New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-06
Kentucky between them threw vote
and half for Irwin Cobb
Deadlock Continues

Deadlock Continues
The twenty-fourth ballot failed to
break the deadlock, and there we're
growing signs of irritation among del
cgates at the attitude of the favoritc-
son states. which refused to break.
The figures were. McAdoo. 36d 4 :;
Cox, 429; Palmer, t81 ".
The changes showed Cox gained
four; McAdoo, no change; Palmer lost
three and half.
On the twenty fifth ballot the lead
crs stood: McAdoo, 364ls; Cox, 424;
Palmer. 1859
McAdoo WAS unchanged on the bal
lot Cox lost five and Palmer lost nine
The first votes for Oscar w. Under
wood to be cast in the convention came
from Alabama on the twenty-hfth bal
lot. 1t turned out to be only furry,
however, so far as that ballot was con-
ccrncd. General Pershing got one vote
from Missouri on that ballot.
On the twenty sixth ballot the
leaders stood: McAdoo. 371; Cox, 4241 n !;
Palmer 1877; Davis, 55ia.
On the twcnty-seventh ballot the
leaders stood: McAdoo, 3711h; Cox,
4231s; Palmer, 1876 Il, Davis, COZ
The changes on the twcnty-sevcnth
ballot were: McAdoo gained onc-half
vote Cox lost one. Palmer lost one
half. Davis gained five
On the twenty eighth ballot the
leaders stood: McAdoo. 36Sh: Cox,
1928; Palmer, 1865 Y; Davis, 62h.
The changes on the twenty-eig oh tn
ballot showed that McAdoo lost three.
Cox lost onehalf, Palmer one and
Davis gained two
NJ. 7. Anderson, of Macon, Ca, moved
to drop the low candidate on each
ballot, but was ruled out of order.
First Sign of Break
The first evidence of break in the
deadlock came on the twenty ninth bal
lot, when Tom Taggart rose in his
place in the Indiana delegation and
gave twcnty-nine of the Hooscr
States thirty votes to McAdoo.
1t was the first turnover, of the day
and for a moment the McAdoo crowd
was stunned. Then, as II rawned upon
them that the shift contained the pos
sibilities of a stampede, thew gathered
breath and proceeded to use it in a
demonstration. The usual procession
was organized Immediately and the
McAdoo rooters began prancing about
horting other delegations to follow
them. The Cox people, protesting to
be undisturbed by the outbreak had
heard of it in advance and sent word
to their warehouses; to stand pat and re-
fuse to be stampeded. Most of the Cox
crowd remained in their seats and
watched the demonstration.
Judge Moore. of Youngstown, Ohio,
the Cox manager, viewing the demon
stration without evidence of alarm,
said:
"All right; we will still have fifty
votes the best OF McAdoo when this
ballot Closes"
A McAdoo man nearby remarked that
Moore had just lost $500 betting on the
carly nomination of Cox.
The McAdoo crowd got lot of state
stanoards III their procession and left
about half of them at their places. The
dem stration was rather a tired one.
1t seemed as if everybody had demon
stratcd himself to exhaustion in the
roaring spcctaclcs of last week and had
little energy left.
The band. too laid off during the
demonstration to-day, and without its
blarlng accompaniment the racket
failed to gather much momentum, but
trailcd along steadily. with efforts to
whoop II up being not over successful.
ellis OF Come on, Georgia." from the
McAdoo paraders failed to bring the
Georgia votes for Palmer into the
parade The Georgians were deter
mined not to have their state standard
snatched by any of the passing McAdoo
crowd and four husky lads held it down
to the floor, taking no chances.
A slide OF fourteen Washington votes
to McAdoo also took place in the TWEEN
ty-ninth ballot. But in spite of the
Indiana and Washington votes, the Cox
lines held fast On the hallo+ tho load
ers stood-McAdoo, 3941a Coz, 4O4 u
Palmer, 1866; Davis &C.
The changes shown in the twenty
ninth ballot were McAdoo gained 26;
Cox lost 1872; Palmer gain half vote
and Davis gained Il half vote.
When Senator King. Of Utah. acting
at the gavcl for Chairman Robinson,
called for order after the McAdoo
demonstration had been going about
flve minutes. he had no difficulty at
all IN getting it. The band apparently
was the secret to the demonstrations
Without it an attempt fell fiat.
MCAdoo Takes First Again
Or the resumption of the roll call
Iowa stood fast and cast the usual
twcnty-siN for Cox, and the Cox peo
pie Jeered in delight
On the thirtieth McAdoo overcame
the Cox lead and sprang back to first
place by gradual access;ons which fol
lowed a slide from Indiana and Wash
ington
On that ballot the leaders stood:
McAdoo, 4o3la; Cox, 4Ool2; Palmer,
1G5; Davis, S.
The changes on the thrteth ballot
showed that McAdoo gained 8, Cox lost
4, Palmer lost | and Davis lost :