey Of
Pennsylvania, who asked what the Cox
forces were going to do about it. Har-
rison said they were going out for
| more.
| The totals on the thirty-ninth ballot
were: McAdoo, 40; Cox, 46S1s Pal
mer, "A; Davis, 7lM; Cummings, .;
Owen, 81; Clark, 2; Colby, 1.
The chnnges on the thirty-ninth bal
lot We're: Cox gained S5, McAdoo
gained SAY, Davis gained Ply and
Palmer retained "a of his 211.
| At the end of the second ballot after
the recess. when the Palmer vote had
touched 211 and it was apparent that
1t could be driven no higher. former
Representative c. G. CnrIin of vir-
ginin, Mr.. Palmer's manager, took the
platform and announced the with
drawal of the attorney general from
the race.
Delegates Cheer Attorney General.
| Chairman Robinson. In presenting
him, told the convention Significantly
that he was presenting man who
had an announcement to make which
he was confident the convention would
want to hear.
| Expectation was in the air and the
convention which only moment be-
fore had been in the height OF dis
order In II rackety demonstration.
quieted down like magic, until II pin
might almost have been heard to drop
In the great auditorium as Carin took
the speakers place and said in sub
stance:
| II am about TO make an announce
ment of greatest Importance To this
convention, AT the conclusion OF which
| shall move recess for twenty min
utes to give the convention opportu-