The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-12
REPUBLICANS CAST FOUR BALLOTS
DURING Ten HOUR SESSION But.
MINEEISSTILL UNCERTAIN,
Wood, Lowden and Johnson Held
Out Throughout Ball0ting
as Party's Big Three.
WOOD FORCES GAINED
johnson Forces Engineered Ad-
j0urnment Over Protest Wood
Adherents; B0rah Talks.

Chicago, June 1.-THE republican
national convention in ten-hour ses-
sion today cast four ballots in an un-
successful effort to nominate presi :
Dental candidate. Wood, Lowden and
Johnson led in that order. but without
enough at any time to give them a
majority. Wood and Lowden showed
gains as balloting progressed and John-
son lost seven votes on the last Dai-
lot, but had a net gain of seventeen
over the first. Buffers strength grad
ually drifted away. No dark morse
showed particular advantage when the
convention adjourned.
After eight hours of listening to NOM
mating speeches for the eleven can
oidates there was bedlam of noise and
organized demonstration and numerous
seconding speeches. The first ballot
was taken starting at five o'clock this
afternoon. The republican convention
requires a majority Of four hundred
and ninety three votes to nominate.
Result of the first ballot was Wood.
2s7H: Lowden, 211N; Johnson, 1881;
6; Borah, q; Poindexter, 20; Sutherland.
Hoover, 51k; Harding, 65z; Sproul,
"a; Coolidge. 34: Butler, 6sh; Dupont.
II; Pritchard. 81; Warren, /; Lafol-
lette, "a.
Second BaIlot-wood, 2seA; Low
den, 259h; Johnson, LAG; Hoover, 81;
Harding, 81; Sprou1. 7sh; Coolidge,
So: Butler, 40; Knox, L; Poindexter,
is; Sutherland. Is; Pfitchard. 10;
Borah, 1: Dupont, z; Lafollette, "a.
Third Ballot--wood. 303; Lowden.
2s2h; Johnson. 14s; Hoover, ~;
Harding, 5S11 Sproul, 7sH; Coolidge.
2r; Butler. rs; Knox. Q: Poindexter.
Is; Sutherland, O.; Borah, /; Dupont,
Q; Lafollette. "a; Watson. 2.
After the third ballot there were
three cries for. adjournment. but on
vote the Wood -Lowden forces who
has been gaining, voted 1t down.
Fourth Ballot--No nomination |
Result, Wood. 314h; Lowden, 2Ss;
Johnson, 140h; Hoover, 5; Harding. /
61h: Sproul 7sh; Coolidge, 25; But
ler, 20; Knox. Q: Poindexter, 1; Suth-
erland, 8: Borah, /; Dupont, 2; La
toilette, %; Watson. A.
The convention then adjourned un-
til 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The total number put in nomination
was eleven.
Twenty four votes cast for Lafol-
lette on three successive. ballots amid
Kisses and catcalls. fell to twenty
two at closing. 1t was the first con-
vention in years OF which Lafollette
had not appeared personally as a can
didate. Hoover's maximum strength
was five and half: seventy-seven of
Pennsylvania's seyenty-eight delegates
voted steadily for Sproul.
1t was the first republican, conven-
ton in many years which had gone
past the third ballot without finding
presidential nominee. For nearly
ten hours delegates sat in the conven-
ton han in broiling weather without
rest or refreshment, determined toI
hear in continuous session nominating
and seconding speeches for eleven can
didates and to go through four bal
lots.
After the third ballot cries for ad-
journment caused a vote to be taken,
but the Wood -Lowden forces who had
been gaining, voted solidly against it.
It was understood the Lowden forces
agreed to adjourn after the fourth
ballot. and when that was completed
adjournment was taken soon after
o'clock.
No one had eaten since breakfast, /,
and adjournment only marked the be- :
of a series of a1l-night con- !
erences and maneuverings which chiefs
II the various forces hope will bring
accessions to their forces for reopen !
ng balloting tomorrow morning.
At adjournment it still remained a
three -cornered fight between Wood, !
Lowden and Johnson for the remaining ,
.welve men who got votes held only !
-wo hundred and forty scattering votes
among them, and most of them had
been steadily losing since the first ,
,allot as each of the big three gained
'till holding his forces, and there was
lot the slightest indication of John
ION delegates deserting him. The
-owden forces got most OF their gains I
'ut OF the New York delegation, as q
3utler votes steadily dwineled. n
Some of the Lowden people had beeni
'ppealed to by delegates who sincere S
y wished to avoid the hardship of an J
III night session. and they consented t
lot to oppose the adjournment motion. c
There is nothing to indicate the S
forces are working i
ogether by their desire for adjourn %
nent. Wood forces were bitterly dis v
appointed as they believed they could
ontinue to gain until their total climbs ]
ver the four hundred and ninety IN
mark, II adjournment was avoided e
they hoped four hundred votes for
Wood would cause landslide from the n
ired delegates. liz
Wood forces tonight were saying I,
here were more negative than affirm lis
rive votes on adjournment. but that lc