Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-12
Opponents of Lowden and
Wood Seek to Gather
Scattered Votes.
BUTLER RELEASES
HIS DELEGATES
Part of Now York Delegation,
While Wood Garners Twenty-Four
Leaders Mako All-Nisht Effort
to Limo Up UnpIedsed Delegations.
Meet With Slight Success.
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, June 12.-At 1925 o'clock
Chairman Lodge called the fifth
days session of the republican ma
tional convention to order and for
the fifth ballot
Nicholas Murray Butler released
his delegates today and caucus OF
the New York delegation showed
this way: Lowden, Al: Wood, "a:
Harding, 6: Coolidge, s; Butler, A;
Hoover. 81: Johnson. 3: Poindexter,
1, and w. l.. Ward, the Westchester
County leader, 1.
Launching into it's fifth ballot to-
day. in search of a nominee for the
presidency. the republican national
convention was prepared to have
some further tests of strength be-
tween Lowden, Wood and Johnson,
and then, il necessary, turn to the
string OF dark horses.
. Harding Urged at Compromise.
The all-night conference among
leaders had put Senator Harding, OF
Ohio. at the head OF the dark-h horse
group.
All night long and early this
morning the heads OF various groups
were comforting, and tho trend oil
most of the conferences seemed to
be to find some way to turn Wood
and Lowden strength to Harding.
The leaders, worn and sleepless,
were late in reaching convention
hall, but the delegates, with their
interests raised to fever heat, came
early. hoping to see the thing fin
ished that they might get away for
home today.
Leaders Confer All Night.
The leaders remained at the down
town conference rooms until the last
minute, many of them snatching a
few moments of rest as they held
bedside conferences. Meanwhile,
Wood, Lowden and johnson forces
were attempting to tighten lines.
and both the Wood and Lowden
groups were predicting they would
show greater strength on the OPEN
ing ballot of today than they did on
the closing ballot of yesterday, when
the convention adjourned after q hot,
gruelling ten hour session.
Just before the convention as
sembled the New York delegation
caucused, trying to decide on where
to put It's strength.
Test Of Generalship.
Ten o'clock, the hour for convening,
passed. and the leaders were still
slow in arriving. The visitors gall
leries were rather thin in spots. The
prospects for another blistering day
probably melted the interests of
many.
Senator Harry S. New, chairman Of
the Indiana delegation. said on arrive
Ing at the convention hall that the
switch which every one was looking
for probably would come after the
second ballot of the day.
Other early arrivals declared the
Wood column probably would show
fifty more votes on the first ballot
today than 1t did on the last vote
Yesterday. These persons argued
that Wood must be considered a
strong contender so long as he lost
no delegates, and they said there
were no signs Of defactions.
changes in position centered around
New York and Pennsylvania.
Those two heavy blocks passed for
any candidate always go far in psy-
Geological and actual effects.
Wood Loader Confident.
MAJ. Frank Knox, of New Hamp-
shire, floor leader from the Wood
forces, said on reaching convention
hall:
General Wood will gain on every
ballot today. The big jump will come
when we are able to break into the
Johnson vote where most Of our
reserves lie. If Pennsylvania breaks
from Sproul the delegates can not
be delivered to any hand-picked
We have lot Of strength
there"