The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-03
(By Associated Press)

McAdoo led on the first ballot of the
day. today at the Democratic conven-
ton, but the predicted slide to him
failed to materialize. Most of the
original votes stood fast. Unofficial
totals for the three leaders were:
McAdoo, 32311; Cox, III; Palmer,
2521a.
The unofficial McAdoo gain was
SAY; Cox gained light and Palmer
showed loss Of 11k. North Carolina
furnished the first break to McAdoo,
the delegates swinging from Senator
Simmons. The change was expected.
On the fourth ballot the lines were
holding fast again and the opposition
to McAdoo was smiling. The solid
Nebraskan vote for Hitchcock broke,
some going to McAdoo, and some to
Meredith and Owens. Nevada switched
her six from Cox to -McAdoo. .---"
The Gerard block in South Carolina
broke, most of them going to Palmer.
The leaders stood unofficially on the
Palmer, 254.
All three gained throughout the bal
lot Unofficially, McAdoo's gain was
151a: Palmer. 212; Cox, l.
Indiana Breaks Away.
There were small breaks in the IA
vorite sons votes, but no sign of a
slide to anybody. On the fifth ballot
Indiana broke away giving Cox four of
the 80 votes that had gone to Marshal
on the other ballots.
The chiefs OF the McAdoo, Palmer
and Cox forces conferred constantly
throughout the night and early morn
ing almost UP to the hour of the con-
vention.
At $50, the hour of reconvening.
the emptiness of the hall reflected
the sleeplessness Of the night for
leaders and delegates, for all were
slow in arriving.
Despite that it was to be the last
dag of the convention If plans did not
miscarry, and everyone was trying
to speed up, it was a slow start. The
band and organ filled in during the
wait.
On the sixth, Indiana broke to Cox
with II: Iowa broke to Palmer, with
20, by unit rule.
Indiana's so votes were divided
Cox, Il; Marshall. Il; McAdoo, ..
There was little progress toward
nomination on sixth. The leaders stood
McAdoo, 36SlA; Cox. 195; Palmer
265R McAdoo gained 1l12; Palmer
gained 2l1a and Cox. IA.
After the sixth ballot, the delegates
got a welcome chance to stretch their
legs and rest, while the organ played
and a tenor sang Dear Old Pal OF
Mine"
Hold A Caucus for 9TH.
The real reason for the recess was
10 give several delegations opportunity
10 caucus and decide what they would
do on the seventh ballot.
All three of the leaders at the be
ginning of the seventh were stronger
in votes than they had been at any
time since the balloting began. Palmer
having more than picked up his losses
on the fifth ballot.
During the seventh, New York eau
cused and a big break to Cox was
forecast.
New York Breaks to Cox.
The first big break in the solid del
eeations came when the New Yorl
DELEGATION of 90 was swung ava,
from Governor Smith, and gave 6S t.
Cox. 16 to McAdoo, and scattered t'
others.
The delegates working for tho com
bination against McAdoo, staged
great demonstration. which the stan
cards OF New jersey, lnClana, MlSsls
sippi, kentucky, Ohio and Maryland
joined.
1t was the first demonstration t.
ANYBODY. New Jersey also broke u
Cox, giving from the block cast sol
idly for Edwards. 1t threw the hal
into tumult again.
Hes beat Harding in Ohio" raj
through the hall. Three of New JeI
sev's votes went to McAdoo.
Two big breaks to Cox NAKED tn
seventh ballot, New York and New
Jersey both gave the Ohio governor !
big contribution, sending the Co:
boom upward to the great delight AM
demonstration of the forces opposed
to McAdoo. On that ballot the thre'
leaders stood.
The changes on the seventh ballo
showed Cox gamer 10O1a votes; Nc
Adoo gained 1512 and Palmer gaine'
.,vo Thic MT Cox in second Dlact