The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-06
FINAL SESSION
OF CONVENTION.
Democrats Meet This After
noon to Select Candidate
for Vice President and
Adjourn.
INTEREST Is LAGGING
Less Than Thousand People In Audi
torium at Noon Today Time Set
for Calling to
Order.
INTEREST rs LAGG1NG

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
| AUDlTOaI UNI, SAN FRANCISCO, +,
July 6.-There were still traces of the
all night nomination battle as the first
/ delegates strolled into the arena" as
Chairman Robinson caals it, and with
more or less ennui, sprawled in their
| seats waiting to say their say about
the vice presidential nomination.
! Standards of Washington, New York
and other states, were bent and torn,
due to rough usage during great dem
onstrations which attended the nomi-
nation of Cox Twelve o'clock came
and went with less than 1000 dele
gates and visitors in the buildings.
There were rows and rows of vacant
seats in the gallery and on the floor.
The fact that the democratic party
has new leader was demonstrated in
the place of honor given to a big
photograph of Governor Cox.
Woodrow Wilson's portrait still
hung draped in flags. But way down
in front right on the speakers plat
form was the picture of younger
man, the party's new standard bearer.
1t caught the eye first, it was like
something close at hand, tangible and
definite while Wilson'S oil painting
had an air of distance and detach-
ment.
The indefatigible band played the
same old tunes, in the same odd way,
with the same old energy.
There was a lot of handshaking and
81 told you so-ing' in progress on the
floor as delegates fought over and
over again the battle of the small
hours, and even pointed out on the
floor the spots where this and that
happened, and where the Pennsyl-
vania chairman stood as his delega-
tion's vote switched and gave the Cox
landslide momentum, as if they were
taking in the sights of an historic
battl ef1eld.
Chairman Robinson was among the
first arrivals on the platform. He
counted tho house with an appraising
eye and then went away from there to
give the delegates and spectators a
chance to 'congregate. At 1910 p. m.
the greatest don't you remember
contest was in full swing on the floor
and the hum of gossip sounded like
gale singing through telegraph wires.
It was apparent the delegates were
not doing much chatting ABOUT the
vice presidential choice. The most
popular topic was speculation on how
long the session would last, how soon
can we get it over with Judging
from the temper of the delegates, the
vice presidential aspirant who shows
the greatest strength on the first bal
lot probably would have lot OF this
Tets hurry home strength thrown
to him on tho second and third.
At frequent intervals the band
PLAYED the Ohio battle song, We'll
nominate COX" to the tune of And
He Rambled." The crowd always
!"got it" instantly and applauded, but
not very loudly. Throats were sore
and husky, strong men whispered and
women ate cough lozenges in large
numbers. Some even claim their
palms were tender from being smit-
ten together some thousands of times.
Former Senator James Hamilton
Lewis, of Illinois. was not to be pre-
sented formally to the convention as
a vice presidential candidate, accord
ing to former Governor Dunno OF llll-