Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17

hrief talks by Richard Doherty OF Ne"
Jersey. Charles z. O'Neil OF Michlgah
and Mrs. Katherine Phillips Edison VI
California.
Now began the parade oil uaFh
horses They we're ted forth as fo'-
lows: Calvin Coolidge. by Sieahe'
Gillette Of the house oi rep! r>eht""'
and Mrs. Alexander Peifer; hut'er' =.
Ogden Mills Of New York; Pri'claF"'
by Marion Butler of North t"'"''n"
Hoover bv Judge Nathan l.. Miller Oh
New York Harding, by Frank ms
Of Ohio: Sproul. by William |. Schal-
fer: Poindexter. by George II. "a'Nef'
and Sutherland. by Joseph Nj. >"hueis'
When Wisconsin was reached "' 'He
roll call the clerk paused eAiec'aht-
~, hut no one appeared u I'''''''''
La Toilette, and the crowd Secure"
grateful.
6allotinQ Is Begun.
The powers that were G"rreeo tHat
several ballots should be taken that
day before adjournment. and 10 an eA-
cited hush the call Of the states was
begun. The hush did not last now
ever. for every considerable vote ior
| any one aspirant was greeted WIN 'i''
cheers of his friends.
As had been foretold. Wood leo
| on the first ballot with 2S'ta votes
| Lowden was second with 2ll3, anu
Johnson gathered in 1892. Inc ON
ers in general wereaccorded the Votes
of their home states and few more.
of the Wisconsin delegation ~ voted
| for La Toilette; and il may as Wen
| be recorded here that those "a deit-
gates kept voting for La Toilette.
to the bitter end. And every time the
announcement was greeted with groans
and Kisses from the galleries.
In the following three ballots Wood
climbed to 314ls. which the wise ones
said was about his maximum strength.
| LOwden also increased his vote. gong
up to $50. while johnson reached
| 14O1a. The votes for the dark
horses did not vary to any great ex-
tent though Butler lost steadily and
Pritchard soon dropped out entirely.
BY this time everyone was ready for
a rest and the convention adjourned
to Saturday morning.
The Break to Harding.
The crowd filled the Coliseum to
suffocation on what was destined to
he the final day Of the convention. for
| II was felt that the conferences OF
the preceding night would be fruitful.
The senatorial coterie had been in SEES
sion many hours and the word was
! passed around that they had picked
on Harding as the nominee. In the
early ballots Of Saturday theOhioan
did not gain rapidly. and all were
waiting for the moment when the big
delegations from New York. Pennsyl-
vania and Massachusetts would find
the time ripe for a break. The men
from the keystone state had been
voting almost solidly for Sproul, for
the bosses were not decided between
him and Harding And the New
| Workers really did not know to whom
TO throw their strength
JohnSon's vote dwindled gradually.
and then the Lowden column suddenly
began to go To pieces. He was really
the victim of the shift. for he Wood
delegations stood by the general almost
TO the last moment. On the ninth
ballot ii was seen that Harding
could be put across" so the uncer-
tain ones climbed into the band way
on on the tenth and gave the Ohio
senator grand total of 674ia, which
was ISL more than necessary to nom
! mate
The hubhub was deafening and after
pennsylvania put 60 votes in the Ha I'd
ing column the clerks could scarcely
complete the roll call At its finish
the usual motion TO make the choice
unanimous was made, but those ~
La Toilette men from Wisconsin voted
in the negative and married the love
| feast.
Coolidge Gets Second Place.
There still remained the task OF
selecting vice presidential candi
date. Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin.
Governor Alien of Kansas. Governor
Coolidge of Massachusetts and Col
Harry Anderson of Virginia were
| placed in nomination and the roll of
The states was called. Lenroot re-
ceived good vote. but Coolidge was
the evident favorite and long hefore
the roll was completed his nomination.
was assured. The "A La Toilette men
voted for Senator Gronna.
With some difficulty Chairman Lodge
whose voice was gone, managed 10 hold
HE delegates toscthe" Ion. enough to
pass the usual resolutions Of thanks
10 the 9TH. ais of tie convention and
to the city of Chicago, and then tho
republican convention of 1890 came
10 an end.
Convention We'll Handled
The management OF the conyent;o,
hall really deserved thanks. for rho
seating. the policing and the othar
arrangements were the best ever seen
in such gatherings. The Coliseum was
handsomely decorated and we'll ,iybtad
and the comfort of the delegates and
guests was as we'll looked after as
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