The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-06
BY HUGH RAILLIE.

BY HUGH BAILLIE.
San Francisco, July 6.-Gov James
NJ. Cox of Ohio was nominated Demo-
cratic candidate for president of the
United States a 1:45 this morning.
The nomination came during the
forty-fourth roll call. Samuel B.
Amidon. Kansas national committee
man and a McAdoo leader, seeing the
tide sweeping toward Cox. moved that
the rules be suspended and he be de-
clared the unanimous choice of the
party.
Amid scenes of tumultuous joy. with
hundreds of delegates cheering and
yelling. the motion was carried with a
laundering shout of ayes.
Palmer Withdrew.
finish came after the conven-
til had been in session, save for
brief recess, since shortly after 10 a.
m. Yesterday. The deadlock was
broken after the thirty-eighth ballot
when Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer withdrew and released his
delegates. Cox got most of the votes
Palmer released, and as ballOting pro-
gressed he gained steadily while Nc
Adoo's strength declined correspond
ingly.
on the forty-third ballot. the Nc
Adoo forces began to crumble. The
forty-fourth roll call was still in prog
ress when the end came. The count
. stood: Cox 6991z, McAdoo 27o.
From 72S to 730 votes. depending on
the total cast, were required TO nomi-
nate Michigan had passed and was
caucusing. evidently preparing to
throw its whole vote to Cox, Colorado,
thru les chairman, was in the act OF
changing its vote and casting it solfdly
for Cox when Amidon appeared on
the rostrum.
Convention in UprOar.
The moment he put his motion,
pandemonium broke loose. Chairman
Robfnson's voice scarcely could be
heard as he roared the question. The
yell with which it was carried nearly
lifted the roof. Thereafter confusion
reiened.
The convention meets at noon today
to nominate a vice presidential can
didate. wind up its business and ad-
joUrn-
Up to and including the thirty
eighth ballot. the deadlock which had
Eripped the convention since it started
voting late Friday, continued with no
prospect of relief.
After the thirty eighth. c. c. Car
lin. Palnler's manager, announced that
Palmer unconditionally released his
delegates. Immediately a twenty min
ute recess was taken while the gen
erals adjusted themselves to the situa-
ton.
Split Palmer Vote.
When balloting was resumed. it
looked as if the deadlock still existed
as strong as ever. Both Cox and Nc
Adoo had captured large blocks of
the Palmer delegates and there was
not enough other votes in the conven-
tion to swing the nomination so long
as both sides held firm.
Either Cox or McAdoo would have
to yield. 1t seemed a s if the two lead
ing candidates were to conduct a war
of attrition
But McAdoo's resisting powers had
been over estimated. Steadily the
Ohioau's total mounted. just as con-
sistenty McAdoo's declined
On the fortieth ballot Cox had 49o
and McAdoo 467. the rest scattered.
The forty-first gave Cox 1871 and
McAdoo 46O.
On the forty-second. Cox mounted
to 5401z while McAdoo slipped back
to 427.
Cox on the forty-third had 56s and
McAdoo 412.
Then, during the forty-fourth the
McAdoo structure toppled. Arkansas
gave Cox all her eighteen votes Flor
ida flung in her twelve. Georgia.
which had goue to IcAdoo at first
after being released by Palmer, had
already switched to Cox. Indiana
gave Cox her solid block of thirty.
Kentucky gave all her twenty-six.
Massa chusetts smashed in with thirty
, five A few McAdoo strongholds. such
as oregon and Texas held the line to
the last. but the movement developed
into a landslide and as Cox's total in
creased, the excitement in the audi
torium Increased spondingly until
It was a maelstrom of noise
AmIdOn In Surrender.
Then, forcing his way thru the de-
1iriouS jubilators, facing the storm OF
uproaring cheers from the rapidly
growing ranks of victors, Amidon
strode to the front of the rostrum and
stood there looking out over the turbu-
lent scene. His face was tense. In
one hand he gripped walking stick.
For hours he had been fighting Nc
Adoo's fight; now the time had come
for surrender.
Robinson had to gaveI repeatedly
before the din died down enough for
Amtdon to make himself heard, and
the crisis of the long battle of the bal
lots had come IN clsar. ringing voice
(COntfnued m Pace Txro 4