The Washington times., 1920-06-12
SECOND PLACE
BOOMS RISING
Indiana, as Usual, Has Several
To 0ffer-Strong Talk
For Harding.

CHICAGO, June l2.--Vice Presiden-
tial booms soon will have their In
ming. With second place nominations
likely 20 be in oror- soon, leaders
and delegates appeared to be destitute
OF any definite preference, but there
was something OF a movement afoot
in behalf OF Senator Warren q. Hard
ing or Ohio. At the same time Gov
ernor Henry J. Allen OF Kansas. Gov
ernor calvin Coolidge or Massachu-
setts, Senator Kenyon OF Iowa, and
Governor Morrow OF, Kentucky were
under consideration.
IL the Presidential nomination goes
to an Fastener, the chances are that
the party will go West for It's Vice
President. In this connection there Is
some suggestion OF picking Senator
Miles Poindexter OF Washington. Gov
ernor Allen or Senator Kenyon.
On the other hand. IL the Presiden-
tial nominee comes from the West. or
the Middle West. the convention
probably will look to the East for
Vice Presidential timber. Senator
Edge OF New Jersey has offered him
self. and there Is talk OF Or. Nicholas
Murray Butler OF New York.
Indiana Runs 20 Form.
Indiana, as usual, is on hand with a
list OF offerings for Vice President.
Having furnished most OF the Vice
Presidential nominees for nifty years,
IL is now willing that the choice
should fall upon Senator Watson.
Governor Goodrich or ex-senator
Beveridge-
Senator Harding, although one OF
the important contenders for the
Presidency. has never definitely an
nounce6 he would not accept second
place. Ohio politicians think their
State is back again in its old pivotal
position. but they admit they are go
ing to have a real hght on their
hands to swing It for the Republican
party. Wilson carried the State by
10000 majority four years ago. Sen
ator Harding's name on the ticket.
even in second place. they believe,
would strengthen the cause in Ohio.
and his friends are confident he could
be induced to take the Vice Presiden
tial nomination for 1.-The good OF the
party"
VIII Gull Material Carefully.
The picking OF a Vice Presidential
nominee has been proceeding with an
uncertainty second only to the selec-
ton of the head OF the ticket Lead
ers have given little thought to the
so largely dependent upon the char
acter and geography of the first-place
selection. But there is a wealth OF
timber available, and with the pres
ent awkward position of the Govern
ment well in mind the convention Is
likely to give some careful considera-
ton to the picking Of the Vice Presi-
dent. Leaders are anxious that sec
ond place shall go to a man thor
oughy equipped to step into the .Presi-
dency at any time.
Virtually all the leading contest
ants for first place have been sug-
gested for second place. but the sug-
gestions usually come from the camps
of their rivals. Nearly all the candi-
dates have indicated a desire to have
Hiraw Johnson as their running
mate, but Senator Johnson has put
his foot down on such proposals with
a bang.
Senator Lodge will be placed in
nomination by the Oregon delegation
under the laws Of that State. The
Senator, without his knowledge. was
placed on the ticket for Vice Presi-
dent, in the Oregon primaries and
won, and the law requires the dele
CATION to present his name to the
convention. This will be mostly
formality, for the reason that Senator
Lodge will be quite content to con-
tinue as leader of the Senate instead
of acting as it's presiding officer.