The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-06

tlonal political parties.
1t took forty-four ballots t
until the thirty eighth, when Al
from the race, that the long SUI
definite trend.
In the turnover of the p
advantage over William G. M
since early in the balloting, ant
With its choice made, the convention
| adjourned to noon today to name a
candldate for the vice presidency
Should 1t be decided to give second
place on the ticket to the East, Franklin
p. Roosevelt, of New York, assistant
secretary. OF the navy, seemed to be a
iavorite but If the nomination goes to
the West there are several possibilities
talked about by the leaders
Supporters OF Gov. Cox won a way
to the nomination by persistent bat
tering at the McAdoo and Palmer
forces in many states throughout a long
series of shiftngs and rallies which
candidates in the lead.
on the opening ballot Friday the Ohio
governor was in third place. He soon
passed Palmer, however, and on the
twelfth ballot went ahead of McAdoo.
Then began a see saving between Cox
ehN "NFAuOO lONdlh WHlCH III l0b ellu Vi
the 39th roll call at midnight found
the two virtually the same.
on the 42d ballot the accession OF
most of the formers strength to Cox
put him ahead and after that great
and little state delegations went into
the Cox column in a procession. ON
the 4Sd he got majority for the first
time OF all the votes cast and on the
44th he was plunging toward the re-
CURED two-thirds when Colorado
changed its vote to him and made the
nomination obvious. II was made unan-
Kansas, a leader Of the McAdoo forces.
OF the a. ballots two were taken
last Friday night; IL at the first ses-
sion Saturday and six at the Saturday
night session. There were % recorded
yesterday "a at the all-day session and
Cox began the fight with 1874 on the
first ballot. and climbed steadily until
the 18th when he had 1894. His low
est vote after that was on the s5th, the
first taken at last nights session, when
1t fell to 376la.
A curious thing in the voting for Nc
Adoo was that he received 266 on the
first ballot, the lowest cast for him.
and 266R on the last ballot. His high
water mark was 467 on the 40th bal
lot. At that time Cox had 400.
Palmer opened with 256 votes. His
highest vote was 2671s on the seventh
ballot
As the Cox total passed that of Nc
Adoo and surged upward, the McAdoo
managers made desperate fight to stop
II in time. Their candidate twice had
held the lead and lost 1t, however, and
many delegates supporting him had
given up hope that he ever could be
nominated. on the last four ballots
McAdoo lost steadily, several solid
state delegations deserting his banner
h., Innl
Besides, the scattering Palmer dele
gates who at first had swung TO NC
Adoo, drifted over into the Cox Gang
in Increasing numbers and he begaAI
to take a commanding place In the bal
loting. once he made more than
majority the fight was easy. At the
end Of another day of furious struggle.
the convention stampeded to Cox, flung
aside its rules, and made his nonlina-
ton unanimous with a roaring shout.
A terrific uproar followed. The whole
mass Of delegates threw themselves into
final wild demonstration, greater than
any of the orgies of noise that had pre-
ceded.
Teammate Before Cox.
In the midst Of the din, Chairman
Robinson succeeded in restoring SEM
blance of order to get the adjournment
until noon so that Gov. Cox's wishes as
TO his teammate could be learned.
f. H. Moore, of Youngstown, O., ma
tional committeeman from the stats
and leader Of the tireless and uphill
fight that won the nomination for the
Ohio governor, said IT had been made
without promises.
The struggle was exceeded In voting
duration in Democratic annals only by
the fight at Baltimore in 1912 which
gave the president his first nomination
on the 46th ballot.
Fresh from an over Sunday study of
the % ballots taken last week. the
convention went to work Monday SEEM
ingly hopelessy tied up in triangular
deadlock between Cox. McAdoo and
Palmer. Leaders had no predictions to
make although they then thought that
Cox with lead of some go votes over
McAdoo and more than 200 over Palmer
on the 22d roll call, which events proved
to be Just the halfway point, had
decided advantage.
Neither Palmer nor McAdoo support
ers were daunted, however, and on the
23d poll. first Of the % more the con-
vention was to go through during the
dav and night TO follow held their edle-
gates as strongly entrenched as ever.
Time and again the rival forces
launched their noisy demonstrations in
an effort to force the issue. The roll
calls went through swiftly except for
those Interruptions Chairman Robin
SON and his aides on the platform kept
IN constant pressure for speed
No noon recess was taken. The con-
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