The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-06-18
BY WRIGHT \. PATTERSON.
For Presldent-Warnen G. Harding
Of Ohio.
For Vice Preeident--calvin Coolidge
Of Massachusetts.

Convention Hail. Chicago.-The
nomination for president was made on
the tenth ballot. The vote on
that ballot for the men who had been
the leading candidates was: Harding,
6471h; Wood, 157h; Lowden, II;
Johnson, 80 As.
After II Is all over. that is the news
II took five strenuous days to produce.
That is all tat the great mass OF the
public will remember. But for those
who had a part in the contest II Will
be an experience to be remembered for
lifetime, and the convention of l92c
will go down in the history of the Re
publican party as one of the hardest
waged battles of the party's existence.
1t was a bah,e OF which the audience
saw but little that was spectacular
q show that did not measure up to the
expectations OF the thousands who had
begged and fought for and purchased
tickets, and who had jammed them
selves into the great building session
after session, sweltering and roasting
and always anticipating something
worth while.
The public did not see the real light,
as thew were not admitted to the eoun-
ell rooms where the differences OF COLI
testing candidates were lroned out,
or where the varying opinions OF DIFF
fernt factions were being reconciled
20 that a platform that would NJ all
elements might be produced. The
unusual conditions of the times had
produced a wide range Of ideas. Men
differed radically on important points
upon which the party must go to the
public as a unit II II Is to have a chance
of being successful In November, and IT
was not an easy task to find the common
ground upon which all were willing TO
stand. Every day OF the Ave brought
its threat Of a bolt on the part OF
some faction, and these threats
brought adjustment after adjustment.
after sessions lasting from hut q few
minutes to an hour or so, In order
that new conferences might be held
and new efforts might be made to sat
isfy opposing elements.
League Of Nations Eight.
Il was the League Of Nations plank
that proved the greatest stumbling
block. The lrreconcilables Of the SEN
ate. led by Senator Johnson, would
not listen to anything that savcred OF
nm Endorsement OF the League OF Ma
lions. with or without reservations.
Another element. led by Nicholas
| Murray Butler OF New York. insisted
upon an Endorsement Of the League
With the Lodge reservations. and on
wednesday morning II seemed mat
nothing could prevent split on this
plank.
II was at this time that the polit'
cal xenius OF Elihu Root was called
mon. The cables carried the troubles
Of the contestants to Europe where
Root IL assisting In the organization
Of an international court. and the
cables brought back q solution that
satisfied Senator johnson and bis fol
lowers. and which TIE others were
willing 10 accept In the Interests Of
party harmony.
There wss difficulty again over the
labor plank. and again compromise
was reSorted 20 to prevent q split
Much the same thing was true Of the
plank On Mexico and . plank on Ire
land. In the end the Irish we're over
looked entirely. as nothing the leaders
were willing 10 10 was satisfactory
20 that element that was demanding
strong resolution acknowledging ths
freedom Of the Irish republic
Many Hovrs 81 wxGsino.
Tor hours the resolutions commit