New-York tribune., 1920-06-13

1T on the final ballot, while Harding
got % Is, which later was changed
to 3S.
From then on there was rush TO get
On the band wagon. Indiana gave
Harding 20 votes. the &c Lowden votes
from Iowa were swung into the Harding
column, as did Kansas, Kentucky and
Louisiana.
~ Michigan gave Harding 25 votes. as
compared with one vote on the ninth
ballot. Missouri's 36 votes, which had
swung to Harding on the ninth bal
lot, remained with him.
Harding gained votes in Nebraska,
] in New Jersey, in New York, in
North Carolina and in North Dakota.
When Ohio was called the galleries.
shouted Make it unanimous!" and
Myran I. Herrick announced that
solid Ohio delegation. A demonstra-
ton followed the announcement of the
vote from the nominees home state.
Harding had received 460 ITO votes
when Pennsylvania, which had stood
almost so,idly for Governor Sproul dur
ing all the balloting, was reached in
the roll call.
~ "Put him over!" the galleries
And Pennsylvania did. At 6:15
o'clock Governor Snroul, who is dele
gate-at-large to the convention, arose.
The galleries cheered They knew what
was coming.
pennsylvania gives. l vote for John
oon. Tor Knox, Id fer Wood and 50
for Harding" Governor Sproul said in
clear voice that was heard through
3 out the hall.
Pandemonium followed.
Harding banner suddenly appeared,
snd while the delegates led the gal
leries in cheering, a 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.
Wood got from South Dakota, /
from Utah. from Vermont, / from
Virginia, from Washington which
later were given to Harding, and
from the Philippines. Lowden got 2
from Utah.
Lafayette Gleason, secretary OF the
convention, nearly caused a riot when
he announced the result. He, of course,
read the smallest vote first and worked
up to grand climax, but instead Of
Harding, GA" Gleason announced
"Lowden, s."
"What! shrieked $4,000 people massed
In the Coliseum
"He means Harding" Senator Lodge
explained to the convention, but the
total Harding vote never was an
nounced.
Following the nomination Of Senator
Harding the delegates relaxed, and
period of confusion and hilarity for
nearly half en- hour ensued, while felic-
itations were exchanged between the
leaders.
Myron T. Herrcb grasped Governor
Il tr11 ~, 6n% r%o 80
which PIT the nomination of the Ohio
Senator over, and the Pennsylvania and
Ohio men executed war dance as an
evidence of their joy.
Senator Lodges voice was so frayed
from use that he turned over the gavel
to former Governor Willis, of Ohio.
Senator Medill Mccormick, of Illi-
nois. went to the platform and in a
brief speech nominated Senator Irvine
L. Lenroot, of Wisconsin,, for Vice
President. His name was quickly sec
onded by Senator Calder, of New York;
A. 1, Here. herrick and others.
1t looked at first IS if Senator Len
root might not have opposition, but
that was not TO be. William Grant
ernor Coolidge. of Massachusetts
Governor Allen and Henry W. Ander-
son. Of Virginia, were named in order,
and without delay the roll was called.
Alabama led off with II for Lenroot
and for Coolidge, and the Lenroot
men cheered the announcement. Then
began the formidable procession of
Massachusetts,. California gave him 10;
Illinois, 26; Iowa, 71s, and the old
Bay State swung solid block If 35
for it's chief executive. Before the roll
was half finished it became apparent
that Coolidge would win on the first
ballot.
Just before final adjournment the
Republican National Committee unan-
imously adopted a resolution contin-
uirg the advisory committee of I'll on
policies and platforms.
The motion to continue the work of
the policies organization was offered
by Ogden L. Mills, of New York, and
seconded by E. H. Butler. of New York.
1t was adopted on viva voce vote.
The work of the policies and plat
f. form committee was made the basis of
most of the planks adopted in the 1920
platform. 1t was originally organized
Z at the suggestion of Chairman Hays
of the Republican National Committee
The committee extended the scope Of
the committees activities and invited
leading Republicans m all walks of
life TO be members of the committe Of
III. The committee received written
suggestions of planks from prominent
Republicans in all parts Of the coun-
try, digested them into compact form,
: and submitted the suggestions for plat
form planks to the committee On reso-
lutions of the convention for its guild
ance. The resolution continuirg the
advisory committee directs it to re-
+ port to the convention of 1924, and
: authorizes the chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee to reorgan-
2 ize the advisory body.
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