The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-17
REPUBLICANS NAME
- uARp1NG AND COOLIDGE.
-. senator Made Party Stand
I'd Bearer on the 10th Bal
,otH1s Party Salwart.
His Record.

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lt0I lss presidency today by the re
anh1ican snI e national convention af
y. pu'd > deadlock which lasted fol
'';no s;l ballots and which finally
foreed s,,,e out Of the running all The
| original favorites.
As his running mate, the con.
rention named Governor Calvin
coolidee, Of Massachusetts,, up
settinp the plan Of combination
If the Harding hackers to nomi-
nate for the place Senator Irvine
I. I,enroot. of Wisconsin.
The collapse of the forces of
Governor Frank O. Lowden and
their transfer in large part to
Senator Harding put the Ohio
candidate over.
General Wood lost heavily,
however, when the Harding drift
began and Senator johnson, the
third Of the trio Of leaders on the
early balloting yesterday, also
went steadily down hill.
Entering the convention four
DAYS ago as a candidate distinct
" Of the clark house, class,
Senator Harding got only 64
votes on the first ballot yester-
day and on the second he drop
ped to Sc. When the convention
adjourned last night at the end Of
the fourth ballot he had 81.
In all night conferences among
the party chiefs, however, he was
mentioned many times as the
most likely to break the nomina-
ton deadlock should neither
Wood, Lowden nor johnson take
commanding lead today. They
all failed to do so, Wood and
Lwden running a neck and neck
race for leadership on four bal
lots, while the strength Of the |
californian candidate dwindled |
'teadily.
Meantime Harding pushed his
otal to 1873, individual delegates
rom many states swinging to
i'm from the columns Of the lead
rs and of various favorite sons.
he Johnson managers, fearing a
was impending, then
lade Last play to save the for.
lmes Of their candidate. They
loved to recess for a couple Of
ours in order to take an inven-
Try and seek new combination.
he Wood and Lowden forces,
9th virtually at the peak Of
leir strength but disheartened
the long string Of ballots with
1t material oains, fell in with
le recess ',lan and the conven-
on adopted it.
In the dramatic succession Of
'nferences that followed the
tie of the candidates virtually :
as sealed. Some of the Wood
d Lowden managers tried in
feetually for an agreement ]
nch would hold their delegates
line and kill off the Harding
ON. Some tried to get Wood ]
Wden-Jobnson agreement to
Journ till Monday without MAX S
9 nomination. There also was
conference between johnson {
d Harding supporters in which |
!, Ohioan's supporters tried |
thout success to have the re- /
lining johnson strength swungl
Harding.
Il was the parleys between the q
riding and Lowden men, how '
II, which apparently bore the I
st fruit when the balloting be- !
again, for Governor Lowden :
ne to the convention during a
ninth roll call and reversing
previous plan to 60 before the 1
lvention itself, issued instruc-
as from behind the scenes re- 7
sing his instructed delegates. z
lator Harding also was in the 7
: OF the coliseum platform Q
ing the voting and conferred Il
n Chairman Hays. =
llmost as soon as the alpha 7
lcal call Of the states began !
y the recess the ground swell =
Harding demonstrated that it :
Ia not be forestalled. :
was Governor Sproul him
, the candidate Of his state on = :,
ry preceding ballot and men =
led many times as a possible =
< horse to break the deadlock, -
announced the big Pennsyl- !,
"a vote for Harding. Enter -
the coliseum floor for the s.'
tlme since the balloting be-
; ne made his way to the Penn
ANA standard and amid Il
srs, released the delegates a
! longer supporting him. Then :
'ook pool, got the floor and u
w IN the winning Hardingl