The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-12
IS NAMED
BY OGDEN MILLS
Columbia's President Pic
tured as Man Who !
Meets All Tests.

CHICAGO, Juno 11.--Dr. Nicholas
Murray Butler. president of Colum-
bia university. was placed In nomina-
tion for the presidency before the re-
publican national convention today
| by ogden Mills OF the New York
delegation.
"Nsver since the election Of Lin-
coin have problems of such Vital TIM
port to our national life demanded
wise leadership and awaited soiu-
ton" said Mr.. Mills. while met os-
tcnsibly 10 nominate a candidate. We
shall before we separate have In re.
ality chosen n president. We are not
concerned with any mans place OF
residence, or his occupation. or his
previous public offices. We are con-
ccrned with his fitness alone. Fit
ness is availability.
- mighty war has shaken thu
foundations of civilization, and left
In its train economic. social and po-
litical problems. national and inter-
national. 80 fundamental and COM
plex that the world today may be
said to be cropping In Its search for
light. This In more true OF Europe
than OF the United States: but oven
our victorious, powerful and inde-
pendent nation is not free from the
heavy burdens of the day. as EVIL
denced by widespread unrest, indus
trial strife, a high cost of living that
bears with constantly increasing
weight on every family staggering
load OF taxes, decreased production
and business hesitation, and feeling
OF doubt and lack OF direction expe-
rienced not only In respect OF do
meHtlc questions but OF International
- la 10.
despair to question our institutions
themselves.
"He must be tried executive, but
he must be much more than an ad-
ministrator. No man should be pres
ident today who has not a clear-cut
conception OF our international reln-
tons and OF our traditional foreign
policy. Never again must the United
States suffer hs II has In the last 1s
months from unbalanced and incxpe-
rienccd leadership.
FINALLY, he cannot be sectional.
but must he national In his anteced-
ents and interests. lie cannot belong
to any one part OF the country, but
must know and be known TO all.
"Of all the distinguished names
presented to you for your considers
tion there is only one candidate who
satisfactorily meets all OF these tests,
nicholas Murray Butler does.
know Of no man who is more con-
structive- minded than DR.. Butler. In
many OF our party platforms, with
which you are familiar. he has tnva-
riably contributed the note OF con-
struction and progress In definite and
concrete language. This quality has
been recognized by every president
since Harrison, with the exception
OF Cleveland and Wilson. He ts q
tried and proved executive. No man
Ia better qualified by training and
experience to give that wise leader
ship that Is 80 necessary to the re-
Establishment OF Il sound, consistent
American foreign policy. II may
fairly be said that he Is as well
known In the states OF California ana
Washington as IN the states of New
York and New Jersey.
"a man OF vision but not a vision
ary; II thinker who does not mako
thoughts his master, an ideatst who
does not make dreams his aims; o
man whose ambition is deeds, not
words, and who has realized that am
bition In practice; a believer first and
last in his country and its institu-
tions, Nicholas Murray Butler il o
truly representative Ame n,
worthy OF high esteem in which
he is held by his countrymen
and OF the high position 70
: which no aspires. With a full
, realization OF the solemn re-
, sponsibility. the state OF New YORK
. presents 10 your earnest considera-
! ton the name OF Nicholas Murray
. Butler as the candidate OF the re-
I publican party for the presidency
= OF the United States