The Ordway new era., 1920-07-09

may proceed to nominate the next
president of the United States
There was roar of ''Hurrnh for
Palmer" as the lines broke and the
convention went into Il recess. The
denouement, coming at the end Of
thirty-eight hnrd-fought and fruitless
ballots, gave The same effect as does
an over-flated automobile tire when it
bursts with Il bang and then sizzles
down.
The entire Palmer vote, added to
McAdoo's total on the thirty-eighth
ballot, would give 6l613. The Palmer
vote added to the Cox total on the
same ballot would give the Ohio gov
ernor 504la.
Both leading candidates would fall
short of the wo-thirds, which is 729.
The consensus of opinion seemed
to be that Cox would gain Massachu-
sets. Michigan and Maine, while Nc
AdOo would gain heavily in Georgia
and that Pennsylvania would split be-
tween Davis, McAdoo and Cox. There
was speculation as to how long Davis
votes would hold.
Delegations voting solidly under the
unit rule but at heart divided between
McAdoO and other candidates, have
developed ill-feeling. SO much so that
the cnucusses which took place on the
floor during the recess gave evidences
of the feeling. There was shouting.
waving of arms and some shaking of
fists and a great deal of hurrying
about.
Platform and convention hall floor
were jammed with an arguing, gesticu-
lating Lass of men and women-most-
~ men-but the argument was not
greater in volume with them despite
their prcponderance in number.
Both the McAdOo and Cox forces
were claiming the bulk of the Palmer
delegates. The claims were so con-
flictirg that 1t was apparent that only
tile thirty-ninth ballot would tell the
story.
During the recess there was circu-
lated about the floor copies of n tele-
gram from Judge Moore, Cox's mana
ger, to Daniel C. Roper of New York.
accredited with being one of the Nc
Adoo managers, charging that "a
crowd of government employees and
treasury officials are for their own
personal ends and in defiance of Mr..
McAdoo's expressed wishes, improperly
using his name 10 create deadlock in
this convention"
Charging that several delegations
were packed with government en-
ployes holding out for the nomination
of McAdoo, Moore's telegram charged
that the action of the payroll brig
ade Is creating Il national scandal to
the ruin of the Democratic party"
They know there is no chance 10
nominate him." the telegram contin-
ued, but hope TO bring about n situa-
ton where they can deal off the dele
gates to some candidate where their
jobs will be protected
Judge Moore expressed the opinion
that Mr.. McAdOo would not be a party
to such a deal and urged TINT in his
own and his pnrty's interest he wire
to the convention forbidding the use
of his name.
Nh'Hhiuh hooinson decided the con
vention ought to go back to work. 1t
went into the thiriy-ninth ballot with
new enthusiasm II was like fresh
start toward home after long and
Vexatious delay at the roadside.
The shifts and changes of the bal.
lot We're important. Alabama. first
crack out of the box, broke sixteen
to Davis, taking all of Pamer's and
one of McAdoos for ii.
Arizona threw her four for Cox back
to McAdoo.
Connecticut threw two 10 Cox and
two to McAdoo.
Arkansas divided her two for Pal.
mer equally between Cox and McAdoo,
Georgia's twenty-eight went solid
for McAdoo. as forecast. and tile Me.
Adoo demonstrators got a great noise