The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-06
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turbulent scene Ills face wns tense.
In one hand he gripped n walking
stick. For hours he had been fight
Ing McAdoo's fight Now tho time
had come for surrender.
Robinson had Co Favri repeatedly
before tho din died down enough for
Amidon 20 make himself heard. and
tho crisis OF tho long battle OF bal
lots had come. In "A clear. ringing
voice Amidon made his formal mo-
ton. that tho rules he suspended and
Cox declared tho unanimous choice
OF the convention. IL was Homc min
utes before the resultant demonstra-
ton cooled sufficiently for Robinson
TO put the question. Tho pit before
the roHtrum was iammed with dis
hevciod men and women. the surging
MAS bristling with state standards.
flags and banners. and yelling up
from II volume Of noise that made
tho air tremblc.
pause. long enough for a great shout
Of ayes. then suf'er-bedisrn-
Dark horse talk was rustiing thru
the convention hall when tho Cox
drive that captured tho nomination
developed. The plan had been 90
give each Of tho three leading can
dida,es. Cor. McAdoo and Palmer. n
try for tho nomination. and then
compromise on q bark horSa
ANNOUNCES PALMER
OFT or THE RACE
McAdoo led At the outset. but soon
was passed by Con and when the
ohioan failed to so over. another
trial was given haAdoo today. In.
diana gave him all its votes save
one. but he could not get within
reaching distance OF the prize, Then
followed Palmer's show" yesterday
afternoon. II failed to develop dan.
serousiy 10 tho other candidates. and
after the dinner recess there was no
serious effort 10 keep II going.
The outlook was for an indefinite
continuance Of the deadlock. when
without warning Charles c. Cariin.
Paimcr's manager. appeared on the
platform and made tho momen,ous
announcement that Palmer waA out
OF H.
The first reaction 90 thla-durtnx
the time that the delegates were
Meeting 10 decide what 10 do with
the Palmer yotcs-waa that II was
a clever strategic move. that Nc
Adoo and Cox would continue bat.
terinx away at each other without
gaining materially until Palmer
mia. candidate.
Tho Georgia delegates. released
went 90 McAdoo a,.anco. as did tho
bulk OF the Pennsylvania contingent
Bu, despite ;hlz. the solid HtradfAa,
strength Of Cox made itself felt and
II soon Developed that McAdoo was
on the run. Cox had 70 votes In
New York. Iowa solid. mos, Of illi.
nois. all Of New Jersey and other I'M
him thru mos, ~ the ballots. With
th.se N = nucleus. no soon began 70
overshadow McAdoo.
MADOO's SUPPORT
BEGINS TO DWINDI.R
Tho la,tcr's floor managers exhortr
I'd their delegates TO hold the linz
But Csx's coming victory was In the
air. and McAdooa ballots began drib-
bling over 10 him In ever Increasing
numberA Ths Cox organization
helped things along with great dom.
constructions At tho announcement OF
his gains At the end Of Zach ballot
Their band parafsd tho galleries.
which we're bu, partially filied. m
most of the spectators had departed
when midnlgh, passed. and u looked
40 II the DEADLOCK were permanent
Cheering Cox Delegates made the
walls rcsound with their noisc.
when Georgia swung over 10 Cox.
bedlam prevailed. and when rennsyi-
wanna delivered the bulk Of lts
strength. aha ndoning McAdoo. the
end was In sight The voices Of Me
Adoo men pleading with their dele
gates 10 stand pat were drowned In
the swelling chorus Of victory from
tho Ohioan's supporters With every
shift from McAdoo 10 Cox the noise
pressure was tremendous
| McAdoo's stalwarts. who only a
few hours before had held a rally
and sworn TO stand fast to tho last
ditch. rockcd over 10 the Cox camp
In druves. As a last desperate cx.
| pedieut efforts were made by the
McAdoo generals to adjourn the ses.
sion until today. but they were
howied down. and the stampede do
veIoped . veritsble landslide tina,
swept all before IL. and carried
Jimmy" Cox into the nomination In
the wee ANA hours. while most OF
America slept