Evening star., 1920-07-07
Opponents Quit
to Speed
Action
CONVEN7TONENDS
AMIDENTHLLSL4SM
Trains Are Packed as
Delegates Start
Rush Home
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7-Dele-
gates to the democratic national con-
vention, their work done and the big
gathering adjourned in last roar OF
enthusiasm for the party standard
bearers, Gov James NJ. Cox of Ohio
and Franklin d. Roosevelt of New
York. were scrambling today for
train accommodations homeward.
Every string of departing sleepers
heading east, north or south was
loaded to capacity and men who will
play important roles in the fight for
election of the ticket were hurrying
away to delayed vacations and on
sightseeing tours in the west prepar-
atory to the struggle ahead.
Mr.. Roosevelt was due to leave dur
ing the day for Dayton, Ohio, to con-
suit with Gov. Cox, where preliminary
plans for the campaign will be map
ped out, subject to amendment later,
when the party machinery is organ
lied and the necessary advisers Sc
lected. The assistant secretary intends
to resign from the Navy Department
as soon as he can clear up his desk
and will spend ten days or so in
w aSiiu tOu 1OI tudt POSC OCIOI e
shaping his plans for the campaign.
Differences Are Buried.
Democratic leaders were elated over
the spirit of harmony which marked
the last hours of the convention.
, There had been good feeling and toll
: erance shown througho, t the long
struggle to reach a presidential NOM
ination, it was said. but in the nom
inc of hxyn IL
tion, following withdrawal of all
other candidates, these leaders saw
evidence of differences buried and a
determination to work hard for vic
tory in the election from which they
drew great satisfaction.
1t was generally agreed that the
convention had been a great success.
If noise and unhaggiAg display of
enthusiasm were gauge of that sue
cess, there was ample ground for
their view. Up to the last the dele
gates were ready to cheer or to DEM
onstrate at every opportunity.
In a way the scene yesterday, when
Mr.. Roosevelt was nominated, rivaled
that of the breakup early in the
morning of the McAdoo-Cox deadlock
and the nomination of Gov Cox. What
1T lacked in the tense expectancy of
. the last ballots. after the action of
Attorney General Palmer in releas-
ing his delegates broke down the bar
helpless through thirty-eisht ballots,
the Roosevelt nomination made up in
the sw1ftness with which the decision
was reached.
State Standards Ripped Again.
Nominating speeches were again
the order of the day when the con.
vention assembled at noon. Half
dozen candidates were put forward
and there was evidence that a strong
movement was on to name man
from the west. The speakers an
pealed for recognition of the wesf's
snare in Mr.. Wilson's second election.
Just before that. however, a final
aemonstratlon had followed the read
ing OF telegram from Gov. Cox by
chairman Robinson thanking the con-
Nentlon for its expression Of faith in
him. For the last time the delegates
ripped up the state standards, many
that were fought around them dnrine
the nomination fight. A few of the
STANDARDS were slow about startiDe
out Nebraska held out quite a time
pu. nnaiiy IT was grabbed by a dele,
gate and the parade through isies
went ahead to the rttIing acconnsnio
ment or the Cox battle song of "0hio
ONO, thundered out by the hanS
arouno ana around the hall the whole
s.rns ;s OF standards were carried in
CT
10 previous demonstrations whan
cro"oed alsles blocked the march
Roosevelt LOomed EarIy.
With order restored, nomination 10
vice presidential candidates wen+
aheao' "hiie on the floor a furry of
activity among delegation leaders
showed that something was in the
WIND. 1t centered abou. the New
York delegation. where Rooseyelt:s
Dig hgure had doomed up earlier. but
was now noticeably missing. The
WORD got about that Gov. Cox had
thrown his influence to the assistant
secretary and that Tammany objec-
tlons 10 his nomination had been sunk
In the desire for party harmony
moment later Chairman Robinson
recognized Gov Smith of New York,
who made his way to the platform
amid cheers and with the band work
ing hard on The Sidewalks of New
York" made famous in the conven-
tion by the demonstration in which
II played an important part in the
first days of the gathering.
sweeping Endorsement of Mr.
Roosevelt's candidacy by Gov. Smith
set the ball rolling. AS speaker after
speaker reappeared to withdraw op-
posing candidates and second the
Roosevelt nomination, a wave of
cheering swept through the hall. The
and when former Senator Franics of
Missouri signaliZed withdrawal of his
name by moving suspension of the
rules and nomination of the New
Yorker by acclamation. the shout of
AYE" that ratified his action shook
the roof of the massive civic audito
rum for the last time and the exodus
of delegates was in progress even
before formal adjournment was taken.
Nominated for ID. c.
Despite the apparent disinclination
of the Tammany organization to ac-
cept him. Roosevelt's name went over
with band-wagon movement, during
which all other candidates were with
drawn.
James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois
was Withdrawn early by former Gov.
Dunno: Gov. Stewart of California
and former Gov. Hawley of Idaho
were withdrawn. and Maj. Gen. L. d.
Tyson of Tennessee, in person. an
nounced he would not be a contender
as did David II. Francis of Missouri.
Nomination of w. T. Vaughn of Ore
gon, who had received state primary
Endorsement, was changed into a Sec
ond for the successful nominee.
Roosevelt was placed in nomination
by Timothy T. Ansberry, former rep
resentative in Congress from Ohio.
who sat in the convention as District
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