The Washington herald., 1920-07-04

the Old Town Tonight" The Ohio
and New York standards were car
ried into the aisles and crossed
high in the air.
Rumors few about the floor that
New Jersey which had passed on
the seventh ballot might swing to
Cox.
Capturing the biggest portion OF
the New Jersey and New York
votes on the seventh ballot Cover
nor Cox OF Ohio moved up into sec
ond place next to w. G. McAdoo.
Cox gained IS in New York and
25 in New Jersey. The unofficial
totals OF the leaders on this ballot
were, McAdoo. 3s4; Cox. 2s5h;
Palmer. 267h.
The Ohioan's sensational squirt
was marked by a big demonstra-
tion.
Illinois Breaks to Cox.
The eighth ballot marked the dis
integration OF the Illinois vote,
fourteen of them being cast for Cox.
Louisiana also dropped ten votes to
Cox and Massachusetts contributed
two more to his total. Montana
gave Cox two and McAdoo six.
loss of two for McAdoo.
Cox made further gains in the
ninth. He started of with a gain
of three in Alabama. picked up two
in Indiana and one in Louisiana.
McAdoo gained one in Massachu-
setts and FIVE in Missouri. New Jer-
sey's vote was unchanged, but New
York gave Cox one more. Cox
picked up another stray vote in
Pennsylvania and one in South Da-
kota.
McAdoo's net gain on the ninth
ballot was six and Cox gained six
and a half. while Palmer lost five
The totals for the leaders: McAdoo,
3S6; Cox, 321l4; Palmer. 257 This
was the peak of McAdoo's vote.
| From the ninth ballot on he
slipped gradually, while Cox stead
! lily gained on him.
The tenth ballot showed: McAdoo
ass, Cox 32l. Palmer 257. Cummings.
Davis and Champ Clark made slight
gains.
The eleventh ballot brought Cox
up to within IS votes of McAdoo.
who lost five votes on the count.
Palmer lost two and was gradually
falling back into a poor third place.
The leaders stood on the eleventh
ballot, McAdoo $50, Cox 332, and
Palmer 255. BY this time only ten
candidates were left in the race.
Conferences between anti-McAdoo
/ leaders were being held in all parts
of the hall. In the center aisle,
Murphy. Tom Taggart and George
/ Brennan had their heads together,
i and while they were conversing Ed
Moore came over from the Ohio dele
cation and Joined them. 1t was the
opinion of all the anti-McAdoo lead
ers by this time that they had Nc
Adoo stopped and what was bother
ing them was who they should pick
out as the one to- whom the anti
! McAdoo strength should be thrown.
/ Brennan promised to give the bulk
| Of the Illinois delegation to Cox
and Murphy offered more of the New
York votes whenever they were
( needed.
| Cox Leads In Twelfth.
Senator Robinson, chairman of
the convention. announced Just be-
fore the twelfth ballot started that
convention officials expect to con-
tinue balIoting without recess until
la Presidential nominee is chosen.
Iowa demanded a poll on the
twelfth ballot and the State roll
call was ordered.
The result of the Iowa poll was
16 to 10 in favor OF Cox. The
chairman OF the delegation at
tempted to cast the Iowa vote en-
tirely for Cox under the unit rule.
The vote Vas contested and a par
liamentary discussion ensued.
The chairman ruled that the unit
rule must be enforced and the vote
went to Cox.
During the taking OF the twelfth
ballot. in which Cox took the lead,
the drift to Cox was the signal
for another demonstration. A pa
rade was started by the Ohio dele
gates carrying a large American
flag and they were followed through
the aisle by delegates from New
New York, Kentucky. Florida and
ARIZONA. The Palmer forces were
their candidate had been
double crossed"
Fight Mars Demonstration.
The Cox demonstration was
somewhat marred by a fist fight
which was precipitated when some
one tried to get the standard OF
Arkansas. into the procession,
The Arkansas banner was grab
bed by William Garden, OF that
State. who essayed 10 enter the pa
rade Carrying II aloft.
Garden was knocked down in the
fight which started when a number
of other delegates tried to block his
progress. Before any serious dam
age could be wrought, the ruckus
was quelled by officers
Louisiana swung into line. The
din grew terrific as the New York
and New Jersey delegations DIP
rooted their standards and Joined
the celebration. The Nav York