Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-17

~ icdEO, JE.'P iS-Tus fSeDuhh MI
,sidentia.l tick a. for the 1896 cau-
On will 30 Hsr5ire ann Coo;i,g,-
,aSur Waz ron {; Far Mrz ot Marion,
10. Wa nominated fo- i'.csden. OF
United STATES ~ the Republican
rty r. co1veMti2a At tn. Coliseum
.r-dny evcn.as Caivi, Coolidge,
vernon or Alsss- -husctts. wsS mon
ted 70: VIA, P-eaid,1t.
Che nomination. Of the presidential
StdAte caro- OH tho terth :'aEot. In
ninth b1llct rhe I/holc :rcni OF
} convention senttA1e;i. wss toward
riding. when IJsv York. r!t,, its
hwy Tsp-ss .ntarior, went to MIN al.
tenth. everything wal over except
shou.!ng--and the shouting &c gar
m odiate,y,
} outcome of a complex situation
BIT sid not begin to clear until Fri
evening. After four ineffective
lots Friday the convention had ad
brned until Saturday. morning. Four
hitional ballots in the forenoon and
Fly afternoon of Saturday had de-
oped Harding strength. but Cen
Al Leonard Wood and Governor
ank o. Lowden had remained in the
d. A recess was taken for two
urs. and during that short period
nbinations were formed that made
Lrding's nomination certain.
The real stampede of delegates to
riding began when Governor Low
h, abandoning his intention to ad-
ess the convention. issued instead n
rmal announcement that his dele
ties were released from their pledges
him.
pohnson's strength in the conven-
n never very potent. had begun to
integrate Saturday morning, under
influence of the choice of the
Lders represented by the Senate
CUP. All along 1t had been taken
granted that when Johnson saw
ht he could not be nominated he
uld ask his supporters to go to
hox. In conferences in which he
pix part last night, however, ne
led TO intimate that he was will
& to abandon his candidacy and no
ort was made to persuade him.
HARDING SHOWS STRENGTH
was on the seventh ballot that the
riding strength began to show. Those
d
b passed the word to their follow
that Harding was the man the Con
vative element wanted. Harding got
1-2 votes on this ballot. Wood got
and Lowden 81 1-2, and johnson drop.
to 90 Up.
IN the eighth ballot Lowden went ahead
Wood. Wood dropped back to 300. and
lie Lowden lost a little strength also
Q OH 90 with
his score. Harding had a big iumI
his ballot, going to 1873 1-2. Johnson's
Fces began to disintegrate His vot'
bpped to 81.
After the eighth ballot had been an
lInced the convention took a recess
hi four O'Clock Tho motion 10 recess
National Committeeman Hert of Ken
ky. An immediate protest came from
Ohio delegation, which saw a chanc
giving the prize to Harding.
ome of the leaders who were working
mt to Ex-Governor Myron T. Herricl
Ex-Governor Frank Willis. the Hard
managers. and persuaded them t
rec TO the recess, representing that 1
uid be we'll to take a little time t
nvass Hardng's chances and that
tier feeling would be created In IN
Invention IL Harding were not place
the position of attempting to fore
nomination. Thr two Ex-Governor
Ohio agreed to withdraw their OF
ttion to tho recess, and tho questio
s put and declared carried
When tbe recess was taken. not Ion
fore two O'Clock. Il feeling .yistod ANON
any OF fne convention participants tina
Harding advance rould have bee
.pped II Johnson had raeasad h's dal'
t.~
There va 70 doubt as 20 Johnson
rforpncc for -he nomination Next
nself, no preferred his friend, Kno!
d It Was a Widespread opinion that
hnson had called upon his follower
cast their votos for the PeHrsy!vani
major .he-e would havo Dcon sign
ant response from many delegates VII
re seeking a way to abandon cand
tes 20 whom they had been bound