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Newspaper Page TextASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS OF .THE WORLD FORTY-SECOND YEAR—NO. 159 PICKING MATE FOR COX GEORGIA STARTS BREAK, LEAVING M’ADOOFORCOX Great Yell Goes Up As Switch on 42d is An nounced By H. N. RICKEY. SAN FRANCISCO, July'6.—Gov. Jas. M. Cox, of Ohio, was nominated for president by the Democrats on 44th ballot at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday morning. The McAdoo people fought gamely to the last, but finally went down to defeat under a terrible pounding ly the Cox forces. Fourteen ballots from 10 o’clock Monday morning to 5 o’clock in the afternoon failed to break the dead lock which held the convention as in, a vise. Then from sheer exhaustion and in the hope that during the ad journment some solution of The prob lem of how to get 728 for somebody might be found adjournment was tak en until 8:30 in evening. During the fourteen ballots the pendulum of favor swung back and forth from Cox to McAdoo, the net advantage being with McAdoo.. Mc- Adoo started the day with 364 1-2 votes d Cox with 425. At the 5i o’cloc,. adjournment McAdoo had in creased to 399 and Cox had fallen back to 377. Palmer' got a sudden boost t before the adjournment! and fiu_aed with 241, his biggest! vote since the 11th ballot and with-! in 26 of his high at anytime. Agreed to Release. During the adjournment Palmer and his leaders conferred and it was decided that during the first ballots at the evening session if he fell back he would release his delegates from any further obligation to him and; permit them to vote for whom they pleased. This announcement was! made after the 36th ballot, the sec-! ond of the evening session, and a recess of 20 minutes was taken to; give the McAdoo and Cox managers! a chance to work on the released! Palmer delegates. During the 39th ballot following! the recess the air was electric withj suppressed excitement. Would Mc- Adoo or Cox get the bull: of the: Palmer vote? Georgia’s 38 votes went to McAdoo and the McAdoo delegates paraded and yelled for five minutes. The Massachusetts Palmer! strength went to Cox and led by Sen-} ator Walsh, the Massachusetts dele gates headed a Cox parade which lasted ten minutes. The Pennsyl-| vania delegates stuck to Palmer on; this ballot, the net result of the bal-1 lot being in Cox’s favor. The figures I were: McAdoo, 440; Cox, 468; and the deadlock was tighter than ever. I On the 40th ballot the Palmer vote in Pennsylvania began to disinte grate. McAdoo got 44 of them and Cox 14, the balance still voting for Palmer. On this ballot McAdoo gained 27, going to 467, and Cox gained 21 1-2, going to 490. Davis got 76, ihs high, and Owen was still in with 33. With all but 19 of the Palmer votes divided, Cox was still 238 short of the necessary two thirds and McAdoo 261 short on the 40th ballot. “Here is where we dig in and stay,” was the sentiment of both the McAdoo and Cox leaders at midnight as the 41st ballot was being taken. Cox Gains; McAdoo Loses. Cox gained and McAdoo lost slightly on the 41st ballot and at 12:15 a delegate from Oklahoma moved to adjourn until 10 o’clock Tuesday morning. The purpose of this motion was obviously to give the Owen people a chance to call a con ference and try to arrange to have Owen chosen as the dark horse. Owen and his delegates had been busy all day on the floor and in the corridors trying to popularize the Owen idea and he was probably as much talked of as any one else as a dark horse possibility. The Cox dele gates voted against adjournment and the McAdoo delegates in the main were for it. The Cox people seemed to be afraid that a deal might be made to line up all the op position delegates either for McAdoo or some other administration candi date. The motion to adjourn was defeated by a margin of about 200 votes. At 12:30 the clerk began calling! the roll for the 42nd ballot. The! convention had resolved itself in a contest of physical endurance. When Georgia’s 28 votes were swept from McAdoo to Cox on the 42nd ballot the Cox delegates all over the hall yelled like Indians. Then they be gan working like Trojans among the McAdoo delegates trying to follow up their advantage. That they worked to good purpose was- shown by the result of ballots: Cox 540, McAdoo 427. This nut Cox within five votes of a majority. It was the! highest vote polled by any candidate since the balloting began, and it was: freely predicted that if he could; reach the majority on the next bal TH E TIMESKtRfifoRDER Gqv. Cox on His Dignity and When He Smiles i*—_) i jiF > ~i fl ' JSF ill 1 W ■WK I • W ■AWw i wfli / i JMfl r= —YVX- r*-~ -.I ‘DELIGHTED AND ! RELIEVED,’ SAYS M’ADOO AT NEWS ‘That’s Great,’ Comment of His Wife—Really