Washington Post, The (Newspaper) - July 4, 1920, Washington, District Of Columbia Member of the Associated The Press exclusively entitled to the use for all news patches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the local published herein The Washington Post Is a member of the Associated receiving the complete services of the world's greatest organization cloudy today and change in gentle to moderate northwest Temperature 67. DAILY AND SUNDAY ENTERED AS D. C. JULY 4, 1920. 1820. BY THE WASHINGTON POST CO FIVE DEADLOCK AFTER 17 BALLOTS MAY COMPEL CONVENTION TO POSTPONE SELECTION OF A CANDIDATE UNTIL MONDAY Delegates Opposed to Sunday Cox Men for Adjourning Rumored That Nineteenth Ballot Will See Ad- Until Monday if No Choice Is Made Seventeenth Ballot Shows Little Change Over the Con- ferences During ers Decide to Stand Pat. The eighteenth ballot resulted as 458; 330'2 42; 38; 26; 19; 2. San July Democratic national convention met in evening session a little after 8 loting resumed at the seventeenth ballot resulting 332, 442; 176; 57; 19, 36, 2: 25 The seventeenth ballot showed little change in the relative position ot the leaders There is a report that the convention will adjourn until atter three ballots have been taken Cox Favorable to ope led the evening session It was followed as usual by the ot the Spangled Banner people Senator Harrison of said would not an adjournment until Monday if the convention wanted it were sure ot winning them and were sympathetic with the n to run the convention proceedings on Sunday Predicts Monday How the Candidates Fared on the First Sixteen Ballots Cov Davis 33 35 Colbj 1 Edwards 42 Smith Owen Gerard Marshall Glass Meredith Simmons Hitchcock Daniels Harrison Clark 38 31 37 26 H 27 34 18 1 6 9 2 289 159 264 27 34 101 12 36 35% 26 25 16 1 7 1 34'S 323% 335 357 177 178 251 254 28% 31 26 24 321 92 22 11 26 27 26 16 1 6 7 1 31 96 32 2 27 28 8 1 181 344 21 2 31 95 34 29 27 27 6 7 368% 384 195 265 39 i 2O 1 SO 98 8 380 9 386' 1O 385 11 38O 295% 315 321% 321 333 267% 262 257 257 255 33 32 32 34 33 19 18 18 19 19 12 13 14 15 16 375% 363% 355% 344% 337 404 428% 463% 454% 2O1 193% 182 167 164% 31% 33 32 52 8 7 7 19 2O JOFFRE ATTENDS 4TH Wildly Cheered at U. S. Chamber Celebration in 36 13 27 2 4 35 14 27 36 1 12 27 87 1 T 23 37 2 7 35 1 34 1 32 25 34 7 25 31 25 25 1 On the ballot these men received the following John Sharp 2O; 1; Chandler M. Vew 3; 1. 4; DELEGATES IN GLEE WHILE BALLOTING Sing and Parade as Vote for NOT ANXIOUS FOR HOME San Francisco So Hospitable AH Want to Stay PALMER MEN STOP cut on go under 7 e i to he I 1 V j 1 p h w t s r t id IB Ih k n o v that t 1 in i sum t- d v t it e n t h i n v e m en t frt m Me o Owen from Chairman Robinson began calling for order Vance McCormick former chairman of the Democratic national I committee recalling that a crats national never sits on s u n d i j and predicting no tion before midnight said he though t n v n ion would go over le The forces were making a drive to get back some of strength as the convention coming to Supporters of Attorney by Holding Prevent pede Yorker's Forces Were ally Loses of Delegation in Twelfth Ballot Resists Attempt to Split Their Enforcing Unit ITALIAN SHIP FLIES RED FLAG i I t ha k If 1 f 1 r h i M tO t i blinking them the ba Palmer and i 1 t i looses It 1 i n i p -i t j and Palmer 1-ose. i I a so c v. n r to i s IJT T i stood Indiana I i i 1 I i Kansas Communist Crew AH Get Same Paj Welcomed at Buenos Vires Italian Belluno ai i ed here Bj ROBERT T. 1920 by Washington Post San July 3 cratic national convention was in session late tonight trying to solve in the sixteenth It was generally said the delegates that Mr. McAdoo had passed the peak of his strength and the invisible boom which has been under way for him so long began to Prevent Stampede to The Palmer strength held together long enough to prevent an early stampede to the former Secretary of the Treasury Although more than 100 delegates had lett them between the seventh and sixteenth ballots and his high mark of had declined to one of the delegations which stood steadfast to the Attorney eral throughout the day was the District of Columbia An attempt was made to split the vote on the but the Palmer forces retained the majority and the entire six votes were cast for Palmer under the unit lule Pennsylvania also remained steadfast to the Attorney as did the Georgia block of 28 In the day the Attorney did little more than help to block the way to who had shown the strength in the convention up to the taking of the twelfth ballot Mr Palmer could not make headway and although his flag was still many of his friends had lost hope that thing favorable to him could happen Big States Swing to The big New Illinois and Iowa after watching the Adoo gradually climb on tbe eleven decided it was to make a tor Cox was their when they