Show Cox I I Tomina 11 ed 5 By By y WRIGHT HIGHT A. A PATTERSON L s Copyright Wc Western tern Newspaper Union For President James M. M Cox of Ohio For Vice-president Vice Franklin D. D Roosevelt of New York Convention Hall San Francisco After Atter seven da days s 's of ot the most strenuous strenuous strenuous an any political party has hns known for many man years the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic gathering at 1 40 o'clock Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day morning Jul July C G named James M. M Cox governor of ot Ohio for president The nomination for president was made on on the tho ballot Franklin D. D Roosevelt noose of New York lor was nominated for vice Ice president by acclamation at tho the Tuesday Tuesday- afternoon Session It was a n real convention and more especially a n real Demo Democratic convention convention conven conven- tion that adjourned on lu Tuesday It was wasa wasn a n convention that vas was run b by the time 1094 1091 delegates and an equal number of alternates It was leaderless and andIn andin andin in fact If It may be staid Said to have hae had hada hadn a n fault at nt all It was Avas this lack of ot lead leall leadership that for many weary hours made it seem Impossible for the necessary necessary necessary sary two-thirds two to reach an un agreement on the choice of a n candidate During these hours and days das there were a n number of ot men who were quite willing willing will will- ing to assume leader leadership but no one of them or no group of them could find a sufficient number of ot followers to make their leadership effective The delegates insisted that they and not any self appointed group of of- leaders lenders lead lend ers era represented tl the e rank and file of the Democratic party and each delegate delegate delegate dele dele- gate Insisted on yoting the way he believed hIs people at home wished him to vote and regardless of any plea for a n compromise The opening of the great gathering was as featureless as all such openIngs openIngs openings open- open Ings are There was an air of expectancy expectancy expectancy ex ex- In the Vast audience for forthe the vast majority of whom this was their first experience in a poll political convention of pf f such magnitude The audience had looked for a fight lt starting startIng start start- Ing with the fall of Vice Chairman Kramers Kramer's gavel but the they were rewarded rewarded rewarded re re- warded with nothing more exciting than the masterful keynote address of ot Homer Cummings Cummings' h hi which he outlined put out ut- ut lined the Issues on which the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party would ask the people for tor support This address was devoted al almost almost al al- most exclusively cly to the League of ot s v s. s d JAMES M. M COX Nations and its point was a n demand for ratification without nullifying res res- He lIe laid special emphasis on the point that the President was not opposed to reservations resen so long longas as they did not seriously change the Intent latent of ot the document A roll call calI followed for the appointment appointment ap ap- of ot the usual convention committees and the first session was over For the next day the real activities activities activities ac ac- of ot the great gathering was transferred to the meeting rooms of the committees The committee on credentials confirmed the action of the national committee In seating the Palmer delegation from Georgia and antI ln n unseating Senator Reed need of Mis- Mis louri It had been anticipated tell that both th of ot these contests would be taken takeno to o the floor of the convention but butwin win ith the exception of ot entering a pro pro- on the action on S Senator Reed the a contests provided no entertain entertain- c nent for the audience In an effort to make time the rules committee had recommended that nominating speeches be In In order preceding preceding preceding pre pre- ceding the report of the committee on platform and this became the first order of business for Wednesday That was a n day of oratory of ot the good old old- fashioned d Democratic kind During the he day all session of Wednesday ay and through the first session of Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day the oratorical lights of the party part extolled tho the virtues of ot the fourteen candidates named In either nominatIng nominating ing tag or seconding speeches s. s With but butone butone butone one exception the nominating speeches ches made b The one were by men exception exception exception tion was WIlS Miss II Bessie Dwyer an al ul- alternate ulI t ternate to from th the Philippines who presented pre pre- I seated the time name of Francis Burton Harrison on En Every r candidate whose ho c nomination was WitS seconded at all had provided for one or r more women as Time The event of ot the nominating sessions sessions ses ses- stone was the presentation of the name of oi Sir Mr Ir McAdoo It was known that Mr 11 McAdoo had Insisted that Ills his name not be presented to the convention convention con con- and had repeated repented this wish by Iy telegraph on Tuesday to Rev Hev Barris Burris Bur Bar ris Jenkins of ot Kansas City McAdoo delegates were insistent that the name of ot their favorite be presented regardless of his Instructions but Frank R. R Wilson a