Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-17
HARDING AND COOLIDGE
COOLIDGE OF MASSACHUS-
SETS FOR V.-PRES.
Warren C. Harding Started as a
Printer and Is a Self
Made Man.
tAssocIated Press)

dency by the Republican national
convention after deadlock which
lasted nine ballots and which finally
forced out of the running all the
original favorites.
As his running mate the conven-
tion named Governor Calvin Cool
idge of Massachusetts. upsetting a
plan of combination of the Hard
ing hackers to nominate for the
place Senator Irvine l.. Lenroot of
Wisconsin.
First Ballot
Not voting. |: Warren. Of Michl-
gan, Borah, 2; Hoover, q; Du-
pont, Z: Sutherland. II: Poindexter,
2Oh; Pritchard, "a; Coolidge, 20;
IaFollette, "a; Butler, so; Harding,
GAY; Johnson, 1881; Lowden,
ply; Wood, 2S715; Sproul, 1917
Second Ballot.
Result of the second ballot was :
Wood, 2S91a Lowden, 259 y !;
Johnson, 146; Hoover, 512 ; Harding
so; Sproul 1871; Coolidge, 30 But
Ter, Al; Knox, 1 Poindexter 10;
Sutherland, 1; Pritchard, 10; Borah,
l Dupont, z; LaFollette, "a.
Third Ballot.
The result of the third ballot !:
Wood, 303; Lowden, 2S21a John
son. las; Hoover, sly; Harding,
5SR; Sproul, 79h; Coolidge, 27;
Butler, %; Knox, 2; Poindexter, Is:
Sutherland, 8; Borah, l f; Dupont, 2;
Watson, 2; LaFollette, "a.
When Oregon was reached on the
third ballot, eight votes were given
for johnson and two for Wood, a
poll was demanded on the ground
that the delegation was instructed
for Johnson.
Fourth Ballot.
Wood, 314h; Lowden, 2S9; john
son, 1909; Hoover, 8; Harding.
6115; Sproul, 1917; Coolidge, %;
Butler, 20; Knox 2, Poindexter, 10;
Sutherland, 8; Borah, /; Dupont, 2;
LaFollette, %; Watson, A.
Fifth Ballot.
Governor Lowden passed to first
place on this ballot. The prediction
of the Wood managers that he
would gain on this ballot was not
fulfilled. The official vote on this
ballot stood: Wood 300, Lowden
3O3, johnson 1874, Harding 78,
Sproul SPY, Coolidge 30, Hoover
6. Butler 4, Ward of New York 1,
Kellogg 1, Poindexter Is, Sutherland
1, LaFollette "a, Dupont 6.
On this ballot the Kansas delega-
ton gave Lowden 6, Wood 10,
Harding 4.
After the fifth ballot was com
pleted, the sixth ballot was immed-
lately started.
Sixth Ballot.
The sixth ballot, like its prede-
cessor failed to produce the nom1-
nee. The official vote was: Wood
3111h, Lowden Biz, Johnson 10,
Harding SO, Sproul 76, Coolidge Is,
Hoover 5, Butler 4, Kellogg l, Poin-
dexter Is, Dupont A, LaFOllette "a,
Watson 1, Ward 1.
Kansas voted 6 for LOwden, 10
for Wood and 4 for Harding in the
fifth ballot
Seventh Ballot.
There was no nomination on the
seventh ballot.
The official vote was Wood 312,
Lowden BIN, Johnson 9915, Hard
ing 1O5, Sproul 76; Coolidge %,
Hoover 4, Butler 2, Knox 1, Kel-
logg /, Poindexter Is, Dupont 3,
LaFollette "a, Ward Of New York l,
Lenroot of Wisconsin 1. The vote
of the Kansas delegation was the
same.
Eighth Ballot.
The official vote was: Wood
299, Lowden 307, Johnson 81,
Harding 1S3h, Sproul 751a, Cool
idge 80, Poindexter Is, LaFollette
"a, Hoover 5, Butler 2, Dupont 3,
Knox 1, Kellogg 1, Lenroot 1.
Ninth Ballot
Sproule released Pennsylvania
delegates. and the vote in the ninth
ballot was Wood 249, Lowden
1211h,. johnson 80, Harding 347 ",
Spreul 10, Coolidge %, Hoover 6,
Butler 2, Knox l., Poindexter IA,
LaFollletteS "a, Hays l, McGregor
LenrOot 1,
HARDING'S RECORD
Warren G. Harding is 55 years old
and was born In Blooming Grove,
O., the son of a country doctor and
the eldest Of eight children. Hard
ing lived the life of farmer during
his boyhood and attended the. rural
schools, earning his way through
Ohio Central College.
He worked at various trades TO
send himself through college, one
summer painting barns, ten next
driving a truck and third year
teaching school at the age Of II.
Printer and Editor.
But 1t was the print shop that at
tracted young Harding most. He
learned the printing trade from top
to bottom and in 1884 took over the
management of the Marion (O) Star
from his father, who had moved
from Blooming Grove. The paper
was a greater liability than it was
an asset, and it was tough sled
ding' for several years.
Harding was all things in the Of
fee from printer to managing editor.
Harding married in 1891, Miss
Florence King, daughter Of Amos