The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-17
Republicans on Tenth Ballot
Select Senator Warren G..
Harding for President
GOV. COOLID DCE, VICE
After Fourth Ballot Harding
Gained Steadily; Massachus-
etts Governor Easy Winner

Tie Republican iational convention
which convened at Chicago ON June
Sth, succeeded in nominating Senator
Warren c. Harding of Ohio, on the
tenth ballot which WAS taken on Sat
urday afternoon. Calvin Coolidge, gov
ernor of Massachusetts, was given sec
und place on the ticket on the first
hnllot, a heavy majority of the dele
gates rallying to his support.
Following the announcement OF the
vote n motion was made that the nom
nation be made unanimous and 1t was
greeted with cheers and resounding
"oye" that could be heard for blocks.
The tremendous crowd in the great
building which had patiently sat thru
five sessions of tine convention broke
loose upon the nomination OF the 'hio
man and IL demonstration sucIl us se,-
dom ever seen in amy convention foi-
lowed.
II was tho switching Of Sprouts vote
in the PENNSYLVANIA delegation that as
,nrnd Harding victory after he had
madn enormous gains from delegations
| i'm practically every state down the line
J II wns several seconds after the fehh-
/ svlynnia vote wns-tttnounced before the
crowd realized what II meant Sud
dnnIv. however. there was mighty
rnnr from the Ohio aud Pennsylvania
sections where delegates leaped to
their feet, screaming like mad men
ana hurting their hats into the air
Lowden For rccs Collapsed
The collapse of the forces oi o'oV-
ernor Frank q. Lowden and their
transfer in large part to senator
Harding mIt the ohio candidate over.
General Wood lost heavily when the
Uording drift hegan. and Senator
johnson. the third of the trio of lead
nrs on tie early balloting Friday also
Went steadily doWnhill.
Entering the convention Tour uaNs
before as a candidate distinctly of tine
: dark horse" cliIss. Senator Harding
rot only 81 votes on the first hhiiot
Yesterday and on the second he drop
. ned to 56. When the convention ad-
!, iourned Friday night at the end oi
the forth ballot M had 81.
Jehnson DWindles Steadily
In all night conferences among the
. lHllN flilt1St lhN'N'if ~ 80
Z. toned many times as the most likely
: to break the nomination deadloh
shouL neither Wood. lowden noi
Johnson take Il commanding lead Sat
uplnv They all failed to do so. Woo
and Lowdpn ruinng neck and necl
rara for leadership ON four ballots
n while the strength Of the CalifoInii
candidate dwin1led steadily.
Meantime Harding pushed his tata
e ia 133 individual delegates from man.
e states swinging To him from the col
-e umns of the LEADERS and Of favorit
IS sons. The johnson managers, fearHl
q, a landslide was impending, then mad
). n last play to save the fortunes q
their candidate. They moved To Y
rs cess for couple of hours in order /
re fake an inventory and seek Il ne
RS combination. The Wood and Lowde
We forces. both virtually at the peak {
~ their strength. but disheartened
the long string of ballots withol
he material gains. fell in with the recess
Ie- plan and the cdnventon adopeted it.
ed Seek to Hill Harding Boom
al In The dramatic succession Of col
III fercnees that followed the fate
re the candidates virtually was scale
Some of the Wood and Lowden ma
- ayers tried ll0llettuaHN LOT al dRit
al mant which would hold their delegat
M in line and KIN off the Harding boon
ne Some tried tb get Il Wood Iowde
NJ Johnson agreement 10 adjourn &
III Monday without making "A nOmin
ec' tion. There also wss conference II
er- tween Johnson and Harding supporte
an in which the Dhioan's supporters tri'
elr without success to have the remainil
Johnson strength swung to Hardin
I'VE Facts About Harding
ace Warren c. Harding was born on
efs farm near blooming Grove Morr,
no county. Ohio. November .. 1865
ing He is the oldest of eight children.
on He began his business career
her publisher of the Marion, Ohio Da
pe Star.
ON He has resided at Marion for
years.
re- He began his political career wh
pie elected state senator Later he "
vno lieutenant governor and is now U
thls ted States Senator.
set He is Baptist.
re- He sponsored the bill for prepar
nan ness which was endorsed by Teod,
Roosevelt.