former Cormer Iowa newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper man and the time leader of ot the McAdoo Mc Mc- Adoo forces was equally insistent that the wishes of Mr lr McAdoo be complied compIled with In the end WIL Wilson on consented consented con con- to an nn informal presentation in which h it should be stated that it was without t the time consent of of the former former for for- mer secretary and without any elaboration elaboration oration of ot his Imis qualifications for the office Rev Jenkins said that while Mr Ir McAdoo was not seeking the nomination he lie proposed th that t Democracy Democracy ruc racy draft him for the good of the thena na nation The The platform committee had a long stubborn fight on Its hands In an effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort to satisfy many opposing elements ele ele- ments Senator Glass as chairman of the resolutions committee represented represent represent- ed the n administration viewpoint on the time J League eague of ot Nations especially and proposed ed to put through the Virginia plank This was acceptable to practically practically all delegates except Mr Br Bryan an and some somo of his followers who could not see the time possibility of ot ratification without radical reservations Other planks that caused hours of discussion discussion discus discus- sion slon referred to the liquor question to Ireland and to labor In the end the c committee had hind to take several questions ques queS' to the tile floor of the time convention much to the gratification of the time audience audience audience audi audi- ence and which resulted in another oratorical display throughout all of the time long Friday session Senator Glass presented the time majority ma ma- majority report of the time platform com com- Mr Bryan Bran presented presente a minority minority min min- report containing a strong dry plank with with with-a a declaration n for tor a strict enforcement of the time act a plank calling for an nn amendment to the constitution giving the senate majority majority ma ma- power to ratify a treaty treat and end endorsing a u ratification of ot the League covenant covenant with whatever reservations might be necessary to secure Its ap ap- a plunk plank k on profiteering providing providing pro pro- viding that the cost and sal price be shown on all articles of merchandise and a plank providing for the establishment of ot a national bulletin for tor forthe the tho dissemination of ot Information on all Important questions of the day open to all political parties and through which all nIl candidates for offIce office of of- fice flee on a u national ticket would be privileged to announce his candidacy and his qualifications Mr l Bryan Bran by request offered another minority report report report re re- re- re port on the time liquor subject prepared iy by by Richmond Pearson Hobson Hobs Burke Cochran of New York presented presented pre pre- seated a n minority report for the wets providing for the enactment of more liberal enforcement legislation for the eighteenth amendment and leaving ItI it I to each l h locality to d determine the time desired desired desired de de- sired sired percentage rc t ge o of alcohol It was characteristic of a a- Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic convention com that all aU sides was given a n hearing before the time delegations and what a hearing It was Mr Ir Br Bryan Bryan- an was given an hour anda a half to present his side of the story and und he lie went to bat with nIl all his time old vigor While he ice yielded a n small part of his time tine to other speakers he made the time most of ot ever every moment that he lie re re- His Ills powerful presentation of his subject reminded on one of the days das of ot 1806 1800 when he carried the time Democracy rac racy of ot Am America off oft Its feet teet at CM- CM cago and captured the nomination by his Cross of ot Gold speech Or again In 1012 1912 at Baltimore when he led the Wilson hosts to victory after a terrific ter ter- rIfle political battle Time after time he aroused the time vast audience of ot delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates and spectators to frenzied heights of ot enthusiasm but it was enthusIasm enthusiasm enthusiasm en en- for tOl the man an appreciation tion of ot the time individual and not an nn endorsement of ot his ideas He received ed the cheers but not the votes and his dry plank went down to defeat with only votes in favor of ot it and his other planks were beaten without without with without with with- out a roll call The Time Cochran wet plank plank fared fared but little better The Time gifted orator from New York used all of his imis great ability abil abil- a ability n. n ity in presenting his side of ot the question question question ques ques- tion but without effect When the roll roU was call called ell the delegates front from the time large cities clUes and from one or two I of the lime distinctly wet states were with him to the time extent of votes nearl nearly less than the needed majority majority majority ma ma- The minority report on Ireland provided provided pro pro- vided for tor a Democratic promise of ot recognition for tor the time Irish Republic as asI Irelands Ireland's supporters had not been satisfied sat with merely an expression of ot I sympathy and the time