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COLISEUM, CHICAGO. June L.
In a sensational squirt in the seventh
and eighth ballots at the republican
national convention this afternoon
Senator Warren G. Harding became.
apparently the dominating figure of
the convention. A sensational leap
of 2S1s votes on the eighth ballot
while the strength Of Wood and Low
den slightly decreased. was believed
by observers to INDICATE trend In the
vote. After the eighth ballot, Hard.
of Kentucky, moved a recess until
four p. m. Conn ecticut seconded the
motion. Ware, of Pennsylvania, also
seconded the. motion to adjourn. AT
this point Willis of Ohio leaped to his
feet and demanded q roll call.
The question before the house was
left pending while Willis came to tho
rostrum to talk with Senator NC
Cormick and others. It was reported
that Harding floor managers had
earlier agreed to adjournment after
the eighth ballot. Lodge then put the
vote on recess and there was tre-
nendous chorus of both ayes and
mo" -
Willis, whonad rejoined his dele
CATION on the floor Immediately rush
ed back to the rostrum. Willis, Her
rick, Warren, of Michigan engaged in
a conference, the result OF Which ap
parently Lodge awaited.
Lodge then asked for a rising vote
ON the question to adjourn.
Convention recessed at 1877. until
D. IN.
Hardina's Sensational Spurt-
COLISEUM, CHICAGO, June IL
After taking four more ballots, max
ing eight in all, the republican, ma
tional convention recessed at E37
until p. m. >
The recess came after sensa'
tional squirt by Senator Harding OF
Ohio. which aptly Disconnected his
opponents. The Ohioan's floor man
ayers were called into conference on
the platform after a recess had been
moved. EARLY reports about the con-
vention hall had it that the Harding
ties had agreed to a recess after the
eighth ballot. In view Of their CAN
didate's showing, however, it was ap-
parent that they were willing to con-
tinue the balloting.
Chairman Lodge finally put the
question of recess while the con-
ference was still on.
General Wood who finished yeter
days balloting in the van Of the other
candidates with 3141a votes In the
fourth ballot, dropped back into sec.
ond place today, finishing the eighth
ballot with 299.
On the fifth ballot Wood also show
ed 299 figure, scoring a come back
in the sixth, which he finished in q
tie with Lowden at 311S He gained
half a vote on the seventh, and fell
back thirteen votes on the eighth
ballot.
Lowden concluding yesterdays bal
loting. with 2S9, leaped to 30S on the
fifth, finished the sixth with 311k,
and the seventh with the same total
On the final ballot before recess he
had 308.
Senator Harding starting from 4
score of erh ON the fourth ballot yes
terday, jumped to 7S on the fifth, SO
on the sixth, 105 on the seventh ana
1873 on the eighth. The promised de
velopment of strength by Governor
Sproul after the fourth ballot did nov
materialize today. Pennsylvanias
loyal delegation stayed with their
governor through the four ballots be
fore recess. There was an under
current of belief throughout the Coli,
scum that the Pennsylvania delega-
ton would swing TO Harding when
ever the senator approached close
enough to the necessary 493 to push
him across.
Hiram Johnson's strength slipped
from total of 140h on yesterdays
last ballot to 81 on the eighth TO
day Michigan. where Johnson wor
an unexpected primary victory began