swung line with the Ohio executive there was a great in the convention hall New Jersey also got aboard the Cox but when these States had given of their full strength there came an end to the Cox climb BIG THREE BATTLE McAdoo and Palmer Join in Forcing VOTE WAS 619 TO 455 Maximum Strength of Gov. Cox Seen in Negative DARK HORSE DRIVE BEGINS Managers of McAdoo and Palmer Wrangle Over Which Should Give Way to the Other and In the Meantime Other Leaders Seek to Gain Combination for Davis or Marshall or or Strategy Aimed to Eliminate McAdoo First and Then from Genoa today the red flag tne Of the presidential Then the leaders of the alort and the For eight hours and a half larse and to counsel v balloting continued today without re- reported communist crew who suit and then a recess of three hours I been in consultation over the long dis- taS this on a of was taken before a renewal of the I 1 t at had M It o for ont i eau is to de- Th re ic t s u o d b t re in ru L f r that L n i t n J x e o o t to them in a block expected a re- in n the tw elv h h i 1 h for e th communism Fag L her manned i itv the exception that powers have been battle to a 11- w ot their to maintain discipline MI j right Centers on the sami excepting v. n n. those with additional i hrough all the long session of the who additional for expenses i looH ut Limit UCI i The 1 a cargo (i om lul ee wno nave the organ m the remnants of the strength of Mr. the Gen C a ti v e which nent in the race from the Very torium was heard There was solo tance telephone with but there was no verification of the I The session of the convention I was as colorful as any of those which j had preceded it The delegates sang and paraded between the ballots The energetic San Francisco band in the convention the fight among the gallery was ready with an out- I but st of and from time to time dent or Chairman or Secretary of State Colby can be selected a number of ballots will be required At this 8 it is impossible to say who will be named Have Fought Hard Thq election of the nominee of the Democratic party of the cisco convention rank as one of the hardest in the political history of the It called forth all the ability and all the ers of the managers of the respec tive candidates and gave rise to in cident after incident which absorbed the attention of the delegates and the ten thousand spectators packing the galleries Throughout the thei 3 were conferences of the generals and also of representatives of all the candidates who realized that if one of them were to win the former Secretary of the Treasury must be beaten It was recognized by the McAdoo managers that a mistake had been made in the taking of tbe lead on the first two ballots yesterday But having committed there was nothing to do save gather additional strength on the first lots this and to hold in reserve to make up for losses to either Cox or a dark horse determined upon by the triumvirate of bosses Weak Spots In Palmer The latter were quite content to McAdoo to add to his that some delegations could be switched him at a moment and that their departure would have a depressing effect upon fought from 9 those sticking by the man with whom they had started The Palmer agers had been fed with the hope that New York and Indiana might be thrown to their this being done in order that they would hold fast Taggart and representing Indiana and knew precisely where the Palmer forces were weakest and in 1920, by Washington Post San July o'clock this morning until 6 o'clock this evening to get the choice of the Democratic convention in session in were William Gibbs of New James M. of and Attorney General A. Mitchell of Realizing that a stage of complete deadlock had been the j fact had received direct assurances that when certain or Adoo which had loyally stood fast through a gruelling and as they advised votes were needed they would be cast said v. 1 t f v ho tin t TV n e s T t h w h j t' a t n w c r x T n pro port i a bo i f JTI a 11 c i O Dai is st bv 5 0 buenos Capt of the Belluno directs and ot hn h the new are members Trip steamer entered the port with General Palmer and Gov thi crew 171 inning the rail and flags She was greeted of whistles tugs many of which flung out led and es the to her pier demonstrations were singing as well engaged in the The Democrats were serious business of i selecting the man they hope to make William Gibbs Attorney James A. Cox of Ohio When the recess President of the states but i they did not believe in being ordered just before the dinner hour about as was the case with the it appeared the delegates were all u n a larger i m vote and i State I LOSES MILLION IN ail h 1 off If 1 ll n t o ff p o v the s u n i T 1 Palmer fore es 1C" lo cK v e i o p i. dark h i i rs between recess it N P m tonight in i ts and desperate n a i ticket i 1 that is p a hands 1 to the confusion of York