referring of ot their demands to the time League of at Nations The minority report was presented by Delegate Doheny of ot California It had the united support of ot the time Irish delegates but went down to defeat b by a vote of 4 to GiG Another minority report providing 1 j for fOl the time appointment of a commission to Investigate cases of per personal financial finan finan- financial cial loss on the part of ot soldiers In Inthe Inthe Inthe the world war and placing the party on record as favoring financial assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance in such sih cases was presented by Thomas D D. Lyons of Oklahoma was r rejected by a viva vh-n voce vote yote and then the majority report was waS' adopted without without without with with- out n a 10 roll call caU I While the platform as a led may maybe maybe be said sald to represent nt a n victory for the I administration forces as led by Senator Senator Sen Sens ator atom Glass it was not adopted without without without with with- out giving all nIl a chance to secure such changes as a n majority of the time delegates favored On the time liquor question Mr lr Bryan pointed out after the time s session that the tho vote for his has dry plank and the Cochran wet plank c combined did die not represent a n majority of the time delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates which was an nn evidence that the party was determined to Ignore the subject Much as the great audiences hind had hada a appreciated the time oratorical displays 8 and the keen competitions that had marked the efforts effort to secure re party endorsement for opposing Ideas the theone theone theone one great feature of ot the time national show for which all aU had waited was the balloting balloting balloting bal bal- on candidates for the presidential nomination and when Chairman Robinson of Arkansas announced I the the- the next ne next t order of ot business as ns the time call I of the roll roU of states immediately after niter the of ot the platform he was greeted with a n mighty roar All realized that the first ballot taken on Friday night would merely show a general up line-up of ot the forces and that no decisive result was possible possible possible pos pos- sible until such time as ns the time contest could be narrowed down to the real leaders The McAdoo Cox and Palmer Palmer Pal Pal- mer forces were all claiming a n certaro certain taro tain victory while the time adherents of such candidates as Senator Owen Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador Am Am- Davis Is Vice PresIdent Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall shaU and National Chairman Cummings Cum- Cum were certain that no one of the time three leaders lenders could be successful and that their candidate would be their choice on a n compromise On the time first ballot of Friday night the result was McAdoo Palmer Cox Gov Coy Smith Owens 38 Davis 32 CummIngs 25 Marshall 37 Meredith 27 Hitchcock 18 Glass 20 26 1 2 1 Edwards 42 Girard 21 Harrison Harrison Harrison Har Har- rison 0 G and a n few scattering votes By the time the fourteenth ballot was taken on Saturday the time contest had narrowed down to the time three leaders leaders lead lend ers with the exception of ot the Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa lioma the time West Virginia the Virginia the Connecticut delegations still sticking t to favorite sons in the time hope of ot being in when the time of compromise compromise compromise compro compro- mise should come comae The Time Theote vote ote of the leaders on this ballot was McAdoo 35 2 1 Cox 2 1 Palmer After Aftertime the time sixteenth ballot a recess was taken In the hopes that some compromise might be effected that would permit n no 4 o x e er n r y 3 h ht t t Ji FRANKLIN D. D ROOSEVELT of a nomination before midnight ht but It was without result The leaders were willing to pick a dark horse a and d' d he time attempt was made to put over Ambassador Davis viS but th the delegates refused to follow the tho leaders and to vote almost to a n man as ns they had before the adjournment and the they hey continued to do so until midnight forced an adjournment to Monda Monday It was the caucuses of It Sunday and Sunday night that made the time final nomination possible The space to this thIs' this story story Is 15 not sufficient to warrant even an effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort at painting a n word picture of the tIle Democratic convention of ot 1020 1920 It was a n convention that will be rem remd tf it as one of the most fler fiercely ely fought political battles battle one of ot the most picturesque political gatherings In the nations nation's history There were hundreds of ot exciting incidents that appealed strongly to the great audience audi ence emice of ot every session and in these incidents in in- and also In tit the time Important affairs affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs of time tile convention women 1 played a prominent and conspicuous part The party doubled the time membership of Its national committee giving to women an equal representation in each state and women were vere named on all of ot the Important convention committees San Francisco did Its full part as host to the time Democratic throng and every cry arrangement for the entertainment entertainment entertain |