The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-19
FLOYD IS NOMINATED
 0N NINTH BALLOT
NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBL1CAN CONVENTION NAMES HIM AE-
 TER HARD CONTEST.

"AhstVh Ohurchiu the Closest Comneff
 tOr--Three Ballots Declared Invalid
 as More Votes Were Cast Tban Th..a
 Were Delegates--FinaI Vote Stood
 4Os for Floyd to 335 for Churchill.
 Concord. N H., Sept. 1S.-Charles M. Floyd, of Manchester, was nominated for governor tonight at the close of the hardest contest ever waged in a republican convention in New Hamn- shire. Nine ballots were necessary be- fore the choice was made. and three ot these ballots were made void by more votes being cast than there were delegates entitled to seats. Winston Churchill, the novelist and leader of the recently organized Lincoln Republican club of New Hampshire, was Floyd's closest competitor in the final verdict and he reached that position after n1ak- ing terrific fight from the moment the convention opened until the count showed hm to be defeated candidate.
 The first ballot for governor was AS follows
 Greenleaf, 232; Floyd, 200; Churchill 157; Pillsbury, 2O5; Gale, 13. No choice
 The demonstration which followed the announcement of the first ballot was unprecedented in the history of the republican party in New Hampshire The cheering and shouting of names of taVorite candidates continued without interruption until Chairman Eastman succeeded in making 1t evident that he was ready to announce the vote of The second ballot.
 Shouts of Floyd" and "GreenIeaf, were at times drowned in the query. Who made the platform?" and the answering cry from the same source. "Churchill.''
 Senator Gallinger said he never wit messed such scene outside a national convention.
 The second ballot resulted:
 Greenleaf 230; Pillsbury, 210; Floyd. 2O7; Churchill, 159; Gale, 0; H. B. Quinby of Lakeport, 1. No choice.
 Great confusion had marked the vot- ing, delegates crowding about the ball. near for the time being kept up the cheering.
 l When the third ballot had been counted 1t was found that more bal lots had been cast than there were delegates in the hall, The count show ed that Greenleaf had 2Ss; Floyd, 207; lPlllsbury 206; Chrchill, 16S, andu A. Crosby Kennett of Laconia, 2; a total of 816, whereas there were only sos delegates. Chairman Eastman declared the vote invalid In the midst of great turbulence a, motion that the votes be cast one by one in a box on the plat l form was carried, and the chairman then ordered another ballot.
 The fourth ballot showed no signs of a break in the deadlock:
 The fifth ballot, like the third, was declared invalid, more votes being cast l than there were delegates. The vote was Greenleaf, 246 Floyd, 29S; Pills bury, 189 Churchill, 175; E. G. Eastman of Exerter, 1; Kennitt, 8: total, SIS.
 The sixth ballot resulted: Greenleaf, 2S9 Floyd, 216; Pillsbury, 14s; Church. ill, 193; w. E. Chandler 1; total 798.
 The seventh ballot showed marked | changes, it resulted:
 Greenleaf, 246; Floyd, 220; Piilsbury, 1O6; Churchill, 2S5.
 The eighth ballot was defective. The vote was:
 Whole number cast, S11; Greenleaf, 248; Floyd, 2sS; Churchill, 299; Pills bury, l.
 The result of the ninth and final bal lot was: Charles M. Floyd, Maalehes~ ter 4OS; Winston Churchill, of Concord. 395 Charles H. Greenleaf, of Franco mia, 55; Stephen H. Gale, of Exeter, |; total vote, 799.
 Rosecran w. Pillsbury of Londonderry who was close up in thesfght early in the day, withdrew after the seventh ballot, and made every effort to throw his strength to Floyd.
 Stephen H. Gale was never a factor l in the contest, his largest totalling but 13. Former Senator William E. Cham dler, of this city, H. B. QuinbN of Lakeport, and A. Crosby Kennitt, of North Conway, received complimentary votes, but put together they did not average half a dozen.
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