The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-07-03

The sixth ballot was as follows:
McAdoo 36S1a; Cox 1876; Palmer 265:
Cummings 20; Owens SO; Edwards 80;
Davis 20; Glass q; Marshall 13. Col.
by l; Smith 90.
On the seventh ballot the leaders
stood: McAdoo 3S4; Cox 295; Palmer
267.
New Jersey followed New York in
breaking away from a favorite son,
her votes going to Cox. The Cox sup
porters created great demonstra.
ton. The seventh ballot showed Cox
gained 1O01a votes, McAdoo 15lA and
Palmer 2. This put Cox in second
place for the first time. Cox took the
lead on the eighth ballot, but held it
only short time, as Texas Topped 40
votes for McAdoo The shifting show
ed Palmer losing and McAdoo and Cox
gaining.
Little progress was made on the
early ballots for the nomination to-
day. The fact that a ,two-thirds vote
is necessary in a Democratic con-
vention, while a majority vote only
is required in the Republican national
convention, makes a big difference.
The number necessary to nominate
is. 729 IL On the first ballot to-
day, the third of the convention, the
position Of the three leaders was un-
officially announced as follows: Nc
Adoo 323 IL, Cox III, Palmer 272 IL.
In this voting McAdoo made a gain
Of "a 1.2, Cox 1S and Palmer lost II
1-2.
North Carolina broke from Senator
Simmons and gave her votes to Nc
Adoo, but this was expected and did
not precipitate landslide.
North Dakota's votes were distrio-
uted in the balloting. On the fourth
ballot she gave her 10 votes as fol-
lows: Cox 2, Palmer 2, McAdoo 6.
On the sixth ballot she gave Z to
McAdoo, he taking from Palmer. The
North Dakota delegates also. stood
by the administration last night
against Bryan's ecorts to amendment
the platform.
The fourth ballot taken resulted as
follows: McAdoo 355, Cox 17S, Pal
mer 254, Gerard 2, Cummings "a,
Owens 81, Hitchcock 5, Meredith 2S,
Smith 96, Edwards 81, Davis 81, Mar
shall "a, Clark 8, Bryan l, Glass 22.s
McAdoo and Cox made all the gains
up to the fifth ballot. The official
standing on the fifth ballot was as
follows: McAdoo 357, Cox 161, Pal
mer 244, Cummings 21, Owens "a,
Hitchcock 5, Meredith 27, Smith 95.
81, Davis 20, Glass 7, Mar
shall 20, Clark 8, Colby 2.
. There wa 1ift1o ,proorocc opnoroo.
~, toWarfd nomination on the sixth
ballot. The leaders unofticially stood
McAdoo 36S IL, Palmer 255 IL, Cox
1885. McAdoo gained II IL. Palmer
Il IL, Cox IA. On the seventh ballot
New York broke to Cox.
McAdoo in the Air
Just as Harding's name filled the
air as the republican nominee three
weeks ago this morning on the final
day Of the Republican convention, so
appeared to be in the ascend.
ancy when the delegates assembled
today, with this difference, that the
Ohio candidate had been agreed upon
by the elements in control of the sit
uation in Chicago, while the New
York mans supporters here still had
to fight stubborn opposition.
Friends Of Attorney General Palmer
and supporters of Gov. Cox took into
careful account the strength of Nc
Adoo but expressed no fear that he
could win the nomination in the face
Of the strong opposition.
The chiefs of the McAdoo, Palmer
and Cox forces conferred constantly
throughout the night and during the
early morning almost up to the hour
Of the meeting of the convention At
}:30 o'clock the hour of reconvening
he convention hall reflected the
sleepless night of the leaders and
delegates for all were slow in arriv-
ng. Despite the fact that it was the
ast day if plans did not miscarry
and everyone was trying to speed up,
put it was slow start.
The band and organ filled in durl
ng the wait and the favorite air SEEM
ed to be, "I'm Forever Blowing Bub.
oles." Everyone of the enthusiasts
seemed to feel that the air was par.
appropriate for the other fe!-
ow. There certainly was a crop OF
bubbles being blown in the conven-
ion for somebody.
At 9:45 o'clock this morning the
was called to order again
ind Chairman Robinson ordered the
:all if the states to be resume fer
The Big Three
McAdoo, Palmer and Cox were the
eaders in the two ballots taken last
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