Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-08

Auditorium, San Francisco July S.
Heading strong for the 4s ballot record
set by Baltimore which nominated Wood
row Wilson eight years ago, the Demo-
cratic national convention went into its
9th ballot tonight. at a session which
began at $3.50 o'clock and contained good
prospects for daylight.
with McAdoo, Cox and Palmer running
nearer even than they have almost at
any time before and each in practical
possession Of veto power, strong efforts
were being made to break the line at
one Of its three corners.
"TAmrany holds the Key" was the word
passed after conferences in which both
Cox and McAdoo forces had participated
with Charles F. Murphy and other lead
ers of the New York delegation each
side was pulling for Tammany support
and so many arguments entered into the
complex situation that it was practically
impossible to assess them accurately
Palmer forces refreshed by the oppor-
tunity for conference and gathering of
strength during the dinner recess were
ready to push their candidate with utmost
vieor--hoping to continue the rise Of votes
which was steadily striking at the Cox
and McAdoo holdings when the conven-
| ton quit for dinner after IA fruitless bal
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| lots.
When the chairman announced no choice
on the 9th the Cox, McAdoo and Pal.
mer factions rose up and called to one
another to Join and end the deadlock.
WOMAN GETS A VOTE
On the thrty-seventh ballot the first OF
the night session Arizona nominated a full
ticket The state chairman, announcing
Arf1 hel 1f
be McAdoo and Cox cast four for Nc
Adoo and two for the Ohio governor An
nette Adams, of California. recently an
pointed an assistant attorney general o.
the United States got one vote from Cali
fornia. On the first seven States called
McAdoo gained one for each in Alabama
and Arizona and had lost one in each o
California and Delaware. Cox lost on
from Arkansas and gained one from Cali
fornia while Palmer gained three from
Alabama and one from Arkansas losinl
one in California.
There we're slight variations also Their
after.
Cox gained two in Massachusetts, with
out disturbing McAdoo or Palmer.
In Montana and New Hampshire Nc
Adoo took one each from Palmer
New York stuck with Cox Indian
had stuck with McAdoo. The report tina
Indiana proposed to switch back to Co
II McAdoo failed to show a start per
sisted. Palmer took one from McA 10
in North Dakota and then the familia
Cox, orty-eight" which had burst OF
from Ohio space 36 times before roare
out for the 37th time while the CONVEX
ton let out a storm of applause.
How did Ohio go that time?" querie
a delegate with a sense of humor.
The man who cast the vote had
voice that probably was heard aroun
the golden gate.
When Fred e. Lynch of Minnesota al
nounced the same ballot he had been cal
ing all day and for some part of the pr
vous ballots, the humor of the situate
seemed to strike him as did others ar
5 the Minnesota ballot was cast between II
T chuckles of the chairman.
: PALMER RELEASES DELEGATES
. c. C. Carlin of Virginia. one Of the Pa
, mer managers took the platform and al
. nounced that Attorney General Palm
. had authorized him to release his del
gates. Carin moved a recess Of twent
minutes so the convention could decic
what course to take.
Carln told the convention the attornt
, general was dsinclined to delay the pr
: ceedings of the convention longer al
= was authorized by him TO 'unconditio
> ally and finally release his delegates
: Shouts Of "Hurrah for Palmer" re
u the hall.