The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-08
COX NOMINATED
ON HTH BALLOT
AFTER STORMY SESSION OF
EIGHT DAYS, CANDIDATES
ARE NAMED

won his battle Tor the Democrdtlc
candidacy for President at LAO this
morning (5:40 New York time) on
the forty-fourth ballot after the great
sest uphill battle in quarter of CEN
Ntury.
The crowd went wild and are run
ming around the Auditorium in trans
ports of joy.
Gov. Coxs daughter, Mrs. Mahon-
ey, sitting in the press stand, was the
center of a cheering mass of men a
moment after the result was announc-
ed. All attempted to shake hands at
the same time.
Cox gained steadily on his chief ri
val, William G. McAdoo, former Sec
retary of the Treasury and President
Wilson's scn-in-law.
For q ballot or two Palmer vote
divided between McAdoo and Cox,
with Pennsylvania still casting sew
eety-three votes for Palmer, despite
their release. It was doubted there
would be q choice and talk of COM
promise candidate increased. Then
the tide swung to Cox as his vote
reared the majority mark.
Two efforts were made to adjourn
and supported by McAdoo followers.
But the Cox men pressed their advan-
tage, defeated adjournment and won.
When the forty-fourth ballot had
got to a point where Cox had 702
votes, and was rapidly approaching
tie necessary two-thirds, of 729, Sam
aBs Amidqn Of Kansas, manager Of the
E1sAdoo forces and Vice Chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee
took the platform, and moved that
the nomination of Gov. Cox be made
u,enimsua
he convention adjourned until 10
AH ,oo
The fortieth ballot, showing 4sO
for Cox and 467 for McAdoo, a gain
OF q for McAdco and % for Cox, ap-
peared to give everybody more or less
encouragement. The Cox managers
refrained from any public demonstra-
ton of their private claim that they
would kidnap the nomination on the
next ballot. On the forty-first ballot
Virginia tied things up by going back
to her favorite SON and casting "a bal
lots for Senator Glass.
Z. At the close Of the forty-first ballot
it was quite apparent that the with
drawal of Attorney General Palmer
had in Itself made no decisive dent in
the deadlock, but the forty-second
gave Coxsa boost. Then Georgia
switched from McAdoo to Cox in the
forty-third.
On this ballot Cox went over the
majority on polling 56s votes.
His followers started q ballyhoo de-
signed to sweep the convention and
give the $50 odd votes necessary to
insure his nomination by the required
two-thirds majority. Cox boosters
scattered through the hall yelling
put him over, he won fair, push him
in, let's 60"
The galleries were almost empty
during the call of the roll on the for
ty-third ballot. At last the ccnven-
ton. had got down to business. The
leaders, such as Charles F. Murphy
and Gov. Smith and George Brennan,
of Illinois, and Tom Taggart of In
diana, and Ed Moore Of Ohio, were sit
ting up straight with their hats in
their haads waiting chance to make
a break for the exits.
When the usual New York result
of 70 for Cox and 80 for McAdoo was
announced Mayor Lunn of Schnectady
challenged the vote, but at the close
of the call withdrew his challenge.
Arkansas went solid for Cox for
the first time, on the forty-fourth
ballot. Florida followed suit, with
Georgia next in line. Indiana Joined
in with thirty. Only an occasional
State stood out against the advanc-
ing tide.
Then came the band wagon rush.
Psnnsylvania swung 6S Of her votes
3rom Palmer to Cox, and the battle
fwas won.
At tie opening of the night session
the deadlock seemed about as un-
byskea as It was in the morning. The
1 lslner drive, which started just be-
4ere the close of the afternoon session,