El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-17
Hardtng's Nomination Not Dictated By Bosses;
Choice Honest Deliberate Judgment Of Delegates

and LOWden followers were SLOW 70
forsake their candidates. but here
and there, as the roll was called, a
delegate would switch TO the Harding
column and each change was noted
by the convention with great en-
thusiasm and prolonged cheering.
The movement for Harding was in
no sense a landslide, but was slow
and certain shifting OF delegates
who knew the cause OF their own
chosen candidate was hopeless, who
wanted TO stay with their candidate
long enough to show their loyalty.
but who nevertheless recognized the
Irresistible movement Of the Hard
ing band wagon" and wanted 10 get
on board before the crowd stampeded
and occupied all the available seats.
The Texas Delegation
AS for the Texas delegation, a con-
siderable contingent OF them were
loyal TO senator Harding from the
beginning. Two Of the Texas dele
gates. Ed Scobey, OF San Antonio, and
r. 3. Creager, Of Brownsville, were
close friends OF senator Harding and
supported him from the beginning
Mr.. Creager having seconded his
nomination for Texas
On the first ballot senator Harding
received five votes from Texas, the
only other state which gave him five
votes outside Of Ohio being Missouri,
and his strength with the Texas dele
CATION gradually increased until on
the ninth ballot, the one before the
landslide, senator Harding was given
p votes, or the full strength OF the
Texas delegation, except for one vote
given as compliment to our ma
tiOnal committeeman. Air. McGregOr.
Senator Harding viii not forget the
loyal support he received from the
Texas delegation and IL Is safe TO say
that, next to his own state, no state
viii be in better favor with him than
Texas.
4 Good Nntured Crowd.
While the loyal LoWden delegates
lamented the fact that the improper
Use OF money had ruined his chances,
and the loyal Wood delegates like
wise regretted that the too free use
Of money, together with other con-
sideratiOns, destroyed their hopes Of
putting Gen Wood in the white
house, nevertheless when the conven-
ton was over the result appeared to
be accepted cheerfully and good
naturedly on all sides; in fact. the
convention throughout was notably
harmonious and good natured- The
leading candidates themselves, with
one exception, exchanged courtesy
visits to each others headquarters
and showed a fine and friendly spirit.
When the 5000 delegates and spec
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ton hall, everybody appeared to be
in happy, holiday mood in spite OF
the extreme heat and consequent ex-
traOrdinary discomfort.
Chairman Lodge.
Senator Lodge was an admirable
presiding officer and his decisions
were as fair as circumstances would
permit When the deadlock period
arose in balloting and It was neces-
sary to adjourn the convention. both
that the delegates might eat and that
the leaders might make medicine"
chairman Lodge put the motion. the
galleries voting as Justify as the
delegates, and II 5000 people yelled
aye" and 5000 yelled no." or vice
versa and the bedlam was so great
that II was not humanity possible to
distinguish the decision which the
chairman might announce. all he
could do would be to pound on the
desk with his big gavel and signal
for the band to play and the conVen-
ton stood adjourned.
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