The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-07-09

~ Inc NOMINATION. came aICor mOFe
than two score ballots had been
cast. AS the necessary twO-thirds
majority mark was passed the
thr0ng in the auditorium broke in
to wild cheer.
The McAdoo followers, how
ever, remained silent, sorely dis
appointed at the outcome, which
was regarded as a great victory
for f. Fl. Moore, manager Of the
Cox campaign.
Auditorium, San Francisco, Cal.
Attorney General Mitchell Palmer,
at the close Of the thirty-eighth ballot
released his delegates and left the
Democratic National Convention free
to move out of it's deadlock and NOM
mate a presidential candidate.
At the end of the second ballot after
the recess, when the Palmer vote had
touched 211 and it was apparent that
1t could be driven no higher, former
Representative G. G. Carlin, Of Vir-
ginia, Mr.. Palmer's manager, took the
platform and announced the with
drawal Of the Attorney General from
the race.
There was a roar Of "Hurrah for
Palmerl" as the lines broke and the
convention went into a recess.
The denoument, coming at the end
of 38 hard-fought and fruitless bal
lots, gave the same effect as does an
Overinf1ated auto tire when 1t bursts
with bang and then sizzles down.
The entire Palmer vote added to
McAdoo's total on the thirty-eighth
ballot would give to him 6161a. The
Palmer votes added to COx's total on
the same ballot would give to the
Ohio Governor 594A. Both leading
candidates would fall short of the two
thirds mark, which is 729.
A number of the Cox workers said
that, while they hoped to derive bene-
fit from the release Of the Palmer
delegates, they did not expect nomi-
nation to be made on an immediate
ballot, and that there still was fight
ing ahead.
Never for a moment during the con-
vention did the followers Of Governor
James NJ. Cox give UP hope. They
shouted their adherence to Governor
Cox in the rather tame session of the
early part of the day. They insisted
that victory still was in sight, ever
after the Governors vote fell below
that of William G. McAdoO.
On the twenty-fourth ballot, when
the statement was made to the con-
vention by Edmond II. Moore, the
Governors national manager, that
"Ohio casts 4S votes for Cox until the
convention is adjourned" New Jersey
gave the same message regarding Its
% votes.
\ There was little diversion in grimly
holding on, but the fluctuations of the
contest did not disturb the Ohioans.
They had been supplied with abund-
ant reports that breaks were coming
early In the balloting. When they
failed, hopes of few Of the inexperi-
enced fell somewhat, but others were
not affected.
Far more interesting to the polit-
ically minded was the report that
came of direct conversation between
Governor Cox and the White House.
The Governors talk was not report
ed In detail, but it was gathered that
he had protested the statement attrib-
uted to Senator Carter Glass, of Vir-
ginia, that Cox was not satisfactory
to the Administration. BY inference
his protest really may have gone fur
Their against the horde Of Federal
off1ce-holders who are here to brow
beat the delegates.
The Democratic convention went |
into its thirty-seventh ballot at a ses-
sion begun at $50 o'clock and con-
tinued prospects for daylight.
With McAdoo, Cox and Palmer run
ming more evenly than they have al
most at any time before, and each in
practical possession Of a veto power,
strong efforts were being made to |
break the line at one Of its three cor
ners.
"Tammany holds the key" was the
word passed after conferences in
which both Cox and McAdoo forces had