, 1920-07-08

pieuSeu " Hill Iidt the COHNeullON
may proceed to nominate the mex
president of the United States"
There was a roar of "Hurrah for
Palmer" as the lines broke and the
convention went into a recess. The
denouement, coming at the end OF
thirty-eight hard-fought and fruitless
ballots, gave the same effect as does
an Over-flated automobile tire when II
bursts with a bang and then sizzles
down.
The entire Palmer vote, added to
McAdoo's total on the thirty-eighth
ballot, would give 616h. The Palmer
vote added to the Cox total on the
same ballot would give the Ohio gov
n 594h.
Both leading candidates would fall
short of the twO-thirds, which is 729.
The consensus of opinion seemed
to be that Cox would gain Massachu-
sets, Michigan and Maine, while Nc
Adoo would gain heavily in Georgia
and that Pennsylvania would split be-
tween Davis, McAdoo and Cox. There
was speculation as to how long Davis
votes would hold.
Delegations voting solidly under the
unit rule but ut heart divided between
McAdOo and other candidates, have
developed %ill-feeling, so much so that
the caucusses which took place on the
floor during the recess gave evidences
of the feeling. There was shouting.
waving of arms and some shaking of
fists and a great deaf of hurrying
about.
Platform and convention hall floor
were TANNED with an arguing, gesticu-
lating lass of men and women-most-
ly men-but the argument was not
greater In volume with them despite
their ~prepOnderance in number.
Both the McAdoo and Cox forces
delegates. The claims were so CON
flicting that it was apparent that only
tie thirty-nlnth ballot would tell the
story.
During the recess there was circu-
lated about the floor copies Of a tele-
gram from Judge Moore, Cox's mana
ger. to Daniel c. Roper of New York,
accredited with being one of the Me-
AdoO managers, charging that "a
crowd of government employees and
treasury officials are for their own
personal ends and In defiance of MI.
McAdoO's expressed wishes, improperly
this convention"
Charging that several delegations
were packed with government EN-
ployes holding out for the nomination
of McAdOo, Moore's telegram charged
that the action of the payroll brig
d is creating a national scandal to
the ruin of the Democratic party"
"They know there is no chance to
nominate him." the telegram contin-
ued, "but hope to bring about a situa-
ton where they can deal off the dele
gates to some candidate where their
Jobs will be protected"
Judge Moore expressed the opinion
that Mr.. McAdoo would not be n party
to such a deal and urged that In his
own and his party's interest he wire
to the convention forbidding the use
Of his name.
Chairman Robinson decided the con
vention ought to go back to work. II
went into the thirty-ninth ballot with
a e enthusiasm. 1t was like n fresh
start toward home after n long and
vexatious delay ut the roadside.
The shifts and changes of the bal
lot were important. Alabama, first
crack out Of the box. broke sixteen
to Davis, taking all of Palmer's and
one Of McAdoo's for It.
Arizona threw her four for Cox back
to McAdoo.
Connecticut threw two to Cox aud
two TO McAdoo.
Arkansas divided her two for Pal
mer equally between Cox and McAdoo.
Georgia's twenty-eight went solid
for McAdoo, ms forecast, and the Nc
Adoo demonstrators got n great noise