El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-06
VICTORY Of COX
WET Triumph
By G. A. MARTIN.
Continued from pnEe II

IL took 45 ballots TO put the thel New
Jersey governor into the position
The nomination Of Cox was attend
ed by a demonstration that was cut
short only by the motion q a sleepy
delegate TO adjourn until today at u
o'clock As soon as the eele. alton from
Arkansas moved 70 make the non1i-
nation unanimous. the Cox band in
the balcony broke out with He
Rambled.' the Cox song at the con-
vention. and the delegates took It up
and sang it and scampered AROUND the
hall TO it Thee was considerable
waving OF banners and shouting. but
most Of the delegation was too tired
for much demonstrating and the ma
5ority Of the spectators in the gal
leries had gone home The chair had
10 call attention TO the fact that a
nomination had not been made and
pound for order 70 take 4 vote
The Withdrawal Of A f-itcheu Pal
mer as suddenly as a dynamite explo-
sion. shortly after the convention re-
assembled for the evening session,
broke the deadlock that had PREVAILED
since the balloting began and allowed
cox 70 take the n0mir alton
Cox Goe Over Quickly.
Once the slide started to Cox il put
him over as quickly as a similar one
at Chicago nominated Harding. Nc
tain when is vote reached h;ghwater
mark at 421 in the afternoon and then
began TO dwindle.
The crown prince is at Verdun. He
shall not pass shouted Ida McGlone
Gibson, 2 Palmer worker, and she was
right
Shortly thereafter an adjournment
was taken As the delegates filed
out. Scott, the chief clerk in the at
torney generals office at Washing
ton. gave out the impression that the
convention might never adjourn. for
he declared to a bunch Of newspaper
men
Wen. the world knows now that
neither Cox or McAdoo can get over
without help" meaning without the
palmer votes. and wen never give
H. Wen stay here two weeks first"
VIII Palmer 90 over tonight?' he
was asked
we can't put him over unless they
(CoL or McAdoo supporters) help Us
But this convention is going to nomi-
nate Palmer, a man the party can be
proud Of. or the candidate viii be a
man they'll have 70 introduce TO the
voters
And Then It's nIeAdieut
Two hours later NJ. Palmer was
formally withdrawn But even after
The Palmer Withdrawal the outcome
was uncertain until very near the
dates rose and fell 1t looked for a
long time as If the see-saWing might
never end RumOrs were thicker in
the convention hall than bootleggers
in the ranks OF FL Paso chauffeurs
and generally as unreliable. All sorts
Of combinations were reported. only
10 explode as quickly as little Chris
can put an end TO toy balloon with
a pin
The slump to Cox set In shortly
after midnight and after he had
poued a majority several blocks Of
votes were dumped into his lap as an
announced protest against the two I
thirds rule Early in the evening. /
however. and all OF the day. IT was
nip and tuck between Cox and Nc 4
Adoo. with McAdoo a favorite most /
Of the time in the betting After I
midnight it began to look like Nc /
Adieu-
Diversions Are Welcomed
The convention rambled or ambied I
along all day and into the night with /
no more progress than law and order
in Mexico and with rumors the only /
development, every little diversion .
was welcomed The convention even I
entertained itself by helping Miguel .
A. Otero, Of the Canal Zone, former |
Republican governor OF New Mexico, I
cast his vote for AcAdoo every time /
the Zone was called
Occasionally, TO break the monot- /
ony, they would stage a demonstra- I
ton and tear around the hall with /
their state standards like crazy peo-
pie Sometimes when the state dele 1
cations split over candidate they