Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-06-18
BY WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
For resident--Warren C. Harding
OF Ohio.
For Vice President-calvIn Coolidge
Of Massachusetts,.

Convention Hall, Chicago.-The
nomination for president was made on
the tentii ballot. The vote ON
that ballot for the men who had heen
the leading candidates was: Harding.
e4715; Wood, 18TH; Lowden, II;
Johnson, so As.
After it is all over. that is the news
# took FIVE strenuous days to produce.
That is all that the great mass of the
public will remember. But for those
who had a part in the contest it Will
lie an experience TO be remembered for
a lifetime, and the convention of 1920
win go down la the history of the Re
publican party as one OF the hardest
waged battles of the party's existence.
1t was a battle of which the audience
saw but little that was spectacular,
show that did not measure up TO the
expectations of the thousands who had
begged and fought for and purchased
tickets. and who had damned them
selves into the great building session
after session, sweltering and roasting,
and always anticipating something
worth while.
The public did not see the real fight,
as they were not admitted TO the coun-
Gil rooms where the differences of con-
I testing candidates were ironed out,
or where the varying opinions of diff
| fernt factions were being reconciled
! SO THAT a platform that would fit all
al no raNaAHRnDA fHhaa
unusual conditions of the times had
produced wide range of ideas. Men
differed radically on important points
upnn which the party must so 90 the
puzzle as a unit if il is 10 have chance
o. heing successful in November and it
was ROT an easy task TO find the common
ground upon which all We're willing TO
stand Every day of the five brought
IT'S threat Of bolt on the part of
some faction, and these threats
hrouglf adjustment after adjustment,
after sessions lasting from but few
rinutes 10 an hour or so, In order
that new conferences mighr be held
and new efforts might be made TO sat
isiy opposing elements,
League OF Nations Fight.
II was the League Of Nations plank
that proved the greatest stumbling
luock. The irreconcilables of the SEN
are, led by Senator Johnson, would
not listen to anything thar savored OF
an Endorsement Of the League Of Ma
tons, with or without reservations.
Another element led by Nicholas
Murray Butler Of New York, insisted
0no9 an Endorsement of the League
with the Lodge reservations. and on
Wednesday morning 1t seemed that
nothing could prevent split on this
plank,
1t was at this time that the politi-
cal genius of Elihu Root was called
upon. The cables carried the troubles
Of the contestants TO Europe where
Root is assisting in the organization
Of an international court, and the
cables brought back q solution that
satisfied senator Johnson and his fol-
lowers. and which the others were
willing to accept in the interests of
party harmony
There was difficulty again over the
labor plank, and again compromise
was resorted TO to prevent split.
Much the same thing was true of the
plank on Mexico and plank on fr,--
land. In the end the Irish were ovss-
looked entirely as nothing the leaders
We're willing TO do waS satisfactory
TO that element thGt was demanding
a strong resolution acknowledging the
freedom Of the Irish republic
Msn3' Hours Of Waiting
For hours the resolutions commit