The Raymer enterprise., 1920-07-08

/ STATES Id tne DtniOfrat1e convention
ut l 40 O'Clock this morning. The
nomination came at the conclusion OF
a forty-four ballot struggle in which
he had steadily beaten down the forces
Of William q. McAdoo, former secre
tary Of the treasury and President
Wilson's son-iB.law.
When the ballotlng on the forty
fourth vote had gotten to a poinl
where Cox had ZOE votes and was rap
idly approaching the necessary two
thirds Of 10, Sam B. Amidon Of Kan
sas. manager Of the McAdoo force,
and vice chairman Of the Democratic
national convention. took the platform
and moved that the nomination ol
Governor Cox be uiade unanimous. I'm
mediately there was n roar from thu
tired and worn delegates which LASTED
for full four minutes before Chair
man Robinson could put the question
on Amidon's motion TO suspend thu
rules and nominate Cox by acclana
tion.
AT ! :43 o'clock this morning the mo
tion was formally voted over with .
rolling chorus Of ayes and smashin;
OF the brass bands.
State standards which had surge,
hack and forth In the desperate bai
ties Of the deadlock raced to the from
* the hall and TO place before ihs
platform.
The vote on the forty-third ballot
which started the Cox landslide, was
McAdoo. 4l2; Cox. JiS: Davis, 51h
Palmer. Z; Cummings. .: Owen, "a
Clark. .; Colby, J.; Glass ~.
cox's gain was 27h. or l5s short OF
the necessary two-thirds. McAdoo los
l5: Davis gained 8.
| The vote on the forty-firsi ballol
was: McAdeo. 460; Cox, 1911 Pal
mer, l2; Davis, j5h; Cummings. 2
Owen, 81; Glass, "a; Clark. 9; Col
by. I.
The changes Of the forty.first ballo
were McAdoo lost : I; Cox gained IN
Davis lost 20is Palmer was reduce,
To II.
The results on the forty second bal
lot show: McAdoo. AT: Cox. 5I0tz
.4lmer. 8; Davis. 39is.
pt'ox forces soon after midnight, jubi
Snt with new high level In the bal
loting and predicting further aeces
sions, defeated motion TO adjourn
the convention which had the support
Of the McAdoo forces The Cox peo
pie wanted To press their advantages
the McAdoo people wanted to adjourri
A roll call was forced and the con
vention proceeded TO Its forty-secont
ballot, apparently well on lis wa,
toward the fortyslxth ballot record sci
by the Baltimore convention whicl
nominated Woodrow Wilson. The yot,
unofficial against the adjournment
was 63I to 4U7.
An eleyenihhour release Of Attor
ney General Palmer's delegates left
the Democratic national convention
with a fight between McAdoo and Cox
on Its hands and both Of them claim
Ing the other could not possibly gel
enough out Of the Palmer wreck IL
attain nomination. Cox's vote OF
46sh on the thirty-ninih ballot was
exactly his previous high water mark
as II appeared on the fifteenth ballot
Attention of Senator Harrison of thu
Cox forces was called 10 that fact by
National Committeeman Gnffey OF
Pennsylvania, who asked what the Co,
forces were going TO do about IL. Har
rison said they We're going out fol
more.
The totals on the thirty-ninth ballo,
We're: McAdoo, 40: Cox, 46Sh; Pal
mer, "a; Davis, 71la; Cummings. 2
Owen. 81; Clark, 2; Colby, l.
The changes on the thirty-nlnth bul
lot were: Cox gained 81. McAdoc
gained Ban, Davis gained 2lh and
Palmer retained "a Of his 21i.
| Al the end of the second ballot after
the recess, when the Palmer vote had
touched 2ll and II was apparent that
1t could be driven no higher. former
Representative c. c. Carlin of vir'
ginia. Mr. Palmers manager. took the
platform and announced the with
drawal Of the attorney general from
the race
Delegates Cheer Attorney General.
Chairman Robinson. In presenting
him. told the convention significantly
that he was presenting man who
had an announcement to make which
he was confident the convention would
want to hear.
Expectation was in the air and the
convention, which only a moment he.
fore had been In the height Of dis
order In raekety demonstration
quieted down like magic. until pin
might almost have been heard to drOT
In the great auditorium as Carlin tooh
the speakers place and said In sub
stance:
Il am about to make an announce
ment OF greatest importance to this
convention. at the conclusion Of which
| shall move recess for twenty min
utes to give the convention opporfn
nifty to decide what course II shal
take.
"A. Mitchell Palmer asks me to ex