Cleveland County herald., 1920-07-08
QHIO HhA CHOSEN
 AFTER LOAG FIGHT
DEMOCRATS BALLOT 44 Tl:lE3 BEFORE THE NOMINEE
 IS NAMED.
PALisER WITHDREW HIS fiAME
Ills Action kiade :: Choice Possible Delegates Make Their Action Un- anin;ous On the Last
 Ballet.

Auditorium, San Francisco.-James Nj. Cox. governor of Ohio, was nomi- noted for president Of the United States in the Democratic national convention at 1:40 o'clock Monday morning. The nomination was made nt the conclusion of 44-ballot strug- gle In which he had steadily beaten down the forces of William G. Mo Adoo, former secretary of the treas ury and President Wilson's son-in- law
 When balloting on the filth vote had gotten to point where Cox had TOP votes and was rapidly approach ing the necessary two-thirds of 729. Sam B. Amidon of Kansas, manager of the McAGoo forces and vice chair man of the Democratic National Com mittee, took the platform and moved that the nomination of Governor Cox be made unanimous. Immediately there was a roar from the tired and worn delegates which lasted for a full four minutes before Chairman Robin son could put the question on Ami
 
 nominate Cox by exclamation.
 The notion was formally voted over with rolling chorus of ayes and a crashing of the brass bands. State standards. which had surged back and forth in the desperate battles of the deadlock, raced to the front of the hall and to a place before the plat form.
 In the confusion and excitement of a nomination. after the strenuous and hard sessions of the convention, al- most everybody forgot about a nomi- nation for the vice presidency, but the leaders who were figuring on a list which prominently included Frank lin D. Roosevelt of New York, assist ant secretary of the navy. While the from the deadlock, the leulers ar ranged an adjournment untI noon next day to convass the question of second place in the mean time and meet again prepared to complt te the ticket.
 Throughout the evening New Yorks vote stood the same, 20 for McAdoo and 70 for Cox. On the third ballot of the evening session the slide to Cox started, and before the leaders of the opposition could realize 1t the voters were Hopping over in twos and thrces and fours ill a fashion which sent him over the majority mark and put him at new level.
 Attorney General Tanner, at the close of the 3Sth ballot, released his delegates and left the Dem .cratlc coz. fen'loh free to move out of it's dead lock md nominate a pres. dental can. didatc.
 At the end Of tho second ballot aft. er the first recess, when the Palmer vote had touched 211 and it was ap. parent that it could be = driven no higher, former Representative c. c. Cnrlin of Virginia, MT. Palmcr's man. ager, took tue platform and ann un |. ed the withdrawal of tie attorney general from the race. Carlin moved . second recess of 20 minutes so the convention could decide what course to take.
 Carlin tod the convention the at- torney general was d,sinclined to do- lay the proceedings Of tie eonve 4tion longer and that he was authorized by him to release his delegates.
 Shouts of "Hurrah for Palmer" rent tho hail.
 Chairman Robinson, in prcese" tn, :, Carlin, told the convention signiii- cantly that be was presenting man who had an announcement tc make which he was confident the colyen- ton would want to hear.
 Expectation was in the air and the 'onvention, which only a moment be. os htd been i'll the height of disor
 Mrs. M. V. TiSdale opened her