Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-06

York Liberation coulhHot-S b s~r,s
to the Palmer column
The report which went WITH tss
story Of the conference was that :.
the search for a dark horsewere u.
availinx the Cox strength nigh Ia
thrown to the Palmer column. This.
Of course. was dependent on convuc.
ing the Cox managers that they lad
struck their limit In the baIlot;ng.
The forces went in session th:s
morning with predictions on ever,
hand that a nominee would soo7 -
found. Large bets were laid tina, t1a
convention would nominate within An
hour and a haH. but sch poor pror.
ress was made that a vote was forced
on proposals TO suspend the rules ard
drop of the low man on each succeed.
ing ballot until a nomination vas
made The plan failed fo- acs "a
tha necessary two-thirds vote. br- i
showed the growing TEMPER OF ira
convention.
Leaders Desperate y
When the day session-Eas d-svtre
~ %" o. u q N&OSc anu . EDS
Of another session tomorrow. the des.
perate leaders were SIN looking eo-
some way TO break the deadlock.
The McAdoo forces reversed, TIA
order OF the progression IN the BALI
loting and took the lead todayin the
thirtieth ballot McAdoo had lost
the lead to Cox on the twelfth ballot
For moment when Indiana t11--
bled IN - Of her 90 and Tom Tag
as II a forecasted slide TO McAdoc,
had begun When, little later.
Washington. which had been scat
tering her votes cast them al for
McAdoo, the NcAdoo people wsr.
sure the movement was on, but i.
was too late in the ballot to do any
good.
Cox Crowd Hold Fast
The Cox people. probably a lttIs
nervous but protesting the conf
dence which the outcome justified,
sent word to their war horses 10
stand pat and refuse 70 be stamped
ed. The word was effective and the
blocks which have been the Cox
standby were unmoved- The Ines
held fast.
An attempt at a recess during the
earlier part OF the afternoon ses-
sion was drowned out in shouts G.
When Palmer. on the thirty-fth
ballot, hit a higher mark than he
had at any time since the eleventh
the Palmer people set up arothe,
demonstration.
There was movement on foot
for recess until o'clock after the
35th ballot but the Palmer people
wanted one more ballot before ttat
and the recess idea was not~pressed..
While the Pennsylvanians we're
chanting Palmer. Palmer, Peansyl-
vania" TO the tune Of Glory Glory.
Hallelujah," the Ohio delegation.:ook
a hand at making parody and
when the McAdoo people set up a
counter demonstration the Ohio and
Pennsylvania crowd chanted out a
verse which went "All the Boys Are
on the Payroll" They directed their
megaphones toward the McAdoo
crowd. 4
Votes for Women
When the convention got back g
order and Alabama was called OF Ire
3Sth ballot, Palmer made anothe.
gain. taking seven from Alabama. He
took them from McAdoo, Davis and
Cox. 1t was the vote which the
Palmer people had been promised and
was the reason why they did rot
want TO recess. Palmer picked Up
four more in Illinois. taking from
both McAdoo and Cox Kentucky
having previously cast one vote for
Miss Laura Clay, cast one for Miss
Cora Wilson Stuart The Kentucky
delegation was giving complimentary
presidential votes to Kentucky worl-
en-. Palmer made a gain Of one IN
Massa chusetts. Montana which had
been giving McAdoo eight straight
gave three to Palmer. Then the at
torney general picked up four more
in South Dakota and Virginia. He
lost. however. one and half il
Washington. In return he picked Up
three in Wisconsin. Then.after The
seth ballot and on motion OF Fred 5.
Lynch OF Minnesota, the convention
recessed.
A coincidence of the baUotirg was
that in the 30th ballot McAdoo gained
the lead of Cox. On the 3oth ballot dur
ing the Baltimore convention President
Wilson passed Champ Clark in the tal?
deadlock. Mr.. Wilson was nominated
on the 4sth ballot.
Among nun1berleS movements re- |
ported during the evening recess was
proposal finding favor among Nc,
Adoo supporters to have Governor Cox
take second place, but the governors
friends stated he would not consider
such a plan.
A dark horse move in behalf OF Vicel
President Marshall also was reported
under consideration by Tom Tagga-t-
Hoosier leader.
The Virginia break came before Ser
ator Glass formally released his dele
cation. Governor Davis voted for Nj.
Glass up TO the S5th ballot and Rep
resentative Flood and State Chairman
James stayed with Mr.. Glass through
the 3sth.
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