The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-09
James M. Cox
is Nominated
Convention at 900 a. m, Tuesday
On the 43rd Ballot


Convention at 200 a. m, Tuesday
On the 43rd Ballot
After one of the bitterest political
fights that has ever been known in
the party, James M. Cox, of Ohio, was
nominated last Tuesday morning as
theDemocratic candidate for Presb
dentgo OF the United States.
McAdoo seemed to be the winner
for Q long time and was holding first
place, but finally the balloting chang
ed and Cox took the lead, with Meade
second and Palmer third.
An 18th hour release of Attorney
General Palmer's delegates late Mon
day left fight between McAdoo and
Cox, which was finally decided when
the 43rd ballot was taken, giving Cox
$40 votes and McAdoo 410.
Governor Cox has served as men,
ber of Congress three terms and also
elected Governor of Ohio three terms.
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York
assistant secretary of the navy and
relative of the president who bore
that name, was chosen by the DEM
ocratic national convention as its
candidate for Vice President of the
United States.
Governor Stewart of Montana was
mentioned for the position, and his
name presented before the conyen-
tion but he withdrew and seconded
the nomination of Roosevelt.
Evades Prohibition Issue
Rejecting planks offered by both
the vets and the drys after a spir-
tied contest, the Democratic national
convention at San Francisco avoided
all reference to the prohibition ques-
tion in the party platform adopted late
Friday.
The platform rs adopted follows
closely the lines laid down. BY the 81
ministration.
On the League of Nations issue
slight concessions were yielded to the
reservationists with the statement
that the Democratic party does not
oppose reservations making clearer
or more specific the obligations of
the United States to the League as
sociates." 1t condemns the attitude
of the Republican Senate, and de-
mands ratification of the treaty with
out destructive reservations.
Favors Cooperative Marketing
In the section devoted to agricul-
ture, the party indorses collective
bargaining and pledges encourage
ment for cooperative marketing of
farm products; support for the farm
loan bank system and measures to
amplify rural credits and reduce farm
tenancy; comprehensive studies of
tion Of the facts found and favors
federal supervision of the live stock
markets.
Other planks in the platform relat-
ing to domestic issues to which the
party is pledged, may be summar-
lied briefly as follows:
Enactment and enforcement of
legislation to punish profiteers as
criminals.
Higher salaries for postal employees |
and extension of the parcel post sys-
tenn.
Free speech and free press except |
as it may attack the life of the nation.
Collective bargaining for labor;
opposes compulsory arbitration of pri-
yate industrial disputes, but pledges
the party to contrive some method
of settling disputes, holding strikes
and lockeuts unsatisfactory devices"
Legislation for child welfare and
maternity care; opposes child labor. I
Higher salaries for school teachers. :
Generosity for disabled soldiers; op-
poses excessive bond issues to pay
soldiers compensation which would
put patriotism on a pecuniary basis.
Legislation to enable soldiers to
settle on lands and build homes.
Continuance of federal aid in high
way building.
Development Of transportation on
inland waterways.
Extension Of foreign trade and i'm
provemcnt of merchant marine.
Extension of arid land reclamation
and flood control measures.
Government economy and adoption
If a national budget system. Ii
Battle Over Prohibition
The prohibition question was
ought all the way from the subcom-
nittee which drew the platform,
through the resolutions committee, to
he convention floor. where william
!. Bryan leading the drys, was defeat (
ID in spectacular contest. r.
Bryan made one Of the master