The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-09
WAS NAMED ON FORTY
FOURTH BALLOT
JAMES M. COX IS PICKED
The Break Came When Attorney
General Palmer Released
His Delegates
Associated Press Dispatch.l

Cox, three times Governor of Ohio
was nominated for the presidency
early today by the democratic ma
tional convention In the break up OF
in the history of national political
parties.
1t took forty four ballots to make
a choice and 1t was not until the
thirty eighth, when Attorney General
Palmer released his delegates, that
the long succession of roll calls show
ed any definite trend.
In the turnover of the Palmer dele
gates Cox gained the lead over Nc
Adoo his rival for first place since
early in the balloting and that gain
never was lost.
With its choice made. the conven
ton adjourned until noon today to
name a candidate for the vice presi-
dency.
Talk For Second Place.
Should it be decided to give second
place on the ticket to the east Frank
lin D. Roosevelt Of New York assist
ant secretary of the navy, seemed to
ne a favorite but if the nomination
goes to the west there are several
possibilities talked about by the lead
ers.
Supporters of Governor Cox won a
way 10 the nomination by persistent
balloting at the McAdoo and Palmer
forces in many states throughout a
long series of shiftings and rallies
which left now one and then another
OF the candidates in the lead.
On the opening ballot Friday. the
Ohio governor was in third place. He
eoon passed Palmer, however. and on
the twelfth ballot went ahead Of Nc
Adoo. Then began see saving be-
tween the Cox and McAdoo totals,
Al. ~ ~ IT,, y
roll call at midnight found the two
virtually the same.
On the forty second ballot the as
cession of most of the Palmer strength
- Cox put him we'll ahead and after
that great and little state delegations
went inc the Cox column in a pro-
cession. On the forty third he got a
majority for the first time of all the
votes cast and on the forty fourth he
was plunging toward the required two
thirds when Colorado changed its vote
to him and made the nomination OBJ
yious. 1t was made unanimous on
motion of Sam B. Amidon of Kansas.
a leader of the McAdoo forces.
Ballots Were Scattered.
or the forty-fo ballots. two were
taken last Friday night; fourteen at
the first session Saturday and six at
the Saturday night session. There
were twenty two recorded yesterday
fourteen at the all day session and
eight last night
Cox began the fight with 1874 on the
first ballot. and climbed steadily until
the fifteenth when he had 1851. His
lowest vote after that was on the
thirty fifth, the first taken at last
nights session when ii fell to 1854
A curious thing in the voting for
McAdoo was that he received 266 on
the first ballot, the lowest cast for
him. and 1861 on the last ballot. His
high watermark was ACT on the for
tieth ballot.
At that time Cox had 400.
Palmer opened with 256 votes, his
highest vote was 2671a on the seventh
ballot.
McAdoo Forces Beaten.
AS the Cox total passed that Of
McAdoo and surged upward the Nc
Adoo managers made a desperate
fight to stop 1t in time. Their can
didate twice had held the lead and
lost it, however, and many delegates
supporting him had given up hope
that he ever could be nominated. On
the last four ballots McAdoo lost
steadily, solid state delegations his
banner for that of the leader.
Besides. the scattering Palmer
delegates, who at first had swung to
McAdoo, drifted over into the Cox
camp in increasing numbers and he
began to take commanding place
in the balloting
Once he had more than a majority
the fight was easy. At the end of an
other day of furious struggle, the
convention stampeded to Cox. flung
aside its rules ond made his nomina-
ton unanimous with a roaring shout.
A terrific uproar followed. The
whole mass Of delegates threw them
selves into a final wild demonstra-
ton greater than any of the orgies
of noise that had preceded.
Battle Of History.
The struggle was exceeded in vot-
ing duration in democratic ANIMALS
only by the fight at Baltimore in 1912
which gave the president his first
nomination on the forty sixth ballot
Fresh from an over Sunday study
of the twenty-five ballots taken last
Monday seemingly hopelessly tied up
In a triangular deadlock between
Cox, McAdoo and Palmer. Leaders
had no predictions to make although
they then thought that Cox with a
lead of some sixty votes over Nc
Adoo and more than 200 over Palmer
on the twenty second roll call. which
events proved to be just the half way
point, had decided advantage.
Attempt To Stampede.
Neither Palmer nor McAdoo sup
porters dere daunted, however, and
the twenty third poll showed their
forces relatively as strongly entrench-
ed as ever. Time and again the rival
forces launched their noisy demons
trations in an effort to force the is
sue. The roll calls went through
swiftly except for those Interrupt
lions. Chairman Robinson and his
staff on the platform kept up con-
slant pressure for speed. A slight
continued gain for McAdoo on the
FIRST night ballot sent his partisans
off into a roaring parade about the
hall in which western and southern
state standards were prominent but
which no amount of shouting could
induce New York. or Pennsylvania to
Join. New York had reached a d.
vision of twenty for McAdoo and
seventy for Cox on which it stuck
throughout.
Palmer Out Of Race.
Carlin briefly stated that Attorney
General Palmer was not willing
loser to delay a nomination and au-
thorized the complete and uncondi-
tional release of his delegates. A
shout went up only to be quickly
stilled, while Chairman Robinson an
nounced a twenty minute recess SO
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