The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-14

fhoM thet Ih11 HOfSi "Ouiu 6O IA
the west.
Hughes was rejected because it was
ascertained that Hiram Johnson
would never stand for Hughes nomin-
alton.
1t all came back to Harding. The
central purposes of numerous con-
ferences all through Friday night was
to satisfy the leaders that every candi-
date would finally accept Harding
when he became convinced that his
own selection was impossible. That
understanding was thoroughly had
when the conference broke up at 4
yesterday morning.
1t was then clearly a matter of tao
sthat UwJring ,ulbafl
tics. Ii was a matter of making sure
that no Harding manager made fate
full blunder. The best tacticians in the
convention were running Harding's
campaign. Against their combined
strategy and against the logic of the
situation even the political genius Of
Frank Hitchcock was helpless. Hard
ing continued his pleasant and plaus-
able way. 1t leads to the presidency
of the United States.
Harding gained four votes from the
first state called on the tenth ballot
when Alabama increased its vote for
him from four to eight.
Arizona then started the landslide by
switching her six votes from Wood to
Harding,
Arkansas followed with her entire
thirteen votes and the rush to the band
wagon was on.
California checked the enthusiasm a
little by giving Senator Hiram w.
Johnson her twenty-six votes, but
Harding gained three from Colorado,
twelve from Connecticut and three
from Delaware in quick order.
The Lowden votes from Georgia
switched to Harding on the final bal
lot, and 1t was a signal for the crumb-
ling OF the Lowden strength among the
Southern delegation.
The Lowden forces threw up the
sponge when Illinois voted Illinois
had cast Al votes for Lowden on the
ninth ballot, but Lowden received only
| IL on the final ballot while Harding
got 90 Is, which later was changed
to SS.
From then on there was rush to
get on the band wagon. Indiana gave
Harding twenty votes, the 26 Lowden
votes from Iowa were sung into the
Harding column. as did Kansas, Ken
lucky and Louisiana. Io
Michigan gave Harding 25 votes as
compared with one vote on the ninth
ballot Missouris 36 votes which had
swung to Harding on the ninth bal
/ lot, remained with him.
Harding gained votes on Nebraska
! / IN New Jersey, 2 in New York, in
North Carolina and 8 in Norh Dakota
When Ohio was called the galleries
shouted Make it unanimousl" and
Myran T. Herrick, chairman of the
Buckeye delegation, announced that
I Harding was given the vote of the solid
Ohio delegation A demonstration
/ followed the announcement of the
vote from the nominees home state
Harding had received 460 7-10 votes
when Pennsylvania, which had stood
almost solidly for Governor Sproul dur
ing all the balloting, was reached in
! the roll call.
Put him overt" the galleries
shouted.
And Pennsylvania did. At 6:15
loclock Governor Sproul, who is dele
gate atlarge to the convention, arose
The galleries cheered They knew
what was coming.
Pennsylvania gives l vote for John
son, /, for Knox, IA, for Wood and sc
for Harding" Governor Sproul said in
a clear voice that was heard through
out the hall
Pandemonium followed.
A Harding banner suddely appeared
and while the delegates led the gal
leries in cheering. parade was held
on the floor of the hall
Thereafter, the only votes that were
cast against Harding were those OF
delegates who were committed to Wood
or Lowden.
Warren G Harding has always
been resident of Ohio which sta.e
he has represented as United States
Sena or since 1914. In private bust
ness life he is publisher of the Mar
ion Ohio, Star.
He was born on farm, near the
village of Blooming Grove, Morrow
County, Ohio, November 9, 1865, The
eldest of fSeight children His father
George T. Harding, was country
doctor whose forebears came from
Scotland. Before going to Ohio, the
Hardmgs were residents of Pennsyl
yania, where some OF them We're mas
sacred by Indians. Others fought in
the revolutionary war The mother Of
Warren, Mrs, Phoebe Dickerson, wa.
descended from an oldtime Holland
Dutch family, the Van Kinks.
In his youth Warren Harding lived
THE life of a farmer boy attending the
village school until IA years of age
when he entered Ohio Central College
Iof Iberia, from which he was gradua
ed AS editor Of the college paper he
first displayed talen for journalism
He was obliged to stop school now and
then and earn the money with which
to pursue his college course. At one
time he cut corn, a, another painted
barns and at still another drove q
team and helped to grade the roadbet
Of new railway AT II he taught &
district school and played a horn ii
the village brass band,
A. odd times he worked in the vii
lage printing office, in time becoming
an expert typesetter and later limo