The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-05

STOPPED COX
Volunteer State Delegation
Votes Had Important Stra-
tegic Effect on BalIotlng.
ROBERTS WIRING FOR cox
tsv cgoae1 r. MlLroN.,

teV GEORGE r. MiLToN.)
tStaff Correspondent.) M
San Francisco. July S.--Tennessee q
delegation took an important part In
preventing a stampede TO Gov which
Undoubtedly was impending IN the con-
vention Just before, Adjournment Sat
urday afternoon,
| Again In the night session Il was tn,
ten votes given McAdoo by the volun.
teer state on the twentieth ballot which
Z, prned a declining total for the ex-sec.
ary into healthy increase and
sht the former Tennessean back
Nc "a running.
| 49, fd vote east for Davis by the
delt~ - a on four ballots was largely
tho ~ NJ the strong support given
,hs Wes IN aan by his former col.
league m ase, Judge william Q
cation. JudgeS e a Swigart Ia another
strong Davis 81 porter. both being for
Next, thirteen out OF the twenty tour
tho proposition that Davis Ia tho most
| available OF the dark horses and that
Y was, In Tennessees opinion, time 10
trot such steed out OF the political
stabics,. especially In view OF the fact
that another race horse was approach
Ing perilously near the wire.
Tennessee Causes Cox Loss.
The effect OF Tennessee's withdrawal
OF its twAnty.four votes for Cox which
were given him on the nineteenth bai-
lot was TO make him show. "A loss for the
first time on many ballots immc /.
liately the McAdoo, Palmer and other
until 3 o'clock and the Cox car went
skidding. Whether his powerful organ
ization can put II on the track again
remains 10 be seen Gov. Cox is by no
means eliminated. He still leads though
far from a majority. Palmer cannot
win, and is threatening that neither OF
kieiped MoAdoo Come Back.
The comeback for McAdoo, which was
tho feature OF tho night session. also
had its Tennessee end. Due to tho
courtesy OF Col Harry Berry his woman
alternate from tho Htatc-at- large was
invited into the delegation TO cast sew
cral ballots.
On the twentieth ballot she rallied
the McAdoo and Davis strength to-
gether. and, partly In compliment 10
her, ten votes were given for McAdoo.
Cox showed loss OF twelve votes on
the ballot and McAdoo gained II 10
votes. As soon as the chairman OF the
| convention announced the McAdoc
gain one OF the widest demonstrations
| OF tho convention occurred. The aen.
| tIment evidently had again cryrtalllsed
that McAdoo could be nominated. The
| Georgia banner was carried In the pa.
rade and shortly after the word passed
| about that the delegation from ths
Cracker state was caucuslnE
Pleasant Stovali. ex-miniatcr 70 swift
| xerland, ID chairman, On the twenty
hrst ballot he announced Georgia
would vote for, McAdoo, Georgia's son
but on the twenty-seccnd the vote wal
| turned 20 Thlmer
u y variously predicted hoy oser s
gla win vote Monday stcyall and
| though clark Howell II said 10 be 10
| Cox. E
There seems consensus Of cpinioI
that II MIR, MeAdoo had been 40 an
npuneed candidate ne would haya vsoi
N Y \ la.a q s,.s''ss' ,s;'ss'
4 khfa here, by NAgNerAtlng thu Aul,nori
| Of ofiiechniderh and ny constant refer.
| ences 20 the Grown prince" have
somewhat weakened Ms candidacy, III
has more general and spontaneous
support, however than any other can
didate.
As a matter OF fact, the adminlstra.
| ton forces have been divided betweef
McAdoo and Palmer There are IN ths
convention two Important lines q
wet and dry. Gov. Cox has most OF ~
Observation-Disclosures support, the solid
| wet support and some dry followinE,.
Mr.. bryan, since the defeat OF ~
platform planks. IN hands on, lie iecl,,
keen disappointment that the parry w
with Wayne n. Wheeler, Of the apt.
saloon league. who In confident that u
| the Hobson resolution had been. pre-
| Hented by Senator McKeilar and SUP
ported by Mr.. Bryan. II could nave
h The vote agains, Bryan's planks !.
| not signiicAnt Even aa weak wn'
| nroposition az that put out by Bourkf
| Cochran was voted down ? 20 /.
Roberts Busy for Cox.
| In the Tennessee delegation Coz ~,
received as high as thirteen votes
| There are about nine solldly ior MIN,
Gov. Roberts has telegraphed delegAtet
| asking support for the Ohio candidate
Ills floor leader IN the delegation y
| ", II. Preston. who In In, frequent con
Of Ohio. The Cox leadership Is exceed
Ingly able and aggressive. II 10 con.
tended with some force by his support :.
era that II Ia unfair 20 raise the wet
and dry issue against him, as the ohie
MAJ many prohibitionists. fIe has dry sup.
port elsewhere. one Of his stronger
| supportcrs In Tennepeee is Oscar Hol'
laday, author OF the first dry law lr
the state.
Nevertheless cox's support comes
largely from Taminany. Tom TaEgnrt
Illinois and FROM states which voted foi
| cockran's wine and beer plank. II
| for this reason partly that women dele.
gaios are saying they cannot support
Cox.
| he made, II would seem at this wrlt.
| Ing that Coxs bolt has been shot ana
that IL the administration can't nul
McAdoo over II will be AmbhsHanoI
Davis or some one not yet Inenl"nen
| 'rhe democratic party In 1919, at BAL
tImore, defeated a similar combination
u boss -rontrolled states 70 that hcrs;
Gen. Tyaon'a managers here are wep
pleased with the fact that Tennehseg
vote has not gone 10 any one candl :
date. but all have received ", Thefe
His no capitalization OF sentiment yc'
| on the second place matter.
I have just seen Thomas u Preston;
dean Of the senate press ganety' an"
he saws the situation iA almost idcn-
tlcaily similar TO that ~ Baltimore ",
1912. when the convention aoJourn,ss,a ~,