The Winslow mail., 1923-12-28
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
CooIidge's Candidacy Announced
and Cleveland Gets the
G. O. P. Convention.
U. s. MEN IN GERMAN PARLEY
By EDWARD w. PIcKARD

THE Republican political pot was
Il boiling merrily last week. To be-
gin with, President Coolidge's hat was
Issued by Frank w. Stearns, the
wealthy Bostonian, who for years has
been interested in Mr.. Coolidge's politi-
cal advancement:
"In answer to a question, Frank
W. StearnS said that the friends of
President Coolidge are organizing un-
der the guidance Of William M. But
Ter, the Massachusetts, member of the
national committee and a friend of
Mr.. Coolidge of many years standing,
who will act as the Presidents per-
sonal representative. AS he perfects
the organization he will from time to
time make known those in various
parts Of the country who will coop
crate with him in the organization
Two days later United States Sen
ator w. B. Mckinley was selected to
handle the Coolidge campaign in II
linois, which is considered pivotal
state. National Committeeman w. III.
Crocker of California, after talk
with the President, announced that
Mr.. Coolidge's name would be on the
primary ballots in that state and that
his canvass was already being organ
lied.
Meanwhile the administration had
let 1t be known that it believed the
Republican national convention should
not be given to Chicago and that it
favored Cleveland. Ostensibly, the OBJ
lection to Chicago was that it had had
the conventions for a good many years
and Mr.. Coolidge thought the honor
should be passed around. Actually,
according to the well-posted, the Cool
idge managers feared the Johnson
sentiment in Illinois would be so strong
that the convention hall would be
packed with supporters Of the Cali
fornian. Anyhow, the Presidents
preference settled the contest and
when the Republican national commit
tee met. Fred Upham withdrew Chi
cago's bid and that of Cleveland was
accepted. The date selected for the
opening of the convention is June 10.
The committee then proceeded to re-
scind the previously approved reform
of convention representation whereby
the delegations of the southern states
were cut down to correspond to their
votes. Now, instead of losing % dele
gates, the South will have 1S more
than in 1920. The friends of Senator
Johnson on the committee hotly op-
posed this, asserting that it was the
result of a series of deals between
the Coolidge supporters and the negro
Republican forces of the South. This
was denied by the administration
crowd, and they backed up their denial
by increasing the representation out
side the South by 107 votes, these be-
ing given mainly to states which John
son is said to claim as his own. Most
of the northern states get three more
delegates. Massachusetts gains four,
and Tennessee which went Republican
for the first time in 1920 gains seven
In the convention Of 1924 there will
1920 had 9S4.
D ADICAL Republican senator's and
IN the two Farmer-LabOriteS from
Minnesota combined with the Demo
Gratis to prevent the election of Senator
Cummins as chairman of the inter
state commerce committee and the
deadlock continued throughout the
week. The fight on Cummins is due
to the fact that he already is presiding
officer of the senate. The insurgents
voted most of the time for La Toilette
and the Democrats voted for Smith
of South Carolina. On Wednesday
Smith lacked but one vote because
some of the insurgents shifted to him,
but Senator Bruce of Maryland, Demo
crat, prevented the coup by casting his
vote for Cummins, justifying his ac-
ton by asserting it was time for the