Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-12
After Eight Futile Ballots
Support of Gen. Wood
Disintegrates.
SEVERAL STATES
RALLY TO OHIOAN
Harding Managers Confident and At
tempting to Induce Senator John
son to Accept Vice Presidential
Nomination - Johnson's Support
Deserving Him and II Is Second
Place Or Mono For Californian.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Coliseum. Chicago. June 12.-At the
end o. the eighth ballot at the repub-
lican national convention today. just
as the tide for Harding was rising
thruout the hall. recess was taken
until 4 o'clock in the afternoon. At
first, the Harding managers.s Former
Governor Willis, OF Ohio. and Myrcn
T. Herrick, protested against the re-
cess, but, after platform, confer
ence, agreed to It. On leaving the
conference, Mr.. Willis said:
ut will be Harding, as soon as we
come back"
Just before tho recess. Missouri at
tempted to change her vote. to throw
all thirty six to Harding. but delay
ed, and at the same time IL became
known that accessions 10 the Harding
column We're about to come in from
Kansas, Isi aa @ ~
IT was also reported that Nfassa-
chusetts would go to Harding on the
opening ballot after the recess.
Harding Tide Rising.
4 The Harding tide. which began last
night, when, after q delay OF unsuc-
cessful balloting, the leaders went in
to conference to fnd compromise
candidate. began rising when the con-
vcntion assembled, and continued to
rise steadily thruout the balloting,
until it ran over the 100 mark. When
1t passed the 100 mark there were
signs of breaking from many sides.
Word came to the hall from Senator
Penrose. OF Pennsylvania, that the
nomination Of Mr.. Harding would, not
be displeasing to him, and the word
generally spread thruout the conven-
tion that many delegations were pre-
pairing to "get on the band wagon"
with the coming ballot.
During the recess 1t was understood
ce-presidential candidates were to
be discussed. In that connection.
Senator Harding's conference late
last night and early this morning
with Senator Johnson was recalled.
as was Senator Johnson's repeated
declaration that he would accept no
second place on any ticket.
Johnson Helpless.
1t was reported in the convention
hall that Senator Johnson threaten
ed to throw his votes to General
Wood unless a recess was taken His
managers challenged the statement
declaring that Johnson did not con-
troll the delegates.
The Harding managers went down
town to again confer with the John
son forces and try to bring them into
a program suggested last night by
which Johnson would be, given Sec
ond place II he would take 1t, and If
not "say" In the decision.
A large group Of leaders on the
platform said it was important that
they have time to talk over the
situation before entering upon an
other ballot.
Believe Harding Will Win.
They assumed there was no longer
any question but that Harding would
win, and they wanted to consider
thoroughly who was the best uuali-
fed and available man for the vice.
The more conservative leaders
'rSS>S ShA0oOA " ocuAIOr Johnson,
altho some of them thought it would
make for party hormony II a place
on the ticket were offered to him.
1t has been generally known that
senator Johnson was very much op-
posed to Senator Hardings nomin-
alton. AS soon as it became known
that the convention gave evidence of
being about to take Harding for It's
nominee. Senator Johnson went to
Senator Harding for a conference to
80 over the whole subject.
The Ohio delegation refused to
agree to the recess. and former Gov
ernor Willis and Myron T. Herrick,
denying that they wanted a recess,
went up to the platform for a con-
ference.
While the conference was going on
the convention was spreading to the
greatest confusion.
Chairman Lodge finally induced
the delegates to take their seats. The
conference on the platform evidently
resulted in something to the satis-
faction Of Mr.. Willis and Mr.. Her
rick, for they agreed to the recess.
Mckee Lands in Finals.
Rv Acuocio+ed prooS