Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13
WOOD AND LOWDEN
BACK EACH OTHER
OFF THE BOARDS
Their Followers Fight to
Standstill Early in
Days Voting.
GENERAL FAILS TO DEVELOP
NEW STRENGTH PROMISED
Governor Passes Soldier Candi-
date on Fifth Ballot and
Score Is Tied in Sixth.
HARDING LOOMS UP RAPIDLY
Detailed Vote of States Shows
Strenuous Fight On in Itcpubli-
can National Convention.
GENERAL FAILS TO DEVELOP
NEW STRENGTH PROMISED
HARDING LOOMS UP RAPIDLY
Detailed Vote OF States Shows
Strenuous Fight On in Itcpubli-
can National Convention.
tBy Associated Press. ]

COLISEUM. CHICAGO, Juno IT,
AT 1925 o'clock Chairman Lodge
called the nth days session OF the
Republican Na'ia2al Convention 10
order and called for the NTH ballot.
The New York delegation was still
out trying 10 determine what to do
i's vote. Indiana caucused on
vino conducted the dark
arrived. they SAID
Z unchanged and that
a. 90 nominate Senator
li.- would be continued. Some
ot tile men running the Lowdea
campaign on the floor predicted that
the convention would keep right on
|ballotiug until the Lowden totals had
passed Woods.
Bishop Nicholson. of Chicago, Of
fered tho prayer today.
Fight In Renewed.
Bailot!ng then began.
When New York throw AZ TO Low
den. a great .roar swept tho conven-
lion hall and the Lowden supporters
went into a loud demonstration.
Ohio asked for poll.
Harding got gain from Missouri.
raising his gain on the NTH ballot TO
the time Nebraska was reached. In
New Yori, wood lest and Lowdcn
gained :. making him ~ from the
state
AS result of the NTH ballo, Gov
ernor Lowdcn passed General Wood
and the prediction OF the Wood man
ayers thar they would gain votes on
the first ballot OF the day was not
|fulhlled. Lowden ran UP 10 3o3. while
WOOD only touched 299. Johnson fell
10 1873 i-2.
On the sixth haiIot Wood. Lowdcn
ana Harding all made gains. taking
them from tho field. the convention
going into the seventh inning today
with the score tied.
Sixth Results In Tie.
Wood and Lowden both stood at
l11 IL votes. Lowdcn had gained
exactly 100 votes since the first bal
lot yesterday. Harding had been
making steady but small gains
throughout the NTH and sixth ball
OTIS. and the word had come up from
The delegates that the leaders were
going to fight II out a little longer
before the expected break.
Michigan responded thirty for
johnson. according to instructions,
On the seventh call. but another poll
Sas demanded.
Ohio stood on the seventh the same
rs on the sixth, thirty-five for Hard
ng and thirteen for Wood.
=. VI W n IN CT
BAT on Sproul, amid the cheering of
icr delegation.
Harding Looms large.
On the seventh ballot the Lowden
and Wood positions were scarcely
changed. while Senator Harding made
al the gains, carrying him past the
90 mark.
Word came to the convention floor
rom Senator Penrose that the nomi-
ration of Senator Harding would not
De displeasing TO him. This word
vas circulated throughout the con-
|'ention hall. 1t was reported that
n addition to Missouri, there would
De detection in Kansas on the next
ballot, with a large increase for
Harding.
On the Eighth Ballot.
Wyoming cast her entire six votes
'or Harding. That took three from
Wood and three from Lowden.
Michigan broke again and Lowden
yotes appeared. At that time Charles
3. Warren, former national commit
eeman from Michigan. was confer
ing with the New York delegation.
md Lowden accessions werc expect
ID Michigan's ballot, as it stood on
he eighth ballot. was ten for John
son. thirteen for Wood and seven for
Iowden.
At the end OF the eighth ballot no
domination was in sight. That was
he record OF the Republican National
Convention at 1 o'clock, Chicago
inc. BY it's action. the convention
surpassed the long distance record
Il the convention OF 1883, which
dominated Harrison and seemed n
re after tho thirty-six ballot record
Il the convention OF 1880.
Knnsns stnrts Break to Harding.
| AS the convention got ready to re-
1me. It was reported about the con-
.ention hall that the Kansas delega-