Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-03
BIG THREE" LEAD |
IN FREE-FOR-ALL 1
FOR NOMINATION.
Deadlock Looms Up as
Delegates, Tired After
Session, Adjourn.
ALL PRINCIPAL CANDIDATES
GAIN ON SECOND BALLOT.
Cummings, National Chairman
and Likely Dark Horse, y
Increases Strength.
VIRGINIA IS LOYAL TO GLASS
All States Entering Favoritc Sons
Stand by Them, Showing No
Sign OF Break.
is LOYAL TO GLASS
All States Entering Favoritc Sons
Stand by Them, Showing No
Sign OF Break.
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AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO,
July 2.-The first two ballots taken
on presidential candidates tonight
by the Democratic National Conven-
tion were without 4 nomination.. Nc
Adoo led on both ballots. with Palmer
second and Cox in third place.
Former Representative Fitzgerald,
OF New York, moved an adjourn
ment as soon as the result Of the
second ballot was announced, and the
motion was declared adopted.
McAdoo md Palmer Tic.
On the first ballot. AIcAdoo and
Palmer led. with $50 votes each, Cox
receiving 1874. Under the two-thirds (,
rule, 72S votes arc required to nom
mate.
All three of the leaders made gains
on the second ballot. NIcAdoo pick-4i
ing up twentythree, and making his z
total 2SS: Palmer receiving ten addi-
tional. making 264: whilo Cox gained
twenty-five. giving him q total OF
l5a.
The Palmer forces. who had OPP
posed an adjournment following the
adoption OF the platform, were now
anxious to discontinue balloting un-
til tomorrow.
Opposc Adjournment.
The McAdoo people. claiming that
they were certain to put their candi-
date over on the fourth ballot. op-
posed the adjournment. When 1t was
put for Il vote there was loud
chorus on each side OF the question,
and Chairman Rbinson declared it
adopted. while some OF the McAdoo
supporters were clamoring for a roll
call on It.
The three leading candidates gained
on the second ballot at the expense
OF the big field of favorite sons.
score of whom received some support.
BallotinG on the presidency started
late in the evening. after the conyen-
tion had adopted the platform as
framed By it's platform committee. re-
JectinE the bone-dry proposal of w.
j. Bryan. the beer and wine plank OF
the New York delegation. the plank
for Irish recognition. backed by sew
eral organizations of Irish sympathiz-
ers' and several other planks which
were brought upon the floor after thev
mad been rejected in the committee
No Reference to Prohibition.
The result of the prohibition bat
'le was to leave the platform with
out any reference to that subject.
The hour OF the meeting in the
morning will DO $3.50.
Alabama. the first State To he
called, split its strength many ways.
but McAdoo had lions share.
COX got more than any other can
didatc in tho Arkansas delegation
Ten OF CALIFORNIA; twenty-six went
to McAdoo.
Inc hrst State from which Palmer
got plurality was Colorado. Con-
necticut cast her fourteen solidlv for
National Chairman Cummings Der
aware and Florida both scattered
their strength widely and then C,eor.
gia cast her twenty-eight all for
rainier. and Idaho followered by ciy-2
ing all her eight to McAdoo.
Kansas Solid for McAdoo.
when the twenty votes OF kansas
were cast solidly for AIcAdoo, II he-
came apparent that tho race for the
oest showing on the first ballot
would be between McAdoo and PaI- !;
mer. unless there was an upset
turther down the roll of States.
Many OF the States were distributinp
'heir strength as compliment 10
various candidates. however. and n
seemed almost certain that thore
would be no nomination on that bal
lot. -
There were some Kisses when daa-
sachusctts cast ono Of her thirty-six
Tor William Fl. Hearst. and there was
roar OF applause moment later
when seventeen from that State vent
10 Palmer. GSlaf
Another fash of handciapping fol-
lowed announcement of tho first vote.
tor William ]. Bryan. It camo from 1
Michigan.
Both were far away from enough
TO nominate. however. when the chair b
man of tho New Hampshire dslega4s
ton announced three votes for Wood. B
he was drowned out by demands 10 /:
know whether the candidate was =
General Wood. A lot of good ns-kT
tured raiiiery followed. and then M
was explained that the yoIAs wsrssE q