Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-06

His hoghwater mark was 467 on the
fortleth ballot. At that time Cox had
490.
Palmer opened with 25s votes. His
highest vote was 2671a on, the
seventh ballot. ~
MeAdoo Ranks Break.
AIS the Cox total passed that of
| McA,doo and surged upwards, the
McA.doo managers made a desperate
| f1gh'. to stop 1t in time. Their can
didate twice had held the lead and
lost 1t, however, and many delegates
supporting him had given up hope
that he ever could be nominated. On
the last four ballots McAdoo lost
steadily, several solid state delega-
tions deserting his banner for that of
the leader.
Besides the scattering Palmer dele
gates who first had swung to Nc
Adoo drifted over to the Cox camp
in increasing numbers, and he began
to take a commakIling place in the
balloting. Once he had more than a
majority the fight was easy. At the
end of another day Of furious strug-
gle the convention stampeded to Cox.
hung aside its rules and made his
nomination unanimous with a roar
ing shout.
convention In Confusion.
A terrific roar followed. The whole
mass OF delegates threw themselves
into q final wild demonstration
greater than any OF the orgies of
no1se that had preceded.
In the midst Of the din, Chairman
Robinson succeeded in restoring a
semhlance Of order to get the adj
1ourrlment until noon SO that Gov
ernol. Cox's ideas as to his teammate
could be learned.
The forty-third rollcau began in
riot Of noise and made the pol]
audible only as the surges of sound
paused to let the figures reach the
clerks.
Little by little the drift to the Cox
column continued gaining momentum
as It ran. Get into the wagon y
roared q man in the galleries, and
the Cox rooters took It up. Votes
for other candidates than Cox or
McA.ioo brought yells to Come out
Of IT, and Wake up"
MoAsloo Men Tried to Forcs Recess,
Ion :. -. 2 ciial-
scurTYing to argue with the chal-
lenger. He was the center OF a fire
and argulnentive adjurgation he
could not resist. Finally, after q new
move by McAdoo's supporters to ad-
tourn, in a last desperate effect to
stave off defeat had been roared
down the last ballot, the forty-fourth
began.
The result was forecast with the
first vote. Alabama swung solid TO
Cox. State nv state de,eeations who
had held o,,t for McAdoo With d;vid ]
ed delegations. followed s,,it. The
slide had set in and there was M
stopping it. The convention had ;ts
mind set tosnominate On that ba,1o+
Up and up mounted the ohioan,s
total votes. Az It passed the 700
mark with the necessary two-thirds
Just ahead the tumuit increa sed
minute nv minute untiI the !. Of vo+o.
were heard onlv varuelv On the Nat
form Pennsviyania won't o,,e,. 80
the Colorado chairman leaned to his
chair to change the vote oe bia r+o+a
to Coz Half a dozans other chairo
man yvera waitinp for raoogn;+;on -
maLa .in,i,.r : . =.
MAKES IL Unanimous.
Chairman Robinson hurried to his
desk with Sam B. Amidon, of Kan
sas. a McA1oo chief, whom he pre-
sented after a furious assault with
the gavel forced q partial h1iI in the
cheering. Thru a. continuous racket
Amidon moved that the r,,,es ba SIC
pended and that the non,;na+ior -.
made unanimous.
All over tbe sr..+ h.u 49,
climbed on chairs to wave their arms
for silence, and then stood poised like
college yell leaders to signal the an
swer to the question.
Banging his gayel in a final thump.
Chairman Robinson put the question
and the answer roared back To him
with all the volume OF a thousand
voices, in shouting their tremendous
FAYE" that made Governor Cox the
nominee.
The forty-fourth ballot was newer
completed. In the chorus Of affirma.
ton It was swept awa.y as nnnaces-
sary. Many of the changes which
would have been made had the vote
been, carried thru were never re-
lot Governor Coy receivad onfio,.1,,,
702h votes. but thew were never to,
tailed, for he was nominated hv the
unanimous voice of the convention
q. H. Moore. of Younpstown na-
tiona1 cornrnIt+aarnon - 81. I.