The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-18


several ballots should be taken that
day before adjournment, and In an ex-
cited hush the call Of the states was
begun. The hush did not last, how
ever, for every considerable vote for
any one aspirant was greeted with the
cheers Of his friends.
AS had been foretold, Wood led
on the first ballot with 2S7h votes,
Lowden was second with 211s, and
Johnson gathered in 1884,. The 9TH
ers in general wereaccorded the votes
of their home states and few more.
OF the Wisconsin delegation "a voted
for La Toilette; and it may as well
be recorded here that those "a dele
gates kept voting for La Toilette.
to the bitter end. And every time the
announcement was greeted with groans
and Kisses from the galleries.
In the following three ballots Wood
climbed to 3141s, which the wise ones
said was about his maximum strength.
Lowden also increased his vote, going
up to $50, while Johnson reached
1401a. The votes for the dark
horses did not vary to any great ex-
tent though Butler lost steadily and
Pritchard soon dropped out entirely.
BY this time everyone was ready for
rest and the convention adjourned
to Saturday morning.
The Break to Harding.
The crowd filled the Coliseum to
suffocation on what was destined to
be the final day of the convention, for
it was felt that the conferences of
the preceding night would be fruitful.
The senatorial coterie had been in ses-
sion many hours and the word was
passed around that they had picked
on Harding as the nominee. In the
early ballots Of Saturday theOhioan
did not gain rapidly, and all were
waiting for the moment when the big
delegations from New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Massachusetts would find
the time ripe for a break. The men
from the Keystone state had been
voting almost solidly for Sproul, for
the bosses were not decided between
him and Harding. And the New
|
| to throw their strength.
Johnson's vote dwindled gradually,
and then the Lowden column suddenly
began to go to pieces. He was really
| the victim of the shift, for the Wood
| delegations stood by the general almost
to the last moment. On the ninth
ballot it was seen that Harding
could be "put across" so the uncer-
| tain ones climbed into the band wag-
| on on the tenth and gave the Ohio
senator a grand total Of 6741z, which
was 1914 more than necessary to NOM
| mate.
The hubbub was deafening and after
| Pennsylvania put 60 votes in the Hard
| ing column the clerks could scarcely
complete the roll call. At its finish
| the usual motion to make the choice
unanimous was made, but those "a
La Toilette men from Wisconsin voted
| in the negative and married the love
| feast.
Coolidge Gets Second Place.
There still remained the task of
selecting vice presidential candi-
| date Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin,
Governor Allen of Kansas, Governor
Coolidge of Massachusetts, and Col.
Harry Anderson of Virginia were
| placed in nomination and the roll Of
the states was called. Lenroot re-
ceived good vote, but Coolidge was
| the evident favorite and long before
the roll was completed his nomination
was assured. The "a La Toilette men
| voted for Senator Gronna.
! With some difficulty Chairman Lodge,
whose voice was gone, managed to hold
| the delegates together long enough to
pass the usual resolutions Of thanks
to the officials of, the convention and
| to the city of Chicago, and then the
republican convention of 1920 came
| to an end.
Convention Well Handled.
The management of the convention
hall really deserved thanks, for the
| seating, the policing and the other
arrangements were the best ever seen
in such gatherings The Coliseum was
| handsomely decorated and well lighted
and the comfort Of the delegates and
| guests was as well looked after as
could be expected. OF course the usual
swarm of sergeants at arms was pres
ent, clogging up the aisles and get
ting in the way Of the workers, but
that is inevitable, for the distribution
of those badges is perquisite Of the
local Republicans. 1t was no worse
this time than usual. The doors were
In charge of force Of ex-service men
under the command of General Ryan,
and their work was done with military
efficiency.
Everyone had good things to say
about the music supplied by Johnny
Hands band, which was stationed In
lofty little gallery. On occasion 1t
was led by John Hand third, sturdy
chap in brilliant uniform who used the
baton presented to his father, Armin
Hand, by Theodore Roosevelt at the
Progressive convention. 1t was made
of wood from trees on the "River of
Doubt" which the colonel discovered.
Copyright. 1890. Western Newspaper Union,