The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-12
LOWDEN AND
WOOD FIGHT
HARDING BOOM
Pool Their Interests to
Try to Prevent His
Nomination

CHICAGO. June i2.--sonator War
ren G.. Harding of ohio was riding
the top wave toward the presidential
nomination when the republican con-
vcntion late today too ka two hour
recess During that time the wood
ana other forces were working franc
ticaily to check the Harding COM
promise movement
Wood aud Lowdcn managers con-
ferred on tho question ~ pooling
their forces tu check the driu To
Harding ana force a recess in the
balloting until Monday.
Al the moment ~ receasing the
ii. .rdinE tide was irising fast and
running from an directions II had
climbed up TO hundred and thirty
three and halt votes. and what
appeared TO bo atompcdo to Hard
inE from various state delegations
was being held In check by the Lead
crs who wanted roccss Tor confer
enccs.
How Vote Grew
beginning with last night confer
onccs uf convention leaders who felt
that some man must be found To
hi eak the dcadlocs IN which the
votes Tor Wood. l.nsden and John
i SON were holding the convention. the
( DRIFT toward Harding began running
! strong and when the convention AS
4 scpbicd today u was forecast that "a
J break To the Ohioan would come
soon after the opening % the ballot
= ink.
& beginning with IS votes on the
first hIllot--thc fifth of the cunven-
tiun-the Harding accessions came
along In small gain from the held
. until wyoming was reached ana cast
uil her sis votes for him, That
seemed To- bc the key log holding the
Jam FOR Immediately there were signs
Ut u break to the ohio senator from
many directions.
Tn, results ~ the all night confer
cnces were plainly reflected IN The
actions on the floor leaders and the
party chicftains on the platform.
RrcnL iu Iohnsnn Vote
There had been large break ir
the Johnson vote led hy Michigar
and new high water mark In th'
Harding movement came TO the enc
OF the eighth ballot when Missouri
, mission to change H. The state chair
man wanted to cast the states Vou
as "A block for the Ohio senator.
. Immediately there was call 70
IA recesu and former GoVrrno
! willis. OF ohio, one Of the Hardtnl
, leaders. who placed the senator II
/ nomination. objected vigorously.
lie was informed from the platform
b that the Ohio delegation had agreed Il
Il Nta. L. no a. D III
Of ID and went back tu confer with hi
, colleagues.
, The Ohiuans came before the plat
! form In a body and raising their voice
4. above the paudomOnium which wa
sweeping the hall, informed ChUirmu
iodgo they did not want AN adjourn
mcnt They were confident they wer
ut the psychological moment To pres
the huiloiiug Tor their candidate. Fin
4 ally Mr. Willis and Myrun r. llerricl
another ilurdiug delegate, were littp
to the platform whore thcr" was hui
tied conference, at the conclusion
~ which both men declared they ha
agreed 10 recess and Mr. Wits d
D. leaving declared;
ITS an settled 10 viii be Hardin
when we come back"
n Conferences Held.
An the leaders hurried doNu tow
Cor conferences. Evidently the d'
|Velopment threw % bomb shell into n
Wood camp. for the generals maj
~ ayers declared it would not be- "a
b. over" when the convention rrCOuNel
cd and that senator Harding Wou
70 not be nominated
D. Some OF senator ilarding's mango
declared they had perfect cunnden'
'' In the result and that Mr. llardif
90 would be- named on the tenth ballot.
the second after the roconVcnius.
Representative uf Senator Hardin
= were in conference with Senator Joh
son and 10 was acknowledged that the
effort was 10 induce the California re
utor TO accept place on the tick
with senator Harding 90 help par
harmony.
b, when the hall0ting was rcsum'
J.. after the ruCcss. the three loade
! stood: Wood. 299; l.owden. 3O7; Ilar
ing. Ia3H johnson az that time hi
d, dropped TO 81.