Gunnison news-champion., 1920-07-09
DEmoc1sB
NOMINATE cox
SAMss \. cox. GOVERNOR or
>sio. WiMo OUT IN oGAo-
LOCK At PRisco.
CHOICE ON ATnBALloT
PAIMlR RGIGAsGo pGLGoATGs
ON 3eTH BALLOT AMID
LOUD cHEGRs.
w.sssr. Newspaper u.ioa New. Service.

Western Ns~spapss usioa Nsws Service
Auditorium, San Francisco, July a.
James n Coz. governor OF Ohio. was
nsminatsd for president Of the United
oeatss In the Democratic Convention
at leo o'clock this morning The
nomination came at the conclusion Of
. forty-fcvf ballot struggle in which
- had steadily beaten down the forces
Of william q. AcAdoo. former s<crs-
tasy e the treasury and President
Wilson's ssn-in.iaw.
WAsa ~ barlotins On the forty.
fourth vees had gettea to q point
whore Coz had TOO votes and was rap
10y Approaching the necessary two
thirds Of ~. Sam b. Amidon Of Kan
saa. manager Of the NcAdoo forces
and vice chairman Of the Democratic
national convention. took the platform
and moved that the nomina ttoo Of
Governor Coz bs made unanimous. I'm
mediately there was q roar from the
tired and worn delegates which lasted
Tor 4 full four minutes before Chair
man Robinson could put the question
on Amidon's motion to suspend the
rulss and nominate Coz BY acclama.
tion.
At - o'clock this morning the mo-
tion was formally voted over with q
rolling chorus Of ayes and q smashing
Of the brass banda.
State standards whisA had suresd
hack and forth In the desperate bat.
ties Of the deadlock raced to The front
ct the hall and to place before the
platform.
The vote on the forty third ballot,
which started the Coz landslide. was |:
McAdoo. ll2; Coz. 5eo: Davis, 57k !;
Palmer. Z; Cummings. 2; Owen. e /;
Clark. 2; Colby. 4; Glass 81.
Cox's gain was I'm, or lss short Of
the. necessary twothirds. ~AcAdoo lost
1bv Davis gained 3.
The vote. on the forty-frst ballot
was: AcAdoo. %00; Coz, <o7k Pal
msr. II; Davis. c6N; CummingA 3:
Owen, %; Glass. ~; Cfark. q; Coi.
by. 1.
The changes Of the forty first ballot
were: NcAdoo lost Z: Coz gained IN /;
Davis lost 20M Palmer was reduced
to II.
The results on the forty-ssoond bal.
lot show: McAdoo. AT: Cox. B4Ok !;
Palmer. Q; Davis, AoM.
OK forces soon after midnight, jubi-
iant with new high level in the bal.
loting and predicting further acess-
sions, defeated Q motion to adjourn
the convention which had the support
| OF the AcAdoo forces The Cox pso-
pie wanted to press their advantages,
the McAdoo people wanted to adjourn.
A roll call was forced and the con.
vsntion proceeded to its forty-sscond
ballot, apparently we'll on its way
toward the forty-sixth ballot record set
By the Baltimore convention which
nominated Woodrow Wilson. The vote
unofficial against the adjournment
was os7 to 407.
An slsvenfh-h0ur release Of Attor.
nsy General Palmers dslsgatee left
| the Dsmocratic national convsotion
WITH fight between McAdoe anA Cox
o. ~ hands and both Of thsm claim.
ing ths other could NOT possibly set
enough ont Of the Palmer wreck to
attain . nomination. Cox's vote Of
4dDk on the thirty-ninth ballot was
sxaetly bic prsvi0as high wuter nark
- Il appsars1 % tAs 61tesath bellot.
Ateoot3ea q 0auaAog AafSssoo q ~
'Cc9 1sse0 was saJlea - thsa faee b
I MoAlsoal ComnieeesGAaa 0ueeev si
I PsonVlvasia. ~ aslped what Is osz
S1rses wses going - u abeut 4. Aar.
raese said thsg wses osono ct lol
0eea. s. - s1siilI3
ne tstals % ~ thisty.ai>IA baIlo.
wsrsi MeAsoe. ~; ca i]0o,k Pei
uee. -: DavsA nm 0unmeoSs, .;
OWea. -; csfk, 81 Col1y. u i'.sT'ra
1Ae changes % u tAirty.naakA bal
lef wsrs: Cor gaihed 1 q 1tsAase
gainsl ~. Davis oainsd. 1lk end
Palnsr rsfained u Of HE al.
Al The ~ u The second ballot after
~ rsce0. whsa ths Palmer vote had
touched al and Il was apparent tha.
Il could b. driven 10 highss. former
Hlpresentativs @. @. Cariis q Yir.
Ginla. Mr.. Palmsrs manager. toek ths
platform and annouoced - win.
dawal q the attorney ssaefa, fsom
tie 1aea.
i ossssatss chssr Attorney 0sWsraI.
Chairman Robinsoo, In presenting
hin, told the convsntioo slgntfIeantiy
Il that he was pssssoting . nan who
j had an aHuounsensat 10 make which
ha was eeafIdent the csnvsntion would
want 10 hsaf.
4 1Epsetntinn was IN tie cir and the
4 eeavention, Which oaly . nsmsnt b.
fars had been = ~ hsaoAt of dis
ss19 b . rac1sly lsmenstration
Quletsd dewu ~ na01c. Until . pin
n1oA1 elUs6e hase bssa Asard to drop
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