The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-09

the situation be considered before an
other vote was taken.
While the recess was on the gal
leries sat tense over the strain down
in the great pit below, where dele
gates scrambled and tumbled through
the aisles, comforting to appraise the
situation before determining their
course. McAdoo and Cox workers,
worked up to the maximum effort to
take advantage Of the break. The
floor hummed and whirled like the
stock exchange on a panic day. Great
clusters of Cox and McAdoo workers
gathered about the Palmer groups,
struggling for attention and to enter
in their own standard the army about
to be disbanded.
Back in their seats again under
the banging urge of the gavel, the
delegates awaited the thirty ninth roll
call. The effect Of Mr.. Palmers re-
lease to his friends was noticeable at
once. BY twos and threes and larger
groups delegates previously voting
unchangingly for him, went to other
candidates. Each change that
brought gain to McAdoo or Cox let
loose new roar. The faithful
Pennsylvanians insisted on casting
tribute to him. The delegations
chairman's statement went UNDECIDED
for the most part and the great block
Of votes went down for Palmer amid
a surprised hush.
Cox Took The Lead.
The announcement OF the whole
ballot, however. started another tum-
ult led by Cox adherents. 1t show
ed he had outstripped McAdoo in the
race for Palmer delegates and again
reached the lead.
The Cox forces scented victory
right there. The Cox band trooped
into the gallery and hurled the strains
of the Cox battle song, Ohio, Ohio"
down into the din below. Again
time was required to get quiet
When Pennsylvania was reached
the delegation asked for a poll. One
by one a big McAdoo majority in the
Pennsylvania ranks was disclosed and
Cox supporters looked a little dis
turbed The drift to the Ohio stand
ard was on, however. and even the
more than two score Palmer men
who joined from the Pennsylvania
forces could not push McAdoo into
the lead.
A fight to adjourn for the night
was started by McAdoo supporters
against shouts of mo, no."
The motion went down on vote
that left no doubt of the conventions
determination to fight it out then
and there. The forty first ballot was
started.
Both McAdoo and Cox gained
ground and McAdoo supporters dug
themselves in grimly determining on
last effort of the fight. The forty
second roll call was started. 1t
showed new drifts to Cox.
Georgia Swung Solid.
When Georgia was reached the
delegations chairman leaped to his
chair, and shouted that his state,
formerly in McAdoo ranks would
join hands with Ohio, Ito name the
next president"
He cast the solid Georgia vote for
Cox and the shout that followed
seemed to rock the building.
McAdoo followers were still holding
grimly. Again the Texas block OF
western states, which led the way IN
his drives, stuck hard and even the
fact that Cox had swept beyond the
first majority vote recorded for any
candidate did not shake them loose.
The forty third roll call began in
riot Of noise that made the poll au-
iible only -sas the sllrges Of sound
paused to let the figures reach the
clerks.
Little by little the drift to the
column continued gaining morn
as it ran.
Get into the wagon" roarcu
man n the galleries and the Cox
rooters took it up. Votes for other
candidates than Cox or McAdoo
brought yells 10 Come out of it."
and wake up"
In the New York delegation a chal-
lenge for a poll sent a dozen men
scurrying 10 argue with the challen-
ger He was the center of fire of
argument and abjorgation he could
not resist Finally. after a new move
by McAdoo supporters to adjourn in
last desperate effort to stave off
defeat, had been roarsd down, the
last ballot, the forty fourth began.
Alabama Started Rush.
The result was forecast with the
first vote. Alabama swung solid to
Cox. State by state, delegations who
had struck out for McAdoo with di-
vided delegations, followed suit The
slide had set in anil there was no
stopping it. The convention had its
mind set to nominate on that ballot
Up and up mounted the Ohioan's to-
tai OF votes. AS 1t passed the TOO
mark with the necessary two thirds
just ahead, the tumult increased
minute by minute, until the last vot-
es were heard only vaguely on the
platform. Pennsylvaia went over
and the Colorado chairman leaped
to his chair to carry the vote of his
state to Cox. Half dozen other
chairman were waving for recogni-
ton to make announcements.
Made Unanimous Choice.
Banging his gavel in a final thump
Chairman Robinson put the question
and the answer roared back at him
with all the volume of a thousand
voices In shouting, the tremendous
"ayes" that made Governor Cox, the
democratic nominee.
The forty fourth ballot never was
completed. In the chorus of affir-
nation, It was swept away as unnec-
essary. Many of the changes,
which have been made had the vote
been carried through, were never
recorded and on the face Of that bal
lot Governor Cox received officially
1924 votes but they were never to-
tailed for he was nominated by the
unanimous voice of the convention.
The nomination OF Governor Cox
means that the two great parties not
only have gone into the same state
for their candidates but have picked
men who for years have been asso-
piatad mora or looc nlocaIv IN tho