McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-06-18
Harding Is Nominated

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also was in the rear OF the Coliseum
platform duriag the gotias and con
ferred with Chairman Hays.
Almost as soon as the alphabetical
call of states began after the recess
the groundswell for Harding demon.
strated that 1t could not be foresta.l
ed. Connecticut, when her name was
called, took Is of her IA votes from
Lowden, apc gave them to Harding.
In Florida he got seven from Wood,
and then Kentucky, almost from the
first solid Lowden state, Topped
completely 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 the
Harding camp. By the end of the
roll call Senator Harding had rolled
up total of 374, putting him far in
the lead and seyess score of votes
nearer the nomination than any can.
Edidate had been bfs2re. Lowden at
the end of the fffss1h had only 121
votes left out of the 307 with which
he ended the eighth, and Gen. Woods
strength had fallen from 299 on the
eighth to 249 on the ninth. Johnson's
dropped from. s7lto 50.
AS the tenth roll call began dele.
gates quit Wood, Lowden and Johnson
right and left, and the big hall was in
almost continuous applause as state
after state. announced accession to
the Harding standard. 1t was re-
served for Pennsylvania to add the
GROWING touch of enthusiasm. When
the Keystone State was reached the
Ohio senator neededs32 votes to nomi-
nate him and Pennsylvania gave him
60.
Z 1t was Gov. Sproul himself, the can
ldidate OF his state on every preceding
lballot and mentioned many times as a
possible dark horse to break the dead
lock, who announced the big Penn
sylvania vote for Harding. Entering
the Coliseum floor for the first time
since the balloting began, he made his
way to the Pennsylvania standard and
| amid cheers released the delegation
from longer supporting him. Then he
took poll, got the floor and threw
in the winning Harding votes.
A demonstration Oh several minutes
followed, most of the delegates and
spectators standing and cheering
while a procession carrying parge pic
lures Of the candidate and standards
of some of the states that supported
him took up its march around the
hall. But 1t was too tired conven-
ton, after the gruelling excitement of
two sweltering days of balloting, to
long keep up such demonstration.
Senator Lodge, presiding, raped for
order, and the delegates did not argue
with him.
When 1t was seen that candidate
had been nominated, the customary
changing Of votes began, with half
dozen who had voted for other candi-
dates switching over so as to appear
in the winning column on the last
ballot. Most of Illinois deserted it's
governor, and many Of the Wood men,
too, asked to have their votes record
ed for Harding.
The final check-up showed 700 Is for
Harding, with only IL left supporting
Lowden, 14S for Wood and so for John.
son. At their best, earlier in the day,
the Wood people had mustered 312
votes and the Lowden forces 311.
Johnsons high point was las.
A motion to make the nomination
unanimous was passed in a, great
chorus of approval, but when oppor-
tunity was given for negative votes
there were some noes" from Wiscon-
sin, whose delegation throughout the
day had voted, amid Kisses and cat
calls, almost solidly for Senator Rob-
ert NJ. LaFollette.
| The plan to nominate Senator Len.
root for the vice presidency had the
backing of many of the men who had
| helped put Harding over. but the
name of Gov. Coolidge, of Massachu-
sets, stirred the delegates and CALLER.
les to repeated cheering and he was
swept into the second place OF the
ticket before the first roll call had
gone twothirds OF its length. Again
it was Pennsylvania which furnished
the winning votes.
Gov. Coolidge got 674 votes to LAG
for Senator Lenroot and 68 for Gov.
Allen of Kansas. Several others got
scattering support without being
| placed formally in nomination. The
result was greeted with another dem
| onstration, and there was renewed
| cheering a few minutes later when
the tired delegates were told that
their work was done. 1t was early
evening by the time adjournment was
reached, but before midnight hun.
dreds had checked out and were on