Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-04
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AUDITORIUM. SAN FRANCISCO.
July 3.-After twenty-five fruitless
ballots, the Democratic National Con-
rention just before midnight gave up
hopes of selecting a presidential nom-
inee within the first week of it's Yses-S
sion, and adjourned until 10 O'Clock
Monday morning. e
Repeated attempts to adjourn wero
defeated throughout the early mart OF
the night. but as midnight approached
and it was about to become Sunday.
the tradition that n Democratic MAJ
tional Convention never works or, n
Sunday, coupled with the fact that
tho convention was tired, worn and
fraZzled, had its effect and the final
motion to adjourn was unopposed.
When the convention stopped, Cox
was leading with 1870. McAdoo eame
TEXT with 3721-2
Palmer was down to l661-2.
The final ballot Of the night was
lull OF McAdoo movement, bat it
failed to make much Roadway. Geor-s
sia' his home state. pledged to Palm
or. swung over with her twenty eight
votes in Il bloc for ono ballot to see
If it would start her native SON to-
ward victory. hut 1t failed 10 do SO,
and she swung back to the Attorney.
General. S
No dark horses appeared during the
nights balloting to carry off the
honors, and the convention adjourned
Just as much in need of somebody. to
rally about as 1t was when 1t began
the baliotIng.
1t was in a deadlock with nobody
in sight to break 1t. Sunday will he
devoted to efforts to finding some-s
body TO whom the convention eau.
swing.
refusing near midnight by the de-
cisivc vote. 63S to Az to adjourn, the
Democratic National Convention after
twenty ballots, decided to remain in
session and ballot until 4 presiden-
tial nominee had been selected.
Start wild Demonstration.
The Cox people resisted the at
tempt and forced roll cali, and won
a victory that started n wild demon.
stration in favor OF Ohio's Governor.
Rcconvening after brief recess
tonight. the Democratic National
Convention started balioting again
and in the first four attempts OF the
new session made no more progress
toward selecting a presidential nomi-
nee than it had in the sixteenth fu-
tile ballots which marked the pro-
vious sessions
The seventeenth and eighteenth
attempts were more or less see saw
performances and kite-nyinE expe-E
ditlons in which candidate managers
tried To find some one upon whom 10
center.
Welcomes Rcinxntion.
DARK morse talk centcrins about
whole paddock OF mentioned possi-
bilities characterized the renewal of
the bailoting. After the eighteenth
ballot, when no result had been at
tanned. the convention evidently de-
cidcd it wanted a little relaxation, for
demonstration started by tho Cox
people soon became everybody's DEM
onstration. in which lot OF State
standards mixed indiscrimnatel and
the usual number OF scrimmages
took place without very many Of tho
scrimmaSers knowing what they were
scrimmaging about
The Cox band. which had been kept
out of the hall. was In again tonight.
managing It's monotonous drone.,
something about Ohio" tho words
OF which were drowned out in the
din when the Cox boomers tried to-
sing them. 81
Bring in Picture Of McAaoo. 81,
CONGRESSMAN Connolly. of Toxas.I
appeared In the demonstration bearssi
ing alost the first picture of AtcAdocyT
waich appeared in the conyentioyts
ha'' II was evidently & hcmo-madaii
attempt at l!thosraph drawn fronS:
memory, probably. /; looked maSH7
iike caricature. Ll,hosraphs aeSS
Cox made their appearance. chs4sS|
leaders sprang up from unexpects2i
places as the State standards naoyeA5
around tho hall In a winding line.
/ Continued on sssond r ass.S a