Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-06-19

demanded, but the demand was ignored
and an aye and no vote called for.
Both sides in the controversy exerted
all their lung power in an effort to en-
force their will on the chairman, but
after d conference Of senate leaders
on the speakers stand. the chair ruled
an adjournment had been voted.
Back to the council rooms went the
leaders, and to these rooEas were sum
moned the men who We're directing
the fights of the candidates. Efforts
were made to bring about some sort
of compromise that would result in
a nomination on Saturday morning.
But threats, promises and appeals in
the interests Of party harmony were
all In vain. The three candidates,
Wood. Lowden and johnson. who
were leaders in the voting, refused to
give place to any one on whom the
senatorial leaders could agree They
wanted to let the delegates fight it
out on the floor of the convention and
continue the balloting until the dele
gates had expressed their choice for
the first place on the ticket without
any influence being eXerted on the
part Of the party leaders. and tempo
rarily they won.
When the frs 5aliot was taken
at the session or Saturday morning
it showed but little change from those
of Friday night. Through the first
four ballots of Saturday General Wood
and Governor Lowden were running
neck and mock and on one ballot were
tied with Bic votes each.
Again there came demand for ad-
journmnpt and again the Wood and
Lowden forces combined to prevent it.
but without result After another
consultation at the back of the
speakers stand between half a dozen
senatorial leaders the session was adj
journed despite the protests of a large
part of the deleeases.
Leaders Take Control.
Almost instantly there flashed
through the great building the rumor
chat the leaders had decided on Sen
ator Harding as the man if they could
force his nomination. and they were
going to try.
Could they do it? Did the leaders
control enough delegates to name the
leader of the party ticket? The gen
eral verdict was that they could;
that the uninstructed delegates would
do their bidding Senator Johnson
and General Wood refused 10 release
their instructed delegates and on the
ninth ballot the Illinois delegation
STAYED with Governor LoWden, the
Pennsylvania delegation stayed with
Governor Sproul, and the New York
delegation continued to split among
several candidates. At the end of
that ballot Senator Harding lacked
10 votes Of enough to nominate him
and ii was thought for a time the
leaders were going to fail, until Gov
ernor Sproul was known to have re-
leased the Pennsylvania delegation to
Harding and with that the effort
to climb into the Harding wagon
started on the tenth and final ballot.
In the end all instructed delegations
were released. but many Of them de-
clined 10 change their last registered
vote, aud the final ballot was an
nounced as given at the head of this
account All through the balloting -
Wisconsin delegates had pers silently
registered their votes for Senator La
Toilette. and when. after the last bal
lot had beer announced it was moved
to- make the nomination unanimous
these - delegates voted against the
motion
II took hut short time to select
Governor Harding'S running mate.
Governor Coolidge Senator Lenroot
If Wisconsin, Senator Gronna Of
North pakotr Governor Alien of Kan
sas. ana Colonel Anderson If Rich
mond, VI. We're named as candidates
for the place There was hut one
ballot Governor Coolidge receiving
$40 votes, and the ticker was com
plete. The Republican convention of
1920 was thing of the past.
Part Played by Women.
one of The features for which the
convention just closed viii long be
remembered Was the participation OF
the women. II is doubtful if they had
amy decisive Part .u the act>al naming
IF the candidate other than the few
who were present ms delegates. Bur
women figured prominently ON the min
or committees. and they figured prom
.uenly i'm jhe oratorlcal efforts. and
very much TO their credit At least
one woman seconded the nomination
IF each If the candidates for The nom
nation Tor The presidency. aud their
speeches appealed 70 the audience he
r.u~e they We're short and 20 the point
Women were active Is workers around
f'c headquarters of every candidate.
They gave out red blue and greer
feathers for General Wood. badges and
pcuuauJ> Tor Governor Lauden. served
tea and cakes for Herbert Hoover. and
ala something Of a ike service for
each of rhe candidates,