U.S. PRESIDENCY

Hokitika Guardian, 5 July 1920, Page 3

U.S. PRESIDENCY

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) ballot results. NEW YORK, July 3. At the Democratic Convention in San Francisco, the preliminary balloting for the Presidential nomination resulted as

(Received This Day at 3 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 4. •• T j ie New York' “Times” San Francisco correspondent reports that after casting sixteen ballots, the Democratic Convention adjourned for several hours. It is understood that Cox’s ascendancy i= due to the alignment of supporters or Palmer and" Cox in New York, Indiania and New Jersey against AlcAdoo. They decided to concentrate support to Cox. Tt is expected that if Cox is unable to secure a two-thirds majority, the same fnrees will concentrate upon a compro--jjjge candidate; but not McAdoo. There ® A rumour that Mr Wilson may urge Impport for McAdofo, who is lire son-

i "' law ' iV iit hemist-s party. 'Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 3. Wear&t announces he will lead a third tV'at the Presidential elections, call, • itself the American Constitutional i*?’ THE deadlock. " /Deceived this day at 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 4. rri.e “ New York Times ” San FrancisA.. (I |,,rc:sp.l»ae nt ! » tntes: Aftcr the ad * • nnieiit, Cummings and other party filers attempted to get into telephone k unicntion with Mr Wilson, to obguidance ho*' to break Die doadt n ?f V,ot they did succeed. H^-i s reported from Washington that U Air Wilson’s private secretary, said that Mr Wilson at U 1 pie indicated who would bo nommn° T and would not make any suggesV ns that might he construed as a dictation-

follows First ballot — .. 266 254 134 Second ballot .. 289 264 lo9 Third ballot .. 3234 2514 177 Fourth baljot ...... .. 335 254 178 democratic CONFERENCE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, July 3. The Democratic Convention ballots progressed as follows " - ' McAdoo Palmer Cox Fifth ballot Sjx'tii Ijailpt ....... Seventh baBot .. 357 .. 369 .. 384 244 265 267 m 195. 295 F/i"hth ballot .. 380 262 315 Ninth ballot .. 395 257 321 Tenth ballot Eleventh ballot .... Twelfth ballot .... Thirteenth ballot ■ ... 385 .. 380 ... 369 257 255 201 193 321 322 404 428 Fourteenth ballot Sixteenth ballot ... 355 . 337 182 1644 443 4544