The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-07-23

~'s00 "A. NUAs governor Oh OuIOS was
nominated for president of the United
states In the Democratic convention
at 40 o'clock this morning. The
nomination came at the conclusion OF
forty.four ballot struggle in which
he had steadily beaten down the forces
OF William G. McAdoO, former secre.
tary Of the treasury and Presiden,
Wilson's sOn-in-law.
When the balloting on the forty.
fourth vote had gotten to q point
where Cox had 7O2 votes and was rap.
idly approaching the necessary two.
thirds of 720, Sam b. Amidlon of Kan.
sas, manager of the McAdoo forces
and vice chairman of the Democratic
national convention, took the platform
and moved that the nomination OF
Governor Cox be made unanimous. I'm.
medlately there was a rOar from the
tired and worn delegates which lasted
for a full four minutes before Chair.
'nan Robinson could put the question
on Amfdon's motion to suspend the
rules and nominate Cox by accluma.
ton.
At ] :43 O'Clock this morning the mo.
tion was formally voted over with a
rolling chorus of ayes and smashing
Of the brass bands.
State standards which had surged
back and forth in the desperate bat.
ties of the deadlock raced to the front
CT the hall and to a place before the
platform.
The vote on the forty-third ballot,
which started the Cox landslide, was
McAdoo, 412: Cox, 56S; Davis, 57h
Palmer, Z; Cummings, 2; Owen, "a ;
Clark, 2; Colby, l; Glass 81.
Cox's gain was 2711, or 15S short of
the necessary twO-thirtls. McAdoo lost
Is: Davis gained 8.
The vote on the forty.first ballot
was: McAdoo. 400; Cox, 4971k Pal
mer, II: Davis, 55h; Cummings, 2;
Owen. 35; Glass, "a; Clark, 2; Col.
by l.
The changes of the forty.first ballot
were: McAdoo lost Z; Cox gained IN ::
Davis lost 2OiI Palmer was reduced
to ~.
The results on the forty-second bal.
lot show: McAdoO, 427; Cox, 54Oh !:
Palmer, s.; Davis, 491a.
Cox forces soon after midnight. 1ubi-
liant with a new high level in the bal.
loting and predicting further acces-
sions, defeated motion to adjourn
the convention which had the support
Of the McAdoo forces The Cox peo-
pie wanted to press their advantages,
the McAdoO people wanted to adjourn.
A roll call was forced and the con.
vention proceeded to its fOrty-second
ballot, apparently we'll on it's way
toward the forty-sixth ballot record set
by the Baltimore convention which,
nominated Woodrow Wilson. The vote
unofficial against the adjournment
was 637 to 4O7.
An eleventh.hour release of Attor-
ney General Palmer's delegates left
the Democratic national convention
with fight between McAdoo and Cox
on Its hands and both of them claim.
ing the other could not possibly get
enough out Of the Palmer wreck to
attain a nomination. Cox's vote of
46Sh on the thirty-ninth ballot was
exactly his previous high water mark
as 1t appeared on the fifteenth ballot.
Attention of Senator Harrison of the
COX forces was called to that fact by
National Committeeman Guffey of
pennsylvania, who asked what the Cox
forces We're going to do about it. Har-
rIson said they We're going out for
more.
The totals on the thirty.ninth ballot
were: McAdoo, 40; Cox, 46Sk; Pal
mer, "a: Davis, nv; Cummings, 2:
owen, ~: Clark, 2; Colby, l.
The changes on the thirty-ninth bul.
lot were: Cox gained IS, McAdoo
gained 34h, Davis gained 21h and
Palmer retained "a of his 211.
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 C. G. Carlin of yir.
ginia. Mr.. Palmer's manager, took the
platform and announced the with.
drawal of the attorney general from
the race.
Delegates Cheer Attorney General.
Chairman Robinson, in presenting
him, told the convention significantly
that he was presenting a man who
had an announcement to make which
he was confident the convention would |
want to hear.
Expectation was in the air and the |
which only a moment be- |
fore had been in the height of dis
order in rackety demonstration.
quoted down like magic. until q pin
might almost have been heard to drop
In the great auditorium as Carlin took
the speakers place and said in sub
II am about to make IN announce
ment of greatest Importance to this
at the conclusion of which
shall move a recess for twenty min
ntes to give the convention Opportu-
nifty to decide what course it shall