Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-07-05

San Francisco. July All ears in Sap
francisco were cooked toward the VIII e
House Sunday night for the magic word
which might break the deadlock but it
did not come. For the first time in "A
rears q Democratic convention was work
ing without the guiding hand OF Bryan
and for seven years without the word
of Wilson The lelegatcs arc hoping
that a political Moses viii spring up who
vii, lead them out of the wilderness
There was spirited guessing. dcduc-
ion and an attempted conclusion at what
President Wilson might wish, hope or
acquesce in but apparently @t} 5ag
more Senator Glass confirmed reports
that President Wilson was not taking
any hand in the situation.
sThe president has hot communicated
with me regarding candidates" Mr.. Glass
said. "a report that in recent conyer-
sations he had indicated men he opposed
!. s not true As the situation looks 70
ne. each crowd thinks their candidate
can win. and until some enc is conNin-
,ed otherwise the deadlock will continue.
Three Leaders Firm
The Cox people. outwardly expect 70
win The McAdoo people, having checked
their downward slide. are girded up for
n new drive to break the Cox column
The Palmer people, declaring tnat
neither Cox nor McAdoo can have their
votes. express hope for themselves, put
only Indirectly.
Each of the three appears to have a
strange hold on the other two. McAdoo
forces in the late Saturday night ballot
ing recovered the one third veto power
they had lost. Cox forces retained thelrs
steadily from the time they acquired 1t
in the fifth ballot. although their margin
fIuctuated. Palmer plucked it. in TACT,
through state delegations, which, al
though held in block for McAdoo or
Cox by the unit rule, contained dis
cordaut elements. which when released
wou]d become effective in adding to the
deadlock.
Delegates are impatient.
The growing impatience Of the dele
Gates, with repeated casting Of solid
blocks for candidates showing no promise
of becoming successful dark horses, ls
sxpected tn show itself soon. Late Satur-
day night there were increasing evidences
of temper against the adamant attitude
Of those who would not release their
votes.
troll bv abandoning the unit rule. Their
position was greeted on Saturday night
With shouts OF "come out of il" and
the like.
McAdoo forces tonight were banking
an the proposition that the Cox forces.
&c they hope to win, must trot out every
reserve vote they possess If they hope
for slide their way.
The Cox people. confident that they
ballot rally on Saturday night, planned
to continue their camapign to wear him
ont The McAdoo people, declaring that
the whole weeks effort had been to
wear him out. argued that it had been a
failure.
Ready for Lucky Man.
Scattered IL ways from three leaders
to Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson,
there was no doubt whatever that the
votes in convention were ready tor any
lucky man who could turn one of those
lucky tricks Of convention legerdemain
which pull presidential nomination out
the hat.
The attitude of the dark horse hackers.
who on the last ballot of Saturday night
held combined voting strength Of ITO
of the convention, helped to lock the
situation tighter. For the present the
task of putting over any one Of the big
three without breaking INTO LnaL oloch
of votes seemed to be a remote one.
No Third Term Talk.
The two votes for President Wilson
on the 22nd ballot the first to be cast
for him throughout the long grind Of
roll calls, were regarded as prophetic Of
a swing in his direction The idea of his
nomination for third term seemed to be
farthest from the thoughts Of even his
most devoted followers.
The closing hours of Saturdays
t1lmultuous session were prophetic of the
scenes which might be expected when the
battle is resumed tomorrow
Demonstrations began with the switch
of handful of votes. The band and pipe
organ Joined in repeatedly and wrought
nightly to stimulate the efforts of par
tisans. Scrimmages occurred around state
standards where support for the candi-
dates was divided. Rival partisans fought
to get them into the parade that lurched
through the aisles or keep them out.
Frequently the big placards that marked
the place of state delegations were de-
stroyed IL the struggle.