East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
THE Both BALLOT AT SAN FRANCISCO

~ HERE has been much written regarding the closing hal
~ lots that resulted in the nomination Cox
the democratic national convention Some of the re-
ports have been true half and deliberately
Intentionally false In the last category fall
the nomination put by Tammany assisted by
from Indiana and Illinois.
convention had its strong points and elements Of
weakness but domination by Tammany one of its
weaknesses The majority of delegates per
cent them think Tammany much as do the people of
This that they prefer differ Tammany and
Justly Tammany could not have nominated dog
catcher The 20 anti Tammany New by Franklin
Roosevelt held higher convention and
many ways were influential than the gentlemen
There conclusive evidence how the
@ 0 M got when they threw Their into the fight Early
Jersey votes their 80 Indiana delegation
Of such they They frankly confessed
they could not put and obvious point
side. - 80
The seth Ballot
The thirty ninth ballot of the Cox victory and
it is simple that farng though under
IT. 1t was just prior to the thirty ninth ballot that Palmer
released his delegates Up that time
Adoo and Cox McAdoo 4O5 383 That meant Nc
the lead and held the prestige that went with the
leading in that had prolonged and involved
much physical hardship who wanted bring the fight
to end. Remember that delegates wobby
and did not greatly which they
get through and they wanted to be the band
Now here the point Palmer men were released
the delegates did not accept their freedom but
cast complimentary vote to Palmer to show their loyalty Had
they taken their choice between Cox and McAdoo they did
the next ballot McAdoo would have retained his lead
would retained the prestige of being the lead and prob
ably would have been nominated the next morning not that
pennsylvania
votes to Cox than to McAdoo thus leaving the the
thynnth ballot 468 for Cox 44O McAdoo Had
Pennsylvania delegation not shown the courtesy did Palmer
the 39th ballot would have read McAdoo 1884, Cox 81 1t
IS fair surmise that but the
from Pennsylvania McAdoo would
choice The Pennsylvania votes McAdoo foreth
ballot but then late for the landslide had started
Various vacciatng delegates changing
the Al McAdoo votes from Pennsylvania could
The foreh ballot still Cox lead and that brought
delegates into line for the Ohio Georgia switched
to Cox the decision turned by hair according the Ala
bama chairman who with the situation The
Georgia vote insured Coxs but it doubtful if
Georgia would have changed had not Cox
through virtue of Pennsvana act of courtesy favore
not the habit of delegates
IN the lead and that Georgia really friendly McAdoo
than to Cox had been shown by earlier ballots.
These lines written not in praise the
venon action but to the facts they occurred something
that many writers at the convention have attempted
and the wet delegations attempted swing
ton but failed Governor Cox something
cations but he his nomination to 300 delegates from
states who him after the big delegations
do 1t close ball and the
nor Cox when Pennsylvania showed poteness
time when polteness
eastern bosses did not do it and did going
happen.
Whether the convention made wise choice time will
reveal The impression of the delegate
that politically speaking ticket stronger than would
been with McAdoo at the head This strange
It involves lack of faith in the ability patriotism of
William G. McAdoo The writer like other Oregon wanted
Ne Adoo to win and is still he That
citizenship Politics something slightly different
political the selection of Governor exped