Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-06-17
HARDING and COOLIDGE
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES
Ohio Senator and Massachusetts, Governor Named For
President and Vice-President at National Republican
Convention at Chicago. :

combination. The Wood and Low
den forces, both virtually at the peak
of their strength but disheartened
at the long strings of ballots with
out material gains, fell in with the
recess plan and the convention adopt
ed it.
In the dramatic succession OF con-
ferences that followed, the fate of
the candidates virtually was sealed.
Some of the Wood and Lowden man.
ayers tried Intellectually for AN
agreement which would hold their
delegates in line and kill Off the
Harding boom. Some tried to get
a WoodLowden-John agreement
to adjourn till Monday without max
ing a nomination. There also was Il
conference between Johnson and
Harding supporters in which the
Ohioan's supporters tried without
success to have the remaining john
son strength swung to Harding.
1t was the parleys between the
Harding and Lowden men, however,
which apparently bore the most fruit
when the balloting began again, for
Governor Lowden came to the con-
vention during the ninth roll call and
reversing previous plan to go be-
fore the convention itself, issued in
structions from behind the scenes re-
leasing his instructed delegates. Sen
atOr Harding also was in the rear OF
the Coliseum platform during the
voting and conferred with Chairman
Hays.
Connecticut Switches
Almost as soon as the alphabet:-
cal roll call of states began after the
recess, the ground swell for Harding
demonstrated that it could not be
forestalled. Connecticut, when her
name was called, took 13 of her Ii
votes and gave them to Harding. In
Florida he got seven from Wood, and
then lKentucky-5almost from the fret
a solid Lowden state, Topped COM
plete into the Harding column.
Amid scenes of rising enthusiasm
other blocks Of Lowden delegates fol-
lowed suit while many of the routed
Wood supporters also went into ths
Harding camp. BY the end of the
roll call, Senator Harding had rolled
up total of 374, putting him far
into the lead and several scores of
votes nearer the nomination than
any candidate had been before.
Lowden at the end of the ninth
had only 121 votes left out of 3O7
with which he ended the eighth, and
General Woods strength had fallen
from 299 n the eighth to 249 on the
ninth. Johnson dropped from 81 to
50. ,~,
AS the tenth roll call began dele
gates quit Lowden, Wood and John
son right and left and the big hair
was in almost continuous applause
as state after state announced ac-
cessions to the Harding standard. 1t
was reserved for Pennsylvanta to
add the crowning touch of enthus-
lasm When the keystone state WAS
reached the Ohio senator needed ~
votes to nominate him and Pennsv,-
vania gave him 60.
SprOpl Decides Day
1t was Governor Sproul himself
the candidate ofahis state on every
preceding ballot and mentioned many
times. as possible dark horse to
break the deadlock, who announced
the big Pennsylvania vote for Hard
Ing. 'Batssing the"Coliseum' floor for
the first time since the balloting. be-
ean' he made his way to;ethe Penn
syiVanfa -standssd zand amid cheers
released the delegation from longer
sun1ertingshim. Then: he.took a poll
got She ,GSor and threw in the win
ming Harding votes.
"A demonstration Of several min
utes followed. most Of the delexates
and spectators standing land cheer
lns while "a procession carrying large
pictures of tho candidate and stand
ards -of,s some Of the states that sup
pentsdsAim'took up it's march around
thashan. But 1t was too tired & con-
vention after the gruelline excite
ment Of two sweltering days or bal
loting to o:leaE keep up such 4 dem &
onstratton. Senator Lodge, presid-
lns, raped for order and the dole
gates did not argue with him. ~ #, s
When It was seen that 4 candidate
had been nominated, the customary
Changing OF votes began with . haif
dozen who had voted for other can \
didates switching oyer 50 Is to ap-
pear In the winning column on the
last ballot. Most Of the Illinois dele
cation deserted its governor. and
many Of the Wood men. too, asked
10 have their votes rdeordei for
'ssSSis$5y,
The final check up showed 6S2 for
and only IL. left supporting
Lowden. 157 for Wood ana 50 for
Johnson. At their best, earlier ii the
day, the Wood people had mustered
313 votes and the LoHden forces 3lt
JohnsSn's high point vas 3, ~.
corded on ths third balIot yestsrday S.