The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-14

siSht after the fourth ballot. no
"a 81.
n AL night conferences, however.
4 ms mentioned many times a.
Il most likely to break the nom
nation deadlock should neither
wood, Lowden nor Johnson take =
commanding lead Saturday. They
IN failed to do so, Wood and Low
den running q neck and neck race
for leadership for four more bal.
iols while Johnson's strength dwin-
died steadily.
Meantime Harding pushed up to
10, Individual delegates swinging
% him from the columns OF the
leaders and of favorite sons. The
Johnson managers, fearing . land
elidA, then made . last play to save
10 fortunes of their candidate.
they moved to recess for two hours
10 take an inventory and seek .
new combination. The Wood and
Lovden forces, both virtually at
10 peak OF their strength. but dis
hsartened by the long string Of bal
lcls without material gains. fell IN
vtth the recess plan and the con-
sention adopted it.
Fate IL Sealed.
In the dramatic succession Of
eoaferences the fate Of the candi-
datss virtually was sealed. Some
II the Wood and Lowden managers
trid Intellectually for IN agree
nent which would hold their dele
atss and kill OF the Harding
boah. Some tried to get . Wood
i0vden- Johnson agreement to ad-
jssfa till Monday without making
lomination. There also was q
eoaisrince between johnson and
Harding supporters in which the
0AicAnS supporters tried without
Ueeoss to have the remaining
5tason strength swung to Hard
~
I \ wls the parleys between the
Harding and Lowden men. how
M. which apparently bore the
mast fruit when the balloting be-
On again, for Governor Lowden
eans to the convention during the
niltA roll call. and, reversing .
Huvious plan to 60 before the con-
sntion itself, issued instructions
mn behind the scenes releasing
y instructed delegates. Senator
Harding also was in the rear Of
u Coliseum platform during the
wiling and conferred with Chair
nm Hays.
Stampede to Harding.
Almost as soon a. the alphabet
inl cali Of states began after the
reosss, the ground swell for Hard
ing demonstrated It could not b
iorsetalled. Connecticut took II Of
hsr II votes from Lowden and gave
hm to Harding. In Florida he got
esven from Wood, and thsn Ken
lucky, almost from the frst . solid
Lcwdsn state, Topped complsts 70
Harding.
4 Amid scenes Of rising suthusiasm
e1se Lowden delegates followed
~ while many routed Wood sup
lctesrS also went to Harding. BY
g end Of the roll cali Senator
nasaing had rolled up 37l. put
~ him far into the lead and e0v-
~ score OF votes nearer the nom
@as'on than any candidate bad
VA before.
towdsn at the end Of the ninth
- only III votes left out Of the
WITH which he ended the eighth,
~ General Woods strength had
n!iaa from 200 on the eighth to
~ o. the ninth. JOHNSON dropped
M 81 to 50.
Zig Three rsruaksn,
- he 10th roll call began dele
49, cut Lowdeu, Wood and john
N tiyht and LETT. and the big hall
- y almost continuous applause
.ass after state announced &C.
.oa 70 Harding. It was SessTv-
% Pennsylvania to add the
lang touch Of enthusiasm.
49, the Keystone state was
800, Harding needed - votes
~. Inmate and Pennsylvania gave
~! . vas Governor sproul. IL csn-
- Of his state on every pfeced-
sallot and mentioned many
- = . possible DARK horse, who
nod the nrst Pennsylvania
!e Harding. Entering the
ioe the hrst time since the
nS began, be made his way
- Psnnsylva1tia standard. and.
cnssrs. released ne dslsea-
Then he took 4 poll. got the
sad threw In the Winning
eeiat votes.
- ct On Band Naeon.
vaea It vas seen . candidate
.eea nominated, the custom
hanging Of votes began with
49, dozen Who had votsd tor
candidates switching 70 %.
4, = ne winning column. MS1t
sAlaels deserted ~ gove< aos
ey Woo1 mea, too, aakeA %
ua1 votes recordsd SoT Hard
s9s aaai eAeek4sp saowad sez
tak Win only - III Sup.