Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-13

Immediately after Harding had
been declared the nominee Senator
Lenroot, of Wisconsin, and Cover
nor Coolidge, of Massachusetts,. were
placed in nomination before the con-
ventlon for the vice-presidency, and
Coolidge named on the first ballot.
The convention, tired out by sessions
since Tuesday and the delegates eager
to start for home, adjourned sine die
at 1880 o'clock.
Eight ballots having been taken
and no nominee in sight was the
record of the convention when recess
was taken at the close of that bal
lot until a o'clock. Word came to
the convention floor from Senator
Penrose that the nomination of Sen
ator Harding, of Ohio, would not be
displeasing to him and this word was
circulating throughout the hall. Tt
was reported that in addition to Mis-
souri, there would be a detection in
Kansas on the next ballot, with a
large increase for Harding.
1T will be Harding as soon as we
come back" said Former Governor
Willis, of Ohio. A large group of
leaders on the platform said it was
important to have time to talk over
the situation before entering another
ballot. They assumed that there was
no longer any question but that
Harding would win and wanted to
talk over the man for vice-president.
Harding's friends conferred with
johnson during the recess with the
view of inducing johnson to accent
the vice-presidential nomination in
the interest of party harmony. Col.
Proctor, one of Gen. Woods mana
gers, also had a protracted confer
ence with Governor Lowden. 1t was
reported that the Wood and Lowden
forces were planning to pool their
strength temporarily for the purpose
OF "back-firing" the drift to Hard
ing.
In the midst of the roll call for the
ninth ballot, Governor Lowden re-
leased all his delegates. Meanwhile
LoWden's votes were Topping to the
Harding column fast. No nomina-
tlon resulted, however, on this ballot.
Launching into the fifth ballot to-
day in search for a nominee for the
presidency, the convention was
called to. order at 1925 this morn
ing for the fifth days session. Visi-
tors in the galleries were rather thin
in spots, the prospects for another
clustering day probably melting the
interest of many. Bishop Nicholson,
OF Chicago, offered prayer
Center on Harding.
Senator Harding, If Ohio, emerged
from all night conferences the dead
lock chleftains as the man with whom
they hoped to break the deadlock on
the presidential nomination. On him
they planned to concentrate their
strength should the convention fail
to break the blockade. The plans were
contingent upon the failure of the
early votes today to result in the
nomination of Wood, Lowden or
Johnson.
Backers of the Harding boom ar
gued that if Johnson could be induced
/ to accept the vice-presidential nom
inatlon on a compromise ticket prac-
tically his entire strength could be
swung into line. Coolidge was also
mentioned as a possible running mate
for Harding.
The hackers of the Harding boom
claimed they could muster between
$50 and 200 votes for Harding on
an early ballot today. The sixty
New York delegates, it was said at
one conference, could be swung to
Harding atany time. The arguments
used by the hackers of the compro-
mise was that Harding had a good
record-was not involved material
ly in the senatorial campaign expen-
ditures inquiry and had the conf
dence of the conservative and pro-
gressive interests.
/ Nicholas Murray Butler today re-
leased his delegates and on roll call
number of inhabitants.
adopted this the 18th day of