AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, Issue LIV, 14 June 1920, Page 5

AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

jIE P U BLIC A N CON VENT lON (Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Ausiraiian A N.Z. Cable Association) WASHINGTON, June 11. The presidential nominations of the republican convention are Gemnal Wood, Semuor Johnson, and Governor Louden of Illinois. There were wild _ scenes ihroughont. The convention hall is filled with Turkey feathers, as General Woods advertisement. There is the- usual perspiring proem don of bands, and cheering and Han waving lasting for hours. _ The first ballot al the Repubiitan Conventuui at Chicago showed that Wood is Hading. Louden second, Johnson third. The Convention is still balloting. Third ballot figures are incomplete— Wood 303, Lowdcn 282, Johnson 118. The siicees-dul candidate requires 193. Pom - th ballot flood 314. Lowdcn 289, Johnson 14.0. The burl balloting takes place on Saturday. WASHINGTON, June 12. Additional nominations at Chicago include Governor Coolidge of Massaehuv-eu.s ; Nicholas Murray Butler oi Neu York; Judge Pritcha.rd .ol North Carolina; and Herbert llooier. Mr Hoover’s support is obviously .small. An additional nomination was that- of Governor Sproule. Senator Poindexter and other relatively unimportant candidates were nominated. The contest is -expected really to involve Lowden, Wood, and Johnson. The latter is embarassed by Hearst’s support. , Suffragettes picketed the Republican Convention .at Chicago as they are dissatisfied with the suffrage plank adopted by the Republicans. Prominent suffragettes stated that unless the Republicans induce the thirty-sixth State ,to ratify the suffrage amendment, they will trail the Republican presidential nominee on his speaking tour, picketing every iheeting. LABOUR DISAPPOINTED , MONTREAL, July 12. ’ The American Federation of Labour, meeting here, unanimously condemned the Republican convention as reactionary towards Labours’ legitimate claims. It was decided to present Labour’s case to the Democratic Convention. (Rec. June 14, 9.15 a.m.) OTTAWA, June 13. Amid tremendous applause, the American Federation of Labour at the annual convention at Montreal adopted a report condemning the Republican convention at Chicago for turning its back upon labour. Mr S. Gompers, reading the report, criticised various sections of the Republican plank. He asserted that the labour declaration of the Republican platform proposes industrial enslavement. and the abrogation of rights.

The executive council was directed to submit the .Labour requests in an identical form to the Democratic Convention at San Francisco. SENATOR HARDING SELECTED NEW YORK, June 12. At the Chicago convention Warren G. Harding, a senator from Ohio, secured the Republican nomination for the presidency with 520 votes. The balloting was conducted amidst wild excitement unprecedented in the history of American conventions. Th© city lay under a torrid heat wave, the delegates sitting,in their shirt sleeves. Wok men seconded a number of nominations for the first time in history. There is much disappointment among De Valera's supporters owing to rejection from the Republican platfonn of any mention of Irish aspirations. _ ' The Labour Party, comprising the section that broke away from the American Federation of Labour, is meeting at Chicago. It is incensed at the endorsement of compulsory arbitration and threatens to turn its full support to the Democrats. The balloting ,at Chicago beat all records. The eighth ballot showed Wood 299, Lowden 307, Harding 133. It was- then generally conceded that Harding was certain to win the nomination. He continued to gain in successive ballots, Lowden and Wood remaining almost unchanged in their positions. When Harding’s selection appeared imminent the supporters of Johnston attempted to induce him to accept the vicepresidency, ’for which Coolidge later secured the Republican nomination. (Rec. June 14, 9.35 a.m.) WASHINGON, June 12. Mr Colby, Secretary of State, commenting on nomination as Republican candidate for the presidency, said from the standpoint of the Democrats the nomination of Senator Harding was very admirable, because it tends to clarify and emphasise every issue between th© Democrats and Republicans

SENATOR HARDING'S HISTORY (Australian ifc- N.Z. Cable Association) (Rec. June 14, 10.85 a.m.) NEW YORK, June 13. Senator Harding, the RcpublF can presidential nominee, is a newspaper man. and editor and owner of the Marion Star, Ohio. He has a Scottish descent on his father’s side. In 1900 Senator Harding entered the Senate and in 1904 and 1906 he was elected Lieutenant-Governor of Ohio. In the Senate he was a member of the Foreign Relations Committee.

He was an earnest supporter of President Wilsons adnikiistra* tion for the prosecution of the war, but later criticised him severely to the end of the Avar. Senator Harding advocated prompt peace-making and some legitimate co-operation among the nations of the world which Avonld lessen the danger of war. _He opposed the League of Nations without effective reservations. As soon as Senator Harding s nomination was announced, about two-thirds of the delegates rose up. Hundreds climbed on chairs. A f rav Avonitcn waved damp handkerchiefs in am effort to add _ a feminine touch to the first national convention in Avhich they had participated. However*, there aaois no frenzy, no hat smashing, and no parade Avorthy of mention. In fact there Avas so little cheering that a feAV minutes after the nomination delegates and spectators stood listless in the coliseum.