Pleased HUNTINGTON, L. 1., July 6 When W. G. McAdoo was informed I this morning of Governor Cox’s nom- ! ination at San Francisco his only comment was, “I’m relieved and de-1 lighted that the call didn’t come to j me.” Mrs. McAdoo said “That’s great.” ! McAdoo showed every evidence that he was pleased. McAdoo today sent the following message to Cox: “Hearty congratulations and as-1 surances of cordial support.” HASHES | SAN FRANCISCO, July 6—The convention was late beginning this afternoon. Alabama yielded t > Tenn essee which nominated Gen. L. D. Ty son, of Knoxville, for the vice presi dency. lot, his nomination before the con vention was permitted to adjourn was extremely probable. Cox got 568 votes on this ballot, 23 more than a majority, and when the vote was announced the convention was in an uproar. McAdoo had dropped to 412 votes. Fighting Every Inch. The McAdoo people, fighting every foot of the way, again tried to get as adjournment, but were howled down As the roll call started for the 44th ballot, the word was passed that the entire 76 votes of Pennsyl vania would go to Cox. These votes: alone would not give him the neces sary two-thirds, but w< aid put him I so close that they would practically assure his nomination. The greatest excitement prevailed as the roll was 1 called. State after state showed gains for Cox. Pennsylvania came ir with 69 out of 76 for Cox and it was) all over but the shouting. There was nlenty of that when Amidon, of Kansas, one of the floor leaders for the McAdoo people, mov ed that the rules be suspended and that Cox’s nomination be made by acclamation. It was, and the lid was, off. The convention then adjourned; until 12 o’clock Tuesday. SgILPLIBUSHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE AMERICUS, GA., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 6, 1920. COX KISSES WIFE WHEN HE GETS‘FLASH’ON NEWS To Go To Old Home Town Tonight to Receive Congratulations of School Day Friends DAYTON, Ohio, July 6—Governor Cox will go to Middletown, 0., to night to receive congratulations from the “home folks” there with whom he attended school and worked when a young man. Governor Cox declined to make a statement about his victory until af ter he has received notification from the convention. He received the news of his nomination in the office of his newspaper, the Dayton News, when the Associated Press wire flashed the news. His first act was to cross the room and kiss his wife. CONGRATULATIONS WIRED BY WILSON COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 6—Congratulations from President Wilson were received by Governor Cox this morning upon his nomination and phoned to his home in Dayton. The message said. “Please accept my hearty congratulations and cordial best wishes. “WILSON.” YOU’LL LEAD TO VICTORY’ DAVIS CABLES LONDON, July 6—Ambassador Davis today sent a message to Gov ernor Cox saying: “My hearty congratulations on your nomination. You will lead the party to a well deserved victory.” HOW LAST 22 BALLOTS AT SAN FRANCISCO RESULTED Following are the results of the ballots on the leading candidates from the 22d, published in Sunday morning’s Times-Recorder, to the 44th. which resulted in a nomination: 23d Ballot— McAdoo, 264; Cox 425! Palmer 181 1-2. 24th Ballot— McAdoo, 364 1-2; Cox, 429; Palmer, 178. 25th Ballot McAdoo, 364 1-2 • 424 1-2; Palmer, 169. 26 th Ballot McAdoo, 371; Cox, 424 1-2; Palmer, 167. 27th Ballot McAdoo, 371 1-2: Cox, 423 1-2; Palmer, 166 1-2. 28th Ballot McAdoo, 368 1-2; Cox, 423; Palmer, 165 1-2. 29th Ballot McAdoo,, 394 1-2 : \ Cox, 404 1-2; Palmer, 166. 30th Ballot McAdoo, 403 1-2: 'Cox, 400 1-2; Palmer, 165. 31st Ballot McAdoo, 414 1-2: Cox, 3911-2; Palmer, 174. 32d Ballot McAdoo, 421; Cox .391; Palmer, 176. 33d Ballot McAdoo, 420 1-2; Cox, 279 1-2; Palmer 184. 34th Ballot McAdoo, '’2o 1-2' Cox, 279 1-2; Palmer, 184. 35th Ballot McAdoo, 409; Cox, ) 376 1-2; Palmer, 1 !2. * 36th Ballot McAdoo, 339: Cox • 377; Palmer, 241. 37th Ballot McAdoo, 405; Cox 386; Palmer, 202 1-2. 38th Ballot McAdoo, 405 1-2 • C0x,383 1-2; Palmer, 211. 39th Ballot—McAdoo, 440; Cox, 468 1-2; Palmer, 74. 40th Ballot— Cox, 490; McAdoo 467; Davis. 76; Palmer, 19. 41st Ballot Cox, 497 1-2; Mc- Adoo, 460; Davis, 55 1-2- Palmer, 12. 42nd Ballot— Cox, 540; McAdoo, 427. 43rd Ballot— Cox', 568; McAdoo 412. 44th Ballot— Never finished. Nom ination of Cox unanimously by ac claim. Oliver on Job As Chamber Secretary J. G. Oliver, the new secretary of the Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, has arrived and assumed hisjiluties here. Mrs. Ol iver and the children will remain in Athens until early fall, when they will move to Americus and make their home on Lee St., Mr. Oliver hav ing recently purchased the Furlow Gatewood, Jr., home. COX’ NOMINATION DESERVED, SAYS HARDING, RIVAL Senator Sends Telegram Recalling Much Re marked Cartoon MARION, 0., July 6.