Evening star., 1920-04-11
NEXT VICE PRESIDENT OF u. S.
MUST BE REAL PARTY POWER
Three Main Qualifications Necessary for
Senate Head-Few Coordination" Yet
Considered Seriously by Either Party.

ond place. Senators Borah Of Idaho
or Kenyon of Iowa, both supporters
Of Johnson, also would be wholly ac-
ceptable. But 1t Is understood they
are not anxious to give up their places
on the floor Of the Senate to preside
have been talked of-Wood and Poin-
dexter. Wood and Lowden, Harding
and Gov. Allen of Kansas, Wood and
Allen. Lowden and Poindexter. And
so they go.
McAdoo and Cox Popular.
On the democratic side McAdoo and
Gov. Cox Of Ohio are perhaps more
talked Of than any other combina-
ton, both because McAdoo's chances
looming up more and more, and be-
cause any man who has been able to
carry a pivotal state like Ohio +, for
governor three times should be con-
sidered an element Of real strength
on the national ticket. Other combi-
Cox, Palmer and Hitchcock, Hitchcock
and Cox. McAdoo and Owen. etc.
So far few suggestions have been
made for running mate for Herbert
Hoover should he be nominated on
from the east would be selected If
republican-and Mr.. Hoover has de-
clared himself finally a republican
Harding or Coolidge would be likely
suggestions. If democratic by any
chance. then Cox. Cox would again
be available.
Should President Wilson again be
the democratic nominee for chief ex-
ecutiye-a remote possibility, in the
opinion Of the politicians here-it is
likely that a new running mate would
have to be SELECTED for him. It is un,
derstood that Vice President Marshall
positively will not consider taking the
nomination again. Enough is enough
and eight years is plenty, according G
to Mr.. Marshall.
Mr. Dooley" once said that the prin-
cipal job Of the Vice President was to
call at the White House every morn
ing and ask after the health of the
President. Joking aside. the Office OF
Vice President Is Of considerably more
Importance than 1t is often credited
with. The Vice President Is President
Of the Senate. and must preside over
its sessions. and frequently render de-
his chief official duty. In the event
Of the disability or death Of the Presi-
dent the Vice President becomes chief
executive. This has happned suff1-
ciently often in the history Of the
Vice President in these difficult times
a matter of more than ordinary care.
Five Became President.
Five Vice Presidents have become
President upon the death Of the Presi-
dent. They were John Tyler. who sue
ceeded President William Henry Har-
rison: Millard Fillmore. who succeed
ed Zachary Taylor: Andrew Johnson
who succeeded Abraham Lincoln
Chester A. Arthur. who succeeded
James A. Garfield. and Theodore
Roosevelt, who succeeded William Nc
Kinley.
The names Of few Vice Presidents OF
the United States in the past Hnger in
the memory. however. Few persons
could tell ofehand who was the vice
presidential candidate on the ticket
with William Howard Taft the last
time he was nominated. Yet 1t was
Nicholas Murray Butler Of New York
who has been mentioned as New
York's candidate for the presidency
this year. Jim" Sherman, who would
have been Tafts running mate. died
about q week before the republican
convention.