South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-04
TAKE RECESS
DESPITE HOWL
FROM COX men
Democratic Convention Dead.
locked After Casting Six
teen Ballots.
BY Associated Press

By Associated Press:
SAN FRANCISCO. July 3.-After
a futile effort to select a presidential
nominee the democratic national
convention found itself i'm a practical
deadlock and after having been in
session eight continuous hours dur
ing which l. disposed Of ballots al
the rate of 80 minutes each, re-
cessed for rest and conference to re-
sumo again at o'clock this eve
ming.
The recess was taken under the
protest Of the Cox people who were
trying to avoid it. The Palmer and
McAdoO people welcomed it, for it
gave them opportunity TO confer
and strengthen their lines.
Delegates Tired.
Sen. Harris, of Mississippi. one of
the leaders for the Cox candidacy,
tried to hold the convention in ses-
sion but the delegates were tired.
hungry and sick of balloting and to
all PRACTICAL purposes the convention
was in recess before the clerk fin
ished calling the roll TO decide the
question, for the delegates were pill
ing through the doors in a noisy
hub-bub long after Chairman RObi-
son had opportunity to announce
that the recess resolution had been
carried by Gig votes in favor of il
10 ass against.
All through the Is ballots, Gov.
Cox had made steady gains until ne
had taken the lead from McAdoo
and was heading toward a majority.
Then, on the last ballot of the ses-
sion-the siXceenth-John ". Davis,
American ambassador to Great Brit
ain. whose votes from West Virginia
had been standing steadily all day.
suddenly doomed up with new
strength which ne drew from all
others. He figured in the center Of
the dark-horse talk.
Stop Cox.
The language of the parieys be-
tween McAdoo and Palmer leaders
was in effect: Now that you've
stopped McAdoo, help US stop Cox"
leaders who saw the
Cox boom grow in the convention
made no secret of their fears Of
their proportions. Sen. Glass OF the
resolutions committee. who spoke
for Pres't Wilson in the framing Of
the party platform, declared in talk
ing with friends that II must mot
be Cox" and when asked what
\
" Of the convention, and according
TO custom, the expected two-thirds
vote. Glass replied that Champ
Clark had a majority at Baltimore"
How Mr. Clark had a majority
but failed of nomination is only re
cent political history. Several things
seemed TO stand out above the noise.
clauor and discomfort OF the days
balloting. PRINCIPAL among them
was the fact that the McAdoo move
ment had not taken on the glacial
movement which it's boomers had
predicted for IL and that the Cox
people who were openly very dis
Couraged a day or two ago, picked
UP and made constant and consist
ent gains which amazed their OF
poncnts.
Palmer Vote Dwindlcs.
The Palmer vote dwindled away
much to the dismay OF Pennsyl-
vanians who Loyalty stood by the
attorney general all the way
through. The recess. while cstensi-
bly, for dinner, really gave the op-
posing forces their much needed Up-
portunity TO find some sort OF a
common meeting ground. Outward
" there was little prospect of a get
together movement by the three
leaders and the general indications
were that the successful forces
would be obliged TO concentrate on
a dark horse.
Davis. in view of his rising vote.
had the edge on the dark horse
position when the convention reas-
senabled. and Chairman Cummings
was not entirely OF consideration.