Bisbee daily review., 1920-06-13
LEADERS BURIED
 WHEN LANDSLIDE CARRIES OHIOAN
 TO FIRST PLACE
Lowden Breaks Deadlock By Releasing Delegates to
 Dark Horse
COOLIDGE WINS ON
 THE FIRST BALLOT
Johnson's Insurgent Tactics Bring Only Defeat After
 Savage Fight

CHICAGO, June 12.-Warren c.
 Harding, United States Senator
 from Ohio, was nominated for the
 presidency today by the Republi-
 can national convention after
 deadlock which lasted for nine
 ballots and which finally forced
 out of the running all the original
 favorites.
 As his running mate, the con-
 Vention named Governor Calvin
 Coolidge of Massachusetts, upset
 ting plan of a combination of
 the Harding packers to nominate
 for the place Senator irving Len
 root of Wisconsin.
 The collapse of the forces of Gov ernor Frank O. Lowden and their in large part to Senator Harding put the Ohio candidate over.
 General Wood lost heavily, however. when the Harding drift began, and Senator Johnson. the third of the trio Of leaders on the early balloting yes terday also went steadily down hill
 Was Late Entry
 Entering the convention four daya ago as a candidate distinctly Of the dark horse" class. Senator Harding got only GA votes on the first ballot yesterday and on the second he dropped to 56
 When the convention adjourned last night at the end the fourth ballot he had 61
 In all night conferences among the party chiefs. however. Senator Hard ing was mentioned many times as the most likely to break the nomination deadlock should neither Wood. Low den nor Johnson take a commanding lead today
 They all failed to do so. Wood and Lowden running neck to neck race for leadership on four ballots while the strength of the California candi- date dwindled steadily.
 Comes From Behind
 Meantime, Harding pushed his total to 133. individual delegates from many states swinging to him from the col umns Of the leaders and of their flaw orites. Johnson managers, fearing a landslide was impending, then made 8 last play to the fortunes of their candidate. They moved to recess for. a couple of hours in order to take an inventory and seek a new combination The Wood and Lowden forces, both virtually at the peak of their strength. but disheartened at the long string or ballots without material gains fell in with the recess plan and the conven- tion adopted it.
 Old Guard Desperate
 In the dramatic succession of con ferences that followed, the fate of the candidates virtually was sealed. Some of the Wood and Lowden managers tried Intellectually for an agreement which would hold their delegates in line and kill off the Harding boom Some tried to get a Wood-Lowden- Johnson agreement to adjourn till Monday without making another nomi- nation ballot. There was also con ference between Johnson and Harding supporters in which the Ohioan's sup porters tried without success to have the remaining Johnson strength swung to Harding.
 It was the parleys between the Harding and Lowden men. however. which apparently bore the most fI=sit when the ballotins began again. for Governor Lowden came to the con vention during the 9th roll call and. reversing previous plan to go before the convention itself, Issued instruc tions from behind the scenes releasing his instructed delegates. Senator Harding also was in the rear of the Coliseum platform during the voting and conferred with Chairman Hays.
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