The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-07-06

most of the Palmer strength to Cox
put him we'll ahead and after that
great and little state delegations went
into the Cox column in apprOcession.
On the 43rd he got majority for
the first time of all the votes cast and
on the 44th he was plunging toward
the required two thirds when Color.
ado changed her vote to him and made
the nomination obvious. It was made
unanimous when Sam D. Amidon, OF
Kansas, "a leader of the McAdOO
forces, made the motion.
On the "A ballots two were taken
last Friday night, IA at the first ses-
sion Saturday and 6 at the Saturday
night session. There were % record.
ed yesterday, IA at the all-day session
and 8 last night.
AS the Cox total passed that of Nc
Adoo and surged upward the McAdoO
managers made a desperate fight to
stop it in time, but once he had more
than majority the fight was easy.
At the end OF another day OF furious
struggle the convention stampeded to
Cox, slung aside it's rules and made
it's nomination unanimous with roar.
ing shout.
A terrific uproar followed The
whole mass of delegates threw them
selves into final wild demonstration
greater than any Of the. orgies Of noise
that had preceded.
In the midst of the din Chairman
Robinson succeeded in restoring
semblance of order to get adjourn
ment to noon so that Governor COx's
wishes on his running mate.
Made Without Promise
! e. j. Moore, of Youngstown, o., ma
tional committeeman from the state
and leader of the uphill fight that won
the nomination for the Ohio Governor,
said it had been made without prom
ises.t '~
The struggle was exceeded in vOt-
ing duration in Democratic annals only
blythe fight in Baltimore in 1912 which
gave the President his nomination on
the 46th ballot
Triangular Fight
Fresh from an over Sunday session
of % ballots taken last week the con-
vention went to work Monday seem
ingly hopelessly tied up in triangular
deadlock.
Leaders had no predictions to make
although they then thought that Cox,
with lead of some so votes over Nc
Adoo and more than 200 over Palmer
on the 22nd roll call. which event
proved to be a half way point, had a
decided bearing on the vote.
Neither Palmer nor McAdoo sup
porters were daunted, however, and
the 23rd poll showed their forces rela-
lively as strongly entrenched as ever.
Time and again the rival forces
launched their noisy demonstrations
in an effort to force a nomination
Roll Calls Swift
The roll calls went through swiftly.
Chairman Robinson and his aids on
the platform kept up constant pres
sure for speed, Slight continued
gains for McAdoo the first night bal
lot sent his partisans off on a roaring
gesticulating parade in which western
and southern state delegations were
prominent. But which no amount of
shouting could induce New York or
Pennsylvania to join. New York had
given 20 for McAdoo and 70 for Cox
to which it struck, while Pennsylvania
steadily had voted 73 of it's 76 dele
gates for Palmer.
With the 9th ballot, however, Pal
mer's strength took another notice
able drop and amid wild jubilation
Chairman Robinson led former Repre-
sentative Carlin Of Virginia, Palmer's
manager, up to the, speakers stand.
The crowd hushed.. 1t recognized
Carlin's and knew that his appearance
forecast only one thing the release of
the Palmer delegates and the breakup
in the long deadlock.
Palmer Quits
Carlin briefly stated that Attorney
General Palmer was not willing to
longer delay nomination and uncon-
ditionally released his delegates. A
shout went up only to 'be stilled while
Chairman Robinson announced
twenty minute recess so that delega.
tions might be polled and the change
in the situation be considered before
aonther ballot was taken.
The effect of Mr.. Palmer's release
to his friends was noticeable at once.
BY two and threes and larger groups
delegates previously voting unchang-
ingly for him went to other candidates.
Each change that brought fresh gains
TO- McAdoo to Cox caused another
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