Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-12

by the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 12.-Hardins oi
Sohio. emerged this morning iioni
.snirht conferences of republican ei4ei
efa,,s as the man with whom ti'eS
.honed to break the imminent deaaioch
con the presidential nomination
On him they planned to concene. Itar
.heir strength should the co'iNei4
ia q. hr.aL through the blockade g
,.busbed yesterday by four ballots.
senator Harding participated III ~.
conferences He also sa"
johnson in the latter's private apa.
rents. but the California seltato' u :.
scribed the visit as a "cofVe"'ioi' ais
Details of the meeting WERE ~, ,,,sa
closed II gained significance
h.ctars Of the Harding movement are
iookinr to Johnson supporters LOT a-d
If their plans materlahZe. -
The tentative plan of origlNatofs
,be new Harding boom was contingent
,,pon failure of early votes 'odaE ~
result in nomination OF Wooa. LoSu
or Johnson. Among those VIII m' ,ha
Senator Harding conferred durl,s ~
nigh, we're Senators Wadsworth anu
calder New York: Rrandegee. Conhec-
+;c,,, s,noot I-tah; William Barnes, IT,
and Ogden Mills. New YORK.
Look for Action Today.
pa,+ic,nants in these conferences an,
1oor managers for Wood. LoWoeI CIV
Johnson agreed that first ballots touas
would show increased strength lor t .a-
leading candidates the nla a1aNsa ,heir
energy or lost confidence IN success
hackers Of the Harding compromise co,l
Nended that no nomination "ouiH y
reached as the situation now s'aIius.
They put forward their plan 20 ~ ~
I'D halieyin2 that CSlt-
gates would not remain over ulsii -"o''
tay. nec-ssitating action TO-DAY.
The Harding boomers expected on
esr,y ballots to receive enough sup
mort. In addition TO the Gig No.ts ne
yolled on the last roll call yes .erday' 10
21ave the way for q drive for his nomina-
0rieinators of the Harding compromise
pian were known to be seeking suppot
of the California senator's aoherents
4 became clear that johnson couin nor
be nominated. To insure strong rem
forcements from that direction. some
leaders urged during the night confer
ences that a ticket Of Harding for Presl-
dent and Johnson foe Vice PRESIDENT De
mt forward There was nothing 10 IN
Itcate that Senator Johnson would con-
sent. .,so
was mentioned as a possible running
mate for Harding should Senator Jonn.
son elect 70 give his support. out not
his name to the ticket
Neither of these courses would MAIN
tain ths veto power over convention &C
ton, which has been claimed Tor the
California senator from the beginning.
Jealous for johnson Votes.
Backers of the Harding. boom
claimed they could muster between
$50 and 200 votes for Harding on an
early ballot today. and that II Jonn-
son could be induced to accept the
vice presidential nomination on the
compromise ticket practically his en-
tire strength could be swung into line.
The largest block Of votes 1t was
thought could be obtained for Hard
ing. SPONSORS of the movement said,
were in the New York delegation.
Sixty New York delegates. II was said
ar one conference, could be swung to
Harding at any time. Certain mem
bers of the delegation who are OPP
posed to the move said that they
doubted II more than forty could be
ewayed.
Opponents of the Harding plan de-
clared they would fight 1t to finish
in a caucus Of the New York delega-
ton today.
Votes also could be drawn from In
diana, Pennsylvania and some OF the
New England and southern states,
leaders Of the Harding movement de-
clared.
whether Senator Penrose was aware
of the new proposal was moot
question. At one conference 1t was