—Senator Warren G. Harding, the Republican presidential nominee,. in statement today said Gov. Cox deserved the Democratic nomination, but added that his selection would hot change the Republican campaign plans in Ohio in any way. In a congratulatory telegram to Governor Cox Senator Harding said: “I recall a much remarked cartoon which portrayed you and me as news boys contesting for the White House delivery. It seems to have been prophetic. As an Ohian and fellow publisher I congratulate you on your notable victory.” (The cartoon referred to was re printed in The Times-Recorder sev eral. months ago.) Dennis Perkins Awarded Y. M. C. A. Scholarship Dennis Perkins, an employe at Souther Field, has just been awarded a scholarship by the State Commit tee of the Educational Department from the Y. M. C. A. Fund of Geor gia, in the Charlotte school, at Char lotte, N. C. He will take the course in cotton classing there, and will leave at once to begin his studies. Young Perkins, who was a member of the class of ’2O at the Third dis trict agricultural and mechanical col lege here, and served in the navy during the war with Germany. He is a son of W. L Perkins of Sale City and came to Americus from that city when he entered the Aggie school here A. R. Willis has returned to his home at St. Louis, after spending several days in the city with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Oliver at their home on Felder street. Miss Nell Ellis, of Birmingham, is the guest of Mrs. E. J. Witte, at her home on Jackson avenue, and will spend some time in Americus. Forecast for Georgia—Local show ers probably tonight and Wednes day, except fair on coast tonight. OHIO GOVERNOR NOMINATED ON 44TH ROLL CALL Palmer Releases Delegates on 36th Ballot and Me- A doo's Leaders Join Landslide on Final Ballot, Making it Unanimous SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.—(By Associated Press.) —No slate for the vice presidency appeared decided upon and the nomination was apparently up to the floor of the convention when the Democratic national convention resumed after noon today. The names of Frank lin K. Roosevelt, of New York, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Jos eph E. Davies, of Wisconsin, former chairman of the Democratic Na tional committee, and Governor Samuel T. Stewart, of Montana, were being mentioned. The opening was delayed by a season of congratulations for which nobody had time this morning. SAN F RANCISCO, July 6—James M. Cox, three times gov ernor of Ohio, was nominated for the presidency on the forty-fourth ballot this morning in the break-up of one of the most prolonged dealocks in the history of national political parties. The struggle was exceeded in voting annals only by the Baltimore convention of 1912 when Woodrow Wilson received his first nomination on the forty sixth ballot. The convention then adjourned to noon to name the vice presidential cand : date. It was not until the 38th ballot, when Palmer withdrew, that the long succession of calls showed any definite trend. In the turn-over Cox gained the advantage over McAdoo and that advantage he never lost. Fresh from over-Sunday study of the twenty-two ballots taken laslt week, the convention went to work Monday seeking to end the hopeless tie in the triangular deadlock be tween Cox, McAdoo and Palmer. The leaders had no predictions to make, although they then thought Cox, with a lead of sixty some over.McAdoo and more than 200 over Palmer had a decided advantage. ■ Neither the Palmer nor the McAdoo supporters were daunted, however, and the roll call for the twenty-third ballot show ed their forces relatively as strongly entrenched as ever. The roll calls went through swiftly, save for the noisy demonstrations. Chairman Robinson and his aides kept up a constant pressure for speed and no noon recess wag taken. The conven tioin drove ahead through two new surges, one toward Palmer and the other toward McAdoo, neither of which produced any decided results, although the leaders were going strongly when recess for dinner gave opportunity for the final setting of the lines on which the battle was to be carried to a finish. Last Ballot Never Finished. The galbries were again jammed after the dinner recess last night and the delegates were keyed to a point where changes of single votes brought cheers and shouts. With the thirty-seventh ballot Palmer’s manager, Carlin, announced the at torney general was not willin' 1 - longer to delay a nomination qnd uncon ditionally released his delegates. This release was noticeable at once. On the forty-second ballot the Georgia chairman