Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-06-18
ELEPHANTS
AGONY ENDED
,,,,,xs NOMINATE WAR.
bc''u HARDING FOR PRESl.
y, rrALVIN &. COOL
DE- ~ ron VICE PRES1-
"' DENT.

y "r " rAIVIN G. COOL
phGE me- FOR VICE PREsI-
"" DENT.
aeon, i. finally over and a
he al"'. IN won the great Repub-
I''.. r,y which was pulled off at
[as" ,s,.r '" &. Harding, United States
0.ar .' from Ohio. was nominate1
a,Oi 's NJ, nre. idency Saturday by the
nsI,ean III National convention aiter taS
up'" u'Mo"k which lasted for nine bal
f'o,v" ouS which finally forced out
- ~" INNING all the original favor
L.. ,,,nning mate the convention
~ Governor Calvin Coolidge OF
,.,,e,,,. eu upsetting plan OF a
sutton sa." Of the Harding hackers
O," INMATE for the place Senator
no''i no T., ienroot of Wisconsin.
Us ,',,,r.c of the forces of Gov.
~ .. frank o. Lowden and their
',sr in large part to Senator
,.,, ira nut the Ohio candidate over.
unarai u,nr Wood lost heavily, however,
,he Harding drift began and
y ..or ~ Johnson, the third of the trio
a.vi ,.a.r. IN the early balloting
ieaue. H., won't steadily downhill.
@ ~,,,inp the convention at first
,' candidate distinctly of the
T. bor.e" class, Senator Harding
:" "nly ,iy,y-four votes on the first
!, S"' Friday and on the second
y, J-orned to fifty-six. When the
rsn,i,n adjourned Friday night
.he end of the fourth ballot. he
.Nty-o.r.
ali.nicht conference among
marty chiefs, however, he was
r,ioned many times as the
!, likely to break the nomi-
ion deadlock should neither Wood,
rdOn nor Johnson take a command
lead. They all failed to do
Wood and I.owdcn running a
y and neck race for leadership
four more ballots, while the
|eneth of the California candidate
indled steadily.
Meantime, Harding pushed his total
Iss individual delegates from many
k,es swinging to him fram the
|,rn, of the leaders of various
kOrites sons. The johnson mana
3, fearing landslide was iinpend-
then made a last play to save
fortunes of their candidate.
~ moved to recess for a couple
hours in order to take an inven-
fy and seek new combination.
flow,lon at the md of the ninth
| Illo. had only l2l votes ont of the
|, with which he ended eighth. and
krtral Woods strength had fallen
BIN 90 on tn" eighth tc 249 on .he
IN. johnson drooP,l fran 81 to
As The tenth roll call began dele
,e: quit lowdrn, Wood and john
} right and left. and the big hall
b. in almost continuous applause as
ate after State announced access
! 10 the Harding star;iatl 1t was
|sered for Pennsylvania to add the
owning touch Of enthusiasm. When
|e kcynotes State was reached the
bio Senator needed thirty-two votes
nominate him and Pennsylvania
hSe him sixty
!, wa Governor Sproul himself
le candidate of his State on every
Feceding ballot and mentioned many
|mes as a possible dark horse, to
Peak the deadlock, who announced
T. big Pennsylvania vote for Hard
lg. Entering the Coliseum floor for
le first time since the balloting be-
en, he made his way to the Penn
|hania standard and, amid cheers,
Flea'ei the delegates from longer
pNrorting him. Then he took a roll
p the floor and threw in the win
ine Harding votes.
Ire Republican elephant will now
f'ire to the dressing tent and the
'ng,suffcrng American people will
SLOWED couple of weeks in which
'aich their breath before the Demo-
Ia'lc mule pulls off a few stunts
san Francisco. After that the