Republican farmer., 1920-07-09

noon today to name a candid
 Should 1t be decided to give sec ond place on the ticket to the east, Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant sec retzry of the navy, seemed to be fAvor1te. but If the nomination goes to tho west there are several possi- bi1itaea talked about for that leader
 Supporters of Cox won a way to the nomination by perslstently battering at the McAdoo and Palmer forces in many states throughout long series of shiftings and rallies which left no one and then the other of the cand1- dates in the lead
 On the> opening ballot Friday. Cox was in third place He soon passed Palmer. however. and on the twelfth ballot went ahead of McAdoo. Then and McAdoo totals which at the end of the thirty ninth roll call at mid- night found the two virtually the same.
 On the 42nd ballot the accession of most of the Palmer strength to Cox put him well ahead and after that great and little state delegations went into the Cox column in a pro- cessfon. on the 43rd he got a major. ity for the first time of all the votes and on the filth he ~as plunging to-
 
 Colorado changed its vote to him and made the nomination obvious It was made unanimous on motion of Sam B. Amidon of Kansas, a leader of the McAdoo forces.
 or the A ballots. F were taken last Friday night 14 at the first session Saturday and six at the Saturday night session. There were % recorded yesterday. fl at the all day session NxyfaS 1zr fCI1
 Cox began the fight with 134 on the first ballot and climbed steadily until the 18th when he had 4sS 1-2. His low est vote after that was on the 35th, the first taken, at last nights session when it feia to 77s 1-z.
 Acurtous thing tn the voting for 1EcAdoo was that he received 26s on the first ballot. the lowest cast for hfrn. and 36s on fhe last ballot. His high water mark WAS 4o7 on the 10th ballot. At that time Cox had 490.
 As the Cox total surged upwards 1fcAd0os managers made desperate efforts to stop it. Their candidate twice had held the lead and lost it., however. and many delegates support ing him had given up hope that he ever could be nominated On the last four ballots McAdoo lost steadily several solid state delegations desert
 
 The scattering Palmer delegates who at first had swung to McAdoo drifted oyer into the Cox camp in increasing nmmAers and he began to take a commanding place in the bal loting. Once he had more than a majority the fight was easy. At the end of another day of furious strug- gle. the invention stanapeded to Cox, flung as3As its rules and made his nomination unanimous with a roar- ing shout.
 An uproat followed. The whole naaAs of delegates threw themselves into q final wild demonstration SFeaSer than any Of the orgies o1 noise that had preceded it.
 In the midst of the din Chairman Rob4nsoR succeeded in restoring 8 sembtaace of order to get the ad' tearnnaent until noon so that Gov ernof Cexs wishes as to his team mate could be learned.
 F. Fl, Moore of Youngstown, o. national committeeman from the state and leader of the tireless and uphill fight that won the nomina- tios for the Ohio governor, said Il had been made without promises.
 The struggle was exceeded in dura, ton in Democratic annals only by the fight at Baltimore in 1912 whicf gave woodrow Wilson his first nom inetaon for president on the 4Stf ballot,
 Time and again the rival forces iaanched theiF noisy demonstrations ia an effort te force the issue. The rosI calls went through swiftly excep fey those interruptions. Chairman T Robinson and lis aides on the plat form kept up constant pressure fol speed.
 No noon recess was taken. The con yention drove ahead through two new st,rges, one teSyeFd Palmer and th' other toward MeAdoo, neither O vvbirl, produced any decided results All three leaders were going strongl! when a d:aaaS recess gave opportu nity for the final setting of lines ol which the battle would be carried to l finish
 With the s7th bassot, however, Pal naer strength took another drop. Amit f,rbiiatio by McAdoo supporters Chairman Robinson fought for orde and led former Representative Carlil of Virginia Pa1mer's manager, up t. Ahe speakers stand. The crowt flushed. It recognized Carlin am knew that his appeafaaee forecas only oae thiRgi
 GsasFai Palmer was no longer will ing to delay RoHaination and au tflerized ti1e complete and uncondi tioaai release of his delegates. / shout we9t UP, only ts be quickl ssiiisd, while Chairman Robinson an nouacsd a go minute recess so tha deisgatieas might be boiled for ne, aiisasasats and tae change in the sit patisa De ssastaered before anothe yo<s was taken. e1so as