Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-13

son. At their best earlier in the day;
the Wood people had mustered oL|
votes and the Lowden forces 31l. John
sons high point was 14S, recorded on
the third ballot Friday.
Wisconsin halts Plan.
A motion to make the nomination
unanimous was passed in great cnorus
of approval, but when opportunity was
given for negative votes there was some
noes from Wisconsin whose deleea,
ton throughout the day had voted amla eln
Kisses and catcalls almost solldly 1or
Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette.
The plan to nominate Senator Lenroot
for the vice presidency had the backing
of many of the men who had helpeo
put Harding over. but the name OF GOV,
ernor Coolidge stirred the delegation and
galleries to repeated cheering and ne
was swept into the second place on tne
ticket before the first roll call had gone
two thirds its length. Again 1t was
PENNSYLVANIA which furnished the WIN
ming votes.
Governor Coolidge got 674 votes to
146 for Senator Lenroot and 6S for
Governor Allen of Kansas. Several
others got scattering support Yltno'utt ' I
being placed formally in nomination Inc
result was greeted with another demon
stration and there was renewed cheer-
ing a few minutes later when the de-
sired delegates were told their work was
done. 1t was early evening py the time
adjournment was reached Dut DeIore
midnight hundreds had checked out and
were on their way home.
The result of the tenth and nominating
ballot after, all changes had been an
nounced:
Wood 156. Iowden. IL: johnson,
80 IS; Harding. 692 Is; Coolidge. s.;
Hoover, 91b; Butler, 2: Knox, i; Len
root, / Hayes, 1; LaFollette, "a; one
half vote absent.
The Fifth Ballot.
At 1925 o'clock Chairman Lodge
called the fifth days session OF the
Republican national conventino to order
and for the fifth ballot.
At 1O:45 the fifth ballot was or
dered and the clerk called the roll. When
Kansas had been reached Wood lost
seven votes and Harding had gained
six. Wood had lost 14h votes when
Missouri was reached: Lowden had lost
one and a half Harding was making an
occasional gain.
When New York threw ~ to Low
den, a great roar swept the convention
hall and the Lowden supporters went
into loud demonstration. 49,
There was no nomination on the fifth
ballot. Wood lost 15h votes; Harding
and Lowden both made gains.
Wood, 300; Lowden, 303: johnson,
1881; Harding, 7s;o sprouI, s2E' Coo
/: Ward of New York, 1; Kellogg, Min
nesota, / Poindexter, 10; Sutherland,
/; La Toilette, "a; Dupont, 6.
The Sixth Ballot.
The sixth ballot, like its predecessors,
| failed to produce nominee. 1t dld
delegations. Michigan broke and gave
| Johnson votes to Wood. and Ohio broke
| and gave some of the Harding votes to
| Wood.
Wood and Lowden were tied with
Biz each; Harding had 50, gain Of
IL over his showing on the fifth. The
result:
Wood. Biz; Lowden, BLY,; John
| son, 40; Harding, 50; Sproul. u; Cool
| idge, %; Hoover, 5; Butler, 4: Knox, l F;
Kellogg of Minnesota, /; Poindexter, 10;
Dupont, 4; LaFollette, "a; Watson, /;
Ward of New York, 2.
The Seventh Ballot.
As on the sixth ballot there was no
nomination on the seventh. Wood made
gain in Michigan on the seventh bal
lot. The poll stood Johnson, TO- Nood,
13; Lowden, /.
Wood, Harding and Lowden all made
small gains from New York on the sew
enth ballot. The result:
Wood. 312; Lowden, 31fl3; Johnson,
991a; Harding, 105; Sproul, 18; Cool
idge, 2S; Hoover, 4; Butler, ,: Knox,
Kellogg, 1; Poindexter, Is: Dupont, 3;
LaFollette, 24 Ward of New York, l;
Lenroot Of Wisconsin, l.
The Eighth Ballot.
On the eighth ballot Missouri had
been clamoring for an opportunity to
change the vote of the delegation so as
to cast all 36 for Harding. This motion
was withdrawn during the confusion OF
several delegates demanding a roll call
Word came to the convention floor
from Senator Penrose that the nomina-
tion of Senator Harding would not be
displeasing to him. This word was cir
culated throughout the convention hall.
1t was reported that in addition to Mis-
souri, for Harding, which, however, only