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Judge Of the supreme court and didn't
want the other. "And then" said the
harassed jufist, II Am a poor man. !
can't AFFORD to make campaign for
sovernor."
lie went to the convention, SIT
with the Franklin county deleEat on
and would not let the home boys vote
for him. Not until just before his
county was called on the fourth bal.
lot and when his nomination was per
seived to be inevitable did he tell
Chairman Bsckus the delegation could
use It's own judgment az to support
ing him.
Harding Started H.
Warren @. Harding started the con.
centrstion on Dillon. At the end Of
the second ballot he mounted the
platform and proposed to Chairman
Burton that all agree to name Dillon
by acclamation. Harding went to
Walter F. Brown with the proposal.
Senator Bader and Peter w. Durr Of
lie Cincinnati delegation followed
and the center aisle was blocked with
leaders Of other delegations, who
gathered about the Roosevelt leader.
Senator Bader and Durr refused u
drop kroSer.
Brown wouldn't desert Garford. The
third roll call started. Hardin covn.
~ announced eight vstss for D1los
xAd the FIRST Dillen shout rent he
cir. Perry county's seven for Diilou
were the signal for the galleries
which responded with chsering and
the noise Of . score Of tin whistler
Summit, Trumbuil and Washingtou
went solid for 0arford, Though tAsy
had not before. and The net result fol
the Columbus candidate on that bal:o,
was just II.
Arthur I. vorys and l. c. Laylir
went to Brown and urged him to hell
make the Dillon nomination on the
fourth bsllot. Allen county started
the slump on the fourth ballot with
eight for Dillon. Auglaise and Cham
palgn followed. The small counties
were leading the stampede. Colum
bianas 10 delegates stood in an ex
cited group and gesticulated. bu,
stuck to Anderson.
Cuyahoga stayed with Langdon s,t
Hamilton with Kroger. OF the largel
counties Franklin. Mont yomery, Lick
ing, AIuskjngum and Clark went Il
| Dillon.
The Dilionites made a big demon
stration at the end of the roll call ant
another when Secretary Malcolm Jen
nings announced the result. Dillos
25S, now leading for the nomination
| c. l.. Knight Of Summit tried to checl
the stampede by q motion to adjurn
He was overwhelmed by a multitu 4,
| Of noes.
Hamilton county's 81 and AZ of Cuya
hoga's So going to the winner. wa.
taken amid wild confusion. Tn,
Franklin county delegation, a grou,
Of 81 coatless. perspiring shouters, LEI
the racket. Harry c. Arnold, respon
Slble for enough Dillon talk for tn,
| past two weeks to claim the honor o
being the original Dillon man, was al
smiles.
The galleries were shouting "Ge
on the wagon" The delegation aros,
| and waved arms and hats as Jud Z,
Dillon was grabbed and rushed dowl
the center aisle. Chairman Burto,
could not get enough order to hav'
the vote announced.
| Nominee Speaks.
| Finally came announcement. A mo
ment later the nominee, with quiet
almost repressed smile, stood besid,
Senator Burton waiting for a chanc.
to say: Il will give to the party an,
the people Of the state the best tina
10 In me-" and to promise later .:
brief statement Of some Of the thins,
! expect to carry before the people
this fall.
The balloting for governor resulte,
as follows:
First ballot--Garford 1924, Lang
don 203, Kroger 1856. Anderson 1924
Young 2s. Boyd IN. Harding II
Daugherty 1, not voting %.
Second-Garford 252. Langdol
2461s. Kroger 1854. Anderson SO.
Third-Garford 27o. Langdon 253h
Kroger 160, Anderson 46, Dillon 81
Boyd "a.
Fourth-Dillon 25s, -Langdon 101 n
Garford 253, Anderson 26, Kroger 81
For lieutenant governor, General r
b. Brown Of GAINESVILLE got 491h
votes to 157 for Edgar Irwin Of Meigl
county and 104h for DR.. L. F. Cail
Of Noble county.
Il. l.. Lampson Of AShtabula coun
ty. Frank w. Woods Of Medina, r. p
Scott Of Harrison. Joseph Bonner O
Toledo and Lawrence X. Langd0n O
Warren were placed before the con
vention for ongressman.at.larEe.
The first ballot resulted: Langdor
265k Lampson 1873. Woods 134. Bon
ner 1856, Scott 7Sts.
The second ballot resulted: Lang
don 36sh. Lampson l2s1s. Bonner 7s
Woods, 139, Scott 29.
Following the second roll call. Sen
ator Deaton of Lucas. for Bonner
moved to make Langdon the nominee
This was done by reclamation,
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