Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-04
cox SUPPORTERS
DEFEAT MOTION TO
QUIT BAllOTING

QUll BALLOT Ting
tContinucd From First rage)
mcnts all fixed. began 10 whoop il
up again. The band in the gallery.
which was silent when the bryan
people attempted a demons tration for
their champion. blarcd and doomed
without ceaslng. helping the AicAdoo
demonstration along as 1T had on
previous days.
Mnny Women Crowd Floor
Many women crowded the floor and
took part in the McAdoo dcmonstra-
ton. Many OF them who danced about
in the winding line of McAdou boom
ers or who We're Carted along on the
shoulders of men were neither dele
gates nor altcrnatcs to the convcn-
ton. but spectators who invaded the
floor in the excitement of the moment
and took part in whooping UP the
circus.
There appeared TO be no stopping
the noise for McAdoo. Although not
participated in by "A large proportion
Of delegates. ii made up in volume for
what it lacked in numbers, and
whenever the racket on the floor gave
evidence of slump tho galleries
bolstcrcd IL up with new enthusiasm.
Meanwhile. Chairman Robinson sat
patiently twrling his gavcl in hand,
almost fondl!ng IL as Il hunter fondles
4 gun with which he has brought
down much game. lie did not seem
to he much disturbed at-the way the
noise makers We're using up time and
there was a suggestion that the con-
toll n,F..
able to letting the convention wear
itself down 10 the point of cxhaus-
tion where il would not resist an
adjournment.
At the conclusion OF the announce
men; OF the twentieth ballot. Thomas
j. Spcllacy, of Connecticut. moved an
adjournment until Monday morning,
and Senator Fat Harrison, of the
Mississippi delegation. Cox manager.
demanded a roll call vote on the adj
journmont proposition. 1t was or
dercd. and the motion was beaten.
At S:l7 Chairman Robinson began
calling for order. The opening
prayer was followed, as usual. by
the singing OF The star-Spangled
Banner"
The Cox people. Senator Harrison
of Mississippi. said. would not par
ticularly oppose AN adjournment I'M
til Monday, il the convention wanted
il, because they were sure OF win
ming then and were sympathetic with
the indiSposition to run the convcn-
ton proceedings sunday. Before the
convention got under way. fcrc-
well message to the delegates from
Mayor Rolph was read. The band
played "Auld Lang Sync." the organ
pcaicd in it's rumbling notes and Tie
delegates sang. The Mayor evident
~ did not know that tho delegates
had agreed To adjourn until Monday
if there WAS no chance on the next
three ballots
The roll Of tho States on tho
seventeenth ballet was resumed at
S;33 o'clock.
Alabama started a movement to
Davis. taking votes from Mc.Ndoo.
Arizona threw four To owen from
the Cox column.
Ainhnn,n Swings to Days.
Colorado threw one To Cummings
and two I" Glass. bringing them
back into the balloting Palmer
ana McAdoo stood the losses. II
looked as if the Palmer people were
calling back borrowed" DELEGATES.
Cox lost one in Illinois. Palmer also
lost one there. which went to DAVIS
and the McAdoo strength there stood
firm.
Indiana stayed with Cox ana so die
Iowa.
Kansas stuck with McAdoo, and
Kentucky remained unchanged win
tw"nty-three To Cox and three 10
Mchdoo.
Louisiana Topped 20 Cox with her
whole twenty votes. giving him .,
gain Of five. The Cox people sci nm
new uproar.
Cox lost one to Palmer in Mass,
ehusetts' and owen got one. which
had been scattered.
Cox took one from Palmer in
Michigan.
Minnesota stood Unchanged
Cox lost four and one half in Mis-
souri,. which went to Palmer
Montana Solid for McAdon.
Montana's whole vote Of eight went
to McAdoo. taking four from Cox.
McAdoo lost one in New York and
Cox.
McAdoo lost one in New Hampshire
10 Palmer.
McAdoo lost on in New York and
Cox took it,
Cox lost one to Owen in North
Dakota.
oklahoma. in the face Of the owen
gains. stuck TO the Senator with her
twenty votes.
PENNSYLVANIA made palmcr's sew
cnty-thrcc. seventy-four. Cox lost
the one.
Tennessee divided her twenty-four
votes. previously given solid for
Davis. giving Cox, II; Davis. 10:
McAdoo. Palmer and owen, each.
On the seventeenth Palmer gained
eleven and a half, Cox LOST twelve
and one half, McAdoo lost five, and
Davis gained five Cummings got 10
anu owen So Davis got 81.
AS the convention Wen; TO bal!Otine
Tor the eighteenth ,Imc, so tho word
spread about that administration
spokesman at the convention had