Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-04

q, McAd0o.
Auditorium, San Francisco, July
3.-The democratic national con-
vention took fourteen ballots today
in little less than six actual hours
time and failed up to that time to
find a nominee or give any one of
the three principal contenders a
majority. Cox. making steady
gains from a small beginning, made
steady accessions until he first dis
placed McAdoo as the leader and
then next he reduced MCAdoo' S
vote SO that the presidents son-in-
law finally had less than the one
third veto power he had held at
his high water mark during the
first twelve ba lots.
Enthusiastic over their prospects
for nominating the governor Of
Ohio the Cox people followed each
substantial gain with a noisy and
prolonged demonstration that
stopped the balloting and filled the
convention hall with singing,
shouting, scrimmaging throng.
The Cox accessions had been
largest states and also from scat
tered delegations. While the dem
OnstratiOns were going on the lead
ers of the big de egatiOns took ad
vantage of the opportunity to do
the usual comforting and made the
usual attempts at trading. 1t was
reported from the New York dele
cation that Franklin Roosevelt
was being brought out as a vice
presidential possibility. AS an ad-
ministration man those who pro-
posed his name thought bringing
him out might draw votes from the
administration forces. There were
reports also that Indiana would
shift and add to the Cox strength
and that South Carolina also, which
had been held for McAdoo by
narrow margin under the unit
rule, was also preparing to shift.
Fourteen ballots in the very ma
ture of the thing advanced the sit
uation to the point where it seemed
as if something would have to
break one way or the other very
soon. The Cox people were conf
dent 1t would break their way and
the McAdoo neople .still We're de-
elaring they held reserve strength,
The convention went into the fiji
teenth ballot with an air of sup
pressed expectation.
On the fifteenth ballot Palmer
lost fifteen, MCAdoo lost eleven
and Cox gained twenty-five.
When the District of Columbia
voted six for Palmer Judge T. T.
Ansberry demanded a poll and it
was ordered after the roll of states
had been finished.
In the poll cambridge Colby,
secretary of state, was absent and
his alternate did not vote. Judge
Ansberrv voted for Cox.
The District of Columbia poll
was: Palmer. 3h; McAdoo, / Cox,
/; absent Y, Under the unit rule
six votes had to be cast for Palmer.
South Carolina continued to stick
for McAdoo through the sixteenth
despite persistent reports of a
breakaway.
The platform officials Joined In
the conference to get an adjourn
ment. The convention was getting
tired and hungry. Senator Glass,
one of the administration leaders,
talking to friends. said:
at can't go to Cox"
Glass was asked what would be
the case If Cox got a majority.
Champ Clark got majority re-
sponded Glass, land every vote
that he gets now comes harder"
It was known there were many
votes in the Palmer forces opposed
to McAdoo which also did not want
Cox The prospects of ~ dark
horse We're revived again
The increasing vote for Davis on
the sixteenth ballot brought him
forward again in the discussion as
a possible compromise.
The failure to nominate on the
ballot took all the lead
ers off their feet. Plainly they
were at a loss to know what move
to make next. The talk of a recess
was resumed and it seemed as if
some of the forces would welcome
it with its accompanying opportun-
ity to realign things. The confu-
sion among the leaders themselves
was emphasized by the loss of time
after tho sixteenth ballot. The
band played and the organ played
and the delegates chatted and
moved about the hall. 1t was OBJ
vious that everybody was glad of
an opportunity to take breath and
wonder what to do next.
The third ballot as officially an