Palmer Releases Delegates on 39th Ballot Deadlock Ends Imminent
In San Francisco on July 5 the convention adjourned after 36 ballots with McAdoo holding 399 votes, Cox 377, and Palmer 241. Palmer gained late support, while dark horses failed to sustain any surge as deadlock persisted between leading contenders.
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Alaska
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Illinois
Virginia
Arizona
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Florida
Michigan
Missouri
Oklahoma
First Turnover on 29th Ballot at Democratic Convention
San Francisco July 5 The Democratic convention opened with a long deadlock among McAdoo Cox and Palmer as ballots continued to tilt modestly. States like Indiana Washington and Georgia shifted support while Palmer drew on PA and Georgia to gain ground amid protests and mass meetings at the Palace Hotel.
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Robinson
Alabama
McAdoo
Cox
Palmer
Davis
Cummings
Owen
Clark
Glass
Cobb
Lardner
Ralston
Indiana
Washington
Underwood
Georgia
Harrison
Mississippi
Cox and
Arizona
Ohio
Annette Adams
California
United States
Bay State Delegates Scramble in 39th Ballot for Nomination
A chaotic convention scene in San Francisco features Massachusetts voting shifts as Cox McAdoo Palmer and Owen compete. Ballots reveal complex delegate loyalties with Pennsylvanians splitting, and a mass poll recount unfolds amid cheers and protests. In New York, Elwell slaying stymies investigators as district attorney weighs a John Doe inquiry while Annie Kane discusses Elwell's affairs.
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Lynch
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Thacher
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Doherty
Donohue
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O’connor
W. J. Manning
Quinn
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Flwell
Swann
John Doe
Annie Kane
Elwell
Ireland
Convention Deliberates After Palmer Delegate Release
The convention, after a raucous session, pauses for 20 minutes as Carlin announces Palmer’s delegates are released to proceed. Ballots remain deadlocked with McAdoo Cox and Davis factions disputing votes, while a circulated Moore telegram accuses government workers of pressuring delegates to back McAdoo.
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Davis
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Carlin
Virginia
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United States
Ohio
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Daniel C. Roper
New York
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Moore
Democratic Party
Political conventions swirl around McAdoo Cox Palmer
The article describes a tense convention fight among McAdoo Cox and Palmer supporters. Rumors say Palmer may be given time to prove himself before dropping out if he cannot win, with Cox and McAdoo battles continuing. Walsh predicts McAdoo nomination, while delegates may shift after reconvening.
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McAdoo and
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Haseen
McAdoo
Senator Walsh
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MfcAdoo
Coyotes
Sonn-Law
Democrats Reach 37th Ballot As Wilson Nomination Looms
The Democratic national convention entered its 37th ballot at 8 42 p m with Woodrow Wilson nomination prospects eight years after his first win. McAdoo Cox and Palmer remained in the race seeking the party’s nomination through night sessions.
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McAdoo
Burris W. Jenkins
Kansas City
Wilson
Jenkins
Child Falls 16 Feet From Window In East Boston
Three year old Dorothy Cotter daughter of Mr and Mrs John Cotter of 227 Paris Street East Boston fell from a second story window about 16 feet to the paving. She was taken to Fast Boston Relief Hospital with serious abrasions and possible internal injuries and placed on the danger list.
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John Cotter
Paris Street
Boston
Boston Relief Hospital
McAdoo Surges Ahead of Cox on Historic Ballot
In San Francisco on July 5, on the 30th ballot McAdoo gained the lead over Cox in a historic partyballot sequence. The report notes a similar move in Baltimore during the 1912 deadlock when Wilson overtook Champ Clark.
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San Francisco
McAdoo
Cox
Baltimore
Wilson
Champ Clark
Mystery surrounds death of Edward M Ross
Edward M Ross, 23, of 17 Worcester Square, died yesterday at Massachusetts General Hospital from a fractured skull after a car crash on the Revere Beach boulevard near the Saugus River bridge. authorities investigate how the rear collision occurred and whether other factors contributed to the fatal accident.
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Edward M. Ross
Worcester Square
Massachusetts General Hospital
Revere Beach
Saugus River Bridge
Automobile drive ends in death after collision near Lynn
Police say Ross died after a rear end crash on the Revere Beach Boulevard near Chester Street. Jerome Shea of 67 Gate Street Malden drove the car carrying Ross and friends. another man in the car remains unidentified. Ross sustained head injuries and died at Massachusetts General Hospital. Investigators seek the vehicle that struck them and the other occupant.
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Jerome Shea
Gate Street
Malden
Shea
Charles Walton
McCann
Revere Beach
Chester Street
Saugus River Bridge
Lynn
Edward Rosen
Shirley Avenue
Massachusetts General Hospital
Fross
Payroll taunts erupt at McAdoo and Cox crowds
On July 5 in Pennsylvania and Ohio protesters clashed as each side chanted parodies to the tunes of Glory Glory Hallelujah and Palmer Palmer. The Ohio and Pennsylvania groups directed their megaphones at the opposing McAdoo crowd as chants accused workers of being on the payroll.
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McAdoo
Georgia
Palmer
Washington
Cox
Charles F. Murphy
New York
Tammany
Joseph Bowne Elwells
Elwell
West Side
Death notices from Wakefield Medford and Dorchester
Callan John died July 5 in Wakefield aged, funeral July 7 at 8:30 from 1 Franklin Street with mass at St Joseph's. Driscoll Joseph B. died July 4 in Medford, funeral July 6 from 13 Talbot Street with Requiem at Immaculate Conception. Rose Robert Edward died July 5 in Dorchester aged 2 years 11 months 22 days. funeral July 7 at 2 from Tremont Street parlors.
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