U.S PRESIDENCY.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1920, Page 5

U.S PRESIDENCY.

« REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.

I SENATOR W. G. HARDING. IBy Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. , | Received June 13, 11.5 p.m. New York, June 12. At the Chicago Convention, Mr. Warren G. Harding, a Senator from Ohio, secured the Republican nomination with 520 votes. Received June 14, 12.5 a.m. New Yorlc, June 12. The balloting at Chicago beat all records. The eighth ballot showed:— Senator W. G, Harding 533 Mr. F. 0. Lowden, Governor of Illinois 307 General Leonard Wood, ex-Commander-in-Chief 299 It was then generally conceded that Senator Harding was certain to win the nomination. He continued to. gain in successive ballots, Governor Lowden and General Wood remaining almost unchanged in their positions. When Senator Harding's selection appeared imminent, the supporters of Senator Hiram Johnson attempted to induce' him to accept the Vice-Presi-dency, for which Governor Coolidge (of Massachusetts) later secured the Republican nomination.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

A SURPRISE ELECTION. HARDING NOT MENTIONED EARLIER. Received June 13, 5.5 p.m. Washington, June 11. The Presidential nominations of the Republican Convention are General Wood, Governor Lowden, and Senator Johnson. Additional nominations include Governor Coolidge, of Massachusetts; Mr. Nicholas Murray Butler, of New York; Judge Pritchard, of North Carolina; Mr. Herbert Hoover; Governor Sproule; Senator Poindexter; and other relatively unimportant candidates. v The contest i.-s expected really to involve Governor Lowden, General Wood, and Senator Johnson. The last-named is embarrassed by Mr. Hearst's support. | Mr. Hoover's support is obviously | small.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. REVIVAL OF SUFFRAGETTES. INFLUENCE IN THE CAMPAIGN. Received June 13, 5.5 p.m. Washington, June 12. Suffragettes picketed the Republican Convention at Chicago, as they are dissatisfied with the suffrage plank adopted by 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 meeting.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

INTENSE INTEREST SHOWN. LABOR WITHDRAWS SUPPORT. Received Juno 13, 11.5 p.m. New York, .Time 12. Balloting was conducted amidst wild excitement, unprecedented in the history of American conventions. The city lay under a torrid heat wave, delegates sitting in their shirt sleeves. Women seconded a number of nominations for the first time in history. There is much disappointment among De Valera's supporters owing to the rejection from the Republican platform of any mention of Irish aspirations. The Labor Party, comprising a section pf that which has broken away from the American Federation of Labor, is meeting at Chicago. It, is incensed at the endorsement of compulsory arbitration, and threatens to turn its full Biipport to the Democrats.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received June 13, 11.40 p.m. Montreal, June 12. The American Federation of Labor meeting .here unanimously condemned the Republican Convention as reactionary towards Labor's legitimate claims. It was decided to present Labor's case to the Democratic Convention.-—Aua.-N.Z. Cable Assn. fTlie selection of Senator Harding brings a surprise, and indicates that American politics are preserving their traditions. As the above cables show the successful candidate never appeared to be "in the running," until ho polled heavily in the later ballots. Cables received last week pointed to the selection resting between Senator Hiram Johnson, a prominent Republican. Governor Lowden, and General Wood, and the messages received from Washington last, night fortified this impression; but the Whole situation )vas changed by the midnight messages from New York announcing the selection of a leas-known candidate than the three mentioned.]