Greetings, Ty Ford1!
Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! It sounds like you're having an issue with transferring data from your old iPad to the new iPad. First, let's have you restart both devices by following the steps in this article to Restart your iPad.
Once you've restarted, check out this article in this article to Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
If you still have issues, check out this article for other methods you can use to Transfer data from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Let us know if that helps and take care!