U.S.A. PRESIDENCY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 17894, 14 June 1920, Page 5

U.S.A. PRESIDENCY

THE NOMINATIOE. Received June 13, 5.5 p.m. WASHINGTON. June 11. The first ballot at the Republican Jonveution at Chicago showed that general Wood is leading, Lowden is weond and Johnston third. The Convention is still balloting.. The third ballot figures are incomplete, tris.. Wood 303, Lowden 252, Johnston 148. The suecesful candidate requires 493. The fourth ballot resulted: Wood 314, Lowden 289, Johnson 140. The final balloting takes place on Saturday. WASHINGTON, June Ik The Presidential nominations of the Republican Convention are— General Wood. Senator Johnson. Governor Lowden (of Illinois!. There were wild scenes throughout. The Convention hall is filled with turkey feathers as Wood’s advertisement. There is the usual perspiring procession of bands and cheering and flag-waving lasting for hours. Additional nominations at Chicago include Governor Coolidge <of Massachusetts). Nicholas Murray Butler (of New York). Judge Pritchard (of North Caroline) and Herbert Hoover. Mr. Hoover’s support is obvitusly small. An additional nomination was that of Governor Sproule. Senator Poindexter and other relatively unimportant candidates have been nominated. The contest is expected really to involve Senator Lowden. General Wood and Senator Johnson. The last-named is embarrassed bv Mr. Hearst’s support. i SUFFRAGETTES BUSY. WASHINGTON, June 12. Suffragettes picketed the Republi- i Ban Convention at Chicago, as they : >re dissatisfied with the suffrage ; plank adopted by the Republicans. Prominent suffragettes stated that > unless the Republicans induce the thirty-sixth State to ratify the amendment they will trail the Republican Presidential nominee on his tour, picketing every meeting. | THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION. SENATOR WARREN G. HARDING -UNPRECEDENTED EXCITEMENT. ' deceived June 13. 11.5 p.m. I NEW YORK. June 12. At the Chicago Convention Warren G. Harding, a Senator from Ohio, se- I cured the Republican nomination for the Presidency with 520 votes. The: balloting ws conducted amidst wild excitement. unprecedented in the history of American conventions. The city lay under a torrid heat wave, delegates sit- 1 ting in their shirt sleeves. Women seconded a number of nominations for tne first, time in history. • SINN FEIN LEADERS DISAPPOINTED. There is much disappointment among De Valera s supporters owing to the rejection from tlie Republican platform of any mention of Irish aspirations. I LABOUR PARTS' INCENSED. The Labour Party, comprising the ♦ection that- has broken 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. IABOUR TO TURN TO DEMOCP, ATIC PARTY. Received June 13. 11.-50 p.m. ' MONTREAL, June 12 The American Federation of Labour, which is meeting hero, unanimously ' condemned the Republican Convention as reactionaiy towards Labour s legitimate claims It was decided to present Labour’s case to the Democratic Cor • vention. BALLOTING BEATS ALL RECORDS.! Received .Tune 14. 12.5 a.m. NEW YORK. June 12. The balloting at. Chicago beat all re-| rord.-. The eighth ballot showed : Wood 290. Lowden 307. Harding 133. It was then generally conceded that Harding was certain to win the nomination. He continued to gain in -uccessive ballots. Lowden and Wood remaining almost unchanged in their positions. When Harding’s selection appeared imminent, supporters of Johnson attempted to induce him to accept the Vice-Presidency, far which Coolidge later received the Re.publican nomination.