Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-08
GOVERNOR cox NOMINATED.

Governor JAMES NJ Cox, of Ohio,
was nominated for President of the
United States by the Democratic con-
vention in San Francisco early Tues
day morning. The convention as
sembled on Monday OF last week, and
the preliminaries occupied several
days, as there was a warm fight over
the adoption Of the platform, partici-
pated in by Mr.. Bryan and other
leading delegates. Balloting began on
Friday. The three leading candidates
were Governor Cox, VIM. G. McAdoo
and Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal
mer. McAdoo was high man on the
first ballot, with 266 votes, while
Palmer had 254 and Cox 1874. The
balloting progressed steadily without
result, and Saturday night the con-
promptly wired congratulations and
10Th ballot Cox had 456 votes, McAdoo
$40 and Palmer l7S. On the Both bal
lot McAdoo had 4O3, Cox 400, Palmer
l65. After the 3Sth ballot General
Palmer released his delegates and they
went where they would, the vote on the
4Oth ballot being 400 for Cox, 467 for
McAdoo and 10 for Palmer
On the 43d ballot McAdoo's forces
disintegrate. While the 44th ballot was
in progress it was seen that Cox had
almost enough delegates to win,
whereupon the McAdoo leader, Ami
don, took the platform and moved to
make the nomination unanimous. which
was done, amid uproarious shouting,
at as Tuesday morning, San Francis
co time.
when the convention assembled at
noon on Tuesday there was but little
time lost in nominating candidate
ID. Roosevelt, of New York. Assistant
Secretary of War, who was personally
the choice ofGovernorC Cox, was nomin-
ated by reclamation and the conven-
ton after winding up the necessary
prclimnaries, adjourned.
Hon. John W. Davis, of West Vir-
ginia, Ambassador to London, failed to
develop much strength in the conven-
ticn. His highest vote las rs, which
he received on the 4Oth ballot He was
put in nomination by Governor John
]. Cornwcll, who made a strong speech
in presenting his name.
Governor James NJ Cox, the nomi-
nee, is fifty years OLE. He was born
at Jacksonburg, Ohio, March 81, 1870.
son of Gilbert and Eliza Cox. He was
reared on farm, had a public and
high school education, worked in
printing Office, taught a country school.
became a newspaper reporter and had
position on the editorial staff of the
Cincinnati Enquirer. He bought the
Dayton News in 1893 and the Spring
field ess-Republican in 1908. He
was elected to Congress for two terms
N909-l9l3D from the third Ohio dis
trict. He was elected Governor Of
Ohio three times, serving in l9l3-i9l5, !
l9l7-l9l9, and l9l9-l92l. He is
member of the Episcopal Church and
he lives in Dayton. He is married.
The platform adopted is SCUM!
ore, expressing progressive ana in
teiNgc1t intentions concerning the
great public questions of the
is strong for the League of Nations.
and this viii be made the leading is
size in the campaign that is tn f1' =
low. Ii pledges the party to legisla
tion that will curb proti!eering, and de-
clares that neither strikes nor lock.
outs should eopardize the public
No mention is made of the K
prohibition question, all suggestions
from both the wet and dry forces be-
ing PUT aside.
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