U.S. PRESIDENCY.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 July 1920, Page 5

U.S. PRESIDENCY.

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. v —— MR. W. A. McADOO LEADING. By Teletrajn.—Press Assn.—Copyright, Received July 4, 5.5 p.m. New York, July 3. At the Democratic Convention at San Francisco, the preliminary balloting for the Presidential nomination resulted as follows: First Ballot. Mr. W. A. McAdoo (a former Secretary of the Treasury) 266 Mr. A. M. Palmer (AttorneyGeneral for the States) .. 264 Governor J,' M. Cox ........ 134 Second Ballot. Mr. McAdoo 289 Mr. Palmer 264 Mr. Cox 177 Third Ballot. Mr. McAdoo 3231 Mr. Palmer <•• ...: 251J Mr- Cox ~: "7 Fourth Ballot. Mr. McAdoo ...: 335 Mr. Palmer 254 Mr. Cox 178 The Convention has adjourned. The New York Times' correspondent says the Convention unanimously adopted the platform as proposed by the Platform Committee. Mr. W. J. Bryan's prohibition plank was decisively beaten by 929 Votes to 153. A plank under which each State would be able to determine the alcoholic content of its beverage was defeated by 726 votes to 356. A plank proposing recognition -of the Irish Republic waft defeated by 676 votes to 402.-»Aus.»N-Z. Cable Assn.

THE LAtEST BALLOTS. MR COX TAKES THE LEAD. ' All INDEFINITE POSITION. Received July 4, 115 p.m. San Francisco, July 3. The Democratic Convention ballots progressed as follows: McAdoo. Palmer. Cox. Fifth ballot 357 244 181 Sixth ballot 369 265 195 Seventh ballot 384 267 295 Eighth ballot ' 380 262 315 Ninth ballot 385 25? 321 Tenth ballot 385 257 321 Eleventh ballot 380 255 332 Twelfth ballot 375 202 404 Thirteenth ballot 363 193 428 Fourteenth ballot 355 182 443 The New York Times' San Francisco correspondent reports that after easting sixteen ballots the Democratic Convention adjourned for several hours. The sixteenth ballot .resulted:—McAdoo 337, Palmer 164%, Cox 454%. It is understood Mr. Cox's ascendancy is due to the alignment of supporters of Mr. Palmer and Mr. Cox in New York. Indiana, and New Jersey against Mr. McAdoo. Thsr decided to concentrate their support on Mr. Cox. It is expected tha"t if Mr- Cox is unable to secure a two-thirds majority the same forces will concentrate upon a compromise candidate, but not on Mr. McAdoo. There is a rumor that President Wilson may urge support for Mr. McAdoo, who is his son-in-law,—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE PLATFORM. San Francisco, July 2. The Democratic platform has been submitted to the Convention. It is silent regarding liquor. It demands prompt ratification of the League of Nations, minus nullifying amendments, and accepts reservations specifying American obligations. It expresses sympathy With Irish aspirations and rejects the Armenian mandate proposal. It supports ft plan to aid War veterans to secure farms and homes, is sympthetic in its attitude towards Labor, agriculture interests and female suffrage, and endorses President Wilson's policy in Mexico. Mr. Bryan plans to offer additional planks, enforcing prohibition, denouncing profiteering and favoring the Government ownership of railways.—AusN.2. Cable Assn. THE IRISH PLANK. . San Francisco, July 2. It is understood that the Platform Committee adopted the plank under! Which the Democratic Party expressed! sympathy with the aspirations of Ire-' land for self-government and. pledged such action in the matter as Would be consistent with international comity and usage. After session lasting little more than an hour, during which Senator Simonv of North Carolina, Mr. Harris, GovernorGeneral of the Philippine Islands, and Senator Glass were placed in nomination, the Convention adjourned and will 1 resume ite Sittings this evening, when the platform Will probably be announced. It is expected that balloting will not begin until Friday. Representatives of the Irish societies who desire the inclusion in the platform of the plank favoring recognition of the Irish republic held a stormy meeting, at which it was decided that a committee of two should visit each presidential aspirant and determine Whether he favors the inclusion of such a plank. —Aus.-NZ. Cable Assn. THE LIQUOR QUESTION. San Francisco, July 2. Contrary to the tentative agreement of the leaders of the two sides, three n*ew "wet" planks were introduced before the Resolutions Committee. All of them were voted down. A DEADLOCK POSSIBLE. New York, July 2. The San Francisco correspondent of the New York Times states that supporters of Mr. Palmer, Governor Cox, and Mr. Edwards predict that when balloting begins the Convention will be thrown into a long-drawn-out deadlock. They have not, however, concluded any agreement, so far as can be learned, to block the nomination of Mr. McAdoo, whose choice all other aspirants fear. The campaign managers for Messrs. Marshall, Davis and Clark (former Speaker of the House of Representatives) are understood to be furthering the possibility of a deadlock, hoping that their aspirants may be brought in as a compromise and one nominated— Au«.-NJjL Cable Asm ■-- r -"- •-••" j