The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-03

philippines. yotes-Paimer /. smitl
| /, McAdooe4.
Porto Rico. q yotes~-Paln,er ., Davi
!. Cummings 1 Glass /, McAdoo /.
Canal gone, ? votes--Palmer /, Nc
Florida. u yotes-- Edwards /. Cox 1
| 4 beiecatss Stretch rhelr, Legs.
After the sixth ballot the dclegatel
| got a welcome chance TO stretch theii
legs and rest while the organ played
and q tenor sang Dear Old Pal oi
| Mine" The real reason for the pleas.
ant recess was to Et9e several Delegates
nm opportunity TO caucus and decide
ballot.
All three Of the leaders at the be
ginning OF the seventh were stronger
In votes than they had been al any time
since the bailoting began Palmer hav-
ing more than picked up his loss OF the
fifth ballot.
On the seventh ballot McAdoo gained
16 IL votes: Cox gained 100 and PAL
mer 1-2 votes.
Cox Gains 100 on Seventh.
Two big breaks to Cox marked the
seventh ballot In the democratic ma
tional convention New York and New
Jersey ta gave tho Ohio governor n
big contributi from their delegations,
sending the Cox boom upward. to the
great delight and demonstration OF the
forces oppcsed to McAdoo.
On That ballot the three leaders stood
unofilc ally: McAdoo, sSa; Cox. 295 1.2i
Palmer. 267 Ia,
The changes on the seventh ballot
showed Cox gained 100 1-2 votes. Me-
Adoo gained is Ia votes and Palmer
gained 2. This put Cox In second place
for the first time. All the gains were
made from the field
NEW voRk 1REAks TO cox
The first big break In the solid
deleuatlcns came IN the convention
to-day. when the New York dele.
pat on OF ninety swung away from
Gov. Smith and cave sIxty.elpht 90
Cox sixteen 10 McAdoo and scat
tered its other votes.
The delegates working for the com.
bination against McAdoo kicked up a
great demonhtration In which the stan
dards 81 New Jersey. Mississippi, Ken
lucky and Maryland Joined. II was tho
nrst denomination OF slide TO any
body.
During the calling OF the seventh New
York cnucused, and a hrsak TO Cox from
the delegation was forecast
Unit Rule Broken--MeAdoo Gets 10.
New York did break to Cox with as.
gave McAdoo i6 and scattered the
others. The delegates swung entireiy
from Smith The action kicked up n
great rumpus, for the ehnnEe In the big
ttate was potential.
NEW JERSEY BREAks TO cox
New Jersey also broke 20 Cox,
throwing him twenty-five from the
Edwards. II threw the convention
hall Into a tumuit again. "He'H
beat Hard no In Ohio" was the cry
that runu through the convention
hall Thr,e OF New Jerseys votes
we ( TO McAdoo.
The vote by states was:
Seventh Ballot.
Alabama 81 voteE--tilHaH. 2; Coz. 8; |
Davis 3; Palmer. 4; McAdoo, ~.
Arizona, Marshall. i: Cox. |
~ McAdoo. as.
Arkansas. is votes-Palmsr 3; Nc
California. 26 votos--NfcAdoo. i6: Cox.
5; Cummings, q Smith. /; Palmer, I.
Colorado. ~ votes--CummlnRs / Nc
Adoo. 3: Palmer. s.
Connecticut. II Cummings. ~.
Delaware. votes Marshall. 4; Cox
|. McAdoo. 4.
Florida. ~ yotcs-E Edwards, 1; Cox. 2;
Q; Palmer. 6.
Georgia 20 votes--Palricr. 2s.
Idaho. votes--McAdoo. s.
Illinois. 5s--Palmer. %; Cox. ~; Nc.
Adoo. ~.
Indiana. 30 votcs-cox, II; Marshall
u. McAdoo. 2.
Iowa, 2e voteE--Palmer. 20.
Kansas, 20 votea-McAdoo. 20.
Kentucky. 26 votos-Cox. %; McAdoo.
!.
Louisiana. 20 votes--CoI. &; McAdoo.
! Davis. ?; Clark. 5.
Maine. 10 votes--McAdoo. 8; Palmer
Maryland &C vetes--sox. Sli: MeAdoo
u Davis, ?.
Massachnsetts. 90 votss-Palmer. 10.
dcAdoo. 3; Cox, 5. owen. 4. Davis. /.
Imith, 1.
Michigan. 30 voteH-Paimer. n. Nc
ldoo. io. Cox. I : Marshall. ! absent. I.
Minnesota. "a votes-cox. .. Palmer.
f; AcAdoo. rs: absent I.
Mississippi. 20 votcn-Cox, 20.
Missouri &c yotcn--('lariz 3; Cox.
i-zi owen. /. Palmer, Ia. McAd0o.