The Washington times., 1920-06-13
Campaign Manager Supplied
Driving Force and Made Good
His Prediction Of Victory.

CHICAGO June l3.-ln warren W.
Hardins's nomination for the PreH-
dency by the Republicans the sreA''
est OF all political strategy, not "a
cluding the accomplishment OF 'ho
Mark Hannss OF the party, WAS exc
cuted by one OF the late Mr.. HannaS
own pupils, namely Harry NJ. Daush-
erty, OF Columbus.
Throughout the day OF Presidential
balloting which viii live long IN
America. political history. there was
one predominant figure -thst OF
Daueherty, who engineered the nom'-
nation of the man he figured the saw
ior OF the party. In the face OF inc
stitfest odds which ever confronted
candidacy.
AS long ago as two weeks. he made
the flat statement that the fepuol'-
can nominee would never be choseh
inside OF ten ballots. Yesterday ne
had tne pleasure OF putting over inc
solar plexus In the tenth
Throughout the campaign IL WAS
the campaign manager rather than
The candidate who furnished\the driV-
ing force. Senator Harding was never
a more enthusiastic candidate thsn
MIR. Dausherty was campaign man
ager
seemed To ne side-trscked.
At the outset OF the convention, the
Ohio Senator appeared to have peen
hopelessly side-tracked. harIs
DauCherty never flinched. Nightly ne
sat in conferepces, always READY !"
discuss the availability of his candi- :
k.xt hA nj
in the wholly "unmixable" candidates.
Of Wood and Lowden.
After yesterdays balloting, when
disclosed only the hopelessness or the
Wood and I.owden efforts to get back
ing equivalent to a nomination. the
indefatigable Daugherty opened up
his fire, Throughout the night ne
made the drive upon the men with
deJegates-the drive that showed re-
suits yesterday.
As in the case OF every nomination
there were the usual peculiar sioe
lights on the modus operandi Fo1
instance, there was the personal ap'
neal from wife to husband that swung
the Oklahoma delegation. Mrs. Jake
Hammond asked Jake Hammond to
forget Lowden and swing to Harding
on the tenth ballot, which he did.
Hard-F0uGht Battle.
The Republican ticket was chosen
after a long-drawn-out battle, ter
ballots being required to nominate
Harding for frst place on the ticket.
Harding's vote was 61i 1-1o. pearly
more than zoo in excess OF the num-
Der required to nominate.
Hts nearest competitor, Gen. Leon
ard Wood. received 1879 on the fnal
ballot.
Hiram johnson. in third plsoc, re-
ceived SO&.
lot. received IL.
Harding, the Junior Senator from
Ohio. had the backing OF every one
OF the Old Guard leaders in the con-
yention. He was also favored by
Boies Penrose. who. from his sick bed
in philadelphia. issued his orders To
the convention through Senator Wat
son Of Indiana and John T. King, OF
Connecticut.
Backed by "Oid Guard.-
Starting out with the small vote oi
65A votes on the first ballot taker
Friday, Harding. with the aid of the
mastery leaders of the Old Guarc
faction. steadily won his way to the
top. gaining on each successive ballot
taken yesterday. His lowest vote Wal
ssh and was recorded In 1he thiro
ballot Friday.
When the convention met yester
day morning. the Old Guard leader.
lost no time in letting It be knowr
that they intended to give the nomi
nation to Harding. On the first ballo
taken yesterday they jumped his vote
to SO; on the next balNot he got thu
same vote; but on the, following, oi
seventh, ballot he took a wide jumI
to 109, and then the real drive fol
Harding began.
this vote was taken tfrat the machine
was all set for putting Harding over
as the nominee. The eighth ballot
gave him 1881; on the ninth he got