The Alaska daily empire., 1920-07-06

as before, Palmer three, McAdoe two and Cox one.
 lardner In Running A touch of humor was injected into the convention proceedings or the first ballot of yesterday, the twenty third of the session, when Missouri gave Ring Lardner, nation ally known sports writer of Chicago one half of vote while Irwin Cobb noted humorist and political writer got one vote from Washington and half vote from Kentucky. The rest of the ballots read Cox 425, McAdoo 3641s, Palmer 1S1k. Davis 5Ols Homer s. Cummings 5, Sen Robert L. Owen 34, Champ Clark ?, and Glass 20.
 Ballot after ballot was then taken with little change. With the conven- tion hopelessly deadlocked and no tangible prospects for definite re- suits, motion to drop the low man on each ballot was made but was ruled out.
 On the twenty ninth ballot, Indi- ana broke to McAdoo. McAdoo sup porters made a demonstration but Cox followers refused to stampede. The ballot resulted as follows: Cox, 4G4R; McAdoo, 394R; Palmer, 166; Davis, 63
 McAdoo Again In Lead
 On thp payt ha 1lot MoAIoa in went into the lead with 403R votes against Cox's 4O0R, Palmer's 165 and Davis 58. A second attempt to sus- pend the rules and drop the low man on each ballot was voted down over whelmingly and the thirty first ballot was called
 From then until the thirty fourth, McAdoo gained, reaching his highest mark on the thirty third ballot with 421 votes against Coxs 380R, and Palmer's 1S0. Davis continued in the running with 54
 On the thirty fourth, thirty fifth and thirty sixth ballots Palmer gain ed at the expense of McAdoo, the Attorney General having 241 on the thirty sixth and the former Secre- tarv of Treasury 399. Cox main tained second place with BIT. The convention then voted recess until 8:30 o'clock. During the recess both sides desperately sought the aid of Tammany.
 Following the recess, the thirty seventh ballot showed McAdoo 405, Cox 386, and Palmer 202k. On the thirty eighth they stood McAdoo, 4O5lk, Cox 383h. Palmer 211, and Davis 50
 Palmer Delegates Released Then the long expected happened. Palmer released his delegates and the convention recessed for twenty minutes while the leaders conferred. The Cox and McAdoo forces fought like tigers for possession of the dis banded army and the floor of the convention resembled the New York Stock Exchange on a panicky day.
 The thirty ninth ballot read: Cox, 46S1b, McAdoo, 440, Palmer "A and Davis 71k.
 The next three ballots witnessed steady gains for Cox and the end was in sight
 The Cox tide was in full flow and swept everything before it. The McAdoo men tried in vain to force an adjournment.
 Cox Moves Toward Goal When the next ballot was taken and Georgia was reached, Clark Howell leader of the Palmer dele gates of that state. jumped to his feet and cast the solid ballot for "Our next President" Step by step Cox moved toward the goal.
 On the forty third ballot, Cox had 570. McAdoo 40, Palmer and Davis 571a.
 The next ballot brought the nom nation No official count was taken The Alaska delegation slipped in one solid ballot for Lewis when Palmer released his delegates, after which Erwin went to Cox while George B. Grigsby and Gov. Thomas Riggs. Jr.. supported McAdoo Grigs by and John w. Troy had q tacii