Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-03
DEMOCRATS GIVE
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Other preferred amendments also were
rejected, and then tn platform as pre-
sented by the committee was accepted by
a tremendous viva voice vote.
DELAWARE AGAINST CHANGE.
| In all the roll calls on proposed amend
ments the six votes OF Delaware were
| cast solidly in the negative, and, on the
final test, in favor of the platform as re-
ported by the committee.
Immediately after the disposal of the
| platform, Chairman Robinson announced
/ that balloting for candidate for Presi-
| dent would next be in order, and eagerly
| the delegates prepared TO respond. The
| roll call was started, and, at last, the great
| battle was on. Much interest attended
| tho taking and recording of the first
| ballot, which showed the position of the
| leaders at the start. AS was expected, II
| showed McAdoo to be in the lead, with
Palmer only ten votes behind him
| and Cox rather surprisingly low third.
The remaining votes were so largely
scattered as to deprive the entire result
of any elements that could be accepted
as indications of subsequent develop
ments.
M'ADoo GAINS VOTES.
The second ballot took on shade more
Of significance McAdoo showed a gain
of % votes, but Cox gained 26 Palmer's
gain was only 8, and the others trailed
along just as on the first ballot. What
third ballot might have brought about,
will ever be conjectured. A New York
delegate moved for adjournment until
o'clock this morning, and the eagerness
with which Chairman Robinson declared
a viva vcce vote Of a very close character
as 20 volume of sound to have been in
favor of the motion indicated that some
of these high in party councils wanted
more time for consideration before hav-
ing final action. .
AUDIENCE DISAPPOINTED.
Disappointment prevailed among the
audience, but there was no help, and SO
this iong-drawn-out convention went
over TO another day. In real solid interest,
with enough Of enlivening incidents To
more than overcome the tedium OF some
of the proceedings, notably the reading of
the horribly length platform, yesterday
proved the convention climax.
Before 10 o clock, the hour set for open
ing the hall was filled, and when Chair
man Robinson's gavel fell at 1925, the |
standing room only" sign was at all |
cured admission when no admission tick |
cts OF this character were In existence, was /
one of the mysteries which many OBJ |
served, but gave themselves no concern |
about. Those who had seats had no dis |
position to quarrel with those who were |
satisfied 10 stand IL out, as long as they |
had the privilege Of admission.
1t took Chairman Carter Glass Of the |
resolutions committee nearly two hours |
TO read the platform, and despite a sorely /
strained voice, he did the task effectively, |
although, at times, his utteranees were so |
thick they could not be understood. But |
he persisted most manfully and com
PEELED his vocal chords to action until the |
long end
CALLS FOR BRYAN.
Despite the intense interest in the ex-
pected balloting, the convention was |
largely desirous of more oratory. When /
Mr. Bryan appeared on the stage, on the !
entrance of platform committee, the Wild |
est of his worshippers Immediately be- |
gan to call upon him for speech, They /
were few in number, however. and were |
soon compelled TO desist by the remon-
strances OF their immediate fellows.
Mr.. Bryan's formal introduction. when
he presented a minority report contain |
ing the prohibltion endorsement resoiu- |
tion, was attended by quite an ovation,
but, in size and sentiment. nothing to |
compare with the tumultuous oltbursts |
that were his portion in conventions OF |
previous years
AS was notably the case at the nomi.
mating session on Wednesday, w, Burke
Cochrane received the heartiest and most |
vociferous ovation, and in the opinion OF |
many fairly carried off the oratorical
honors, even against such skilled and
experienced opponent as Mr. Bryan.
cocBRANE GIVEN AN OVATION.
Unknowp as he was to most of the young
er members of the convention he cap
tiyated them from the start by his effec- |
tive deIiverences, his rounded periods. |
his wit and repartee, and he delighted |
friend and foe alike by the magic in