Broker Now Is Held on 1 i of of j 3 here I but hopelessly deadlocked on the three and that the might have to turn to one of the many dark horses Try to Hold Cox During the recess period a n nt of th it on some ad t cannot s pointed t r T lai m ement h id 1 i r a i in 1 t lat i in i tent ai which i M i t a nui i j r it the start had t ir I lain the and n 1 M V loo out or first place 1 v advanced tor s lark h were h 1 i on Those opposed I a the Ohio governor had r i d maximum of his strength ind his when the si sp n balloting was m d fi tn recess McAdoo and v. ere importuned by ei n oth r to find a way to stop him Stand Pat for Me supporters had a conference tr 1 ac rd r n to announcement drc 1 1 to stind pat and attempt t ho 1 all the could They i attempt be made to ii a the be i L is toll a breaking of the tuin votes to T fox people at the sanie I rn i 1 c and announced II -o would be willing to gro to snn il the re- sul I n lo each other I r the ox people were de- ter i ned to beat McAdoo and the Adi o people were no less determined to beat There was talk of the going over to next of the planning to the convention in session the night if 1 hey wire suri there would a no light I N t o r k on t of gi and larceny preferred bv District Attorney Mai of t Morris a stock of that told the ork police that he had lost a million dollars in stock deals within the last fev months He was com rutted to pending arrival of de from Sv warrant on he as ar- rested contained no information con- tht alleged however w as said the police to lave explained that it concerned he had borrowed trom an of a estate but had been unable to because he had not only this amount but 000 besides He said he had been indicted in but on coming to New ork EIGHTEEN KILLED IN TRIPLE WRECK Lackawanna Cars Crash Into Pole Felled by ate effort was made by the Cov forces to rally the delegates to his stand i Gov Cox had jumped into the lead on the twelfth ballot He had climbed from the very first cast yesterday until the fifteenth ballot this afternoon found him just 259 shy of the necessary 722 votes to nate only 1091 of the voting On the sixteenth ballot taken just prior to the recess the goveinor fell back from his mark of to 454 and the report Iv spread that having given Cox his opportunity for the nomination some of the big States were about to swing to a dark horse A sudden jump in the vote of Ambassador John Davis from 32 to 52 ing a in Tennessee to led many to the conclusion that Mr Davis might be the eventual com- promise candidate All of this was mostly The delegates seem to be enjoying themselves and apparently don't care how long they remain in San Francisco Delegates Enjoy Republicans at Chicago Candidates Reduced to the balloting began at 10 o clock this morning there were m the running At teen candidates the recess tonight the number CONTINUED 0V SECOND PAGE had DENIES PRESIDENT INDICATED CHOICE Has Expressed No ence as to Says the President Wilson has not expressed an opinion to anyone with reference to a particular candidate for the Presidency said a statement issued at the White House last night by Tumulty The statement denied emphatically which it was the White House was were being in San Francisco and which it was said were to the effect that the President had expressed a as to the party's candidate The statement as issued at the House a report was brought to Secretary attention of mors being circulated in San Scranton Pa a collision between three cars on the i wanna and Valley ul near South Pittston station at T 30 18 persons are re- ported and 100 injured The accident occurred near South Pittston When lightning struck a telegraph pole along the line of the track and the pole fell over on the tracks In front of a car bound for Scranton A moment later a limited car background crashed into the rear of the car that struck pole and a third car tele- the second car three cars wire piled in a head Many of those killed and injured had attended the annual games of the Caledonian clubs ot Scranton and Pittston at Valley View Park this Most of the injured nave been taken to the State hospital at Many of them were against taking Cisco that the President had expressed a recess this afternoon Thay were an opinion with reference to a he made the enjoying the excitement of the ing votes and were hoping something big about to break In the it was impossible to tell what the late hour of the night might bring Friends of Vice President who had kept him carefully in the throughout the dayt while Cox and Palmer were having their elimination were preparing to bring him forth tonight as a real presidential Colby waa not without many Mr. McAdoo made a series ot gains during the early reaching a mark of 956 on the ninth and then tailing off to 337 McAdoo's mark was 386 and 267% On the sixteenth McAdoo registered 337 and Gains and The