Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-08

San Francisco, July 4-The day OF rest
brought to the Democratic national con-
vention no release from its % ballot dead
lock and no promise OF relief tomorrow.
Fruitless search for dark horse who
could win left the tired. muddled and
even exasperated forces with nothing
more tangible than likelihood Of a
straight>out fight between Cox and
McAdoo and growing hopes that a Moses
would spring up from somewhere to lead
them out Of their wilderness.
All ears were cooked toward the White
House for the magic word. For the first
time in "A years Democratic convention
was without the guiding hand of
Bryan and for seven years without the
word of Wilson.
There was spirited guessing. deduction
and attempted conclusion at what Presi-
dent Wilson might wish, hope or acquiesce
in. but apparently nothing more.
WILSON NOT TAKING PART
Senator Glass confirmed reports that
President Wilson was not taking any
hand in the situation.
THE President has not communicated
with me regarding candidates" said Mr.
, Glass "A report that. in recent con-
versations. he had indicated whom ne
opposed is not true. AS the situation
looks to me tonight each crowd thinks
| its candidate can win and until someone
| is convinced otherwise the deadlock will
| continue"
The Cox people outwardly expect to
win Tomorrow. The McAdoo people l1av-
ing checked their downward slide girded
up for a new drive to break the Cox
column tomorrow. The Palmer people.
declaring that neither Cox nor McAdoo
can have their votes. expressed hope for
themselves. but not indifferently
Each of the three appears to have a
strange hold on the other two. McAdoo
forces In the late Saturday night ballot
ing recovered the one-third veto power
they had lost Cox forces retained theirs
steadily from the time they acquired 1t
in the fifth ballot, although their margin
fuctuated. Palmer forces possessed It,
in fact. through stated delegations. which.
although held in block for McAdoo or
Cox by the unit rule. contained discor-
dant elements, which. when released
would become effective in adding to the
deadlock.
DELEGATES IMPATIENT
The growing impatience OF the delegates
with repeated casting of solid blocks fol-
candidates who showed no promise OF
pected to show itself tomorrow.
Late Saturday night there was increas.
ing evidence of temper against the
adamant attitude Of those who would no,
release their votes. The politics of theil
} apparent stubbornness was that they lost
} control by abandoning the unit rule
Their position was greeted Saturday
night with shouts OF come out of it,
and hire a hall,' and the like.
McAdoo forces tonight were banking
on the proposition that the Cox forces
if they hope to win. must trot every re
serve vote they possess when the ballot
ing is resumed tomorrow morning at ter
O'Clock if they hoped for a slide theil
way. The Cox people, confident tina
they have McAdoo stopped, despite hi
last ballot rally Saturday night, planned
to continue their campaign to wear hin
out. The McAdoo people, declaring tina
the whole weeks effort had been to wea
out. argued that it had been failure.
Scattered II ways from three leader
to Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson
there was no doubt whatever that tn
votes of the convention we're ready TO
any lucky man who could turn one o
those lucky tricks OF convention leger
domain which pull presidential nomina
} ton out of a hat.
With the three leaders knocking thei
heads together. friends of the candidate
, of lesser strength showed renewed deter
mination to keep their favorites in tn
running
5 The attitude OF the dark horse hackers
$ who on the last ballot Of Saturday nigh
, held combined voting strength Of one
tenth of the convention helped TO loo
the situation tighter. For the presen
;. the task OF putting over any one of tn
o big three without breaking into that bloc
: of votes seemed to be remote one.
: THE DARK HORSE LIST
e The list Of dark horses for whom move
q ments seemed to be on foot still include
G John W. Davis Of West Virginia, Senate
d Glass of Virginia. Senator Owen Of Okla
homa, Homer S. Cummings of Connection
o and cambridge Colby. Champ Clark wa
L talked of by some and so was Vice-Pres
z dent Marshall. There was an indicatio
Y that Indiana. which supported him solidl
r at the outset, might soon return to hir
e II the deadlock continues.
= TWO VOTES FOR WILSON
: The two votes for President Wilson o
=, the end ballot, the first to be cast fc
y him throughout the long grind Of 70
!" calls. were not regarded as prophetic
swing in his direction. The idea Of HI
. nomination for a third term seemed
- be farthest from the thoughts of even h
:. most devoted followers among the bi
VA men of the convention.
Ell Sc VOTES FOR DAVIS
S OF the four heading the lesser groul
h Ambassador Davis had the create.
N strength. His vote on the ANAL roll ca
r Saturday had been SO. But all efforts
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