The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-13

DfeIk the ueAulOCh, VINO tnuOuHCeh
the big Pennsylvania vote for Hard
ing Entering the coliseum floor for
the first time. since the baloting
hogan, he made his way to the Penn
sylvania standard and, amid cheers,
released the delegation from longer
supporting him. Then he took
poll got the floor, and threw in the
winning Harding votes.
demonstration Of several min
utes followed, most of the delegates
and spectators standing and cheering
while "A procession carrying large pic.
lures Of the candidate and standard
of some of the states that supported
him took up its march around the
hall. But 1t was too tired II conven-
ton after the gruelling excitement
OF two sweltering days Of balloting
10 long keep up such n demonstration
Senator Lodge, presiding, raped for
order, and the delegates did not argue
with him.
II Am Very Happy
Caught at the hotel to which he
rushed from the Coliseum, after his
formal statement but declared he was
very happy" and deeply grateful
to his friends.
The republican nominee showed
plainly his elation when he emerged
from his rooms, with Mrs. Harding
to face a battery of camera men
IF you want to make Mrs Hard
la on
whom the republican party had just
conferred the greatest honor in its
gift, tell her something about prices
Of millinery coming down."
There was a burst of laughter in
which Mrs. Tarding joined and the
cameras clicked a lively accompani-
ment, as the photographers adopted
the suggestion.
Mrs. Harding Joyful
Mrs. Harding was beaming with
! happiness. Asked for some comment
upon her feelings, as to the distinc-
ton given her husband, by his fell
low republicans
II am tremendously pleased, Of
]
worthy of this honor and l am con-
tent to be the reflected light
Senator and Mrs. Harding were busy
with preparations enabling them TO
catch a train leaving for Washington
within a few hours. The senator had
been up nearly all night, in the round
Of conferences with party chieftains
which led TO his nomination and to-
day spent hours in the heat and
strain at the coliseum while the bat
tie from which he emerged a victor,
by overwhelming vote, was being
brought to its dramatic close
The pleasure of the victory had
relaxed the physical strain, however,
and the Ohio senator showed little
evidence of it after he had bathed
and put on fresh clothing.
Woods Statement
Major Leonard Wood tonight is.
sued a statement thanking the people
for the nationwide expression of con.
fidence and support in his campaign.
and also thanking his associates for
their work in his behalf.
The statement reads:
'At the close of this campaign
take this opportunity to thank from
the bottom of my heart all the
men and women who have helped
so Loyalty in the pre.convention and
convention contest. / am sincerely
grateful for their help and appreciate
the spirit of unselfish loyalty in which
it was given. l also appreciate the
nation wide expression of confidence
and support"
Coolidge of Massachusetts
Calvin Coolidge of Northampton
Mass, although in public life almos,
ever since his graduation from Am.
hert college in 1894, was little known
outside of Massachusetts when the
greater part of the police force OF
Boston went on strike in September,
1919. Coolidge was governor. He
ordered out the state guard to patrol
the streets Of Boston after a night
of rioting, announced that law and
order would be preserved, declared
that the strikers We're deserters ana
that their places would be filled by
other men
The strikers never regained their
positions. Troops maintained order and
new police force was recruited.
The stand taken by the governor car.
ried his name throughout the coun.
try and in his own state he was
promptly nicknamed, Law ond Or
der Coolidge"
AS the presidential campaign I
1920 approached his admirers tried to
induce him to become an active can.
didate for the republican nomina.
ton.
Tired and Dusty-Thirsty, Too
Tired and dusty, with parched throat
and utterly exhausted physically, the
delegates to the Chicago convention
gave their last cheer when tbe chair
man announced adjournment, sine die,
at 1880 this evening.
Marion, Ohio, June 12.-This little
central Ohio city Of nearly $4,000 peo-
pie went wild with Joy and enthusi.
asm tonight when 1t learned that one
of its citizens, Warren G. Harding,
had been nominated for the presi.
dency by the republican national con-
vention. Minutes before It was an
nounced officially at Chicago that
Harding had been nominated, Marion
started celebrating what it considered
a sure thing. Factory whistles, citi-
zens, and Hardings friends and neigh
bors gathered on the streets, shout
ing and laughing.
No one was at the Harding home
to receive the news.