The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-12
HARDING BREAK
now INDICATED
FOR The NINTH
Missouri and Kansas Delega-
tions Indicate Switch.
Both Delegations Are About To
Go to Harding.
HARDING CONTINUES GAINS
Made Sensational Leap of 2S79
Votes on the Last Ballot.
Vote in Eighth Wood 299, Low
den 3O7 and Harding 1337s.
JOHNSON And HARDING CONFER
Californian Threatened to
Throw Delegates to OhiOan.
Second Place and Other COnces-
siOns May Be Payment.
Made Sensational Leap of 2S72
Votes on the Last Ballot.
Vote in Eighth Wood 299, Low
den 3O7 and Harding 1885.
JOHNSON And HARDING CONFER
{ californian Threatened to
Throw Delegates to OhiOan.
Second Place and Other COnces-
siOns May Be Payment.

Coliseum. Chicago. June 12.-After
taking four more ballots. making
eight in all. the Republican national
convention recessed at 1897 p. m. un-
til p. m.
The recess came after sensational
spurt by Senator Harding of Ohio,
which apparently disconnected his op-
ponents. The Ohioan's floor managers
were called into conference on the
platform after a recess had been
moved. Early reports about the con-
vention hall had 1t that the Harding
ties had agreed to a recess after the
eighth ballot In view Of their can
didates' showing. however, it was ap-
parent that they were willing to con-
tinue the balloting.
Chairman Lodge finally put the
question Of a recess while the confer
ence was still on.
Record Is Broken.
BY it's action. the convention sur
passed the long distance record since
the convention of 1883. which nomi-
mated Harrison. and seemed to be after
the thirty-six ballot record of the con-
vention OF 1880.
The close of the eighth ballot
showed unofficially:
Wood 299; Lowden. 3O7; Harding
1885,.
Missouri had been clamoring for an
opportunity to change the vote OF the
delegation so as to cast all thirty-six
for Harding. This motion was with
drawn during the confusion of several
delegates demanding a roll call.
Word came to the convention floor
from Senator Penrose that the nomi-
nation of Senator Harding would not
be displeasing to him This word was
circulated thruout the convention hall
1t was reported that in addition to
Missouri. there would be a detection in
Kansas on the next ballot. with a
large increase for Harding.
General Wood. who finished yester-
days balloting in the van of the other
candidates with S14z votes. in the
Nsourth ballot. dropped back into sec
ond place today, finishing the eighth
ballot with 900.
Harding On the Ninth?
mer Governor Willis. Of Ohio, and
Myron T. Herrick. protested against
the recess but after a platform con-
ference agreed to 1t. and on leaving
the conference. Mr.. Willis said:
1T will be Harding as soon as we
come back"
Just before the recess. Missouri at
tempted to change her vote to throw
all 36 TO Harding, but delayed. and at
the same time it became known that
accessiors to the Harding column
were about to come in from Kansas.
IT was also reported that Massachu-
setts would go to Harding on the
opening ballot after the recess
The Harding tide which began la st
night when, after dav OF unsuccess-
full halloting. the leaders went into
conference to find a COMPROMISE can
didate, began rising this morning
whc7 the convention assembled and
continued to rise steadily thruout the
baloting until it ran over the hundred
mark.
During the noon recess. It was un-
derstood vice presidential candidates
were to be discussed. In that connec-
tton. Senator Harding's conference la te
last night and early this morning with