Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-07
Ohio Governor Chosen As Candidate
for Presidency After One Of Most
Prolonged Dead|ocks in Historyof
Politics. Assistant SecretaIyOf
Navy Nominated for Vice.
Presidency by AccIamation
LONG STRUGGLE ENDS

San Francisco. July 6-James NJ
Cox, three times governor of Ohio.
was nominated for the Presidency
early this morning by the Demo-
cratic national convention IN the
breakup OF one of the most pro-
ionged deadlocks IN the history Of
national political parties.
II took II ballots 20 make the
choice ana 1t was not until the 3sth.
when Attorney General Palmer with
drew from the -ace that the long
succession of roll calls showed any
definite trend.
In the turnover of the Palmer
delegates. Cox gained the advantage
over William c. McAdoo. MS rival
for first place since early IN the bal
lotlng, ana that advantage never
was lost
Batting for Cox
Supporters of Governor Cox won
ingly battling AT the McAdoo anu
Palmer forces IN many states
throughout a long series OF shiftlugs
ana rallies which left now one and
| the other 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 l.th ballot went ahead of
! McAdoo. Then began i see-SawIng
between the Cox and McAdoo totals
which at the end of the 39th roll
call at midnight found the two vlr-
tually the same.
Getting on Band Wagon
On the And ballot the accession of
most of the Palmer strength 10 Cox
put him we'll ahead and after that
great and little state delegations
went into the Cox column IN a pro-
cession. On the 43rd he got a ma
iority for the first time of all the
votes cast and on the 18th he was
piunging toward the required two
thirds when Colorado changed its
3 NoIc ~ ILL anu A4lGAoC 4SIAAtAASA-
ton obvious It was made unani-
nous on motion OF Sam B. Anidon
of Kansas. vice chairman of the ma
tional committee. and a leader of
the McAdoo forces.
- Ballots Monday
OF the II ballots. % were taken
last Friday night. Il at the first ses-
SION Saturday ana six at the Satur-
day night session. There were -,
recorded yesterday, II at the au-day
session and 8 last night. Cox be-
gan the fight with 134 on the first
ballot and climbed steadily until the
10Th when he had t6S Il. His low
est vote after that was on the 18th.
the first taken at last nights ses-
sion when it fell to :t16 IL
A curious thing IN the voting for
McAdoo was that he received 266 on
the first ballot. the lowest cast for
him. and 266 on the last ballot. His
high water mark was 46I on the 10th
ballot. At that time Cox had 100.
Stampede 20 Cox
Besides. the scattering Palmer
delegates who at first had swung 70
McAdoo drifted over into the Cox
camp IN increasing numbers and
the Ohio man began TO take a COM
handing place IN the bailoting. Once
he had more than i majority the
. fight was easy At the end of an
other day of furious struggle. the
convention stampeded 70 Cox. dung
aside its rules and made his nominal
shout
A terrific uproar followed. The
whole mass of delegates threw them
selves into d final wild demonstra-
ton. greater. than any of the orgies
of noise that had preceded. IN the
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