following table summarizes the net loss and gain during the day Candidate Loss Gain 13 Cox 291% Palmer 87 There were few of the supporters of any of the three candidates who believed when the convention ed that any of was in the real running It was their view that un- less a miracle happened that all were out and that a dark horse would be selected during the evening session For two hours the managers of the different groups in the convention talked and haggled The Palmer men insisted the time had come for Adoo to throw his strength to the Attorney General To this the for- mer's managers replied that the for- mer Secretary was well in the lead and held his that the shoe should be put on thp other and that Palmer should turn his votes over to McAdoo Drive for Davis in 16th. And while they were other leaders of the convention were getting together on a dark horse On he has not expressed an opinion to I it n the sixteenth ballot the drive began In accordance with the mined McAdoo started this morning gradually to inci ease his strength Ballot after ballot ed additional support until on the ninth he had reached maximum of 386 voces Palmer rose and fell clinging desperately around 250 until the twelfth ballot when the skids were put under him in the in- terest of Cox Cox Begins Drive in The drive for the Ohioan really be- gan on the seventh when Tom Taggart threw Vice President shall upon the dust heap and gave seventeen to Cox and Murphy followed suit with a transfer of 68 and on the the last of from Gov Smith to Cox From that time Cox s vote increased on roll days he dropped to call after roll calr Evidently in accordance with an who con- delivered the 26 votes of Palmer decided to put and support a motion to recess from 6 to 8 The motion was 619 ayes to 455 nays Shows Relative This vote was accepted as having great It showed first the maximum strength of McAdoo and Palmer in the and the maximum strength of Gov Cox The latter had gone as high as on the fifteenth July 3 ing the Fourth of July dinner in the American Chamber of Commerce night rose and cheered Marshal fre wildly when Judge Walter who turned to the marshal and said was not at Versailles the league of nations was signed it was on the Marne plains where it was signed with the blood of French and Americans signed with the blood of all the allies Marshal Joffe later made a brief speech T Herrick former American Ambassador to urged ican participation in the tion of Europe Among other ers were Ambassador Hugh C W lace Gen Allen and John H Fahey IN FUST AUTO First Stop in Long Journey at Md. HAS LEAD OF 838. Frazier's Margin Over Gov. Langer on Partial Returns Is N Dak 3 States Senator A J Gronna tonight went into the lead in the race for the Republican States sen atonal nomination Returns from 1 406 precincts out of J 064 on M ednes day primaries gave 38 015 votes to 37 677 for Dr K F Nonpartisan League In the gubernatorial contest Gov L J Frazier had a lead of 1 400 over William Langer Independent Re with precincts report ins ITINERARY KEPT SECRET Candidate in Going to Marion Wishes to Avoid DUE HOME TOMORROW 1 P. M. INDEMNITY SHARES FIXED TENTATIVELY Premiers Virtually Agree on 52 Per Cent for 22 for 10 for Senator Twice Loses His Cap and Decides to Hide Box Luncheon Had En of Hand Shaking at Cumberland Hotel Party Spent the ton Left 1 P. M 5O Miles an ice Man FULL COUNCIL FAILS TO ACT Conference to Continue Informally Will Consider Anew Question of German War his State to the Ohio ON SECOND PAGE is news to mo I had dis- all phases of this convention with the President and had been in touch with him during its continuance and I am positive that anyone with reference to a lar candidate for the tt has always been his to refrain from taking any stand that might be construed as dictation The it was retired about o'clock or shortly after the convention took Its two-hour During the the went he with Mrs. went ah automobile for Ambassador of West He had kept some thirty votes on the first fifteen and on the sixteenth Tennessee threw its entire strength to him he emerged with 52 votes to nis There is con- in the York and certain and consequently it is argued that upon him the convention could easily But or Vice Unit Rale Prevents Break ot D. C. Vote To Cox in the 16th a Staff San July District of Columbia which had been voting under the unit role for Attorney General Palmer for fifteen got into a row on tbe sixteenth and a demand was made that tbe delegates be On the roll call Palmer re- Cox 1 and McAdoo 1. Secretary of State a delegate with half a being Messrs. Ansberry and Noonan each gave half a vote to Cox and palpably tried to swing the delegation that Chairman Costello ed that under the unit all of the votes be for Palmer after the cate of election ex- Senator ordered that this be There were load cheers from tbe Palmer stalwarts who were still