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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1920
Page
1
The scene captures a weary crowd of voters awaiting the polls as night lingers and a hopeful mood glimmers. A tentative sunrise seems possible for a fatigued electorate facing a long day ahead.
Reports indicate a motion to adjourn early was roundly defeated this morning while releases of Palmer's men add to Cox and M Adoo. Virginia withdraws to Glass at 24, Georgia yields 28 to Ohio, and Pennsylvania voting battles intensify. Deadlock tightens as campaigns press on.
The forty second ballot shows Cox at 5411, McAdoo 427, Palmer 8, Davis 4914 with Cox 71 short of a majority. Ballot history notes shifts from prior rounds, Philadelphia and Georgia moves, and a stalled adjournment amid continued deadlock in the Democratic convention.
At the Democratic convention in San Francisco on July 5 the thirty-seventh ballot progresss with McAdoo Cox and Palmer near even. Tammany holds the key as conferences with Murphy and New York leaders aim to win Tammany support. Palmer gains votes while McAdoo and Cox defend lines. Arizona backs McAdoo and Cox with four to two. Indiana and New York shifts noted as ballots continue toward daylight.
In San Francisco July 5 a third ballot pattern repeats a historic moment as McAdoo leads Cox on the thirtieth ballot at the Baltimore convention, echoing Wilson’s rise on the thirtieth in 1912. Supporters mull Cox second place, while a dark horse Marshall move surfaces. Davis votes for Glass through ballot thirty-five.
July 5 in San Francisco Kentucky delegation casts first ever woman vote for a presidential nomination. Chairman Stanley votes for Miss Laura Clay marking a historic moment at a major party convention.
Dayton July 5 Governor Cox democratic presidential hopeful spent the day in his newspaper office receiving convention bulletins. He left briefly when the convention recessed and said he would stay all night if needed while declining to comment on his San Francisco outlook.
Mrs. Daubard files for divorce in district court alleging her husband Henry Daubard brought Julia Mason to their home, ending a seemingly perfect marriage after fireworks in Springfield, US.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Washington J. McCormick of Missoula accusing radical leaders of trying to disrupt American institutions. He urges the American Legion to keep fighting in support of democracy, individual liberty, and private property via the ballot, noting war continues in spirit across the nation.
In San Francisco early July 6 Governor James M. Cox of Ohio secured the Democratic nomination for president after a 44th ballot. With 702 votes and nearing 729 needed, Sam Amidon urged unanimous nomination, and at 1:43 am Cox was nominated by acclamation amid cheers from delegates.
Helena July 5 Mrs Thomas C Power died at her Harrison and Power streets home at 2 45 am after months of illness She was 75 a pioneer of Montana who arrived in 1869 with her merchant husband from Fort Benton She helped lead Helena society and church activities including the Roman Catholic church and the House of the 700t Shepherd auxiliary She is survived by her husband a son C B Power a sister in law Miss Sarah Power a nephew J M Power a brother F A Flannagan and two Flannagan nieces of Fort Benton
The July 2 junction at Omerkeli north of Balikesir linked Greek troops from the south with those at Panderma on the Sea of Marmora. The offensive against Mustapha Kemal Pasha's Turkish nationalist forces began June 22 and ended July 2.
Cambridge Ohio police, aiming to repair the city park lake, moved black bass to a fountain pool. By next morning the fish were missing, prompting questions about the strange sequence and potential misplacement.
James C. Garrison resigns after four years as superintendent of the North Dakota Sunday School association effective August 1. Co. Armstrong, field worker and young people's work superintendent, will succeed him, taking the Minnesota Sunday School association post.
An official dispatch from Rome to the U S embassy says reports that Albanian insurgents captured Avlona are false. The message states Avlona remains strongly held by Italian troops under Italian command and control in the area near Uskub via Belgrade.
Cisco July 5 Attorney General Palmer ended the deadlock by releasing his delegates at 9:45 PM after the thirty-eighth ballot. Cahlin announced Palmer’s withdrawal as the crowd moved from noise to quiet, signaling a shift toward nominating a presidential candidate.
Billings July 5 The police aided Ervin Garlow 22 to win Fay Cook 18 by arresting them in a hotel. Arraigned in court he proposed marriage to resolve the situation. Judge Ray Anderson warned the couple, but a long private talk followed and a marriage ceremony was performed after a license was secured, with a $25 fine previously imposed.
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