Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-17

ChnSndons that rcv scofncd 20 ha7e lsern
zri,f1icG. But Johcsor. would not give
TIRE word He seemed bent on holding
hn following.
Wh1n the rcccsa WIS taken, with john
sons stergth ',14n from 1912 to 81.
observers x - r,5circting game tina.
WAS beL:g H,ay - e2y.rg that IL "yos
tcV late.
ACTIVITY Nlr,G RECESS
:-no .~v l.curt. uf rhs recess pcr,o6 were
s,p.t ~ various Efforts to j.evcrt Hard
ing's n3rn!ca alton. Wool md Lowden ,neu
buried -heir differences IN the hope OF
staying HardinGs n,m!na.ion until :ney
could canvass tho situation among their
respective follceinEs.
Colonel william CoSDcr Proctor 81.
Of General Woods ma.tagcrs. cclirr6 On
Louis Emerson. secretary o. State II
Illinois. and Low5eH'.: general ca'rrae!n
d. ector. Johnson Nor 81. busy also. Sena-
tor Har '.ng established himself in T. house
near the Coliseum, whore l,c rcGa!ved &C.
ports from IFS workers.
The Wood and ' owden ,nanagcr. heard
disconcertinS reports on every hand.
, They learned that thirty or h' tslrtv-
six members of the Missouri delegation,
where Lowden had been supreme. were
ready to go to Harding. IN to-dav's ballot
|
ing's way Senator Harding got four
| Kansas votes and che wnolc twenty III
that delegation we're ready to break to
him. Members of the New York deleea-
ton said that sixty Of New York's eighty
eight DELEGATES were for Harding. He got
eight votes from New York on the last
ballot taken before the recess.
| After recess. the movement toward
| Harding became general. On the ninth
ballot he had 37+ia votes.
The tenth ballot follows: Total, 9Si;
Harding 6s2i5: Wood. 156; Johnson, Sns
Lowden. II; Coolidge. 5; scattering 80
NoM1NATIoN OF COOLIDGE
/ Gov. Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts
was nominated for the vice presidency
! in the evening by an overwhelming vote
on the first ballot. The nomination was
/ Immediately made unanimous.
AS soon as the presidential nomination
had been made. the call for vice -prest-
Dental nominations was made by Chair
man Lodge.
Medll Mccormick went to the speak
ers' stand. and in short address nomi-
mated Senator Lenroot Of Wisconsin for
the vice-presdency. There were cheers
and Kisses and the suggestion that Sena-
tor Lenroot be the running mate of Sena-
tor Harding did not seem at first 10
captivate the audience.
Lenroots nomination was seconded by
A. T Hert. national committeeman for
Kentucky: Senator Calder for New York
and Ex-Governor Herrck for Ohio.
The chairman of the Oregon delegation
placed in nomination Gov. Calvin Coolidge
of Massachusetts. and the Kansas dele
CATION nominated Gov Henry J. Aller
I re no q
scene of disorder while various delega
tons were endeavoring to make them
selves heard to second the nomination
The delegates We're worn by the hare
days work behind them. and the nomina
! ton for the vice-presidency did not seen
: to give much of thrill. Those who at
tempted to make secondng addresses re
ceived scant attention. 1t was eviden
that what the delegates wanted most o
: all was to get away. In fact. many lef
the hall before The roll call on the nomi
} nation was complete.
I Coolidge had runaway for the vice
presidential nomination as soon as tn
balloting began. The big eastern States
c Massachusetts. New York and Pennsyl
vania. were lined up soidly for him, an
. he also got a heavy vote in the Middl
West.
When Wisconsin wa.s poled II cast tw
votes Tor Lon-cot and "a for Senate
Gronna Of North Dakota Coolidge game
), a lead so rapidly that the result wa
; srron a for-gonc conclusion. When it b.
;, ana obvious that Coolidge would vi
!. tie States down on the roll call followe
tho lead OF the others
3, The vote on a candidate for vicoires
n dent was as follows: Total sS4; Coolide
67fH: Lonroot 1868. Allen 6sS; Anderso
X e; Johnson ~; Pritchard Ii; Gronna 2
G absent six; not voting two.
& Ner-,ont's eight vc.es were cast f.
i Gerera! WOOD oc e+n:J ballot for =
o presidential ao,n;-.etion and for GovernC
!. Coolidge fcr thu vice presidential nom
Q ration