The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-12

1OilSEJM ". CtltANO. Juno IL
Launching into iis hfth- hailot today IN
search Of a nominee for the presi-
dency, the republican national conVen-
tion was prepared TO have some fur
thor tests 81 strength hctweon low
dem. Wood and Johnson md then. II
necessary. turn 70 the atfins % dark
horses.
The all night conferences among
leaders had uut nnt Harding OF
Ohio AZ the head OF the dark horne
group. An night long ana early this
morning the heads Of various groups
were comforting and the trend OF
most Of the conferences seemed Ia he
to hnd some way TO turn Wood and
Lowden strength 10 Harding.
The leaders. worn and ~slccpiess.
were Int IN reaching convention all,
hut the delegates With their Interest
raised 90 fever heat came early hop
ing TO see the thing finished that they
might get away for home today. The
leaders remained at tho downtown
I conference rooms until the last min
ute. many ~ them snatching a few
moments Of rest az they held bedside
conferences.
Tighten Their Lines.
Meanwhile Wood. Lowdon and
johnson forces were attempting TO
aowden groups were predicting they
would show greater strength on the
opening ballot OF today than they did
on the closing ballot OF yesterday.
when the convention adjourned after
"a hot Rruelling ten-hOur session.
Just before the convention assent
BLEED the New York delegation caucus
ed. trying TO decide on WHERE TO put
its strength. Both Lowden and Wood
were claiming accessious from that
quarter.
Ten O'Clock. the hour Tor re-conven-
| aNaa H.uaaaA Ia wHsN gha NgaNava uHHHN
were slow in arriving. The visitors
galleries were rather thin Ia spots, the
prospects for another blistcrinE day
probaly melting The Interest of many.
SenHior Harry $. Sew, chairman of
the Indiana delegation. said ON arriv-
ing at convention hall that the switch
which everyone WIS looking Tor prob
ably would come after the second bal
lot Of the day.
other early arrivals declared tho
Wood column probably would show 80
more votes on the iirst ballet today
than b did on the last VOte yesterday
These persons argued that Wood must
be considered "a strong contender M
long as he lost NJ delegates and they
said there were no signs OIL defectous
The early speculation on possibl,
changes In position centorod around
New York and Pennsylvania.
wood Forces Conhdcnt.
Those two hcaNy blocks EAST for ans
candidate always 20 sar in psycholoE.
I ical and actual cnoct.
Major Frank ~ Knox. Of New
5 Hampshire. floor leader for the Wood
forces. said on reaching convention
hall;
General wood will gnlu on over,
ballot today. The uig Jump viii conn
when We are able 10 break into 90,
johnson vote where most of our &C..
serves lie.
III Pennsylvania breaks from
SprCul. the delegates cannot ho dcli,.
erred 10 ans huud picked candidate
10 We have o lot of strength there
when tho convention was called d
20 order the New York delegation VIII
still put trying "a determine what t'
do with It's vote. indinna tcusci of
% the floor.
As the men who conducted tho dari
horse conferences arrived they sal'
the situation was unchanged and tha
. the attempt 90 nominate senate
Harding would be- continued. Some %
the men running the Lowden cam
puigu on the noor predicted that ID.
o convention would keep right Boa ballot
ing until the Lowdeu total passes
I Woods.
Bishop Oncrs Prayer.
o Bishop Nicholson, OF Chicago, offer
Cd the pruyer today
At iO:4B the NTH ballot vas ordere.
and the clerk called the roll Who
, KANSAS had been reached Wood haI
] lost seven votes ana Harding hal
gained sis. Wood lost AZ votes who.
Missouri was reached Lowdon los
10 one and "a half. Harding was maxim
4; an occasional gain.
\ When New York threw az votes q
u Lowdon. "a great roar swept the con
X v%ention hall and the LOwdon support
crs went into q loud demonstrate
That threw Lowdcn Il gain OF cign
and "a half 0n the bulioting 80 FAR.
Ohio asked for "A poll, There va
an echoing Of Harding aud some Woo
thOrugh the hail M the rlll WAS called
10 In the midst OF the poll one q
Woods delegates started 10 say Sen
ator Harding last night, having rehle.
for the senatc."-hut the uprOar Boo th
" delegation shut him on and The pol
won't on. The man wh0 tried 60 HpeaI
2 voted for Wood
The OHIO poll showed Harding, 30
" WOOD. 2. No change,
Oregon alao demanded "a poll pruu
= Ohio ts votes; 80 Harding;
Wood.