The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-15
SENATOR HARDING NOMINATED;
GOV. COOLIDGE RUNNING MATE
Named Tenth Ballot After Breaking Long Deadlock
Coolidge Chosen First BaotLowden, Wood and John
son Forces Make Dash to Join Band Wagon

Senator Harding was also In the rear
of the Coliseum platform during the
voting and conferred with Chairman
Hays.
Flopped to Harding. :.
Almost as soon as the alphabeti-
cal call of States began after the re-
cess the ground swell for Harding
demonstrated that it could not be
forestalled. Connecticut, when her
name was called, took fourteen votes
from Lowden and gave them to
Harding. In Florida he got seven
from Wood and then Kentucky, al
most from the first solid Lowden
vote, Topped into the Harding
column.
Amid scenes of rising enthusiasm
other blocks of Loyden delegates
followed suit, while many Of the
routed Wood supporters also went
into the Harding camp. BY the end
of the roll call Senator Harding had
rolled up atotal of 3T4, putting HIM
far in the lead and severa! scores OF
votes nearer the nomination tnan
any candidate had been before. Low
den at the end Of the ninth had orly
121 votes left on tot 307, witn which
he ended the eighth, and General
Woods strength had failed from 2Jo
on, the eighth TO 249 Oh the ninth.
Johnson dropped from 81 to 80.
AS the tenth roll call began dee
oates cult Lowden, Wood and Jehn-
SON right and left, and the big hall
was in almost continuous applause as
State after State announced seces-
sion to the Harding standard. 1t was
reserved for Pennsylvania to add
the crowning touch Of enthusiasm.
When the Keystone State was reach
ed the Ohio Senator needed 81 votes
to nominate him, and Pennsylvania
gave hi m60.
Sproul Sends Harding Over.
It was Governor Sproul himself,
the candidate of his State on every
preceding ballot and mentioned
many times as possible dark horse
to break the deadlock, who announce
ed the big Pennsylvania vote Tor
Harding. Entering the Coliseum
floor for the first time since the bal
loting began, he made his way to
the Pennsylvania standard and, amid
cheers. released the delegation from
longer supporting him. Then he took
a poll, got the floor and threw IN the
winning Harding votes.
A demonstration Of several min
utes followed, most Of the delegates
and spectators standing and cheer
ing while procession carrying large
pictures of the candidate and stand
ards of some Of the State that sup
ported him took up it's march around
the hall. But it was too tired con-
vention after the gruelling excite
ment of two sweltering days OF bal
loting to long keep up such demon
stration. Senator Lodge, presiding,
raped for order and the delegates
did not argue with him.
When it was seen that>a candidate
had been nominated, the customary
changing of cotes began with a half
dozen who had voted for other candi-
dates switching over so as to appear
in the winning column on the last
ballot. Most of Illinois desrted it's
governor and many Of the Wood
men, too, asked to have their votes
recorded for Harding.
692 Swing Into Line.
The final check-up showed 692 for
Harding with only IL left supporting
Lowden, 157 for Wood and 80 for
Johnson. At their best, earlier in
he day, the Wood people had mus
tered 312 votes and the Lowden
forces 311. Johnson's high point
was 148, recorded on the second bali
lot yesterday.