sticking to the Bj the t Brussels j 4n agreement has virtually been reached by the allied premiers in conference here with regard to the division of Crer man on the babis of 02 per cent to Prance 22 per cent to Great 10 per cent to 7 per cent to Belgium and 5 per cent to Serbia it was stated here The remaining 3 per cent will be divided among the other allies including Ru mania Portugal and Japan ItaH also will receive certain economic and financial advantages This tentative settlement was de- clared to been arrived a conference of the and Belgian delegates The tull supreme council has not yet passed upon the proposed and Belgium has not yet the decision but in well in formed circles it Is considered that the prospects are bright for a definite early settlement on the basis given Special Advantage for Italy in consideration of reducing her would get spec i il consid in the distribution coal vvell as other economic adv in It is also proposed that Great guarantees s debt to the States The supreme council convened in full session at 3 30 o clock to with the disarmament question and adopt a method of procedure tor thi Spa conference At the close of this session the final one of the Brussels conference it was announced that the first compact of the entente with the German delegates at Spa for the execution of the treaty of er sallies will place on Monday as scheduled at the Villa at 11am Premier Delacroix of Belgium will preside The sessions probably be opened with the presentation the allied delegates of a list of the clauses of the treaty that has not fulfilled The is expected to begin with the Germans explanation of their failure to meet their obligations The conference adjourned finally deciding on the proportional shares of the It is un that the conference will con informally It agreed upon a plan to consider at the Spa meeting the question of German war Germans Due at Spa Word was received today that the German delegation to the Spa ence would cross the frontier at 1 o clock Sunday reaching Spa at 3 p m Premier Lloyd talking to representatives of the Belgian press this said the Germans at Spa would not be allowed to discuss the merits of the treaty of but simply the of its tion He declared the Versailles treaty never be regarded as a scrap of Division Favored by Lloyd July 3 Premier Lloyd George favors a compromise of the ON PA GK wanted for in V alley of Unusual opening age salary Confidential Box 288, this office Adv The Washington Post Will Be Published as Usual on July 5 Associated C umberland Md eventful automobile ride of 140 brought Senator Harding the Re- publican presidential nominee and his party to Cumberland tonight on tne wav from Washington to the senators home in Marion Ohio Travels at Top Leaving about 1pm, the senator s pam made about 40 or 50 miles an hour for the first hair of the trip but on reaching foothill and mountain roads the rate of travel reduced c ably The nominee db well Hard ing who ih act him to be the trip verv much it proved a relaxation atter a strenuous week of c es His Can The the I can diddle ntr c t li head having had t s i i w i while James Ihe sec n i tv attendant chased n the road af ter elusive head covering Mr Harding tossed the cap nio thi tom of the car and fln the trip barehead ed Foi the most run w a b made i i d c n 11 b e i n to avid c row d not been a n u on the i reaching uml p fron 1 1st n ize i bin u c h i m to shak 1 o t i r i a u he n IT b par l d t as a rou nd c f ha i u Saluted w h the i n cr wds r I d thr i er ick H rst iw n M d i 1 o u i n o i c an d id ale h t poi i u h o sill led 1'orl m i c s i f i the Mop pel ftr which had been brought alor g a M H ird ing said in a box The trip to M a i i n u i t e r u m ed I s expected tomorrow n gl t w i 1 i sj nl n i Oho within a rde cf Marion lf the f be able to reach Mir n w It 1 p m M o n d i Reception in Hotel i il I tub 1J c a n n o n i n e e i n t i i 11 p M a the n s s of i um berland k ih n ind dinner or H u 1 g v. is r rd lo hold a reer tor in th h I 1 1 or more than in h M H shook hands w h t u u I c 1 vv were to h in M I in w 1 lives here chc ri n Mr Harding shown tbe re- sults c f the sixteenth i the Democratic national c Hr looked over the list and the votes received bv each a ment and then resumed the shaking si i i s r J. aid i u n berland i coen 7 thi i c in of i e. m cf Uu cities Harding Leaves Capital After an Locks His Own Home Ihe I Senator Harding th i m candidat list w on the back to h s h mi of Marion Ohio Leaving here t it 1 o clock the hn party planned to spend n phi ai Cumberland Md the drive that city being is a no- stop run All of will be spent on the road the drawing during the evening at borne Ohio age to spend the night The final of the journey tomorrow is expected end at midday at Marion There he homefolk are planning an orate celebration to CONTINUED ON
