Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-14
Nominee Harding
Was Considered
Virtual Dark Horse

Ohio. was nominated for president
and Calvin Coolidge, governor OF
Massachusetts, was named for vice
president by the national conven-
ton Saturday.
The choice of Senator Harding was
| affected, on the tenth ballot on the
convention, and the sixth roll call Of
the two sessions Saturday, early In
which the impossibility of nominal
ing either Gen. Leonard Wood or
Governor r. o. Lowden was demon
strated.
General Wood went down fighting
desperately to the last, but over
whelmed by the coalation Of all his
opponents under the Harding banner
Governor Lowden tho he had forged
| ahead of Wood at the morning ses-
sion, found his strength, like that OF
the general. receding. and, realizing
his continuance in the contest only
would prolong the deadlock, released
his delegates, most Of whom went to
Harding and accomplished his NOM
nation.
| Harding received the necessary
majority of 4s3 votes at 6:14 p. m.
Pennsylvania swung so delegates to
his support. making his total at that
point $40. The result of the COM
plete roll call on the tenth and final
ballot was: Harding. STA ITO;
Wood, 157 "; Johnson. 80 2-o;
Lowden. 12; scattering. 5s $40.
la Toilette Delegates Hooted.
Former Senator Flint. of California
a Johnson delegate, moved to make
the nomination Of Harding unani-
nous, and. seconded by Congressman
Frank Smith, of Illinois on behalf CT
Lowden 1T was adopted over the
protests of the twenty four La Fol-
lette delegates from Wisconsin. amid
tumuit Of hooting by the remainder
Of the convention. The Wisconsin
disafrection was widely regarded as
an indication that La Toilette may
refuse to support the ticket.
On the question of supporting the
ticket Senator w. E. Borah was nom
committal tonight. Senator Hiram
Johnson declined to reveal his atti-
tude until he had inferred with
the members of the California dele
cation. but Is was generally assumed
that he would not repudiate the as
surances he rave during the primary
campaign that he would not bolt the
ticket.
Senator Harding was In the head
quarters Of the national committee In
the Coliseum Annex when he was
nominated. He wzD talking With Or.
Nicholas Murray Butler. New York.s
candidate for the nomination, when
Charles B. Warren, Michigan, burst
into the room and. seizing Senator
Harding's hand, exclaimed:
Senator, you are nominated
Harding Virtual Ozark Horse.
Traditions were shattered In the
choice of Harding, for the first time
in the history Of the nation a mem
ber Of the United States senate has
been nominated for the presidency.
In other respects the selection also
has been unusual. Harding started
as one of the leading contenders for
the nomination months ego, but he
participated in only two primaries,
Ohio and Indiana, and was widely
regarded as having been eliminated
by his failure to capture the solid
delegation Of his own state. and by
the fact that he ran fourth in
Indiana.
Senator Harding came to Chicago
a week ago with no better prospect Of
consideration than that Of "a dark
horse" But fate was working Sec
retlyin his favor. The party elements
represented by majority of the ma
tional committee were opposed to
Wood for a variety Of reasons. Among
them being the belief that he would
be weak candidate because large
business interests had contributed
s1,50o.000 to his campaign and be-
cause Of the cry of "militarism"
which the democrats would raise
against soldier nominee.
The national committee crowd pre-
ferred Lowden, and the nomination of
the governor appeared to be q fore
gone conclusion when the confessions
Of the two Missouri delegates that
they had pocketed $4,000 OF Lowden
money, hit his candidacy like a light
ming bolt. The cry that Lowden also
would make a valuable candidate was
raised and capitalized by his oppon-
ents.
Acceptable to Prosrssslves.
The opportunity presented was
seized by the friends Of Harding.
headed by the senator crowd" Hard
ing had come thru tho vicissitudes OF
the primary campaign with reputa-
ton 'unsullied. He had, made few
enemies. Tho affiliated with the CON
servative faction, he was not unac-
ceptable to the progressives. He f1hd
MADE an admirable record in tho SEN
ate. He had voted for woman suffrage
and for the peace treaty with the
Lodge reservations, and his vote for
prohibition was regarded an asset IN.
stead OF liability. He was n,,t for-
ward as the best candidate the nsr+v
could nominate and the elements m.
posing Wood and Lowden got into
iine Tor Harding as the result Of the
conference Friday night during the
recess between the morning and
afternoon session Of the convention
today. q
The four ballots Of the morning
session showed that both Wood and
Lowden had been halted and were
weakening. The Johnson strength
was receding also, while Harding
was gaining on every call Of the roll.
stin there was a possibility that the
deadlock could not be broken unless
either Wood or Lowden should re-
tire from the contest. So the conyen-