The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-06
COX NOMINATED
AFTER PALMER
RELEASED MEN
Break Came on seth Bal
lot and Finish on 44th
Amid Confusion.

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SAN FI,ANClSCO. July G.-James .
NJ. Cox, three times governor Of ohio. /
was nominated for the presidency
early this morning by the democratic
national convention. in the break up
of one of the most prolonged dead I
locks In the history OF national poliu-
cal parties.
IL took forty-four ballots make u
choice and 1t was not until the thirty
eighth when Attorney General Palm
or Withdrew from the race, that the
long succession of roll calls showed
any definite trend.
In the turnover of the Palmer dele
gates Cox gained the advantage over
William q. McAdoo. his rival for first
place since early In the balloting' hnd
that advantage never was lost.
SupportcTs OF Governor Cos won
way 10 the nomination by persistent
battering at the McAdoo and Palmer
forces in many states throughout
long series Of shiftings and rallies
which left now one and then another
of the candidates In the lead.
Gets Palmer Strength.
ON the opening ballot Friday the
Ohio governor WIS In third place. He
soon passed Palmer. however. and ON
the twelfth ballot went ahead OF Nc
Adoo. Then began a see-sawing be-
tween inc lhN anu N'NNNb N'NHN
which nt the end OF the thirty ninth
roll call at midnight found the two
virtually the same.
ON the forty second ballot the Rc-
ccsslon OF most Of the Palmer
strength to Cox put him wen aheah
and after that great ana little state
delegations went into the Cox column
in a procession. On the forty-third
ne got a majority for the first time
OF all the votes east and on the ioriy-
fourth he was plunging toward the
rcuuired two-thirds when Colorado
changed Its vote to Rim ana maze
the nomination obvious. II was maze
unanimous on motion of Sam u. Ami
don, Of Kansas, leader OF me NC
Adoo forces.
Of the a. ballots. two were taken
last Friday night; ~ at the first SEES
sion Saturday and six at the saturday
night session. There were % record
cd Monday, II at the all day session
and eight last night.
As the Cox total passed that OF
NIcAdoo and urgcd upward the Me-
Adoo managers made "A desperate
fight to stop II in time. Their candl-
dates twice had held the lead ana
lost IT, however and many Delegates
supporting him had given up hnp'
that he ever could he nominated. 'n
tbe last four ballots McAdoo lost
stendIly. several solid state delegn
lions deserving his banner for that oi
tho leader ~
delegates who at first had swung 10
NcAdon drifted over into the COX
camp in increasing numbers ana nc
hegnn To take n commanding place "'
the balolting.
Terrific UprOnr.
Once he had more than majority
the right was easy. Al the thd OF
another day of furious struggle. tht
convention stnmpeded to cox. tlunE
aside It's rules. and made ms holnlnh'
tion unanimous with ronfing shout
A terrific uproar follows. Th'
whole mass OF delegates threw Them
selves into q final wild demonstration
srenter than any OF tho orgies ol
noise that had preceded.
In the midst of the din. Chairman
llobinson succeeded In restoring q
.en,tlance OF order to get the ad'
iournmcnt until noon 80 that Cover
nor CoN's wishes as to his team mh''
could he learned.
- II. Moore Of youngstown, ONO
national committeeman from m
state aud leader of the tircless upilll
Eight that won the nohiination Tor tn'
ohio governor said 1t had been mad'
without promises.
Tile struggle was exceeded In vot
ing duration In democratic annual
only by the fight at Baltimore IN w
which gave President Wilson his hrs
nomination on the forty-slNth ballot
Fresh from an over-Sunday stud!
nf the twenty-five ballots taken las
week, the convention went to worl
Monday, seemingly hOpelossly tied II
u triangular deadlock. o,,
No noon recess was taken. tn
convention drove ahead through tw
new surges, one toward Palmer AM
the other toward McAdoo, neither a
which produced any decided results
All three OF the leaders We're goin
nirongly when a dinner recess CAV
opportunity for the final setting q
lines on which the battle would b
carried 20 a finish.
Galleries damned.
Galleries again were Jammed an
delegates were Keyed up to potr
whore shouts aud cheers greete
continued gain for McAdoo on IN
first night ballot sent his partisan
on into roaring gestlculating parad
about the hall In which western an
southern states standards were prom
inent hut which no amount of shoul
ing could induce New York or Penn
svlynnia to Join. New York hn
Adoo and seventy for Cox on whic
Il stuck throughout while Pennsy
vania as steadily had voted ~ OF 1
40 delegates for Palmer
with the thirty-seventh hallo
however. Palmer strength took al
other drop. Amidst wild jubiliatio
by McAdoo supporters. chairma
Robinson fought for order ana u
former Representative Carlin, OF VI
ginin, Palmer's manager. up TO u
speaker's stand. The crowd hushe
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