Columbus daily courier. [volume] (Columbus, N.M.) 1920-1920, 1920-06-19


hrlef talks BY Richard Doheri4 q faN
Jersey. Charles p 0'NrN 81 NIlIlnan
sno MrN Katherine phillips Ndssp q
California.
Now began me parade Of aaft
horsen They were lcd forth ~ fo|'
iouas Calvin Coolidge. ~ sptahcr
Gillette Of the house. o. representatives
and Mrs. Alexander relnefi Butler. By
ogden Mills Of New York fr|irhHri.
BY Marlen Butler " North Carollnaf
Hoover by judge Nathan 4. Miller N
New York; Hnrdine. by frank wills
of ohio; Eprcul. BY william 4 schai'
fer polndexier. by GEORGE a. Walker
and sutherland. by Joseph A. Sandcra.
When wisconsin Uas reached go the
roll call. the clerk paused ~ekprctani-
~. but no one appeared 70 nominate
"a toilette, and the crowd seemed
grateful.
Baliotlnq 70 Bsoun.
Tho powers that we're decreed that
several ballots should he taken that
day before adjournment. and In m ex-
cited hush the call OF the states was
begun. The hush dld not last. how
ever. for every considerable vote Cor
any one nsplrnnt was greeted with the
cheers Of biz friends.
A. had been foreiold. Wood led
on the arsi ballot with 2eIM votes.
Lovden was second with 2iitt. and
johnson gathered IN ta3h. The 9TH
err IN general werenccorded the votes
81 their home states and q few more.
~ the Wisconsin delegation - voted
for In Folleite and u may ~ well
be- recorded here that those - dele
gates kept voting for In Toilette.
20 the bitter end. And every time the
announcement was greeted with grcana
and Misses from the galleries.
In the following three ballots Wood
climbed 10 sifis. which the wise ones
said was about his maximum strength
Lowden also Increased hls vote. going
up 70 2sp. while Johnson reached
ifOh. The votes Tor the dark
horses did not vary 10 nny great ~.
tent Though Butler lost steadily and
Pritchard soon dropped out entirely
by this time everyone was ready for
a rest and the convention adjourned
10 saturday morning.
The Break 10 Hardlnq.
The crowd filled the Coliseum 10
sunocntion on what was destined r.
he the final day Of the convention. foI
n was felt that the conferences Of
h preceding night would be fruitful.
The senatorial cotcrie had heen IN res
sion many hours and the wori was
passed around that they had picked
on Harding a. the nominee. IN the
early ballots Of Saturday thcOhioaD
did not gain rapidly. n 40 were
waiting for the moment when the blR
delegations from New York. Penusyi.
vanla and Massachusetts, would nnd
the time ripe for a break. The men
from tho keystone state had been
voting almost solldly for sproul. fot
the bosses were not decided between
him and Harding. And the New
Workers really aid NOT know TO whom
TO throw their strength.
Johnson's vote dvtndled gradually
and then the Lowdrn column suddenly
hcgan to 60 10 pieces. He vas really
the victim of the shin. for the Wood
delegations stood by the general almost
10 the last moment On the mimi
ballot u was seen that Harding
could he put across 40 the unccr
tain ones climbed into the hand wng
on on the tenth and gave the OHIO
senator a grand tomi Of G7tit. which
was isih more than ueccssary 70 nom.
mate.
The hubbub was d~enfcning and after
Pennsylvania put 0O votes IN the Hard.
Ing column the clerks could scnrrrly
complete the roll call. Al ~ cnlsb
the usual motion 20 maKe the choice
unanimous was made. hut those -
La Toilette men. from Wisconsin voted
IN the negative n married the love
feast.
coolidus Gets Second Place
There still rcmnined the task ~
selecting a vice presidential candl.
date. senator Lenroot ~ Wisconsin,
Governor Allen Of Kansas Governor
Coolidge N Massachusetts aud Col
Harry Anderson OF Virginia were
placed IN nomination and the roll Of
the states was called. Lenroot -
celved a good vote. but Coolidgc Wns
the evident favorlte and long bef0re
the roll was completed his nomination
was assured. The "a la Toilette men
voted for Senator Gronna.
With some difficulty Chairman ladse
whose voice was gone. managed 90 hold
the delegates together long enough 10
pass the usual resolutions Of thanks
10 the ofhcials Of she convention aud
20 the city Of Chicago. and then The
republican convention u leen cnnc
90 an end.
Convention We'll Handlsd.
The management Of the convention
hall really deserved thanks. for TIE