Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20
MAT convention at Chicago was
most unusual one, in that
both republicans and democrats

THAT convention at Chicago was
most unusual one, in that
both republicans and democrats
profess to be highly pleased with
its output, both as to platform and can
didates
Dispatches to The Star from Its
Political correspondents IN the sew
eral states give Indications of only
few republican sore spots, and even
these in most cases. 1t Ia believed,
already have begun to heal. 1t would
be putting 1t too strong to say there
is nationwide republican enthusiasm
over the nomination of Harding and
Coolidge. but there appears to be very
general satisfaction, and. lacking this,
acQuiescence.
The case of New York state proba-
bly, is typical. The Stars Albany
correspondent relates that the cam
pafgn has been opened there without
a minutes unnecessary delay. This
Is taken to mean that those at the
head of the republican organization
IN the Empire state are not over
confident Of Hardings election and
that. therefore. they are going to
work Gil the harder to try and bring
1t about.
Nowhere do republicans seem to
have any special fault to find with
the personality of their presidential
candidate. About the only criticism
reported has to do with his apparent
lack OF political strength. In other
words. Harding apparently Is accept
Ao!e 10 the great mass Of republican
voters and to the party leaders. big
and little. Their only uneasiness is
as to their ability to elect him. They
Are passing their hopes of victory in
November on two things. One is in
tense and unremitting effort. and the
otner - that the candidate may
grow In public estimation as the cam,
paiEn progresses. The Chicago con-
vention has made It necessary that
the republicans conduct a campaign
OF eInclent organization. rather than a
spectacular one OF hullabaloo,
Neither Senator Harding nor anv Of
the republican managers seems will
ing to take seriously the talk of
third party. They do not doubt that
the committee Of 4s" will try to
start something, but they decline to
So.ASSC Tic COIHiulll0e Will De able TO
get any distance with what 1t starts
The only mention of a third party
movement in dispatches to The Star
comes from Washington state The Ia
coma correspondent wires that the third
party movement. known there as the
triple alliance. is likely to draw heav-
lly from both old parties, unless the
San Francisco convention goes long
ways toward radicalism in its plat
form and dominates candidate OF
decided radical 1eanings.
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A popularity of the political news Of
the week is the revival of talk of
for the democratic nomination,
The Chicago convention having de-
clined even to consider Hoover Sc
riously as presidential material, DEM
ocrats in a number of widely sepa-
rated states were inclined to believe
that the former food administrator
had again been made available as a
democratic possibility: Massachusetts
in the east and Washington in the
far west were two states where
fest. And from Indiana comes word.
in a dispatch from Indianapolis. that
Thomas Taggart was disposed to give
availability serious consid-
Grafton. It was not represented that
was the Indiana leaders
choice. but that if the delegates felt
that he would be the strongest can
1idate for the party to nominate Tag
CART would be willing to accept him.
What strength this Hoover move
ment might have attained now proba-
bly, never will be known. for Hoover's
statement, given out in Washington
Friday that he will support the
ticket undoubtedly re-
moves him from any possibility of
at San Francisco. A
dispatch from Louisville says several
hundred high-grade citizens of Ken