The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
CONVENTION RECEssES


 and on motion of Fred B. Lynch of Min nesota the convention recessed. On the twenty-ninth ballot the leaders stood, unofficially: McAdoo 39415, Cox 4041s, Palmer 166, Davis s. The changes shown in the twenty-ninth ballot were: McAdoo gained 26, Cox lost | 1872, Palmer gained 1a vote and Davis l gained 15 vote.
 l On the thirtieth ballot McAdoo over- came the Cox lead and sprang back to first place by gradual accessions which l followed slide from Indiana and Wash | ington On that ballot the leaders stood : McAdoo 40sh. Cox 4Oo1s, Palmer 165, Davis ' 5s
 The changes on the thirtieth ballot showed that McAdoo gained g, Cox lost 1, i, Palmer lost 1 and Davis lost 5. Refusing to extricate itself from it's | thirteth ballot deadlock by suspending | it's rules, the convention voted down proposal to drop the low candidate from each successive ballot until nomination | had been made.
 The vote was S2O1s against the suspen- l sion and 256 for it.
 l Chairman Robinson told the convention that in his opinion such procedure would be ineffective because no delegates could be prevented from casting his vote as he chose to do.
 | With that the roll call of the states started for the thrty-first ballot. l Virginia broke on the thirty-irst, giving Palmer g, Cox l, McAdoo 1. Davis # and Glass 1215.
 l The thirty-first ballot as officially an- nounced, follows: McAdoo 415h Cox 39l1a, | Palmer 174 Davis 571z, Cummings 3, owen I 34, Glass 12h. Clark 2, Daniels 1, Mar shall l.
 1 The changes were: McAdoo gained II. Palmer gained g. Cox lost and Davis lost | F a vote.
 The thirty-second ballot, as officially announced, follows: McAdoo Al. Cox 3sl, Palmer 176 Davis 551h. Cummings 3, Owen
 4, Glass 9h, Clark 2.
 l The changes in. the thrty-second showed that McAdoo gained 6k, Cox lost h Palmer gained ?, Glass lost ?. | After the thirty-second ballot move to recess until 8 o'clock tonight was voted down in great roar of disapproval, and the thirty-third roll call began. Totals on thirdty-third ballot: Me- | Adoo 421, Cox 3S01z, Palmer 1S0, Davis 5s. Cummings 8, Glass 13. Owen S4, Clark 24.
 On the thirty-third ballot the changes showed McAdoo unchanged. ! Cox lost 10H. Palmer gained 4. Davis gained F.
 The thirty-fo ballot as official ly announced follows McAdoo 420h, l Cox 3791a Palmer 1s4, Davis 54. Cum l uliHSS D, OWcH oft- 'TidSo 7zF Sidi h -S- The changes in the thirty-fourth
 ballot showed that McAdoo lost F. Cox lost l. Palmer gained 4. Davis gained 2. l Palmer's lead the thirty-fourth l was the highest he had had since the | fourteenth Cox had shown a steady decline since the twenty-fourth ballot l McAdoo's had been down and up. Be- l tween the thirty fourth and the thir- ty-fifth the Plamer people went in for a demonstration, marching about to the i chorus of the Battle Hymn of the Re- public" parodies to 'fPennsylvania." 1 The chairman let the demonstra on run. Everybody was glad of the re- | spite from balloting. | Pennsylvania Georgias Michigan and the District of Columbia and Virginia i were the only banners seen in the
 marching line as the demonstration
 started off. In the marching Palmer
 line was Roland s. Morris, amba ssador
 to Japan. who joined loudly In the
 chorus of Pennsylvania" The state
 standards of Connecticut and Maine also got into the march. ! Meanwhile. the Cox and McAdoo man. agers used the occasion to be very busy in conferences and attempted ar. engagements.
 There were various reports of dele gates being tired of the deadlock ant getting ready to switch. The convcn tion vas a rumor factory for hal