The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-12

I of excitement and disorder,
Pandemonium reigned in the Coliseum
as the recess was taken. The crowd
yelled, the band crashed. no one could
IDENTIFY voted for the recess without real
| izing it, 'tf
II was the Lowden people who asked
for delay this time "A. T. Hert, moor
manager for Lowden. made the original
notion Harding had gained consis-
tently in the four ballots taken this
morning. r,
Most Of his votes were taken from
Hiram Johnson 20 OF S1ld.;r CaliiGrnia' who lost
Rumors few thick and fast that the
trend toward Harding meant his final
selection. though Governor Lowden
gained in the eighth ballot. taking
johnson started the day with 1873 12
on the fifth ballot of the convention
and by the time the eighth ballot was
reached. declined to 81, q.
Harding started the day with 7s and
on the eighth and last ballot had
climbed to 1873 1-2.
Gen. Wood remained practically sta
tionary He started the day with 299
and had 300 when the eighth ballot was
taken Just before recess.
Lowden started the day with 303 and
stopped at 307 on the eighth ballot. The
trend was apparently toward Harding.
Before the result OF the eighth ballot
was announced the chairman Of the
Missouri delegation tried to make an
announcement on change in Missou-
ri's vote. He said that Missouri wanted
to throw thirty-six votes to Harding.
He was unable to do it, however, as
one delegate objected.
Harding In Air.
In discussing the recess Gov. Willis,
IT had to give ine II seemed fatal to
Harding to stop just wheh, he was get
ting great momentum. But the chair
man sealed it. all for us. -4.
Whats in the air?' Reed Smoot was
asked in an interview during the recess.
Whats in the air in this Coliseum"
He waved his hands at the emptying
seats. Harding" was his answer.
Harding will surely he nominated"
To Fight It Out.
Gains for the Wood forces In Ohio
caused another demonstration on the
floor The word came up from the vart-
Gus managers that they intended to
stand pat and fight it out little lon
ger.
BY the return of the absent delegate
Gen. Wood got back the one he lost IN
Georgia. That restored the Georgia
poll to Lowden. 9: Wood. s.
Solid Michigan Breaks.
The sixth ballot OF the republican ma
tional convention yielded no result put
Gent Wood again jumped into first
place tying with his closest rival, Coy.
Lowden. Johnson's vote again declined.
A feature Of this ballot was break
in the Michigan delegation which had
previously cast a Solo thlrty to'vS Wod o4r
On the sixth ballot (ofiiciap WOOD
gained l2 l-2 votes: Johnson lost % l-I
Lowden gained Ia: Sproul lost L.;
Harding gained II votes.
on the seventh ballot the Lowden
and Wood positions were scarcely
CHANGED, while Senator Harding
made all the gains, carrying MIN
past the 100 mark.
AS on the sixth ballot. there was
no nomination on the seventh.
Wood Harding and Lowden all mace
small gains from New York on the sew
~ Harding Gains.
After the seventh ballot the conNen-
tion was still deadlocked az II 50. Gen
Wood took the lead again with 3l2
Lowden was second with 3ll. HARDING
went over the 100 mark Johnson again
declined, getting 80 IL votes.
Wood made a gain 1In IN MtSh'san Inal stoo6, Sn
Johnson. m is; Wood ls: Lowden, 1.
The first gain on the seventh ballot
went 10 Harding He got two from
I''' MICHIGAN BREAKS AGAIN.
on the eighth ballot Michigan
broke again and Lowden votes ap-
peareo. At the time Charles B.
Warren, former national committee
man from Michigan, was eonferrine
with the New York delegation sno
Lowden aeeesslons were expected.
Mlehlasn's ballot as Il stood or
the eighth was 10 for johnson, Is
for Wood and 7 FOR Lo~den.
Upon the eighth ballot no nominee Is
in sight. That was the record OF the
republican convention this afternoon al
O'Clock. Chicago time. BY its action
the convention had surpassed the long.
distance record convention Of lbhl
which nominated Harrison and seemed
- be after the thirty-six ballot record
ot tie convention Of issb.
Ai'sr eight ballots ths republican na
tional convention was still dcadlockeC
a. On psclar. shl- affernonn with