The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-08
JAMES M. cox, GOVERNOR OF
OHIO, WINS OUT IN DEAD
LOCK At FRISCO.
CHOICE ON 44TH BALLOT
PALMER RELEASED DELEGATED
on SeTh BALLOT AMID
LOUD CHEERS,
wsstsra Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Auditorium, San Francisco, July g.
James II. Cox, governor Of Ohio, was
nominated for president of the United
States In the Democratic convention
at l 40 o'clock this morning. The
nomination came at the conclusion OF
he had steadily beaten down the forces
Of William G. McAdoO, former secre-
tary Of the treasury and President
Wilson'S son-in-law.
& When the bnllOting on the forty
fourth vote had gotten to a point
idly approaching the necessary two
thirds Of 729, Sam b. Amidon of Kan
sas, manager of the McAdOo forces
and vice chairman of the Democratic
national convention, took the platform
and moved that the nomination OF
Governor Cox be made unanimous. I'm
mediately there was roar from the
tired and worn delegates which lasted
for full four minutes before Chair
man Robinson could put the question
on AmidOn's motion to suspend the
rules and nominate Cox by acclana.
ton
At :48 O'Clock this morning the mo
tion was formally voted over with q
rolling chorus of ayes and 4 smashing
Of the brass bands
State standards which had surged
hack and forth In the desperate bar:
ties OF the deadlock raced to the front
CT the hall and to place before the
platform.
The vote on the forty third ballot
which started the Cox landslide, was
McAdoo, 412; Cox, 58s; Davis, 57k !;
Palmer, Z; Cummings, 2; Owen, - !;
Clark, Z; Colby. /; Glass 5h.
Cox's sai. was PIN, or 1853 short OF
the necessary tvo-thirds. McAdoo lost
1bl Davis gained 8.
The vote on the forty-first ballot
was: McAdoo. 400; Cox, 4971 Pal
mer, 12; Davis, 551k; Cummings. 2;
Owen, So; Glass, "a; Clark, 2; Col
by, 1.
The changes of the forty-first ballot
were: AcAdoO lost Z; Cox gained IN ,
Davis lost 20h Palmer was reduced
TO IL.
The results on the forty-second bal
lot show: McAdoo. 427; Cox, 64Oh
Palmer, 8; Davis, 491a.
Cox forces soon after midnight, jubi
liant with a new high level in the bal
loting and predicting further acces
sions, defeated a motion to adjourn
the convention which had the support
of the McAdoo forces. The Cox pso.
pie wanted to press their advantag gss,
the McAdoo people wanted to adjourn.
A roll call was forced and the con.
vention proceeded to its forty-second
ballot, apparently well on its way
toward the forty-sixth ballot record set
by the Baltimore convention which
nominated Woodrow Wilson. The vote
unofficial against the adjournment
was 6S7 to 4O7.
An slsventh-h0ur release of Attor.
ney General Palmer's delegates left
the Democratic national convention
with q fight between McAdoo and Coz
on its hands and both Of them claim.
ing the other could not possibly get
enough out Of the Palmer wreck to
attain a nomination. Cox's vote Of
4eS1k on the thirty-ninth ballot was
exactly his previous high water marx
as 1t appeared on the fifteenth ballot.
Attention Of Senator Harrison Of the
Cox forces was called TO that fact BY
National Committeeman duftsy Of
Pennsylvania, who asked what III. Cox
forces were going to do about ii. Har,
rlson said they were going eat 1oi
more
The totals on the tMrty.ainth ballot
were: McAdoo, 40; Cot, 4eSk Pal.
mer, -; DAVIS. IN; Cummings, .;
Owen. 80; Clark, 2; Colby. l.
The changes on the thirty.nipth bal
lot were: Cox gained e6, kcAlss
gained 34h, Davis gained nv anA
Palmer retained "A OF his 211.
At the end OF the second ballot after
the recess, when the Palmer vote bad
touched 211 and 1t was apparent that