New-York tribune., 1920-07-05
Demonstrations
Worry McAdoo
And Cox Men
Each Camp Feared Stampede
TO Rival Candidate in
Tumultuous Scenes of
Last Saturdays Session
State Standards Broken
Great Din OF Noise Fills
Hall as Bands Try TO
Drown Out Each Other


ing hours Of Saturdays tumultuous ses-
sion were prophetic of the scenes
which may be expected when the
battle is resumed Tomorrow
Demonstrations began with the
switch of handful of votes The band
and pipe organ joined al repeatedly
and wrought nightly to stimulate the
efforts Of partisans. Scrimmages oc-
Cured around the state standards
where support for the candidates was
divided Rival partisans fought to get
them into the parades that lurched
through the aisles. or to keep them
out. Frequently the big placards that
marked the place Of state delegations
were destroyed in the struggle
The Cox Demonstration
When an announcement from the
platform showed Cox's strength to be
approaching 500 there came tumult
of Cox enthusism rivaling the earlier
outburst when New York broke and
planted seventy-three votes behind the
Ohio Governor. The red-coat Cox
band, the Red Band, the red headed
yell leader and the leather-l -lunged root
ers jumped into an uproar.
McAdoo supporters scented danger.
AS by magic they organized on the floor
in opposition and, with the Texas
standard leading, began parade of
their own. The Lone Star flag Of Texas
came out of retirement and a flock of
Southern and Western state banners
were thrust into line. The Cox bands
began to march around the gallery
aisle. Ahead of them capcred an elder
ly, but agile, Ohian, exhorting spec
tators to join the uproar Ohio dele
10 in Nn1l i
by group Of mid W estern and East
ern standards and led by a big Cox
band, they swung through the aisles
in one direction while the McAdoo
parade surged slowly and jerkily ahead
through the crowd in the other.
The Ohio band and the regular con-
vention musical forces got at odds
They hurled musical bombardments at
each other over the heads of the
delegations. A terrific din and blare
of sound was the result Nobody but
the musicians knew what they were
playing. and apparently nobody cared.
Cox Men Apprehensive
When the storm Of noise and action
reached its height, Palmer hosts in
the Pennsylvania delegation again got
into action The maroon pennants
associated with demonstrations for the
Attorney General appeared again. AT
the gallery rail somebody let loose a
picture of Senator Owen, Of Oklahoma.
When Georga's twenty-eight went
over to McAdoo as compliment
over to McAdoo as compliment
from the state of his nativity new
uproar came. McAdoo followers leaped
to their feet all over the hall, pre-
pared to begin all over again, even
while still drawing breath from their
last effort. There were some looks
of agitation among the Cox groups,
as they watched the poll vote by vote
The ballot showed a distinct gain for
McAdoo and some loss for Cox. The
whole convention began talking it over.
Conversation grew into a roar from a
rumble.
When, on the call for the twenty
second ballot, Georgias twenty-eigh
went back to the Palmer fold. the an
nouncement was greeted with laughter
from floor and galleries and probably
paved the way to the adjournment
which immcd lately followed. with little
obbj lection. Whether Georgia was pre-
pared to "stck" with McAdoo if a gen
eral drift to his standard had resulted,
was not known.
No Sign Of Break Seen
When adjournment came and the
convention broke up. managers for ,he
leading candidates were as positive as
ever in their claims of approaching vic
tory, but state leaders, not directly
aligned with any camp, admitted that
they did not know what to expect.
Several admitted privately that they
did not know what their own delcga-
tions would do in any circumstance
For that reason. they declared. they
saw little prospect Of successful efforts
to fix up a ticket over Sunday. Some
Of these leaders, wise old campaigncrs,
declared that it was next TO impossible
to deliver blocks of votes. Senator
Robinson, of Arkansas. convention
chairman, also said he saw no sign of
decision between the leaders,
"But if one of them is not nominate ed
to-morrow,' said Mr. Robinson, "a dark
horse will be chosen on Tuesday. Ii
neither develops the necessary ma
jorty tomorrow, and have no in
formation tonight that indicates any
change in the deadlock something will
have to be done. and | look for nomi-
nation not later than Tuesday,"
In the present situation, Senate,
Robinson said he was taking pains to
have no part, because of his official
position.