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

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 At Si42 o'clock Chairman Robinson called the convention to order for its night session and the beginning of the thirty-seventh ballot.
 The thirty-seventh ballot as offi cially announced follows:
 McAdoo 4q6D Cox 3s6, Palmer 202h Cummings 3, Owen ss, Davis 5O% Glass l, Clark 2, Adams 1, Bonniwell 1. Lewis 6.
 The changes were: Palmer lost 3S F Cox gained 9, McAdoo gained 6, Davis gained 221s
 When the chairman announced no choice on the thirty-seventh the Cox, McAdoo and Palmer factions rose up and called to one another to join and end the deadlock.
 The organ and band, which always seemed to be ready for the McAdoo rooters, lit into "Over Therer It was all the McAdoo people needed to start Up parade. They took their tip from the music balcony and with Texas leading, started a procession of the McAdoo sta tes.
 Thirty-eighth ballot totals:
 McAdoo 405h. Cox 3s3ia, Palmer 2l1, Davis 50, Cummings 1, owen 33, Glass 1, Clark B.
 The changes were McAdoo gained one-half vote. Cox lost 91a, Palmer gained Sh, Davis lost one-half vote. PALMER DELEGATES RELEASED
 c. c. Carln of Virginia. one of the Palmer managers took the platform and announced that Attorney General Palmer had authorized him to release his delegates. Carlin moved d recess of twenty minutes so the convention could decide what course to take
 Carlin told the convention the At torney General was disinclned to delay the proceedings of the convention longer and he was authorized by him to "unconditionallv and finally release his delegates"
 Shouts of 'Hurrah for Palmern rent the hall
 Totals thirty-ninth ballot McAdoo 40, Cox 46Sh. Palmer "A Davis 711a. Cummings 2. Owen 32 Clark 2, Colby l.
 The changes of tnirtv-ninth ballot were: Cox gained 85: McAdoo gained S4A; Davis gained 21%. and Palmer retained n of his 211.
 Totals fortieth ballot; McAdoo 4G7, Cox 490, Palmer 19. Davis 76. Cum mings 2. Owen S3. Clark ?. Colby 1.
 On the fortieth ballot the changes were:
 McAdoo gained 27: Cox gained 21A Davis gained 4h. and Palmer re- tained 19v
 Forty-frst ballot totSls McAdoo 46o, Cox 4971z. Palmer 12. Davis 5s F, Cum mings ?. Owen 35 Glass 24 Clark 2, Colby 1.
 The changes on the forty first ballot were:
 McAdoo lost T. Cox gained 7,a Davis lost 2oik and the Palmer vote was re- duced 10 f2
 VIRGINIA FLOPs TO GLASS
 Virginia Hoped back totally to Glass with her 24. taking 8 which she had cast for McAdoo and the 9A which had been cast for Cox.
 In Pennsylvania MeAdoo gained and Cox gained 2 Fourteen votes stayed with Palmer
 The Pennsylvania result was in doubt again and another poll was ordered
 During the recess between the forty first and forty-second ballots. Georgia caucused and it was decided to stick with McAdoo for another ballot Some change was hinted at but not defined
 A roll call was ordered on motion to adjourn until 10 clock tomorrow.
 Former sGovernor Linebaugh of Okla homa moved it and the Cox people op- posed it. fearing the effect of an over nieh' rest their lead PALMER RELEASES DELEG ATES
 Attorney General Palmer at sl5 cioci, toft6Ht. at tie ciose= Ol the tnlrlN-eiSlth ballot, released his delegates and lei. :he democratic national convention free to move out of it's deadlock and nominate a presidential candidate
 At the end of the second ballot after the recess. when the Palmer vote had touched 2l1 and 1t was apparent that ii could be driven no higher former Repre- sentative c. c. Carlin of Virginia. Mir Palmer's manager took the platform and announced the withdrawal of the Attor- nev General from the race. Chairman Robinson. in presenting him. told the convention significantly that he was pre- ,senting man who had an announce ment to make which he was confident the convention would want to hear
 Expectation was in the air and the convention. which only a moment before had been in the height of disorder in a rackety demonstration. quieted down like magic until pin might almost have been heard to drop in the great audi torium as Carlin took the speakers place and said In substance:
 "T am about to make an announce ment of great surprise to this eonven- tion. at the conclusion of which shall move recess for twenty minutes to give the convention opportunity to de- eide what course 1t shall take,
 A Mitchell Palmer asks me n e.-