The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-06
cox LEADER
OF PARTY IN
GREAT RACE
Two Sons of Ohio Opposed in
Presidential Race End
Comes After ~ Ballots in
San Francisco.
LONG SEE-SAW FIGHT
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. july e.
James NJ. Cox. three times governor
or Ohio. was nominated for the presi-
oency of the United States early this
morning by the Democratic national
convention in the breakup of one of
the most prolonged deadlocks in the
history of national political parties.
1t took A. ballots to make a choice.
and 1t was not until the 3Sth ballot.
when Attorney General Palmer with
drew from the race that the long
session of roll calls showed anv def
mite trend. In the turnover of the
Palmer delegates, Cox gained the ad-
vantage over William GMcAdoo. his
rival for first place since early in the
balloting, ind that advantage was
never lost
Name Vice President Today.
With the choice made, the conven-
ton adjourned to noon today to name
candidate for the vice presidency
Should it be decided to give second
place on the ticket to the east. Frank
lin d. Roosevelt, of New York, as
slstant secretary of the navy. seemed
10 be favorite. but if the nomina.
ton goes TO the west. there are sew
eral possibilities talked about by the
leaders
Supporters of Governor Cox won 3
way TO the nomination by persistent
battering at the McAdoo and Palmer
forces in many states throughout 9
series of shiftings and rallies which
left now one and then another of the
candidates in the lead.
On the opening ballot Friday the
Ohio governor was in third place. He
soon passed Palmer, however. and on
the 18th ballot went ahead of Nc
Adoo Then began series of see-saw-
ing between the Cox and McAdoo to-
tails which at the end of the 39th roll
call at midnight found the two vir-
tually the same.
Throna to Eandwaeon. .
On the And ballot the accession of
most of the Palmer strength to Cox
put him we'll ahead, and after that
great and little state delegations went
into the Cox colum in a procession.
On the 43rd he got a majority for the
first time.
The accessions OF twos, threes and
fours soon grew into blocks and when
the 44th ballot was we'll on its way
the voters were tumbling into the Cox
column so fast that his nomination
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doubt.
The coming development was OBJ
vious to the McAdoo men and Amidon,
of Kansas, rushing to the platform, Sc
cured recognition from Chairman Rob
inson.
Everybody who recognized Amidon
knew what he was up there for and
the convention knew Cox was nom-
mated several minutes before the
motion was put.
Georgia Starts the Ball
When Georgia was reached on the
31st ballot, the delegation chairman
leaped to- his chair and shouted that
his state formerly in McAdoo ranks
would join hands to Ohio TO name
the next president. He cast the
solid Georgia vote for Cox and the
shout that followed seemed to rock
the building.
McAdoo followers were still holding
grimly. Again the Texas block of 40
votes went in for him. The western
states which led the way in his drives,
stuck hard and even the fact that
Cox had swept beyond the first ma
jority vote recorded for any candidate
did not shake them loose.
The 43rd roll call began in a riot of
NOISE lldL uldu6 Tue pOll only
as the surges of sound paused to let
the figures reach the clerks.
Drift Continues to Gain
Little by little the drift to the Cox
column continued gaining momentum
| as it ran. Get into the wagon"
roared a man in the gallery and the
| Cox rooters took it up. Votes for
other candidates than Cox or McAdoo
brought yells to come out of it," and
wake up"
In the New York delegation a chal-
lenge for a poll sent a dozen men
scurrying to argue with the challenger
He was the center of a fire Of argu-
ment and abjurgation, he could not
resist
OF the "A ballots. two were taken
last Friday night, IA at the afternoon
session Saturday, and six at the Sat
urday night session. There we're %
recorded yesterday, II at the all-day
| session and six last night
Cox began the fight with 134 on the
first ballot, and climbed steadily un-
til the 18th, when he had 46S19. His
lowest vote after that was on the 35th,
the first taken at last nights session.
when It fell to 378h.
A curious thing in the voting for
McAdoo was that he received 266 on
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