The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
OHIO man CHOSEN
AFTER LONG FIGHT
DEMOCRATS BALLOT - TIMES
BEFORE THE NOMINEE
IS NAMED.
PALMER WITHDREW HIS NAME
Hts Action Made a Choice Possible
Delegates Make Their Action Un-
aninrous On the Last
Ballot.

Auditorium. San Franc'sco-James
n. Cox, governor Of Ohio, was nomi-
mated for president Of the United
States in the Democratic national
convention at 1:40 o'clock Monday
morning. The nomination was made
at the conclusion Of 44-ballot strug-
gle in which he had steadily beaten
down the forces of William G. Nc
Adoo, former secretary of the treas
ury and President Wilson's soRin-
law
When balloting on the Attn vote
had gotten to a point where Cox had
7O2 votes and was rapidly approach
ing the necessary two-thirds Of 1923.
Sam B. Amidon Of Kansas. manager
of the McAdoo forces and vice chair
man OF the Democratic National Com
mittee, took the platform and moved
that the nomination OF Governor Cox
be made unanimous. Immediately
there was a roar from the tired and
worn delegates which lasted for full
four minutes before Chairman Robin
son could put the question on Ami
don's motion to suspend the rules and
nominate Cox by acc,amation.
The motion was formally voted ever
with rolling chorus Of ayes and a
crashing Of the brass bands. State
standards, which had surged back and
forth in the desperate battles OF the
deadlock, raced to the front of the
han and to q place before the plat
form.
In the confusion and excitement OF
q nomination. after the strenuous and
hard sessions OF the convention, al
most everybody forgot about nomi-
nation for the vice presidency, but
the leaders who were figuring on a
list which prominently Included Frank
Lin d. Roosevelt OF New York. assist.
ant secretary Of the navy. While the
from the deadlock. the leaders ar
ranged an adjournment until noon
uext day to oonvass the question of
second place In the mean time and
meet again prepared to complete the
ticket.
Throughout the evening New Yerk's
vote stood the same, 20 for McAdoo
and 40 for Cox. On the third ballot
OF the evening session the slide to
Cox started, and before the leaders
OF the opposition could realize It the
voters were Hopping over in twos and
threes and fours In q fashion which
sent him over the majority mark and
put him at new level.
Attorney General Palmer. at the
close OF the SSth ballot, released his
delegates and left the Democratic cof,.
vention free TO move out of its dead.
lock and nominate q presidential can
didate.
At the end OF the second ballot aft
er the first recess, when the Palmer
vote had touched I'll and it was ap-
parent that II could be driven no
higher, former Representative C.. C.
Carlin of Virginia, Mr. Palmer's man.
ager. took the platform and anncunc-
ed the withdrawal of the attorney
general from the race. Carlin moved
q second recess OF 20 minutes so the
convention could decide what course
to take.
Carlin told the convention the at
torney general was dislnclined to de-
lay the proceedings ot the Convention
longer and that he was authorized by
him to release his delegates.
the hall.
Chairman Robinson. in preesenting
Cariin, told the convention sigma.
cantly that he was presenting man
who had an announcement to make
which he was confident the conven-
ton would want to hear.
Expectation was In the air and the
convention, which only moment be-
tsss had been In the height OF disor-