The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-03

coalesce.
On the tenth ballot McAdoo and c,
y were engaged in. tug Of war, eat
\ making slight gains at the expense
the Palmer. vote, or the field, b.
neither making any accessions poin
Ing to the break which would nom
nate him. The results OF The tent
showed not change of a vote for ia
mer, while Cox lost half vote IN
McAdoo won a full vote.
McAdoo had retrieved his slight 10,
ana Cox continued to sustain his re,
ord OF having made a steady gain q
every ballot since the voting began.
The figures for the leaders on II
tenth were as follows: McAdoo. 3SI
Cox, 321; Palmer, 257
The two-thirds necessary to nominal
was the greatest factor blocking a
agreement and many of the delegat
leaders declared that while II would al
ways prevent the nomination OF a can
didate in a hotel room "at 2 o'clock Il
the morning." it certainly made ii diff
ficult to get a deadlocked convention
together ON a candidate. While the con
vention rested between the eleventh an
twelfth votes. a big bunch of toy bal
looms had been brought in to celebrate
somebody's victory, were bursting al
over the hall as the browd battled then
about. ~
| On the eleventh ballot the three lead
ing candidates stood; McAdoo, $50
4
The eleventh ballot as officially an.
nounced follows: Total vote cast. 1,091
McAdoo, $50; Cox, 332; Palmer, 255
Cummings, 10; Owens, 35. Davis. 49,
GLASS; rs; Marshall. z; Clark, A; Gerard
| l.
As they went into the twelfth ballot
| the Cox men kicked UP a great demon
stration to attract the attention of the
convention to their candidlte with cries
| OF. Gov, Cox, and more cries OF come
with us and let's 60"
Some of the managers said the dark
horses were sure to be trotted out II
the twelfth ballot showed no change in
the voting
Breaks to Cox.
The break I'm Illinois on the twelfth
ballot gave Cox 80 votes more to his
string. The Cox people in the conven-
ton made q great demonstration. All
the votes were taken from Palmer and
IA were retained for McAdoo.
Further breaks in the solid delegates
were reported imminent. State dele
cation standards, which previously had
carried votes to Cox. were raised in
of the block OF votes from Illinois oc-
casioi ed and the parade for Cox started
around the hall. led by Ohio and fol-
lowed by New jersey and other states,
which had been casting Cox votes.
Rhode Island also fell In.
on announcenient and member of the
delegs tion made protest demanding a
poll. 1t was known there were McAdoo
votes In the delegation. A poll was
ordered. later and the roll call went.
Chairman Marsh, Of the Iowa delega-
tion. then under the unit rule, cast rs
votes for Cox. An Iowa delegate chai-
lenged the vote on the ground that the
unit rule had been abrogated despite the
fact that the state convention placed
them under it, s L
The poll Of Iowa delegation showed ia
for Cox and 10 for McAdoo
The ruling of the chairman was that
the unit rule stood. and Cox got the 20
votes.
These figures gave gain OF 70 to
Cox, McAdoo lost 41-2 and Palmer
On the twelfth ballot today Cox
pa ssed the 400 mark and McAdoo, for
the first time. and touched 404 votes. |
on that ballot had 375Is a veto |
power under the two-thirds ruis of the |
The Vote.
The twelfth ballot as officially an
nounced stood: Total vote cast, 1901. |
Cox, 400; McAdoo. 375: Palmer, 201;
owen, 20: Davis. 81; Glass rs: Mar
shan, Z; Clark, 4; Gerard, /; Cummings,
s-MeAdoo led the gains on the
first ballot OF the day, but the pre-
dlcted slide to him failed to mate.
rlallze. Most OF the original votes
stood firm. The unofficial total for
32s t-2; Cox, 177; Palmer, 252 ia.
Unofficial McAdoo gain was
81 1-2. Cox had gain Of 10. Palmer
showed loss Of II ia.
McAdoo's two principai accessions on
he third ballot were North Carolina
md South Carolina. North Carolina
,oted solidly for Senator Simmons last
ng.
Called to order.
At 9:4b o'clock this morning the con-
'ention was called to order again and
he states to be resumed for nominal
lon for president. The balloting
tarted at 1905 o'clock.
In Alabama. Palmer lost two to Me-
Ldoo.
A California delegate protested that
q wanted his ballot recorded for Cox.
Toll call Of California was demanded.
.alifornia was passed so the delega-
Ion could take a new ballot.
When the ballot was half completed
was obvious there was no break to
nybody.
The vote by states was:
Third Ballot.
Alabama. "a votes--Glass 2, Cox 3,
)avis 8, Palmer 4. McAdoo 10.
Arizona. votes Cummings I. Cox /.
fcAdoo A.
Arkansas. IS votes-owen /, Palmer 3.
lcAdoo 3, Cox II. 6
Colorado, IL votes-cummings 1. Me- o
doc 3. Palmer s.
Connecticut. IL votes-Cummings T.
Delaware. 6 votes Marshall 2, Nc
tdoo 4.
Florida, 10 votes--Edwards /, Daniels
Marshall 2, McAdoo 2. Palmer 6.
Georgia. 2S votes-Palmer %. .
Idaho. s votes--McAdoo s.
Illinois. 5S votes--Palmer 80. Cox IL,
IcAdoo 13. Davis /. r
Indiana, 80 votes-Marshail 80.
Iowa. 26 votes-Meredith 2e.
Kansas, 20 votes-McAdoo 20.
Kentucky. rs votes-cox %. Nc
doc 3.
Louisiana, 20 votes-Cox s. Davis /, \
IcAdoo s, Palmer g. Clark 5.
Maine, ~ votes--Palmer s, McAdoo 6. 3
Maryland, is votes--Cox ~, McAdoo
y, Davis 2. Edwards Il. Palmer u.
Massachusetts,, 3s votes-Passed.
Michigan. 80 votes-Palmer IL. Nc
doc is, Cox l. Marshall /, absent 1.
Minnesota, "a votes-Edwards 2. Nc.
doc ~. Palmer .. absent l.
Mississippi. 20 votes-Cox 20.
Missouri 36 votes-Passed.
Montana, votes-McAdoo 5. Cum
lngs 2. Edwards 1.
Nebraska, is votes-Hitchcock 16
Nevada, votes-Cox s. g.
New Hampshire. votes-McAdoo 4.
almer 2. Cummings /. Cox ]. s
New Jersey. 2S votes-Edwards ~.
New Mexico, 8 votes-McAdoo 4, Ger "
ID 1. Palmer 1. c
New York. 90 votes-Smith 90.
North Carolina. - votes--McAdoo "a. A
North Dakota. 10 votes-Palmer 4, a
cAdoo 6.
Ohio a. votes--Cox Is.
Oklahoma. 20 votes-owen 20. p
Oregon. 10 votes-McAdoo ~.
Pennsylvania. 76 votes Palmer 73,
arshall /. McAdoo 2. NJ
Rhode Island. 10 votes-Davis I. Smith -
Palmer 4. McAdoo 2. absent /.
South Cnrnlina IR Ahoo IL