shouted that his state, formerly in the McAdoo list would “join hands with Ohio to name the president.” The shout that fol lowed rocked the building. The forty third ballot showed a continued drift to the Ohioan when the 44th be gan the result was forecast with the first vote. Alabama swung solid for Cox. State by state followed. As the total passed the seven hundred mark Sam B. Amidon, of Kansas, McAdoo>*chief, moved- the nomination be made unanimous and it carried with a tremenous “aye.” The bal lot never was completed. Battering Won For Cox The supporters of Cox won the way to the nomination by persistent battering of the McAdoo forces in many states throughout the long se ries of shifting rallies which left now one, then another, of the candidates in the lead. On the opening ballot Friday the Ohio governor was in third place. He soon passed Palmer and on the 12th went ahead of McAdoo.. Then began the see-sawing between Cox and Mc- Adoo the totals of which at the end of the thirty-ninth ballot found the two virtually the same. On the forty-fefunth ballot Cox was plunging toward the required two-thirds when Colorado changed its vote to him and made his nomination obvious. It was made unanimous on motion of Sam B. Amidon, of Kansas, leader of the McAdoo forces. As the Cox total passed McAdoo’s, the leaders and managers made a des perate fight to stop it in time. Their candidate twice had held the lead and lost it, however, and many sup porters had given up hope that he could be nominated. On the last four ballots McAdoo lost steadily, several solid state del egations deserting his banner. Once Cox had more than a majority the PRICE FIVE CENTS. fight was easy. At the end of the day of furious struggle the convention stampeded to Cox, flung aside its rules and made his nomination unan imous with a tremendous shout. A terrific uproar followed. The Final Session. The convention went into its 37th ballot last night at a session which began at 8:30 o’clock and contained good prospects for daylight. With l McAdoo, Cox and Palmer running nearer even than they had almost at any time before, and each in practical possession of a veto power, strong efforts were being made to break the line at one of its three corners. “Tammany holds the key,” was the word passed after conferences in which both Cox and McAdoo forces had participated with Charles F Murphy and other leaders of the New York delegation. Each side was pulling for Tammany support and so many arguments entered into the complex situation that it was prac tically impossible to assess them ac curately. Attorney General Palmer, at 9:45 o’clock, at the close of the 38th bal lot released his delegates and left the convention free to nominate. At the end of the second ballot af ter the recess, when the Palmer vote had touched 211 and it was appar ent that it could be driven no higner, former Representative C. C. Carlin, of Virginia, Mr. Palmers’ manager, took the platform and announced the withdrawal of the attorney general from the race. Chairman Robinson in presenting him told the convention significantly that he was presenting a man who had a announcement to make which he was confident the convention would want to hear. Expectation was in the air and the convention, which only a moment be fore had been in the height of dis order and rackety demonstration quieted like magic until a pin might almost have been heard to drop in the great auditorium and Carlin took the speakers’ place and said in sub stance : Released Palmer Men. “I am about to make an announce ment of the greatest importance to this convention at the conclusion of which I shall move a recess of 20 minutes to give the convention ap portunity to decide what course it shall take. A. Mitchell Palmer asks me to express his sincere thanks and appreciation to every delegate who had voted for his nomination, but he is unwilling to delay the proceedings further and authorized me to finally , positively and absolutely release ev ery delegate pledged to him that the convention may proceed to nomi nate the next President of the Unit ed States.’ There was a roar of “Hurrah for Palmer,” as the lines broke and the convention went into a recess. The I denouement, coming at the end of > the 38 hard fought and fruitless bal- I lots, gave the same effect as does an over-inflated automobile tire when it bursts with a bang and then sizzles down. The entire Palmer vote, it was dis covered, if added to McAdoo’s total ' on the 38th ballot, would give Mc- Adoo 616 1-2. The Palmer votes added to the Cox total on the same ballot would give the Ohio governor 594 1-2. Both leading candidates would fall short of the two-thirds, J Continued on Last Page.)

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