Cleveland County herald., 1920-06-17

ref talks by Richard Doherty or New Jersey. Charles P. O'Neil of Michigan and Mrs. Katherine Phillips Edson of California.
 Now began the parade of dark horses. They were led forth as fol- lows: Calvin Coolidge, by Speaker Gillette of tke house of representatives and Mrs. Alexander Peiffer; Butler, by Ogden Mills of New York; Pritchard, bv Marion Butler of North Caro!lna;I Hoover by Judge Nathan L. Miller of New York Harding, by Frank Willis of Ohio; Sproul, by William l. Sehaf- fer; Pondexter, by George Il. Walker and Sutherland, by Joseph NJ. Sanders. When Wisconsin was reached on the roll call the clerk paused eXpectant- ly, but no one appeared to nominate La Toilette. and the crowd seemed grateful.
 Balotinq Is Begun.
 The powers that were decfeed mat several ballots should be taken that day before adjournment, and in an eX- cited hush the call of the states Was begun. The hush did not last, how ever. for every considerable vote for any one aspirant was greeted with the cheers of his friends.
 As had been foretold, Wood led on the first ballot with 23112 votes Lowden Twas second with 2lf1@, and Johnson gathered in 13313. The oth- CTS in general wereaccorded the votes of their home states and a few more, Of the Wisconsin delegation 24 voted for La Toilette; and it may as well be recorded here that those T dele gates kept voting for La Toilette. to the bitter end And every time the announcement was greeted with groans and hisses from the galleries.
 In the following three ballots Wood climbed to 3t415, which the wise ones said was about his maximum strength. Lowden also increased his T6te. going up to 2SG, while Johnson reached 1401b. The votes for the dark horses did not vary to any great ex- tent though Butler lost steadily and Pritchard soon dropped out entirely. By this time everyone was ready for a rest and the convention adjourned to Saturday morning.
 The Break to Harding.
 The crowd filled the Coliseum to suffocation on what was destined to be the final day of the convention. for it was felt that the conferences of the preceding night would be fruitful. The senAtorial coterie had been in ses- sior many hours and the word was l passed around that they had picked i on Harding as the nominee. In Inc l early ballots of Saturday thcOhioan did not gain rapidly, and all were waiting fer the moment when the big delegations from New York, peHnsyl- yania and Massachusetts would find the time ripe for a break. Tie men from the Keystone state had been voting almost solidly for Sproul, for the bosses were not decided between him and Harding. And the New Workers really did not know to whom to throw their strength.
 Johnson's vote dwindied gradually, and then the Lowden column suddenly began to go 10 pieces He was really the victim of the shift, for the Wood delegations stood by the general almost to the last moment On the ninth ballot it was seen that Harding could be put across" so the uncer- tain ones climbed inte the band wag- on on the tenth and gave the Ohio senator d grand total of G7412, which was 1S1 F more than necessary to nom- mate.
 The hubbub was deafening and after Pennsylvania put 60 votes in the Hard. ing column the clerks could scarcely complete the roll call. At it's finish the usual motion to make the choice unanimous was made, but those 24 La Toilette men from Wisconsin voted i'll the negative and marred the love feast.
 Coolidge Gets Second Place.
 There still remained the task of selecting a vice presidential candi- date, Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, Governor Allen of Kansas, Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts and Col. Harry Anderson of Virginia were placed i'll nomination and the roll of the slates was called. Lenroot re- ceiyed a good vote, but Coolidge was the evident favorite and long before the roll was completed his nomination was assured. The 24 La Toilette men voted for Senator Gronna
 With some difficulty Chairman Lodge whose voice was gone, managed to hold the delegates together long enough 10 pass the usual resolutions of thanks to the officials of the convention and to the city of Chicago, and then the republican convention of 1920 came to an end.
 Convention We'll Handled
 The management of the convention hall really deserved thanks, for the Gqatinp tho nOlipiuu and tha other