Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-03

BY The Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3-The
ground freed from preliminary bal
lots and a rolling administration
victory in the platform fight the
Democratic national convention re-
assembled at $3.50 o'clock to con-
clude the work OF selecting a Pres
ident nominee.
Predictions of a McAdoo victory
filed the air and they were accom-
panied by a desperate stiffening Of
resistance against his nomination.
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 point
ed out in answer to the claims of a
movement towards the Presidents
son-in-law that he had failed to
make the gains made for him that
Cox made greater concessions in the
one days balloting and that 50 far
there had been no evidence of the
McAdoo landslide his supporters
had predicted.
The Palmer people made no pos
sible claims but although in one
days balloting they gained ten votes
they lost more than that from their
original delegates and replenished the
loss from the reserve.
As the convention went into what
promised to be the dnal stage of
battle McAdoo forces reiterated their
predictions of early victory and Cox
people apparently confident declared
they would not only hold their lines
but would make accessions and dem
onstration that the McAdoo strength
would stop short of the necessary
two thirds from nomination.
The night was given over to con-
ference and planning among field
marshals of opposing forces Efforts
to find a Harding for the San Fran
cisco convention has been unavail-
ing. but. despite the fact that the
movement opposing McAdoo failed
to produce a rallying point or 10
"coaIesce" as its enemies declared
the opposition was still there. seem
lingiy of formidable proportions.
Just as Harding's name filed the
air as the probable Republican nom
inee, 50 William G. McAdoo's ap-
peared TO be in the ascendency as
the delegates assembled with TINS
difference. that the Ohio candidate
had been agreed upon by the ele-
ments in control of the situation at
Chicago while the New York mans S
supporters still had to fight stub
born opposition with no definite as
surance of success.
Friends of Palmer and Cox took
into consideration the reported
strength of McAdoo but expressed
no fear that he could win in face OF
the strong opposition of some party
leaders. Palmer and Cox men would
concede nothing, but claimed they
would pick up many delegates from
the scattered candidates expected TO
rapidly vanish.
McAdoo men admitted their can
didaae had opposition of certain
Headers but pointed out that it is
not well organized and therefore not
effective in holding down what they
call constantly gathering strength OF
the former secretary.
A group of McAdoo delegates de-
iclared to represent more than
enough votes to block the convention
at a meeting last night pledged
themselves to vote indefinitely foI
their candidate regardless of any
turn the convention might take
During early hours there were re-
ports as to what delegations would
lido. One was that the Georgia men
might leave Palmer after a ballot OF
two and go TO McAdoo: another was
that Nebraska might give four OF
five votes to Owen and the balance
ito McAdoo. Virginia it was said
would stick for awhile to Senator
Glass and then swing into the Nc
Adoo column.
Scattered delegates were talking
of making a drive with Palmer and
Cox.
McAdoo, Palmer and Cox were the
leaders last night. On the first NC
Adoo had 266 votes: Palmer z56;