Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-22
OREGON BLOCKED
.LENRO0T'S CHANCE
F0RSECONDPlAC
Choosing of Coolidge for Vice
President Explained by Man
Who Nominated Hin.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Oh DAVID LA " RF'NeE.
PORTLAND. ore. June 22.-Hard-
,,o, and 1a,ro,, uos 70 b,y, baa,
nc ~
the republican tcKet ana the coinoi-
nation might have prevailed at Chi
capo hut for tho Interference of Wal
-, -. r.
lace M'S ariant' deiegate from ore
Gon, who spoiled the plans of the Old
Guard by nominating Gov. Coolidge
at the psychological moment. when
the entire convention was weary of
haIIotiro md taa ran,a of the Nassa
eEuSe'tS governor seemed 10 oner ?
popular candidacy tor Vice President
.S,hcrt;,-. aftcr ~. ro,,is,t:o, q
'''''''''i ma iH'H'' I'd IS MI -N''-
t"uant. who has Just returned here
frcr7 IN. .t.li.., co,,.,,..,,, ia.
N''" as H'""e" @r""f" 'hAt 7e-s-to'
IcIroot at " ,Scois.n was 10 .e hi
srtIHHtHg nia-s. l.. t:0Y3ii:-on with other
fseJuDets ui the Oregon DELEGATION
/ did Lot receive the suggestion NJ it'll
enthusiasm Tor several reasons.
In the first place. MIR. Leuroot had
a prominent part some wears ago in
the fight to depose John {, Snoo,ar
one of the strongest and haSt noIitica i
figures WISCONSIN, av.r had ~ fyo.
OF Robert AZ 10 Eol,atta E,,,r,ba,
than this. his war record was none
too good I fe1t tb.t Nc ,o,,s+ ~
for leaders fron, ,hnsa 49, 49,;
canism ranv tr,. d,,r;nn ~ $50.
TEST Togaiber wi,h otha '
of Tho o., -,
The mattsr - a.. We NE
,,tas tb.+ W., -, 60.
Of 0rsaon s,,o,rn,s .u
CO., cooiiasra -, S.. ma l MN,
90 son enoiee'
..Durin. This ,;, -. ,,
non,inata5 Iarrnn, - -,
iun,nad ON ,a,, ~ ;.t
i'd - vsn,,,f,,a - -. "a W I'm ,ie
eoyerror the ~ a.snirn
thought l wanted TO second Lenroors
NOM iiatloh AZ any rate ne recos-
Aed me iehoiis. III Spite Oh tne up
80! uai tue hail vas IN, ana al 1 naa
a .n 20 Of say Gr was mere , INA. me c,5i.
- us'e a.ion 20 NON ~. ia &c one ..
me great e.tizens OF Massach uset's
tHehatof Loase) iof VICE ifestdeht.
put. ihasmucn as that statesman mac
ashed that ms maine not be used. we
$3.50 90 piaee III ho,i'i IA. ION me
name OF aho'her OF Aa,sac 1esstts
srea. ieadrI'-.'oN. oootdSe. WI men
the aSsaei' us.t.s ineli"ei hSafo ehe
i'aiiF thes "ent VII 1t.h'9ea upo1
ahu shoG.eu '"e ~" i''e Oh COOL
rom man! points ousneut tne
man eame ssconuS ~ Ihs mol,''Ha .ioh.
anu "nen me ro,i "Ss ea,ieu. !. VIZ
soon eVideHceu mat i had touched d
popuiai ehoIu "a. ne .'ion va en-
,lreH spon taieous. anu ven lnlmu.es
oeiore junieeu 70 my rs not nm.
was iur.her iroih my MINI VI IRON
me minus o. me other ineh'oeFs u the
oIeson ue'ss atioh-
hht Hsu no. me- SoN. 80 IS
pei sohaaIS' ! ,lau = o'' ~ ~ ~ = ,. 49,
OF Information ABOUT nun anu peeane
convinced mat ne oosssu ne qua,, IN
heatioh men - peF laps aoone al
etse IN ms '.iie ~ un
uhdues''oheo -Ahiei
Statement a Revelation.
Tho testimony of Mr. Mccamapt
~,,-s-as Indeed with what was OH
eeryed from the press box in Chicago
snd reveals for the first time
Wbat was behind the movement for
Coolidge.
ne soh'e ohe sno r,asin e"
~ os fi1;rofs wbo mas f,rthe,
,5ietnrhed w,en Alexander Moore of
piftshnrgb iumped 10 his feet and
.ecnnded In. nomination Of Coolidge
in behalf of Pennsyiya mia. This
caused Mccormick to rush aver tn
tbe Pennsylvania delegation to find
oI,1 what was the trouble. he asked
Gov. Sprouf, who was CHAIRMAN OF
tie PENNSYLVANIA delegation what it
ali meant. since Senator perrose was
understood to have agreed to the
nomination of Lenroot But the. sec
onding had already been done and
Mr.. Moore's prestige in the Pennsyl-
yauia delegation was such that his
collea gues stood back of him. for
evidently the word about Lenroot had
rot been passed to the Pennsylvania
delegation soon enough and the ac-
ton taken was Spontaneous
movement for Coolidge was IN fun