The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-05

Auditorium, San Francisco July 8.
The tradition that democratic ma.
tional convention never worked on
Sunday with the fact that the conven.
ton was tired, worn and frazzed had
its effect and the final motion to ad-
journ was unopposed. When the con
vention stopped Cox was leading with
four hundred and thirty, McAdoo came
second with three hundred and seven
ty-two and Il half
Palmer was down to a hundred and
siXty-siX and half
The final ballots Of the night were
full of McAdoo movement. but i.
failed to make much headway. Geor.
gia, his home state pledged to Palm
er, swung over with her 2S votes in
one block for one ballot, to see if i,
would start her native son toward
victory, but it failed to do so, and
she swung back to the attorney gen
eral
No dark horse appeared during the
nights balloting to carry off the
honors, and the convention adjourned
just as much in need of somebody to
rally about as it was when it began
the balloting 1t was a deadlock with
nobody in sight TO break it. Sunday
was devoted TO efforts to finding
some body the convention can swing
to-
San Francisco, July 5.-The identity
Of the democratic presidential nominee
was as great a mystery. as ever TO
the delegates to the national conven-
ton when they reconvcned today and
entered upon the 23rd ballot.
Campaign managers for Cox. McAdoo
and Palmer, who were in the lead in
the order named on the 22nd ballo,
Saturday night, continued to predict
early victory for their respective can.
didates, but the rank and file Of the
delegates have another source of in
formation, remained in the dark re.
gardng the outcome.
Conjecture that the over Sunday re.
cess might possibly have brought abou,
some compromise plan for breallins
the deadlock was not supported by any
announcement -on the part of the
party leaders or admissions by cam.
paign managers.
Instead the leaders remained silen,
and the managers, ridiculing all sug-
gestions of surrender or compromise,
declared they were in the fight to n
finish and that their forces would re-,
ceive important accessions on each
succeeding ballot.
Judged by outward appearances, ths
situation has resolved itself into u
triangular war of attrition. Supporters
Of each of the three leading candi-
dates are determined to hold the votes
they now have and are hoping for
recruits from rival camps, as well rs
from state delegations which thus
far have cast their ballots for favor.
ite sons
They are proceeding upon the mill.
tary theory that the vanquished army
is that which first suffers lowering
of its morale. Realizing that the dele.
gates are restless on account of the
conventions delay and are anxious
to return to their homes, the various
campaign managers have devotec
nearly as much time since Saturday
nights adjournment to Strengthening
their own lines as they have to mis-
sionary work outside the fold.
Old time convention observers as.
sert that at this stage of proceedings
when wearied delegates are chatting to
got back home, noticeable movement
towards any one candidate is likely
to be followed in increasing proper
lions in subsequent ballots. The Cox
McAdoo and Palmer managers are
hoping that their particular candi-
date may be the beneficiary of such
an eventuality.
In the event that all lines remain
unbroken, further efforts will be made
to put forward some compromise can