The Nevada County picayune., 1920-07-08
OHIO MAN CHOSEN
 AFTER LONG FIGHT
DEMOCRATS BALLOT A TIMES BEFORE THE NOMINEE
 IS NAMED.
PALMER WITHDREW HIS NAME
His Action Made a Choice Possible Delegates Make Their Action Un- animous On the Last
 Ballot.

Auditorium, San Franeisco.-James NJ. Cox, governor of Ohio, was nomi- mated for president of the United States in the Democratic national convention at 1 40 o'clock Monday morning The nomination was made at the conclusion of 44-ballot strug- gle in which he had steadily beaten down the forces of William G. Me Adoo, former secretary of the treas ury and President Wilson's son-in- law.
 When balloting on the 44th vote had gotten to a point where Cox had TOP votes and was rapidly approach ing the necessary two-thirds of 729. Sam B. Amidon of Kansas. manager of the MeAdoo forces and vice chair man of the Democratic National Com mittee took the platform and moved that the nomination of Governor Cox be made unanimous. Immediately there was a roar from the tired and worn delegates which lasted for full four minutes before Chairman Robin son could put the question on Ami don's motion to suspend the rules and nominate Cox by exclamation
 The motion was formally voted over with rolling chorus of ayes and .a crashing of the brass bands. State standards, which had surged back and forth in the desperate battles of the deadlock raced to the front of the hall and to d place before the plat. form.
 Iii the confusion and excitement of a nomination, after the strenuous and hard sessions of the convention, al most everybody forgot about a nomi- nation for the vice presidency, but the leaders who were figuring on d list which prominently included Frank lin D, Roosevelt of New York, assist ant secretary of the navy. While the from the deadlock, the leaders ar ranged an adjournment until noon next day 10 convass the question Of second place in the mean time and meet again prepared 10 complete the ticket
 Throughout the evening New York S vote stood the same, 20 for McAdoo and 70 for Cox. On the third ballot of the evening session the slide to Cox started, and before the leaders of the opposition could realize it the voters were Hopping ever in twos and threes and tours IT. fa4l!ion which sent him over the majority mark and put him at new level.
 Attorney General Pa mer. at the close Of the 3$th ballot released his delegates and lett the Dem cratic co .- vention free to move oat of it's dead. lock and nominate d pr, sidental ca.. didate
 At the end of the second ballot aft CT the first recess, when tue Palmer vote had touched Ell and t was ap- parent that it could be driven no higher, former Repro sentative C. C. Carlia of Virginia. Mr Pa!mer's man. ager. took the platform and ann ua '- ed the withdrawal Of the attorney general from the race. Carlin moved second recess ot 20 minutes so the convention could decide what eours 3 to take.
 Carlin told the convention the at- torney general was disinclined to de- lay the proceedings oi tae convention longer and that he was authorized by him to release his delegates.
 Shouts of "Hurrah for Palmer" rent the hall.
 Chairman Robinson. in preesentiny Carlin, told the convention signiti- cantly that he was presenting man who had sn announcement 10 make which he was confident the conyen-
 would want to hear.
 etation was in the air and the
 on. which only a moment be-
 heen in the height of disor-