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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1920
Page
2
At the Democratic convention Palmer released delegates he had pledged, prompting a fierce barroom style regrouping as Cox and McAdoo vie for the Palmer gains. Ballots 39 and 40 shift support among Cox McAdoo Davis Palmer and others amid noisy demonstrations and state caucuses.
Delegates endure a lengthy ballot as Palmer Cox and McAdoo trades votes across states. Alaska Illinois Virginia etc shift support. Wisconsin, California and Florida influence the tally. A marching McAdoo chorus follows the hall’s mood amid changing delegates and humorous remarks.
The ninth session convened in the San Francisco auditorium with Chairman Robinson ordering the roll call at 10:10. Delegates debated for hours as McAdoo and Cox camps argued over roughly 500 delegates each, with Maryland leaders like Joshua W. Miles prominent among McAdoo allies.
The Democratic National Convention trudges through multiple ballots with McAdoo rising to lead briefly, while Cox Palmer and others shift positions. Delegates debate rules, suspensions, and potential dark horse deals as Indiana’s fallouts, state bands, and prods from Georgia and Pennsylvania shape the tense roll calls through the thirtieth to thirty-fifth ballots.
The official twenty third ballot shows McAdoo 364 percent Cox 425 Palmer 181 Davis 50 Cummings 5 Owen 34 Clark 2 Glass 25 Cobb 1 and Lardner percent.
The twenty fourth ballot as officially announced lists McAdoo with 364 votes and Cox with 429 votes. Palmer's tally appears in the record.
A brief box score shows Davis 64 percent Owen 33 percent Glass 25 Cummings 5 and Underwood 1 in a compact listing of players and percentages.
The twenty fifth ballot shows McAdoo with 36414 votes Cox 424 Palmer 169 Cummings 4 Owen 34 Davis 58144 Glass 25 Clark 2 Underwood 9 Pershing 1, reflecting final tallies in the official report.
The tally lists McAdoo with 871 votes and Cox at 42414 Palmer 167 Davis 65 percent Cummings 3 Owen 33 Glass 25 Clark 3 Jones 1 Underwood 9.
The twenty seventh ballot lists scattered tallies for candidates McAdoo Cox Palmer Davis Cummings Owen Glass Clark Underwood Marshall and Robinson with varied percentages and digits, indicating incomplete vote figures from a recount or partial tally.
The twenty eighth ballot lists candidates McAdoo Cox Palmer Davis Owen Glass Clark Underwood Hines Cummings with percentages and vote counts across the slate. The figures include 36844, 423, 165 percent, 62 percent, 35 percent, 24, 2, 6, 1 and 4 respectively.
The twenty ninth ballot officially announced shows McAdoo with 394 percent, Cox 40414, Palmer 166, Davis 63, Cummings 4, Owen 33, Glass 24, Clark 2, and Underwood 1, indicating the distribution of support among candidates.
The thirtieth ballot announced shows McAdoo 403 percent, Cox 400 percent, Palmer 165, Davis 58, Clark 2, Underwood 2, reflecting a crowded field and evolving totals.
The thirty-first ballot results list McAdoo 414 percent Cox 391 Palmer 174 Davis 57 Cummings 3 Owen 34 Glass 1214 Clark 2 Daniels 1 Marshall 1.
The official tally shows McAdoo 421 votes followed by Cox 391 Palmer 176, Davis 55 percent, Cummings 3 Owen 34 Glass 9 percent and Clark 2 at the ballot.
The report lists candidate totals McAdoo 421 Cox 880 Palmer 180 Davis 56 Cummings 3 Glass 13 Owen 34 Clark 2 percent on the thirty third ballot, reflecting division among contenders.
The official tally lists McAdoo 420 percent Cox 379 Palmer 184 Davis 54 Cummings 3 Owen 37 Glass 714 Clark 244 as the top figures in the ballot results with others trailing. The figures show significant support for McAdoo and Glass while Cummings and Davis receive minimal shares.
On the thirty-fifth ballot the leaders stood McAdoo 409, Cox 37614, Palmer 222, Davis 34 in a continuing vote count.
Official tally of the thirty sixth ballot lists McAdoo at 399 followed by Cox 377 Palmer 241 Davis 26 Cummings 3 Owen 36 and Glass 4 indicating the current vote standings and minor support for others.
Official tally shows McAdoo leading with 405 votes and Cox at 386. Palmer holds 202 percent, Cummings 3, Owen 33, Davis 50 percent, Glass 1, Clark 2, Adams 1, Bonniwell 1, Lewis 6.
The thirty eighth ballot results list McAdoo at 405 percent, Cox 383 percent, Palmer 211, Davis 50, Cummings 4, Owen 33, Glass 1, and Clark 3, indicating a wide spread among candidates. The figures reflect a highly fragmented vote pattern with McAdoo and Cox far ahead.
Official tally shows July 5 totals in the thirty-ninth ballot with Cox at 468 percent and McAdoo at 440. Palmer has 74, Davis 71, Owen 32, Colby 1, Clark 2, and Cummings 2 votes.
On July 5 the totals show Mc Adoo with 467 votes and Gox leading with 490. Palmier has 19, Davis 76, Cummings 2, Owen 33, Clark 2, and Colby 1 in the fortieth ballot tally.
Grand Exalted Ruler Frank L Rain says the order provided 70000 service members led by Black Jack Pershing, built two hospitals in France and America, funded 20 community houses for veterans, and saw 1037 Elks pass away as the group declares itself American first and ready to go further.
Regina dispatch reports Sergeant White and two constables of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police depart Halifax with two years provisions to take stations for three years. One constable heads to Chesterfield Inlet, the northernmost bay detachment, while Sergeant White and the other constable establish posts on the northeast Hudson Bay coast near the Hudson Straits.
In Springfield a hen laid an extraordinary egg, measuring seven and a half inches in circumference and weighing four and three-quarter ounces. The egg is described as twice the size of a normal egg, reflecting the bird's curious response to the era's high cost of living.
A fat black bear wandered onto the main highway in Burnaby British Columbia causing a traffic halt as delivery trucks and cars stopped for about an hour while Bruin foraged for grub worms. He then returned to the woods and traffic resumed.
The piece denounces a political faction and calls out World War I patriotism as a test of loyalty. It warns against extremists and demands all citizens act as soldiers with the ballot to defend a government of Americans by Americans for Americans. It urges rejection of those opposing national unity and constitutional order.
The Golden West Development and Petroleum company purchases the 100 acre Dengel ranch for 250000. President E F Cobb calls the deal conservative, noting the land will be valuable as farmland even if oil is found. Olive Nelson sues John Nelson for divorce on cruelty and desertion. marriage occurred at Butte in March 1919. Lewistown school board considers 150000 bond for a new modern school on Hawthorne site after bids earlier rejected.
Horoscope notes Venus and Sun strong this day with benefic effects, while Saturn and Uranus bring warnings of gossip and misunderstandings. Women voters may show notable political activity supporting candidates. strong cooperation with men in sun positions is seen. Foreseen risks include railway and postal disturbances, heavy public expenditure, forest fires, and property losses. foreign trade expected to surge, housing finance activity rises, and a famous death is indicated this month. Children born today deemed reliable though not highly innovative. those born will prosper in steady roles.
Mrs. EK. J. Straw of Des Moines reports dramatic recovery after taking Tanlac. She credits the remedy with curing stomach pain neuritis and nervousness, saying she regained strength to do all housework and now weighs 115 pounds after starting from ninety. Tanlac is sold in Anaconda by Fuller Drug Co. and in Butte by Newbro Drug Co. Ad.
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