The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-12

1t was reported in the convention hal
that Senator Johnson threatened tc
throw his votes to Gen. Wood unless
a recess was taken, His managers
fssnSSss ss & 8 eGntro the as'see ase
The Harding managers went dowr
town to- again confer with johnson
forces and try to bring them into a
program suggested last night by which
Johnson would be given second place
, II he would take 1t, and If not, say
in the decision.
Talking Vice President.
A large group of leaders on the plat
form said 1t was important that they
have time to talk over the situation
before entering upon another ballot
They assumed there was no longer any
question but that Harding would win
and they wanted to consider Thoroughly
who was the best qualified and avail
able man for the vice. presidency. The
more conservative leaders were opposed
to Senator Johnson, although some OF
them thought it would make for party
harmony II place on the ticket were
offered him.
1t has been generally known that
Senator johnson was very much op-
posed to Senator Harding's nomination.
AS soon as 1t became known that the
convention gave evidences of being
about to take Harding for its nominee
Senator johnson went to Senator Hard
ing for a conference to go over the
whole subject.
Just before the convention as
sembled the New YORK deleoatlon
to put lts strength. Both l-owden
and Wood forces were claiming &C.
cessIons from that quarter
Ten o'clock, the hour for recon-
venInq, passed by and the leaders
stiIl were slow In arriving. The Wis.
ltors' galleries were rather thin In
spots. the prospects for another
blIsterIno day probably melting the
Interest Of many. At 10 O'Clock the
mercury stood at s6. and was still
At fo;as O'Clock Chairman Lodge
called the fifth days session OF the
: convention to order for the fifth
When the clerk called Alabama
the rIoId tension Of the delegates
gave way and the convention broke
into mad cheering. II was another
brolIing day. few minutes before
the opening Senator Srnoot passed
from delegation to delegation, whls-
perIns mysterious "somethlngs' lnto
leaders ears.
New Forecasted Switch.
Senator Harry S. New, chairman
Of the indiana delegation, said the
switch which every one was looking
for probably would come after the
second ballot Of the day.
other early arrivals declared the
Wood column probably would SHOW
fifty more votes on the first ballot
today. than II did on the last vote
yesterday. -.
fered the prayer.
Wood mad lots 14Ha votes when
Missouri was reached; lowden lost
IVA; Harding was making an oeea'
sonaI gain.
dan oreat roar swept the eonven-
zion hall and the Lowden supporters
went into a loud demonstration.
That cave Lowden palm OF ga
on the balIotlnq so far.
When Kansas had been reaeheo
Wood had lost votes and hardlne
gained 8. ,,,
Wood lost f5Na votes and Harding
and [ ovvden both made gains.
There was no nomination on the
NTH ballot. II put lowden In the
lead over Wood, but the deadlock
mad not been broken. Wood was
stIII second, but there was scat
terlnp drIft for Harding.
Pandemonlum Reign.
After four unsuccessful ballots. eight
in ali featured blythe marked progress
made nv Senator Warren G. Harding OF
Oh{o she recess was taken In a tumult