The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-03
PROHIBITION PLANK
MISSING IN PLATFORM
Beer and Wine Timber Submit
ted by New York Delegation
also Rejected When Commit
tee Report Went before Con-
vention-- Opponents of McAdoo
Unable to Unite

San Francisco, July 9.--With the
ground cleared of preliminary ballots
and rolling up an admins ration vic
tory in the platform fight, the national
democratic convention assembled to-
day to conclude the work of selecting
the presidential nominee.
Predictions of a McAdoo victory
on an early ballot filled the air this
forenoon, accompanied by desperate
stiffening of the resistance against his
nomination. McAdoo or Cox and Nc
Adoo and Cox are the leading predic-
tions coupled with talk of McAdoo
and Meredith. On the other hand, the
forces pitted against McAdoo pointed
out in answer TO claims OF "Glasial
movement toward McAdoo that he
waited in the two ballots already TAX
EN- to make gains claimed for him
while in fact Cox made greater gains
in one days ballo; IN than did McAdoo
and that so far there has been no
tangible evidence of the McAdoo
landslide his supporters have been
predicting.
The supporters OF Attorney General
Palmer made no particular claims. AL
though they gained ten votes in ballot
ing they lost more than that number
from their original delegates and re-
.plenshed the loss from their reserve.
The night was given over to con-
ferences and planning among the field
marshals of the opposing forces. So
far efforts to find Harding for the
San Francisco convention have been
.unavailing.
Auditorium. San Francisco, July q
Two ballots on candidates were taken
tonigh: by the Democratic national
convention and with McAdoo, Palmer
and Cox remaining a. the head of
the list in the order named but all a
long way from nomination recess
was taken until tomorrow.
The McAdoo people, claiming that
they were certain to put their candi-
date over on the fourth ballot, op-
posed the adjournment which was
taken on motion of former Represent
atiye Fitzgerald of New York. When
it was put for a vote there was a loud
chorus for each side OF the question
and Chairman Robinson declared it
adopted while some of the McAdoo
supporters were clamoring for a roll
call on it,
The leading three candidates all
gained on the second ballot at the
expense of the big field of fayorito
sons, score of whom received some
support Balloting on the presidential
nomination star ed late in the even
ing after the convention had adopted
the platform as framed by its plat
form committee, rejecting the bone
dry proposal of W. j. Bryan, the
beer and wine plank of the New York
delegation, the plank for Irish recog-
milton backed by several organizations
of Irish sympathizers, and several
other planks which were brought up
on the floor after they had been re.
jec,ed in the committee.
The result Of the prohibition bat
tie was to leave the platform with.
out any reference at all to that sub
iect
The hour of the meeting in the
morning will be $50.
All three of the leaders made gains
on the second ballot, McAdoo picking
Iup % and making his total 2S9 Palm
er receiving 10 additional, making
264, while Cox gained 25, giving him {
total o, 15G.
The combination against McAdoc
found itself tonight to use the langu
age of one of the administration leaC
ers, without a candidate on whom tC
coalesce McAdoo supporters contin
ued to predict a nomination for hin
somewhere near the fifth ballot.
While the convention was engaged
in the demonstrations and discussion.
Of the platform fight, McAdoo leader,
. were working to make accession
from the field and the inner circle o
= old line party leaders who hoped t,
= prevent the nomination of the Prest
dents sonInlaw, continued at worl
! but they were accomplishing little be
) cause they could not find a candidate
about whom all the forces of Meade
> could be centered.
The result of thetwo ballots follow
. McAdoo 266 2S9
T. Palmer 256 264
F. Cox 1874 159
= Edwards AZ "a
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