Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-06-30
CONVENTION IN MOVE
TO SELECT NOMINEE
Meet Hour EearIier and Be-
fore Platform is Adopted
to Select Ticket.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, June Sos~s
Stripped for action the Democru1to
national convention today GwunG
into the business Of selecting pre-.
idential nominee.
Meeting an hour eox3<R -
working under an order of bu11nGr
which permitted the prsssntAf3en. =
candidates before the parsy's -
form had been adopted, the couvae
ton entered upon a day Of deooGD-
stration and oratory which uaGG1
the placing of candidates in fUEM
nomination.
With all nominating addron
respected to twenty minukGD =
seconding speeches to flvo oDA \
tied to not more than three n H|11
Der OF q candidate. each poGEl61
had not more than thirfy-0ve m11-<
utes for full description q -
merits and capacity for the aG11o16
brilliant gift.
Working under that hixh ucu.o1
program it was within the xnmrn -
possibilities that tho nom1lGGn
speeches would be delivered to11Rs
thus clearing the way for H. -
sentation of the platform - 81
thing Thursday IL the Houo1u
committee had X comp1eee6 ~ e.
time. Speeches on The yEUGu6 =
nominated:
w. G. AcAdoo, Attorrey g.
Palmer, Governor Cox, Ozl5o. Cn1e
man Homer +. Cummfnea ok -
Democratic national comms41nn, g.
ernor Edwards, Senator HltohcDC
James w. Gerard, formee aunnm<
dor to Germany. Senator Owon, ~
Oklahoma, John w. Davi4 -
bassador to Great Britain
At the eleventh hour friends o1
McAdoo abandoned efforts to pu6U
his being placed in formal uuun1
tion. DR.. Burris Jenkins. of Xhul
City will deliver the uomtnG<&
speech The forces here which 11I1
for his nomination have beon el1G
mig to the belief that his pTuGD6
would be promoted By not UuEI
him forward at the out1Gk M
of strength with Cox anA E1l1
Wf7ile committeemen 9k1pH
behind closed doors atfe1uI<1 k
draft q platform AcceptAn3e go 4
vlenenls OF the party. the &C.,
time by having the nominal
speeches made in advance Ut fjsM
adoption of the declaration OF px1
ciples. ex'1<
Beginning before noon. orn<Q{
held forth and was expected to COR
tinue throughout the day interru1><
ed by noisy demonstrations IS 4+l2
of candidates were placed -
fore delegates. --s.
With all its candidates foruSi
in nomination, the convention u&
await report of platform commi<f
before proceeding TO pick the NO.
inee. Balloting may not begin uu{4
late tomorrow or Friday. -
Mrs. Antonette Funk of Chic4U9
and Mrs. Peter Olesen. OF cioQ1ek
Mimi, will make seconding speeea-
eS- -
Decision to have DIR. Jenkins Wxz
not reached definitely until late -
day because certain of MeAo0K<
friends thought his last te1egro0
urging a speech be not made. s1ol
be adhered TO. 1t was thouEA&<4
nominating speech should be dezz>s
cred in fairness to the deleG1@6O
who, If no mention were made -
Mr.. McAdoo during the nominal
speeches, might be in the dark ~
his position in convention No -
fort was made to get in touch M
he would make further proJ4
They agreed no further statemGt
would be forthcoming until Am
the convention nominates . cGnAs
date.
The total McAdoo strength =
the first ballot according to lAfGx
estimates will approximate -
votes Some say it will not be mege
than $50, while others insist II ~
run over 300
Palmer headquarters in = Gkn&Q
ment that the attorney gonGouEo
position was stronger than Il oHo9
had been BEFORE" announced hi
forces were intact and claimed v0&oD
in convention would not b sh0W3
or the first ballot because they
would be cast for favorite som an4
into the Palmer column later.
Cox forces undisturbed by WeE
and dry argument which has ranged
around its candidates and outGfde
issues which have been injected
into the campaign we're tightening
up lines and were ready for the ba1-
loting.
Despite the promise that the con>
vention would have a big three -
the outset, dark horse talk WAS new
er more persistent than It Is at H.
moment the candidates were about
to be placed in nomination..