Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
OHIO DARK HORSE
CHOSEN FOLLOWING
BITTER DEADLOCK
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Continued on Page SiX)
Hays.
begin 10 Switch.

Begin 60 switch.
Almost as soon AZ the alphabetic1'
rail- % states began after the recess. the
ground swell for Harding demonstrated
that II was not foresiallcd.
Connecticut when h. name was
called. took thirteen ~ her fourteen
votes from l.uwden and gave them O.
Harding In Flords. h. gu; seven from
Wood and then Kentucky. almost from
the first n solid I.owd,n state. noppci
completely into the Harding column
Amid scenes of rising enthusiasm
,her blocks 81 l"Wdcn delegates fol
lowed suit Will. many of th" routed
Wood supporters als1 went into IN"
Harding camp ~ the md az the roll
call. senator Hsuling htd rolled mp 4
total Of 27l. putting him far into thc
lead and several score - votes nearer
the nomination than any candidate had
been before.
Lowdcn 81 the md Of the ninth had
only isi votes left out 81 the a07 with
which he ended the eighth. and Cen.
eral Woods strength had fallen from
2ss on the eighth 20 gis on the ninth.
johnson strength Drops.
johnson dropped from - 60 50
Al the tenth roll call hesan. delegates
auit Lowden. Wood and johnson right
and left. and the hig hall was in almost
continus>s applause rs state after state
announced accession e. the Harding
standard. II was reserved Tor prnnsy
rania 90 add the browning touch n On
thusiasm.
When the keystone state was reached
The Ohio senator needed ~ votes al
nominate him and Pennsylvania gave
him 60.
IL was Governor Sprouls himself tia
candidate ~ his state on every proceed
INK ballot AMI mentioned many times ns
q possible dark horso. to break IA. dead
lock. who announced the biz Pcnnsy
vania vote for Harding
Entering the Coliseum floor Tor tho
FIRST time since tho halluting began. hr|
made his way 20 Pcnnsylyania's stan
dard and amid cheers released the del.
cation from longer supporting him
Then he took q poli e., the floor ana
threw in the winning Harding votes
demonstraiinn ~ several minutes
followed, most ~ the delegates and
spectators standing and cheering whit"
a procession carving large pictures ~
the candidate and standards ~ some OF
the states that supported him. took on
its march around the hall But IL WIS
too tired a convention after the Cruel
iing exciiemen; ~ two sweltcrlns days
81 bailo,irs 20 long keep up such dem.
onstration.
Senator Lodge rre-dinr. rarped Tor
order and the delegates did no; argue
with him.
Tenth Ballot,
Alabama Ia votes Wood. : I.owden.
Harding: Arizona votes Wood. A.
kansas II Harding California % John
sun: Colorado ~ votes. f.owd.n
Harding. Wood: Connecticut u vote.
] johnson. ~ Harding: Delaware &
votes Harding: Florida votes 49,,
Harding. i.2 Wood: Georgia u votes. I
10 Harding. : Wood. Idaho votes. 4
Johnson. : Lowden. Harding : Wool, |
Illinois 81 votes. II johnson. l. Low.
zen. t2i's Harding; Indiana 80 vote.
Wood. 20 Harding not voting: lows /
- votes Harding; Kansas 20 votes. j
hcoser. Wood. "a Harding. Kentucky .
- votes Harding: Louisiana u votes !
Harding: Maine 1. votes Wood. MARY. b
land 10 votes. 10 Wood. Harding
Hoover; Massachusetts, 81 votes u
Wood. II Harding. l Coolidge: Mich.
Gan 10 votes. ! Wood. 4 johnson. q
Harding: Minnesota "a votes. ! John.
son. Harding. q Wood: Mississippi y
votes. si.2 Harding. 2i.s woad: Nil
souri IS votes Harding: Montana Z
votes Johnson; Nebraska Is votes.
Wood. johnson. Harding: Nevada
: votes. johnson. | i.2 Hoover. al.
Harding: New Hampshire 4 votes Wood.
New Jersey - votes Hoover. 5 Hsri
fnx. johnson, Is Wood: New Mexico :
votes Wood: New York ~ votes. 4 Cool.
iege. Hoover. I Lenroo,. Butler. .
Wood. J iSOwden. IS Harding. North
Carolina y votes. 90 Harding. : Wood
North Dakota 10 votes. > Harding.