Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-12
4 TRIALS MADE:
BY REPUBLICANS
To NAME CHIEF
To HEAD T|CKE 7
BaIIoting at Chicago Fails to
Unite the Necessary Ma
jOrity on a Candidate for
President of United States
L0WDEN, JOHNSON AND
WOOD ARE "BIG THREE
Many Shifts Made After the
First Ballot Kisses and
Cat Calls Greet Mention
of La FoIIette'S Name.

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIREl
Chicago, June 11.--Four ballots
in the republican national conven-
ton today failed to unite the neces-
sary majority on a nominee.
1t was the first time since 1888
that more than three ballots found
the party without a choice and the
seventh time since the nomination
of Lincoln that more than one bal
lot had been required.
The big three-WoOd, Lowden
and Johnson--were at their high
water marks when the convention,
after the fourth ballot, adjourned
until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
The contest then stood:
Wood, 31412; Lowden, 2Si;
Johnson, 140h; Hoover, s; Hard
ing, 61la; SprouL 79R; Coolidge
25 Butler, 90; Knox, 3 Poindexter
49, Sutherland, 3; Borah, |; Du-
pont, 2; LaFollette, 22; Watson, d.
A Three COrncred Fight.
At the adjournment hour 1t still
remained a three-cornered fight
between Wood, Bowden and John
son, flor the remaining twelve con-
testants held only 240 scattering
votes among them and most Of
them had been losing steadily since
the first ballot, some one of the big
three making aCcessions at their
expense.
With these scattering votes Hi
ram Johnson still was holding the
balance of power His 140h votes
alone even even if cast for either
Wood or Lowden would not he suf-
ficient to nominate either, and there
was not the slightest indication Of
Johnson delegates deserting their
nominee.
The four ballots followed various
shifts and changes with a general
declining of the favorite son and
complimentary votes. The vote for
DR. Nicholas Murray Butler, o'
New York, steadily dwindled until
on the closing ballot ii stood at
forty, Lowden forces took most Of
the accessions from New York
Twenty-four votes from Wiscon-
sin cast for LaFollette on three
successive ballots amid Kisses and
cat calls fell to % at the closing. 1t
was the first convention in years at
which LaFollette himself did not
appear as candidate. Herbert
Hoover's maximum strength of the
day was five votes; Philandcr
Knox's maximum was two. Gov
ernor Sprouts was y made up of
accessions to his n of Pennsylva-
MAS IS, which stood steadily
through all the fight.
Adjournment a Puzzle.
It was difficult to understand
the sudden adjournment after four
ballots had been taken. At the end
of the third ballot Johnson forces
moved an adjournment and insisted
upon a roll call after the motion
had been defeated by viva voce
vote. The roll call showed the dele
gates voting Overwhelmingly to
the balloting. Toward the
close of the fourth ballot it was
seen that Wood and Lowden had
both made small gains and that the
Johnson vote would show its first
loss
Senator Borah rushed to the
platform and urged that an al
'''i iiiiiNlAA pt tthtii' A'blliV VI 'ilN
Lowden people had been appealed
to by delegates who sincerely
wished to avoid the hardship of an
al night session and they consented
not to oppose an adjournment mo-
ton. There is nothing to indicate
that the johnson and Iowden |
forces were working together by |
design but adjournment was oh
.ained through their joint efforts. |
rhe Wood forces were bitterly dis
appointed as they believed they |
could continue to gain until their |
total would climb over the four |
hundred mark, if an adjournment |
could be avoided. They hoped that |
hen would come a landslide or
band wagon movement from the
ired delegates.
The Wood forces are saying to-
hight that there were more mega
i've votes than affirmative, but |
hey admitted that the latter made
more noise and that Mr.. Lodge
was justified in ruling that
had been ordered.
they are also saying tonight that
hey showed bad strategy in not
insisting on a roll call.
Scene of Battle Transferred.
The adjournment of the conven-
ion only transferred the battle
rom the floor of the Coliseum to
he quiet of conference rooms down
own, where the leaders worked all
light reforming their battle fronts
loping TO bring about a realign-
nent of forces and turn the tide In
definite direction at the session
Unless their efforts fail, the
iominee is being actually made to-
light. but whether it will be de-
ided to put over one of the three
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