The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-04

cleared of preliminary ballots and a
rolling Administration victory in the
platform fight, the Democratic ma.
tlonal convention re-assembled this
morning at $3.50 o'clock to conclude
the work Of selecting q presidential
nominee.
McAdOO or Cox
Predictions of a 'McAdoo victory on
an early ballot filled the air and they
We're accompanied by desperate
stiffcning resistance against his nomi-
nation.i
McAdoo or Cox and McAdoo and
Cox were the leading predictions,
coupled with talk OF McAdoo and
Meredith. On the other hand, the
forces pitted against McAdoo pointed
out in answer to the claims Of a
glacial movement toward president
failed in the two ballots already
taken to make the gains that were
claimed for him; that Cox in fact
made greater accessions in the one
days halloting than did McAdoo and
that so far, there has been no tangi-
hle evidence Of the McAdoo landslide
his supporters have been predicting.
The Palmer people made no par
ticular claims, but although in the
one DAYS balloting they gained 10
votes, they lost more than that from
their original delegates and replenish,
cd the loss from their reserve.
As the convention went into what
promises to be the final phase Of tho
battle. the McAdco forces reiterated
their predictions of early victory and
the Cox people, apparently confident,
declared they would not only hold
their lines. but would make acces-
sions, and demonstrate that the Nc
Adoo strength would step short of the
necessary :wo-thirds for nomina'
tion.
Effort to Find n Harding"
The night was given over to con-
ferences and planning among the
field marshals of the opposing forces.
Efforts to find a Harding for the
San Francisco, had been unavailing,
ment in opposition to McAdoo had
failed to produce n rallying point, or
10 "coalesce" as its enemies declared,
the opposition was still there, seem
insly Of formidable proportions. While
it did seem to offer no slate for
seating McAdoo, still it continued to
occupy position where the McAdoo
forces had produced no tangible plan
for beating it.
There the situation lay for the con-
vention to take it up and fight it
out in the battle Of the ballots when
it resumed today.
One consideration which seemed to
forces to make progress, was that
there was no way to trade McAdoo
out of his position by direct methods.
as none of the men in charge Of his
campaign here had any authority
and there was nothing to be offered
him in the way Of a place that would
interest him. The McAdoo appeal
was today being directed to larger
states such as New York, Pennsylva-
mia, Illinois and much missionary
work was being done.
New York the Stumbling Block
McAdoo supporters in the New
York delegations said to number any
where from IL to 80, did nothing in
the opening ballots to antagonize the
Tammany leaders. They voted solid
ly for Governor Smith. This situa-
ton, it was pointed out, gave all
outside appearances of Murphy being
in control. Another consideration be-
ing capitalized by the McAdoo sup
porters. was that Sunday and Mon
day are holidays and tired delegates
want to start home.
A group of McAdoo delegates, de-
clared McAdoo supporters, to present
more than enough votes to block the