The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-13
NOMINATION ON
TENTH BALLOT
Move to Make Convention Ac-
tiOn Unanimous Blocked by
Work Wisconsin Delegates
LEADERS ARE SATISFIED

In Statement Lowden Says He
Threw Strength to Harding
to Avert Deadlock.
Chicago, June Ex-senator Warren
G. Harding, Of Ohio, was nominated
for president late today by the repub-
lican national convention on the tenth
ballot, receiving fraction over five
hundred and twenty votes. A move
was then made make it unanimous
but delegates in the Wisconsin group
voted against this. There was riout-
GUS demonstration and the convention
then began hearing nominations for
vice. president The names of Senator
Lenroot. of Wyoming. Governor Coo
lidge, of Massachusetts,, Governor AL
len. OF Kansas, Henry w. Anderson, OF
Richmond, Va, being put forward. Be-
fore the baIloting started delegates
were climbing on chairs, making all
the noise possible. 1t was a reflex
from the tension that had prevailed.
There was no official count of the
ffnal ballot. Near the close there was
wholesale switching of votes to Harding
and then/a motion to make 1t unan-
imous, which Wisconsin blocked. The
unofficial count showed: Harding,
6sz LIS; Wood. 1856; Hoover. 96 IL;
LafoIlette, "a: Lowden, IL; Coolidge 5;
Butler, Q; Knox, Lenroot and Hays one
each johnson managers fearing a
lazS1n1ide was impending made their
2nnsk u moving for recess for
-,rac 2 1en,s,s- I.owden and wood
81 q InrrksA uarlevs failed to
1Ir 1ion when thev re-
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x~v.1.e - ---s.s, e,-c.- tctn ,vera
~ s111. rfi<aIrv the peak Of their tfxenxth.
.l3Is,f hofh were disheartened BY the
long string OF ballots without material
@rains. In q dramatic succession OF
I. ~, ferencea that followed the fate of
candidate was virtually sealed.
some 81 the Wood and Lowden man
ayers tried Intellectually for agreement
~ hold their forces In line ana o kin
of the Harding BOOM Some tried to
get Wood. Lowden and johnson
agree to adjourn until Monday with
out making nomination. There were
also conferences between Johnson and
Harding supporters IN wnlcn unsuc-
cessiui eIAor.s weIo .nauo - nave 'no
remaining Sonson s10ssn ,s 1ns -
Haroins. rinAny = was I!,. col'1p.o %
tQe LoWoen forces anu eneiE swins 70
Haroln6 tnat uAu lnucn ~ nolinato
h1m-
Members of many state delegations
fell over each other seconding Coo
hdges nomination. and the noise was
so great at times speecnes OF second
ing candidates couiu NOT Dc nearo. a
woman delegare 1rom maryland tried
TO make a speech from cnair. Inc
convention saw her gestures. but heard
never word.
Coolidge was Overwhelmingly NOM
in<ted on the first ballot with 674 IL:
Lenroot LAG Ia; Allen 68 Ia; Ander-
son 2S; Senator Johnson 221 1-a:
Prichard of North Carolina. 10.
Coolidge told the Associated Press
he would accept the vice-presidential.
iourned.
BEFORE midnight manv weary de,a-
yates had already checked ont ana
st.rtad for tbair hor,as tho,oh
tcor mart In calahratiors th.+ ~,
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- ss.1, = .. 20 Dan-
ne. .Iol -. w oa,soy uuIihs lne pat
toans ~ eusn'' ue"anuins
70 KNOW why uues tnc repuDhcan
party oiock sulIrage said they IN
4ss -, ua~s,,, Aol
acuon on naluing.
Nomination OF Harding who will be
IS wears old NOVEMBER 9. election dav.