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COLISEUM, CHICAGO. June Il
In a sensational squirt in the seventh
and eighth ballots at the republican
national convention this afternoon
Senator Warren G. Harding became,
apparently the dominating figure of
the convention. A sensational leap
of 2S1k votes on the eighth ballot
while the strength of Wood ana Low
den slightly decreased, was beheveo
by observers to INDICATE a trend In the
vote After the eighth ballot, Hard.
of Kentucky, moved recess until
four b. IN. Conn ecticut seconded the
motion Ware, of Pennsylvania, also
seconded the motion to adjourn AZ
this point Willis of Ohio leaped to his
feet and demanded roll call.
The question before the house was
left pending while Willis came to tho
rostrum to talk with Senator NC
Cormick and others. It was reported
that Harding floor managers had
earlier agreed to adjournment after
the eighth ballot Lodge then put the
vote on recess and there was a tre-
mendous chorus Of both ayes and
no" b"
Willis, wHnad rejoined his dele
CATION on the floor Immediately rush
ed back to the rostrum. Willis, Her
rick, Warren, of Michigan engaged in
a conference, the result OF which APP
parently Lodge awaited.
Lodge then asked for a rising vote
on the question to adjourn.
Convention recessed at 1877. until
p. N.
Hardinq's Sensational Squirt
COLISEUM, CHICAGO, June IL
After taking four more ballots, max
ing eight in all, the republican, ma
tional convention recessed at E37
until p. m. y
THE recess came after a SenSa'
tional squirt by Senator Harding OF
Ohio, which aptly Disconnected his
opponents. The Ohioan's floor man
ayers were called into conference on
the platform after a recess had been
moved. Early reports about the con-
vention hall had it that the Harding
ties had agreed to a recess after the
eighth ballot In view Of their can
didates showing, however, 1t was ap-
parent that they were willing to con-
tinue the balloting.
question Of a recess while the con-
ference was still on.
General Wood who finished yeter
days balloting in the van of the other
candidates with 314h votes in the
fourth ballot, dropped back into sec
ond place today, finishing the eighth
ballot with 299.
On the fifth ballot Wood also show
ed a 299 figure, scoring a comeback
in the sixth, which he finished in
tie with Lowden at 311k. He gained
half a vote on the seventh, and fell
back thirteen votes on the eighth
ballot.
Lowden concluding yesterdays bal
loting. with 2S9, leaped to 303 on the
fifth. finished the sixth with 3115s,
and the seventh with the same total.
On the final ballot before recess ne
had 3OS.
Senator Harding starting fnom q
score of 6t1s ON the fourth ballot yes
terday, jumped to 70 on the fifth, SO
on the sixth, 105 on the seventh ana
1873 on the eighth. The promised de-
velopment of strength by Governor
Sproul after the fourth ballot did nov
materialize today. sylvanias
loyal delegation stayed with their
governor through the four ballots De
fore recess. There was an under
current of belief throughout the Coli
scum that the Pennsylvania delega-
ton would swing to Harding when
ever the senator approached close
enough to the necessary 493 to push
him across.
Hiram Johnson's strength slipped
from a total of 14O1z on yesterdays
last ballot to 81 on the eighth TO-
day. Michigan, where Johnson won
an unexpected primary victory began