Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-06
ACTION
CAUSE FOR FIGHT
FOR NEW STRENGTH
ATTORNEY REi.EASES HIS str.
PORTEIiS At END on 3sth
BALLOT
HIS DELEGATES DIVIDED.
Highest Vote II slI With Outlook That
Peak Reached When. Campaign
Manager Makes Announcement.

noy General Palmer nt nine forty five
tonight ut the close uf IN" 3Sth ballot
released his delegates aud left the dem.
ocraiic convention free 10 move out NJ
its deadlock and nominate prcsijlcn.
tial candidate.
A. the end Of the second ballot al.
ter the recess. when the Palmer vote
had touched 2ll and II was apparent
that II could be- driven no higher For.
mcr Representative &. &. Carlin ~ Nir.
ginil. Mr.. Palmrrs manager. took the
platform and announced the With
draws OF the attorney general from
the race,
House Becomes Quiet.
Chairman Robinson IN prcsoutinL
him. 'lld the convention significantly
that he was presenting map who
had an announccmct to make which
he was confident the convention would
want to hear.
Expectation was In the air and the
convention. which only u moment bc
fore had been IN the height uf disorder
In a ruckety demonstration, uui"tcb
most have been heard to drop IN III"
great auditorium as Carln took the
speakers place ind said In substance:
Cariin's Statement.
II am about to make an announce
mont ot greatest importance To this
convention at the conclusion of which
| shall move recess for twenty min
,tt.g A.. .r.... th. ....uss.,fft.u ...uu..t "A
nifty a. deside " hat course II shall
take. 4. Mitchell Palmer asks mc Ga
express his sincere thanks and apprc'
citation to every delegate who hpd vo'.
ed for his nomination. hut he is unwill
ing o. delay the proceedings further
aud authorized me tu finally positively
aud absolutely release every delegate
pledged to him that the convention may
proceed TO nominai the next presidcn,
of the United States
There was roar of "lIurrah fur
Palmer" as the lines broke and the
convention went into recess.
The announcement coming at IA"
end Of thirty eight hard fought and
fruitlcss ballots. gave the same effoc'
~ does an over inflated automobile
tire when Il bursts with bang ani
then sizzlos down.
Tho entire Palmer vote added o.
McAdoo's total ON he thirty eighth
ballot would give him six hundred and
sixteen aud half The entire vote al
dcd To tho Cox total on the snmc bal
lot would give the Ohio Governor five
hundred and ninety four and a half.
Still Fall short.
Roth leading candidates would fall
short of the twu thirds which IL seven
hundred and twenty nine.
There WAS speculation az ,u how Ions
Davif votes would hold
Delegations voting uilidly under ih'
unit rude but at heart divided bc.
tween McAduu aud other candidate
have developed illfccling su much that
the caucuscs was took place during the
rcccss gave evidences of Feeling. Th"r
was shouting waving oi arms aud
some ,haking oi fists and great deal
II scurrying about Platform aud con-
vcntion hall floor wcrr ilumcd with
arguing gcsi.Cul3tiug mas uf men aud
women, mostly men. hui th" argument
war no greater IN volume with them
despite their prcpundcranc" In number
Both the McAdoo and Cox forces
we're claiming the bulk of the Paluri
delegates The claim was so conflict
ing that II was apparent that only "a
7sth ballot cau tell the story.
Frd n Lynch ~ Minnesota gave u
AZ his perr1nal opinion that Georgia
% would go to McAdoo and that mos
" PrnnaylV1uia's - would 80 tu COS
Stlll See Fight.
Some of the convention workers sp.
that while they hop'd 'to get u bon
40 from the release ~ the palmr.
d'l,rntrs they did not see q uumiua
unn un imm,diHt, ballots and tha
there uiiil WIS sumr fighting ahead.
Daring th, rvrrss there was circulti
"a about the floor copies NJ u Telegram
from Judge MuUr,. CoN's manager q
Daniel & Bolcr o, New York accrvdi,
| sSl with being en-, uf thu McAdu1 msr
gvrs ohnrgiHr that ~ crowd ui go,
| crumcnt employees and treasury ufu
rllls are tor their own personal ,I-
aud IN defiance uf Nj MrAduu.s o.,
pressed wishes Improperly USING hi
name a. create q deadlock tn this 'o
! vcntiOu
Charging that several drlcr,iiDr
were parked with government 'nplu,
80 holding out fur ihr nomination cd
MrNduo. MlorC's telegram ohnrgin
| "thr action ir creating uatiura
| scandal to the ruin of th, democrat.
4 party
They know there ~ ne ,hancc Q
nominate him. the telegram continue.
hut h,pc - brinV about situati"
that thyy can deal uft the dclrgstcs 9
some candidate where their iobs vi
be- promoted"
while the caucu ing was eolng ~
the fiooi % the convention had take
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