Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-07-08
OHIO GOVERNOR
DEMO NOMINEE
IOWA DELEGATION SWINGS IN
LINE ON LAST BALLOT IN
THE BIG STRUGGLE

James NJ. Cox, three times gov
ernor of Ohio, was nominated for
the presidency early Tuesday morn
ing by the democratic national con-
vent.cn at San Francisco in the
break up of one cf the most prolong-
ell deadlocks in the history of ma.
tional political parties.
1t took A ballots to make a
choices and it was not until the 3Sth,
when Attorney General Palmer
withdrew from the race, that the
long succession of roll calls showed
any definite trend.
In the turnover of the Palmer del
egates Cox gained the advantage
over William G. McAdoo, his rival
for first place since early in the bal
loting, and that advantage never was
lost
With it's choice made, the con-
vention adjourned until noon Tues
day-Frisco time-to nominate a
candidate for the vice presidency.
Supporters of Cox won a way to
the nomination by persistent batter
ing at the McAdoo and Palmer
forces in many states throughout
a long series of shiftings and rallies
which left now and then another of
the candidates in the lead.
On the opening ballot Friday the
Ohio governor was in third place.
He soon passed Palmer, however,
and on the twelfth ballot went ahead
of McAdoo. Then began see
saving between Cox and McAdoo,
and at the end of the thirty-pinth
roll call at midnight found the two
virtually the same.
On the forty-second ballot the ac-
cession of most of the Palmer
strength to Cox put him will ahead
and after that great and little state
delegations went into the Cox col
umn in a'procession. On the forty
third he got a majority for the time
of all votes cast and on the forty
fourth he was plunging toward the
required two-thirds when Colorado
changed it's vote to him and made
the nomination obvious. 1t was
made. unanimous on motion of Sam
B. Amidon of Kansas, leader of
the McAdoo forces.
OF the forty-four ballots, two
were taken Friday night; fourteen
at first session Saturday and six at
the Saturday night session. There
were twenty-five recorded Monday,
fourteen at the all-day session and
eight at night.
Cox began the fight with 134 on
the first ballot and climbed steadi'-
until the fifteenth when he ma"
46S1s. His lowest vote after that
was on the thirty-ffth, the first TAX
en- at Monday nights session when
it fell to 1854.
A curious thing in the voting for
McAdoo was that he received 266
on the first ballot, tie lowest cast
for him. and 2661s on the last ball
lot His high water mark was 467
on the fortieth ballot. At that time
Cox had 400. Palmer opened with
256 votes. His highest vote was
2671k on the seventh ballot.
On the last four ballots, McAdoo
lost steadily, several solid state del
egations DESERVING his banner for
that of the leader.
Besides, the scattering Palmer
delegates who at first had swung to
McAdoo, drifted over into the Cox
camp in increasing numbers and he
began TO take a commanding place
in the balloting.
Once he had more than a majority
the fight was easy. At the end of
another day of furious struggling,
the convention stampeded to Cox,
lungaside rules and made his nomi-
nation unanimous with a roaring
shout.
A terrific roar followed. The
whole mass of delegates threw them
selves into final wild demonstra-
ton, greater than any of the orgies
of noise that had preceded.
In the midst of the din, Chairman
Robinson succeeded in restoring a
semblance of order to get the adj
journment until noon so that Gov.
Cox's wishes as to his teammate
could be gratified.
e. III. Moore OF Youngstown, Ohio
national committeeman from the
state and leader of the tireless and
uphill fight that won the nomination
for the governor Of Ohio, said 1t haa
been made without promises.