Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-07-08
Band Wagon
Started Early

Started Early
The Cox band wagon movement
really started late In the afternoon
before the recess for dinner. Dur
ing this interval both sides made des-
perate appeals to Tammany
Throughout the evening New York's
vote stood the same, 20 for McAdoo
and 20 for Cox. On the third bal
lot Of the evening session the slide
to Cox started and before the lead
sers Of the opposition could realize
it the voters were Topping over in
two and threes and fours in fashion
which sent him over majority MARI
and put him at new level.
: After the. first break the going was
easy. Georgia went into the Coz
column with her entire %. The with
.drawal Of Attorne General Palmer re-
leased not only the Pennsylvania
delegation, but other delegates who
wanted to slide to the Cox column.
The accessions Of. two, threes and
-four soon grew into blocks and
when fhessz 6all0t was well on
Its way votes were tumblfng into the
Cox column so fast his nomination
seemed an assured fact.
The coming development was OBJ
.cious to the McAdoo men and Ami
don. Rushing to the platform they
secured recognition from Chairman
Robinson. Everybody who recogniz-
ed Amidon knew what he was up
there for and the convention knew
Cox was nominated several minutes
before the motion was put.
1--WE did 1t without making Al
single promise, not even for q post
mastership," said the Cox managers.
Asked about the ce-presidency, Mr.
Moore, Cox manager said: "Ofl
course I have had men in mind IN
fact, two Of them at the present
moment, but now I will not even
mention them. We will not attempt
to dictate unless it is necessary in
order to get a strong running mate
for q strong candidate"
Within twenty minutes after the
hall had resounded with
the roaring shouts Of the victors
the brass band had blared the crowd
out through the doors and the big
fight was over.
Almost Forgot
Vice President
In the confusion and excits6henti
Of the nomination after syenuous
and hard sessions, afmost everybody |
forgot about a nomination TOR vice. |
but leaders were figuring
ON list in which Is prominently
included Franklin D. Roosevelt, of
Nem York, assistant secretary Of the
navy.
I While the crowd was demonstrat-
ing d release from the deadlock the
leaders arranged an adjournment un-
I'll noon today to canvass the ques-
ti0l Of second place I'm the mean
time and meet again prepared toll
complete the ticket quickly. a
How BaIloting Il
Went Up and Down I,
The Coz strength started with
,nly 134 votes ON the FIRST ballot,
rose to 408 on the 10th and went :
iown to 421 on the 22nd, rose to
lO4 on the 29th and went back TO- 9
B77 when the Monday afternoon
session ended. McAdoo who start J
ID with 2ee, climbed to 421 on the Y
sfst ballot and dropped to 800 on 2
ne S8th. Palmer started with "a,
,ose to 2eT and was e4f when the
lfternoon session was over. Davis, z
he strongest Of the outsiders, rang 2
d from 20 to 90 but never got be- 2
,ond the possibility stage. /!
!. 41st ballot was McAdoo 4e0, Coz y
Io7x, Palmer II, Davis ssh.
And. McAdoo 427. Cox c40h, 2
'almer 8, Davis 4eK
4ard, McAdoo 412, Cox 568, z
salmer 2, Davis 57k. 7
lfyan Gets v
Ieal Railing y
Z San Francisco, July 3-Bryan's d
one dry ame1dment to the platform v
vas defeated, being showed under q
v a vote Of D2eM 70 1851. II
Bryan with one Of his old dine u
peeches In support OF the bone-dry Il
Iank, turned the convention almost y
nside down with the magnetism and n
erce Of HIS oratory and started one ID
I, the greatest and noisiest demon ol
trations the assembly Jet had seen. x
vhen Bryan had concluded his re-
II 10 khe advocates of wet plank q
hs DEMONSTRATION cut loose and y
holly uhaided By band Or organ crl a